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What’s happening today
Donovan Bailey, the Jamaican-born, Canadian-raised world record-setting sprinter, launches his memoir Undisputed: A Champion’s Life, tonight at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park location.
Donovan Bailey after winning the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 4×100 metre relay final at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. (STF /Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press files)
The glam-metal heroes in Kiss wrap up their 50-year-long career, as they bring their End of the Road Tour to the Canada Life Centre tonight at 7:30 p.m. For ticket info, click here.
Gene Simmons of Kiss (David Lipnowski / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Today’s must-read
Convicted sex offender Graham James and the St. James-Assiniboia School Division are being sued for millions of dollars in damages for alleged incidents of sexual abuse while James was a substitute teacher in 1983.
The lawsuit was filed Nov. 7 in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench by Thunder Bay, Ont.-based lawyer Natalie Gerry on behalf of the alleged victim, whom the Free Press is not naming due to the nature of the claims. Erik Pindera reports.
Graham James’ mug shot from Stony Mountain, 2012
On the bright side
A formerly homeless Winnipegger is pleased civic officials are mulling plans to make a temporary memorial that offers hope to the community a permanent one.
“It would say to people that the city cares about you,” said Al Wiebe, who convinced the City of Winnipeg in 2022 to bestow the honorary name of “Hope Alley” to a stretch of Henry Avenue at Main Street, beside the former Bell Hotel.
“It would make their lives more comfortable there. We want to create a little comfort for them and give them a little hope,” he said Tuesday. Kevin Rollason has the story.
Al Wiebe, a Peer and Community Engagement Trainer with lived experience, at Henry Ave. and Main St. in Winnipeg. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 15, 1946: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the still-smouldering wreckage of what was believed to be a missing Western Airlines plane was spotted onAlmo Peak, 12 miles south of Gorman, Cal.; one former Winnipegger had been among 11 people aboard. In Ottawa, the federal cabinet had reportedly decided against peacetime conscription in Canada. In Winnipeg, 350 Polish veterans arrived in the city via the CPR, to start a new life in Canada. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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