Good morning!
Get used to it: The flurries on Thursday that announced the onset of winter could continue today. There’s a 30 per cent chance of flurries in the morning and early afternoon, with wind from the northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40, and a high of -6C, according to Environment Canada. It’s expected to drop to -15 tonight. Saturday will be sunny but cold, with a day-time high of of -9 and a night-time low of -13. Sunday will be cloudy, with a 60 per cent chance of flurries and a high of -2.
In case you missed it
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free PressPedestrians take advantage of a warming hut on the River Trail Sunday morning. The hut is called “The Hole Idea” and is a large snow covered corrugated tunnel that has a number of smaller tubes that act as windows.
Cold city a hot spot: When the winter whiners complain about snow and wonder why we live in such a place, Head Start offers this advice: read the most recent edition of National Geographic Traveler, where Winnipeg is named in the article “Best Trips of 2016,” as one of the top 20 places to visit on Earth. So there. Free Press reporter Randy Turner got reaction to the honour bestowed on Winnipeg and explains how the article compared this city to tourism heavyweights such as New York City. READ MORE
Pricy send-off: A government report obtained by Free Press education reporter Nick Martin shows Red River College paid a controversial ex-president $245,491 in her final 61 days on the job in 2014.Stephanie Forsyth left her job at the end of August 2014 by mutual agreement with the board of governors after serving 47 months of a five-year contract. The college has consistently refused to say if it paid Forsyth severance as an incentive for her to leave amid a financial scandal and investigation that led to a scathing provincial government report. It suggests RRC paid Forsyth about eight months’ salary in severance. Forsyth has not granted interviews since her departure.Forsyth now lives in Penticton, B.C., where her spouse runs a women’s community agency. The Penticton Leader has reported Forsyth keeps a low profile and has sought work as a carpenter. READ MORE
Golf bids farewell to Halldorson: Canadian golf legend and Winnipeg native Dan Halldorson, 63, died late Wednesday. He had suffered a stroke Monday at his home in Cambridge, Ill. Halldorson was born in Winnipeg and grew up in the Brandon area. He spent some of his youth near Sandy Hook and went on to a storied golf career that included a Manitoba junior title, the Manitoba PGA championship and four Manitoba Open victories. He turned pro in 1971 and was a member of the PGA Tour from 1975 to 2004. READ MORE
Up next
Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press FilesThe 103rd Grey Cup will take place on Nov. 29 at Investors Group Field.
Grey Cup contenders: Manitobans will be particularly interested in Canadian Football League games, both on Sunday, that will decide which two teams (and their loyal fans) will come to Winnipeg for the Grey Cup on Nov. 28. Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders play in the western final, and Ottawa Redblacks and Hamilton Ticats play in the eastern finals. Ottawa and Edmonton are favoured, although the Edmonton game is expected to be close.
Justin Bieber: Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. today for the Justin Bieber concert at the MTS Centre on June 11. But then, if you have girls in the family, you already knew that.
Happy 174th: The public and especially newcomers are invited to a birthday party for a distinguished 174 year old today at lunchtime. Welcome Place and the Pakistan Canada Cultural Equation of Manitoba is hosting a celebration of Sir Wilfred Laurier Day on Nov. 20 – the birthday of one of Canada’s most important prime ministers. There will be a presentation on Laurier’s role as prime minister and a display with his original letters as well as a signed portrait of Laurier. The free event that includes lunch starts at 12:15 p.m. at the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (Welcome Place), at 521 Bannatyne Ave.
Around the water cooler
“You’ve got to have a growth strategy twinned with a fiscal prudence strategy based around investing in people and communities,” says Selinger. BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Pot Shot: NDP Premier Greg Selinger says cannabis products are “highly addictive drugs” that ought to be sold primarily through Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries stores once Ottawa legalizes marijuana.One day after MLL declared it is considering all options for cannabis sales — private retail stores, government outlets or a combination of both — Manitoba’s premier said he’d prefer to see marijuana sold much like alcohol is sold in this province to “make sure Manitobans get the best opportunity to be protected from them.”
Divided over refugees: While Canadians wring their hands and argue on social media over whether resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees by Jan. 1 poses a terror threat to Canada, resettlement and security experts are divided, too. After last Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, Canada shouldn’t rush to resettle the refugees by the end of the year for many reasons, Prof. Jim Fergusson, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba, told Free Press reporter Carol Sanders. However, advocates say refugees undergo rigorous screening before they get here, and their resettlement shouldn’t be delayed.
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#JessicaJones: The latest superhero show is now streaming on Netflix, but this one is a bit different. In Marvel’s “Jessica Jones,” the titular character is an ex-superhero turned private eye. But now one of her former foes, who has the power to make people do whatever he wants, is stalking her. The series builds on the same Marvel Cinematic Universe as the earlier Netflix series “Daredevil.” READ MORE
#Adele25: The singer’s third studio album, the followup to her multiplatinum 2011 release, 21, was released today. The catch? Her new album, 25, is not being made available via streaming services. Sorry, Spotify users: you may just have to hike down to the CD store.
On this date
On Nov. 20, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that France was sending warships to aid Spanish leader Franco against insurgents blockading the port of Barcelona against all governments sympathetic to the Madrid regime. Brandon’s Alex McPhail won the top prize for Yorkshire boars at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. In Britain, fears grew of an emerging fascist bloc, due in part to solidarity between Japan and Germany against Russia.The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, W.J. Tupper, K.C., endorsed the Free Press Christmas Cheer Board Campaign. Meanwhile, a special Free Press expedition to the North Pole, “Santa’s Home,” was making excellent progress and hoping to reach Moose Factory soon.
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