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U of M strike breakthrough: University of Manitoba faculty vote today on whether to leave the picket line and return to the head of the class. University administration announced late Sunday evening that a tentative agreement has been reached and the faculty’s union recommends acceptance. Kristin Annable reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: As the week begins, it’s a good day to return to work — if your job is indoors. The weather today will be uncomfortable with a high of zero, a 60 per cent chance of flurries and wind from the southeast at 30 km/h, gusting to 50. The overnight low is -2.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / FREE PRESS FILESHealth Minister Kelvin Goertzen is in Ottawa for the two-day national conference.
No legal drug sites: Manitoba won’t introduce a supervised drug-use site despite the fact the federal government intends to amend legislation to make it easier to establish them. Manitoba Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen spoke out during a two-day national conference on the opioid crisis. Mia Rabson covered the conference in Ottawa. READ MORE
Goodbye Pal: Demolition begins today on a Portage Avenue club that was a hub of the Winnipeg dating scene. The Palomino nightclub, with its signature neon sign of a rearing stallion, closed to patrons last January after 27 years. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Up next
Throne speech: A new session of the Manitoba legislature begins today with the throne speech. Since the new provincial government assumed office May 3, it has often delayed decisions as it got the lay of the land. Watch for a more forthright, decisive agenda as Premier Brian Pallister puts the “conservative” in Progressive Conservative. READ MORE
Killed by police: An inquest continues into the death of Craig McDougall, who was shot and killed by Winnipeg police on Aug. 2, 2008. Police said McDougall had a knife. McDougall’s family said he was reaching for his cellphone.
Around the water cooler
John Woods / The Canadian Press FilesPatrik Laine knows there’s more to being a great NHL player than putting the biscuit in the basket. The Jets’ talented rookie is determined to improve his defensive play as well.
Patrik Laine interview: Winnipeg’s favorite 18-year-old is tied for the NHL goal-scoring lead, but he’s not complacent. “I hope that I can bring some offensive game to our team and to help this power play and to just help this team win. I think I’ve managed to do that pretty well so far but I have to be better every day.” Jason Bell talked to Laine on the Jets’ current road trip. READ MORE
Switched at birth: Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott meets in Winnipeg today with three of the four men who were switched at birth at the Norway House Indian Hospital in 1975. In November 2015, DNA tests confirmed Garden Hill First Nation residents Norman Barkman and Luke Monias were sent home with each other’s mother on June 19, 1975. The same thing happened in the same year at the same hospital with Norway House residents Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr. Mia Rabson reports. READ MORE
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DEAN BENNETT / THE CANADIAN PRESSJason Kenney and Sandra Jansen at an Alberta Progressive Conservative party leadership forum in Red Deer, Alta. The only two female candidates in the race are calling it quits.
Jason Kenney: The Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidate is being fined by his own party. Kenney showed up at a delegate selection meeting in Edmonton-Ellerslie last week, and PC party rules stipulate candidates running for the leadership cannot be in attendance.
#snowday: This could be it — the day Winnipeg finally gets a taste of winter after weeks of unseasonably warm November weather. Better grab your mitts and tuque before heading out the door.
On this date
On Nov. 21, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the foreign secretary for Great Britain outlined the circumstances under which the country would go to war, saying Britain would only fight in defence of its borders or those of the Commonwealth, and would not launch a war of aggression, but might also do so to defend Belgium or France if they were attacked. The Spanish government claimed it had reoccupied University City, north of Madrid, taking it from rebel forces. Russia told Japan a German-Japanese pact would strain Japan’s relationship with Russia. In Dauphin, between 25 to 40 fishermen were rescued after a nor’wester hit while they were trying to retrieve their nets, and caused ice on the lake to break up, threatening their lives. READ MORE
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