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Pallister on pot: When Free Press reporter Larry Kusch was in Brandon on the weekend covering the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party’s annual general meeting, he asked the premier about Manitoba’s plans for selling legalized marijuana. Brian Pallister has concerns, saying: “This is not grandma’s alfalfa that we’re talking about. Apparently this stuff can be really potent.” READ MORE
Your forecast: The streak of unseasonably warm and sunny days continues this week with highs of 12 C today and Tuesday, 16 on Wednesday and 12 on Thursday. It will be windy today, from the northwest at 40 km/h gusting to 60 in the morning. The overnight low is -1.
In case you missed it
JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESSCaseworker for Public Safety and Solicitor General Victim Services and Crime Prevention Unit, Freda Ens.
Sexual abuse on First Nations: The prevalence of sexual abuse in some First Nations and Inuit communities is shockingly high. Manitoba Senator Murray Sinclair has frequently heard gut-wrenching stories about sexual abuse: “We need to look at better ways of gathering data so we can develop solutions that are properly focused.” READ MORE
$125 million for Foodgrains: Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is in Winnipeg this morning to announce $125 million in funding over five years for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of church-based organizations trying to end world hunger. The announcement will be in Winnipeg because two Foodgrains Bank member agencies — Mennonite Central Committee and Canadian Lutheran World Relief — have their headquarters in this city. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
Up next
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSneak peak of the Winnie the Pooh exhibit which will be unveiled Monday at The Pavilion in Assiniboine Park. Photographed Saturday November 5, 2016.
The real Pooh: A Winnie the Pooh exhibit will be unveiled today at 11 a.m. at The Pavilion in Assiniboine Park. It tells the story of First World War Lieutenant Harry Colebourn’s transportation to a London Zoo of a Canadian bear that would later inspire a literary icon — A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh. READ MORE
U of M strike: The strike by University of Manitoba professors enters its second week today, with students no closer to resuming their studies. A conciliator is meeting with representatives of both the university and the University of Manitoba Faculty Association, but both sides said Sunday evening there was no breakthrough over the weekend. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
U.S. election: Tuesday’s U.S. election, with the possibility of Donald Trump becoming president, has drawn great interest north of the border. For people searching for a reliable source of in-depth reporting and commentary, The New York Times has dropped its website paywall for today, Tuesday and Wednesday, offering free coverage to all.
First Nations animals: The Winnipeg Humane Society will offer spay and neuter clinics in Norway House and Cross Lake this week, working with community-driven clinics in areas that are plagued by animal overpopulation with few veterinary services.
Trending
Janet Reno: Reno, who was the first woman to serve as United States attorney general, has died at the age of 78. READ MORE
#ElectionFinalThoughts: There’s plenty of last-ditch partisan pleading in this hashtag, but also a fair amount of sheer exhaustion: “Sick of political ads,” “Is it over yet?” and “This has been the most disgusting display of political discourse in our country’s history.”
On this date
On Nov. 7, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King Leopold of Belgium reached out to Britain, France and Germany to negotiate peace before the war in Western Europe could break out into a wider conflict. In Finland, the possibility of being invaded by Russia was felt to be much reduced. In Russia, War Commissar Klementi E. Voroshiloff told the army units massed in the Red Square in Moscow that their country, while it celebrated the 22nd anniversary of its revolution, “must be ready for war, although we shall not take part in war.” In North America, nearly-undefended Newfoundland was seen as a likely target for German invasion, which would bring the war to Canada’s doorstep. READ MORE
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