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Troubling tactics: In the second instalment in his four-part series on the province’s police watchdog, reporter Ryan Thorpe examines a couple of cases that raise questions. READ MORE
Auto executive axed: Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn was reportedly arrested and will be dismissed after the Japanese automaker said he under-reported his income and committed other serious “misconduct.” READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be mainly cloudy with a high of -12 C and a 30 per cent chance of flurries this morning. The windchill will be -26 this morning and -18 in the afternoon, with a risk of frostbite.
What’s happening today
A sample of the $10 Canadian bill, featuring civil rights icon Viola Desmond
New note: Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz will officially launch the new, vertical $10 bill featuring late Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights this morning. READ MORE
Monday night match: The Jets, who have earned seven of a possible eight points since playing in Finland, face the Canucks in Vancouver at 9 p.m. Meanwhile, rookie Kristian Vesalainen didn’t have much to say about a report he was likely bolting to play for a team in Europe. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JEFF MCINTOSH / THE CANADIAN PRESSWinnipeg Blue Bombers’ Andrew Harris, reacts to losing to the Calgary Stampeders following the CFL West Final football game in Calgary, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
Feeling Blue: The Bombers extended their Grey Cup drought to 28 years with a loss to the Stampeders in the West Division final in Calgary. “I’m heartbroken, man,” running back Andrew Harris said. “I’ve never felt this way after a loss.” Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Jail violence: Records obtained by The Canadian Press show guards at the Winnipeg Remand Centre are calling for backup more often, and a union says some of the incidents are fuelled by meth. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 19, 1906: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a three-day storm that had hit the Canadian west was one of the worst in 20 years; railway traffic was paralyzed from the lakes to the mountains, with some train wrecks; telegraph lines were affected; and a cyclone had hit Fort William. In Rome, a bomb exploded at St. Peter’s Cathedral during mass, causing panic but no fatalities. READ MORE
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