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What’s happening today
Manitoba’s political leaders head into the final full week of campaigning before the Oct. 3 provincial election. Leaders stepped up their attacks over the weekend in a bid to gain momentum. The Canadian Press reports.
NDP leader Wab Kinew votes in an early poll on Saturday, (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Manitobans will elect a new government next Tuesday, and whether the Heather Stefanson-led Progressive Conservatives, Wab Kinew-led NDP or Dougald Lamont-led Liberals prevail, some voters may wonder how they will engage and interact with the faith community.
Faith reporter John Longhurst asked them five questions about that. Read the full story here.
From left: NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather Stefanson. (Brook Jones / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
Ian Gilson, 48, was diagnosed with scoliosis at age 40. He began using a commercially purchased walking stick to get around, but he became dismayed when some members of the public referred to him as “old feller,” or judged him to be weak or vulnerable. “We’ve somehow allowed the walking stick to become a symbol of disability,” he told a reporter, “and I want to take that power back and make it about personality, visibility and mobility.”
Mission accomplished: Gilson is presently the owner of GenXcess, an enterprise that produces walking sticks “for the young at heart.” David Sanderson has the story.
Keven Hawkins began crafting canes for his own personal use after being disappointed by commercial models. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 25, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported that search planes in The Pas hoping to continue the hunt for the McAlpine mining expedition party, missing for 16 days in one of the most inhospitable areas of the Northwest Territories, were grounded by poor weather. In North Bay, Ont., a traffic control officer reported two unrelated motorists with the same name first met when their vehicles collided. Western Canada’s new wheat crop was of excellent baking quality, according to a new report from the chief chemist from the board of grain commissioners. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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