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Your forecast: Using the weather as an excuse to not get out and vote in Canada’s federal election today won’t fly. Environment Canada basically says today is going to be one of the very best Oct. 19ths in southern Manitoba since they started keeping records in 1938. Expect lots of sunshine and a projected high of 16 C, although don’t be at all shocked if we surpass that mark by a degree or two. Tuesday’s weather, however, is a different story, with a 60 per cent chance of showers expected and a high of just 10 C. But clear skies return Wednesday and Thursday, with daytime highs reaching 11 C.
In case you missed it
Trevor Hagan / Winnipeg Free PressMore than 200 anti-racism and anti-Islamaphobia protestors gathered outside the Manitoba Legislative Building, Saturday.
Rally focused on unity: Muslim and indigenous Canadians feeling targeted or ignored during the federal election campaign rallied together Saturday with a diverse mix of community groups outside the Manitoba legislature. A crowd of nearly 200 people gathered for the demonstration, dubbed “Our Canada, One Canada.” Speakers from a variety of backgrounds and religions said they were there to denounce the divisive tone of this federal election campaign. READ MORE
Tarasenko scores two: He’s one of the NHL’s true young stars, and he flashed his brilliance Sunday afternoon at the MTS Centre. St. Louis right-winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored the game’s opening goal early in the second period and then snapped a 2-2 tie midway through the third period with his second goal of the game (and fifth of the season) as the Blues dumped the Winnipeg Jets 4-2. READ MORE
Buses back on road: Kids at Garden Hill First Nation in northern Manitoba will finally get to take the bus to school for the first time this year. None of the school buses in the community had been safety certified as of the start of the school year. But federal officials now say repairs to school buses are being done and buses should be back on the road this week. The buses transport more than 900 kids every day. READ MORE
Up next
Jeff Hamilton / Winnipeg Free PressYannie Lin poses with the Grey Cup at the Via Rail station in downtown Winnipeg. The Cup is headed on a tour through northern Manitoba for the next eight days, visiting towns along the way before a final stop in Churchill.
Grey Cup on tour: Not everyone from far-flung communities can come to the Grey Cup, so the Cup is going to them. The venerable trophy is travelling by train through northern Manitoba communities this week. The Cup got a sendoff at the VIA Rail Station in Winnipeg on Sunday from Doug Brown, the former Blue Bomber defensive lineman who now writes a highly regarded column about football for the Free Press. READ MORE
Downtown traffic: Traffic will be snarled downtown today between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. as the city closes Carlton Street from York Avenue to the back lane north of Broadway. The closure, which is to accommodate construction at the RBC Convention Centre, means other downtown streets will be jammed as drivers plan new routes to dodge the Carlton closure.
Around the water cooler
Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press filesToronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson slides into home plate to score against the Kansas City Royals during sixth inning game two ALCS playoff baseball action in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday.
Must-win for Jays: Many Canadians will be glued their TVs tonight – for the Jays-Royals playoff game, of course. Indeed, there’s a pile on the line tonight as Toronto’s major-league baseball club tries to get back into the American League Championship series with Kansas City. The Royals have a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The first pitch from Rogers Centre in Toronto goes about 7:05 p.m. CST, and it’s on the Sportsnet network. READ MORE
You dirty rat: There’s a battle being in waged in New York City, but residents say the rats are winning. The city’s complaint hotline is on pace to set records for the number of rat calls, exceeding the more than 24,000 calls taken over each of the last two years. The city’s “rat czar,” comptroller Scott Stringer, blames the health department for not responding quickly enough to rat complains and also the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for not cleaning subway stations more regularly. A conservative estimate pegs the number at two million rats nibbling at the Big Apple. READ MORE
Trending now
MARK BLINCH / THE CANADIAN PRESS / POOLLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau (from left), Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair leave the stage following Monday’s Munk Debate.
#cdnelxn42: After a more than two-and-a-half-month campaign, the 42nd Canadian general election is finally here. So, proudly exercise your right to vote. Polls in Manitoba are open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. READ MORE
John Oliver: On his HBO program Sunday night, talk show host John Oliver and his guest, Canadian actor and Saturday Night Live alumnus Mike Myers, performed a sketch advising Canadians not to support Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative candidates in today’s election.
On this date
On Oct,. 19, 1993: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a surge in support for the Reform Party, which pledged to cut immigration levels and end multicultural funding if elected in the Oct. 25 election, raised concerns among ethnic groups. The rate at which Canadians were getting cancer continued to increase. Manitoba wheat and sugar beet growers anticipated punishing new restrictions on exports to the U.S. market after the Canadian federal election. The newspaper’s editorial opined that Progressive Conservative leader and Prime Minister Kim Campbell’s campaign had suffered a number of missteps, including attack ads on Liberal leader Jean Chrétien’s appearance, and would contribute to an “unpleasant surprise” for the Tories on election day. Reform Party Leader Preston Manning said the Tories and Grits were both “accidents waiting to happen” if those parties formed government. Bloc Québecois MPs would oppose any effort to renew constitutional talks on indigenous peoples’ self-government, said party leader Lucien Bouchard. Natural Law Party candidate and party vice-president Doug Henning said, “I think all politicians are illusionists today and I want to tell the Canadian People that the policies of the Natural Law Party are no illusion.”
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