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MGM Home Entertainment / The Associated Press FilesSpinal Tap: sadly, they shan’t work together again
Your forecast: “These go to 11.” Apologies to non-fans of the movie This is Spinal Tap. But those who are will vividly recall the phrase coined by guitarist Nigel Tufnel as he proudly shows off an amplifier that has a volume knob marked from zero to 11, instead of the routine 10, helping to cement ‘Tap’ as the world’s loudest band. The phrase certainly jives with the temperatures headed our way. Today, a clear, frosty morning transforms into a sunny but windy day with a high of 5 C. But Saturday through Monday all have daytime highs of 11 C under mostly clear skies. Terrific, right? But hey, enough of my yakkin’. What do you say… let’s boogie!
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPremier Greg Selinger (centre) and Klaus Lahr, president and CEO of the Winnipeg Convention Centre, during a tour of the new sections of the Convention Centre Thursday morning.
Revamped convention centre: The major expansion of the RBC Convention Centre is nearing completion, and officials say at least a portion of it will be ready to host one of the year’s grandest parties. The Grey Cup gala dinner will be held on Saturday, Nov, 28 at the downtown facility, convention centre president and CEO Klaus Lahr promised Thursday, as he and Premier Greg Selinger toured the new, glass-walled ballroom that highlights the $180-million expansion. READ MORE
Guilty verdict for killer: Late Thursday night in Winnipeg, Theodore Herntier was found guilty of killing Divas Boulanger, 28, in September 2004 and dumping her body at a highway rest stop near Portage la Prairie. A six-woman, six-man jury had deliberated for about eight hours at the end of a three-week trial. An autopsy found Boulanger, a transgendered sex-trade worker who was born David Boulanger, had been beaten and had suffered at least nine blows to the head. Herntier was arrested in 2010. Sentencing takes place next year, but the killer faces no less than 10 years behind bars and as much as 25. READ MORE
Emotional vigil: A candlelight vigil was held Thursday night at the Manitoba Legislature to honour the memory of Krystal Andrews, as well as to remember other missing and murdered indigenous women. Andrews’ body was found earlier this week on a northern Manitoba First Nation, and the death is considered suspicious by RCMP. Terry White, Andrews’ fiancé, brought the couple’s daughter, Khloe, 3, and son Rashad, 5, to Winnipeg from God’s Lake First Nation to mourn the loss of their mother while surrounded by family, friends and other supporters. READ MORE
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Wayne Parry / The Associated Press FilesThe Monopoly board game turned 80 years old this year.
Bored? Think board games: JimCon, Winnipeg’s annual tabletop games convention, kicks off today at Bronx Park Community Centre, featuring board, role-playing and miniature games. More than 500 board games will be set up for patrons to play. The three-day event begins at 5 p.m. and runs until 12:30 a.m., resumes Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., and then goes 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $25 for the entire weekend. Single-day tickets are $10 for Friday and Sunday, and $15 for Saturday and can be purchased at the door, 720 Henderson Hwy.
Show has lots of heart: Tickets go on sale this morning for a concert featuring two groups that were pioneers for women in rock — Heart shares the bill with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The show is slated for March 17 at the MTS Centre. Tickets range in price from $65 to $115, plus fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.ca. READ MORE
Congrats to the grads: The Winnipeg Police Service will graduate 20 new recruits today. The class has five women and 15 men. The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at the Minto Armoury, 969 St Matthews Ave., and is open to everyone.
Around the water cooler
Stew Milne / The Associated Press FilesJack Russell: ‘I feel guilty’
Shark flick: Jack Russell, lead singer for Great White, is making a documentary about the tragic nightclub fire that broke out during the band’s performance in 2003 and killed 100 people. The band’s pyrotechnics was to blame for the blaze. Russell says he’s still horrified by that night and wants to not only tell his side of the story but also to apologize. READ MORE
Syphilis still a thing: The province’s medical officer of health for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections is warning that syphilis is spreading into rural Manitoba and infecting a higher percentage of women. Dr. Joss Reimer says the online world is playing an greater role in the spread of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection. The current syphilis outbreak began in 2013 in Winnipeg following an earlier one that took place from 2003 to 2007. READ MORE
Tough night on ice: Winnipeg’s two professional hockey clubs came up empty Thursday night. In Dallas, the Winnipeg Jets surrendered a power-play goal in the third period to fall behind 4-3 and then allowed a pair of empty-netters to fall 6-3 to the Stars in NHL play. Meanwhile, the Manitoba Moose were also tied 3-3 in the third period but gave up a pair of goals in the last 10 minutes to lose 5-3 to the Chicago Wolves in AHL action at the MTS Centre. READ MORE
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Postmedia News FilesChelsea (Willa Ford) discovers Jason (Derek Mears) watching her from the shores of Crystal Lake in ‘Friday the 13th.’
Friday the 13th: No need to be triskaidekaphobic today, unless you’re going to Camp Crystal Lake. Maybe be nice to the next black cat you see, though, just to be on the safe side.
#InternetThePast: Were things really so different before the world wide web? Yes, yes they were. Consider how history might have played out if we’d been able to browse our way through events of the day. Social media: “Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Tweets.” Click bait: “Deaf Man Writes Symphony. The last movement will break your heart.” Oratory: “Four score and seven factory resets ago…”
On this date
On Nov. 13, 1984: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that 7,000 fans turned out for an emotional sendoff for the WInnipeg Blue Bombers, who were heading out to the Grey Cup against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Premier Howard Pawley had roughly “$100 million worth of grievances” to address with new prime minister Brian Mulroney, who had promised a more cooperative approach to federal-provincial relations. A religious “crusade” for Winnipeg, led by Rev. Terry Winter, was a $175,000 effort called Manitoba Alive, but was met with some skepticism by local theologians and religious leaders.
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