Your forecast
Mainly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon. High 5 C. UV index 1 or low.
What’s happening today
Canada’s national public alerting system is scheduled to be tested across the country today.
A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices. The Canadian Press has more here.
Everyone knows the goal of comedy open mics: earn as many laughs as you can. While it also shines a light on the city’s funnier storytellers, the Winnipeg Story Slams have a broader focus. The bittersweet, the strange, the (tragi)comic — all types of stories are welcome.
The Grand Slam marks the end of Winnipeg Story Slam’s first full season, bringing together 10 past slam winners for a “championship showdown.” Each storyteller gets 10 minutes, rather than the usual five, while a new group of judges awards cash prizes for winners. Royal Albert Arms, 48 Albert St., tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets $20 at the door or online.
Nicole Dube is the organizer of the Winnipeg Story Slam. (Supplied)
Today’s must-read
The Manitoba government has vowed to make the health-care system safer by boosting staff-to-patient ratios and eliminating mandatory overtime for nurses, in a throne speech packed with promises on the economy and public safety.
The speech, read by Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville, includes plans for a Manitoba-wide crackdown on meth, new rules to stop “unfair” rent increases, four new schools, 402 new child-care spaces in Winnipeg and Brandon, and a renewed commitment to balance the budget by 2027 without raising taxes.
“We’ve got all these great ideas on health care and the economy and we’ve got to execute those while still being responsible with spending, growing the economy and being balanced when it comes comes to revenue — that’s a very narrow path,” Premier Wab Kinew told reporters. Chris Kitching Carol Sanders have the story.
Here are some highlights from Tuesday’s speech.
As Gabrielle Piché reports, a $3-billion combustion turbine facility is proposed for Westman as Manitoba Hydro projects power shortages in the coming years. Read more here.
Read columnist Tom Brodbeck’s take on the throne speech.
For the first time in the province’s history, the Manitoba government published its throne speech in three languages: English, French and Anishinaabemowin. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On the bright side
The world could use more mitzvah — more good deeds.
“So many people feel powerless, thinking nothing they do makes a difference,” Sharon Graham, past president of the Winnipeg section of the National Council of Jewish Women Canada, said. “But they are wrong. Every good deed, no matter how small, does make a difference.”
While people can do a good deed any time, she is particularly excited for Mitzvah Day this Sunday, when the Winnipeg section is doing Pack a Purse for the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre. John Longhurst has more here.
On this date
On Nov. 19, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the United Nations general assembly overwhelmingly rejected a Soviet proposal that the Big Five powers cut their armaments by one-third within one year. In China, Nationalist planes and tanks attacked fleeing Communist forces on three sides of Suchow, which was hailed as a victory ending any present threat of a Communist advance to the Yangzte River and Nanking. A group representing voters in Norwood charged that a $250,000 bylaw was defeated, and not approved, on the night of the St. Boniface elections on Nov. 12. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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