What you need to know
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe westbound curb lane of the Red River Bridge along the South Perimeter is closed for repairs.Inspectors found surface cracks in the bridge deck concrete, which warranted the lane shutdown Tuesday.Manitoba Infrastructure says a more detailed inspection and assessment of the problem is underway.181115 – Thursday, November 15, 2018.
Cracked concrete: A bridge on the Perimeter Highway that needs repairs for the second time in four years is the most recent example of construction problems in Winnipeg. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Switching store brands: Loblaw is closing the city’s last Extra Foods store, which will reopen as a No Frills. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be mainly cloudy with a high of -6 C and a 30 per cent chance of flurries, wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon, and windchill of -18 in the morning and -13 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey was fined for a hit on Washington Capitals’ forward T.J. Oshie.
Funding for First Nations: Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott will announce a “historic investment in education infrastructure” for four First Nations communities: Bunibonibee, God’s Lake, Manto Sipi and Wasagamack.
Friday night face-off: The Jets will seek their fourth consecutive win when they host the Buffalo Sabres at Bell MTS Place at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, Mike McIntyre reports on how Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey avoided suspended for a hit. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Sentenced for slaughter: The last surviving leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime have been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted by an international tribunal of genocide and other crimes.
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Arresting Assange: The U.S. Justice Department is planning to charge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a court filing suggests. His name was inadvertently included in the document. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 16, 1995: Sources told the Free Press that a decision had already been made to shut down AECL’s research facility in Pinawa; a bank robbery ended in a crash which sent four people to hospital; a provincial court judge was to rule whether charges can proceed against a Minnedosa farmer who trucked grain into the United States; and a charity ripoff scandal forced B.C. premier Mike Harcourt to resign. READ MORE
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