Your forecast
Mainly sunny with a high of 7 C and wind from the south at 50 km/h gusting to 70 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Minaki-based author Tim Martin will be in Winnipeg to talk about his book detailing Canada’s civilian mission in Afghanistan and the discussions he had with 25 soldiers, fellow civilians and Afghans.
The Canadian International Council will host Martin, who was the last Representative of Canada in Kandahar (RoCK), for his presentation on Unwinnable Peace: Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club (275 Stradbrook Ave.) at 5:30 p.m.
For more information on the book and event see wfp.to/A4y.
Today’s must-read
A majority of Manitobans favour moving rail lines and yards out of Winnipeg, but have significant concerns about the high cost and seriously doubt it will even happen, a new poll suggests. Chris Kitching has the story.
On the bright side
If you need help at the airport, just search for gold.
Since 1997, the YWG Goldwings have donated their time to welcome and assist travellers and visitors at the Richardson International Airport. The program’s 100-plus volunteers sport gold blazers while providing an added layer of service and support. Aaron Epp reports.
Frank Masi (left) and Pat Walsh volunteer with the YWG Goldwings program at the Richardson International Airport. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 12, 1917: The Manitoba Free Press reported in Ottawa, as prime minister Sir Robert Borden prepared to embark on his election campaign, he vowed to continue the country’s war effort, strive for national unity, and devise new measures of taxation that would regard social justice. In France, Canadian troops breached a second German line of defence along a 3,000-yard front near Passchendaele. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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