What you need to know
Manitoba Chief Justice Richard Chartier reads the Speech from the Throne on the first day of Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s government’s session at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on September 30, 2019. Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government is to lay out its plans for the coming year in a throne speech at the legislature this afternoon. Premier Brian Pallister’s government is expected to focus on fulfilling its promises from the summer election campaign, which included small tax cuts and loosening some restrictions on businesses.Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government is to lay out its plans for the coming year in a throne speech at the legislature this afternoon. Premier Brian Pallister’s government is expected to focus on fulfilling its promises from the summer election campaign, which included small tax cuts and loosening some restrictions on businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Back in session: The second session of the 42nd Manitoba legislature opens with a throne speech this afternoon. We will have full coverage on our website. READ MORE
Rail workers on strike: About 3,200 Canadian National Railway employees are on strike after the company and the Teamsters union failed to reach a deal on a new contract by 11 p.m. CT last night. READ MORE
Impeachment inquiry: The second week of public hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump begins today, with four witnesses scheduled. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries this morning, a 30 per cent chance of rain this afternoon, a high of 3 C, and wind from the northwest at 15 km/h decreasing to 10 km/h in the mid-afternoon.
What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESWinnipeg Jets’ Patrik Laine fires the puck at Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne. The Predators have been in a tailspin as of late, going 1-4-2 in their past seven games, allowing 32 goals in that span.
Predators or prey?: The Jets face the Predators, who are winless in their past four games, in Nashville at 7 p.m. Jason Bell has a report on Winnipeg’s division rival, who are four points behind the third-place Jets. READ MORE
Trade with Taliban: The Taliban says it has released two hostages — an American and an Australian — who have been captive since 2016 in exchange for the release of three Taliban leaders by Afghanistan’s government. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFrom left, Claudia Byczek, Dan LeBlanc, aka Lt Dan, and Fraser Olson who are leaving for Calgary tomorrow to support the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.
Fan frenzy: Shortly after the Bombers earned a birth in the Grey Cup, fans started planning to make their way to Calgary to watch their team win their first championship in nearly 30 years. Nik Kowalski reports. READ MORE
On anchor being axed: In the wake of Gord Leclerc being laid off at CTV Winnipeg, an assistant journalism professor said hosts in smaller media centres can be truly iconic. “A longtime host might be better known than a lot of significant local politicians,” Lisa Taylor of Ryerson University said. “Every last person knows who they are.” Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Regarding reports: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair reflects on the seemingly endless barrage of reports about the “overwhelming violence” Indigenous people face. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 19, 1932: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Frank R. Dowse won one of the “most exciting elections in the history of the city of St. Boniface,” ousting incumbent mayor George C. MacLean by a mere six votes. In Germany, fascist leader Adolf Hitler looked likely to succeed Franz von Papen as the nation’s chancellor. In the United States, a noted former Prohibition crusader, Col. Raymond Robins, who had been missing, was discovered in North Carolina working as a prospector and apparently suffering total amnesia as to his identity and former life. READ MORE
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