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Patrik Laine celebrates with his team after scoring the Jets third goal during the third period against the Panthers in Helsinki, Finland. (Martti Kainulainen / Lehtikuva via the Associated Press)
Jets in Finland 2.0: All eyes will be on Winnipeg Jets winger Patrik Laine today for the second of two games against the Florida Panthers in Finland, which is Laine’s home country. In the first game on Thursday, he delighted the Finnish crowd by scoring a hat trick as the Jets won 4-2. Puck drop today is 1 p.m. Winnipeg time. Jason Bell reports from Helsinki. READ MORE
Keeping Bombers healthy: Star Blue Bombers like running back Andrew Harris and quarterback Matt Nichols likely won’t play in Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Eskimos, according to coach Mike O’Shea. That’s because the Bombers have already made the playoffs and want to keep the players healthy. Jeff Hamilton and Mike Sawatsky report. READ MORE
Drug network foiled: Almost 200 police officers from Manitoba helped seize high-end vehicles, illegal drugs and weapons worth an estimated $2.7 million in the takedown of an alleged network that spanned the four western provinces. Ten people were arrested. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers in the morning and early in the afternoon. The high will be 3 C with the wind chill dropping to minus 7 overnight.
In case you missed it
CPThe first train in 18 months to arrive on a repaired line is photographed in Churchill, Manitoba Thursday, November 1, 2018. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Churchill today to announce the opening of the railway and the Port of Churchill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
PM in Churchill: The hard-hit residents of Churchill, Man., who have been 17 months without their vital train link to southern Manitoba, saw rail service restored on Thursday and also got a pep talk from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was visiting Churchill: “I know times have been incredibly tough, but the resilience and determination you have shown has been inspiring,” Jessica Bothelo-Urbanski reports from Churchill. READ MORE
Hydro CEO controversial: The provincial government has named Jay Grewal as the new president and CEO for Manitoba Hydro. Grewal currently heads Northwest Territories Power Corp., but it’s her earlier history at B.C. Hydro, where she assisted in privatizing the public electricity giant, that the Opposition NDP targeted on Thursday. Bill Redekop has the story. READ MORE
Violence aboard buses: The union that represents city bus drivers accuses Winnipeg Transit of withholding information about dangerous and violent altercations on buses. The most recent incident was a violent assault during rush hour on Wednesday when a male pulled out a knife on a packed bus, resulting in a brawl and two arrests. Ryan Thorpe and Kevin Rollason report. READ MORE
Silver Cross Mother: A Winnipeg mother who fought to have her son’s death by suicide recognized by the military has been named this year’s Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion. On Remembrance Day, Anita Cenerini will place a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on behalf of all Canadian mothers who have lost sons or daughters in the service of the military. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 2, 2004: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that municipal leaders outside Winnipeg defended the use of a private company to issue speeding tickets, saying the RCMP were not staying on top of the problem. Minnesota was considered a batteground state in the U.S. presidential race between Republican incumbent George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry. A Winnipeg search and rescue crew parachuted into blizzard conditions in the Arctic to help survivors of a helicopter crash. READ MORE
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