What’s happening today
A woman and children stranded by high water are rescued by a volunteer operating a boat near another person’s submerged car in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press)
Potentially catastrophic flooding: British Columbia’s government is considering whether to declare a provincewide state of emergency in the wake of historic rainfall, flooding and landslides. The body of a woman was recovered Tuesday from the site of a landslide across a highway. The City of Abbotsford issued an urgent plea late Tuesday for people living in a low-lying area to evacuate immediately. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Inflation rate to be revealed: Statistics Canada is scheduled to release last month’s inflation rate. The annual inflation rate hit an 18-year high in September. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Picking premier: Nunavut’s newly elected legislative assembly will choose the territory’s premier by secret ballot. READ MORE
Jury still deliberating: A Wisconsin jury will resume deliberations at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial for shooting three men — two fatally — during protests that erupted after a Black man was shot by police. READ MORE
Longtime inmate up for parole: A Louisiana parole board will vote for a third time on whether to release a man who has spent nearly six decades in prison for killing a sheriff’s deputy when he was 17. Henry Montgomery’s case has been central to court decisions ruling young people are capable of change but remains behind bars himself. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Periods of snow, with blowing snow at times, amounting to 2 cm to 4 cm. A high of -1 C and a low of -4 C, with wind chill as low as -13 and peak winds from the northwest at 50 km/h gusting to 70. High-wind effects are possible along the south basin of Lake Manitoba, and on shorelines near Gimli and Victoria Beach on Lake Winnipeg. Waves could raise water levels by five feet or more between this morning and Thursday morning, the province said.
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets’ Nikolaj Ehlers celebrates his goal against the Edmonton Oilers with Andrew Copp and Mark Scheifele during the second period. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Another home win: The Jets beat the Edmonton Oilers and finished their seven-game home stand with a 5-1-1 record. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Health-care workers quit: Nearly 20 health-care workers who were on unpaid leave after refusing to get vaccinated or take regular COVID-19 tests have since quit their jobs. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Big book award: Inuk writer Norma Dunning won the $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction for her book of short stories, Tainna: The Unseen Ones. Winnipeg writer David Robertson and Vancouver artist Julie Flett shared the illustrated books award for On the Trapline. READ MORE
Canada in top spot: Canada beat Mexico in a World Cup qualifying match in Edmonton and now leads its CONCACAF group. The temperature at kick-off was -9 C, and crews had to repaint the field lines and clear snow that had accumulated near the pitch. The top three teams in Canada’s group will qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the fourth-place team will get a final shot via a playoff. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Hotel can appeal again: A city council committee denied an appeal by a Main Street hotel of $38,400 in penalties tied to safety and building code infractions. The owner of the National Hotel, formerly the Manwin, argued that money would be better spent on improving the building for its low-income tenants. The vote would have been a final decision, but a second appeal hearing must be held because the owner hadn’t received notice of the meeting. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 17, 1956: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Soviet Union proposed a summit disarmament conference, expressing qualified acceptance of U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower’s air inspection plan, but warned the U.S.S.R. could take over Western Europe without nuclear weapons. The Liberals split in choosing a candidate for the coming federal election in the riding of St. Boniface. The party chose Louis Deniset, and rival Fernand Viau then said he would run as an Independent.
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