Your forecast
Mainly sunny with a high of 0 C, wind chill as low as – 12 C and wind northwest 30 km/h becoming light this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Premier Wab Kinew will deliver his first throne speech outlining his government’s priorities for the legislative session, reports Carol Sanders.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the fall economic statement today, reports The Canadian Press.
Today’s must-read
Activate Games was once an idea being tuned in a Winnipeg shed.
Now, the interactive gaming company is set to open in the Middle East and Africa, following rapid growth across North America.
Activate Games has inked a deal with Majid Al Futtaim. The Dubai-based corporation owns shopping malls, movie theatres, the Middle East’s first indoor ski resort and Dubai’s first indoor skydiving centre, among other things. Gabrielle Piché reports.
Adam Schmidt, president and co-founder of Activate Games, an interactive gaming company that is set to open in the Middle East and Africa. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
The sun was out, the temperature was nearing 10 C, and the tennis courts were reopening for a pre-winter reprieve after closing for the season in October.
“If the golfers can do it, so can we!” Kildonan Tennis Club member and volunteer treasurer Lorena Trann wrote in an email to members Nov. 14. Katie May reports.
Muyrna Kereluk (left) and Cecile LeBlanc play pickleball at Jill Officer Park in North Kildonan on Monday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 21, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in England, newlyweds Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, following their wedding ceremony the day before, were honeymooning at a country estate and would not make a public appearance until attending church the coming Sunday. The Free Press published a special layout of royal wedding photos in addition to its news coverage of the event. Winnipeg would soon face critical shortages of fresh fruits and vegetables, due to recent Canadian import restrictions on those goods come from the U.S. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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