Your forecast
Light snow with a high of -5 C, low of -8 and wind chill as low as -13.
What’s happening today
Winnipeg singer-songwriter Ariel Posen launches his new EP, Downtown, at Park Theatre at 8 p.m. For more information, click here.
Ariel Posen (Supplied)
Today’s must-read
With a 28-20 win on Sunday over the B.C. Lions, the Blue Bombers are once again the Western Division champions. They will face the Toronto Argonauts at the 109th Grey Cup in Regina on Sunday. Jeff Hamilton has the story.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Dalton Schoen (83) and Greg Ellingson (2) celebrate Schoen’s touchdown against the BC Lions during the first half. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)
On the bright side
In Wisconson, a nine-year-old student, Essie Collier, noticed a classmate was in distress during lunch. Collier wrapped her arms around the student and began performing the Heimlich manoeuvre. Her classmate’s airway was cleared, and within seconds the girl was breathing fine. The Associated Press reports.
On this date
On Nov. 14, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported George C. MacLean won three out of five wards and swept to victory with 402 votes in the St. Boniface mayoral race. In Spain, the anti-fascist defenders of Madrid engaged in fierce battle on land and air against insurgent forces. Britain was building up its navy, which, along with presumed similar action by the United States, was intended to assure world peace, according to the first lord of the admiralty. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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