This morning
Gladue gripes: Criminal justice advocates say there’s a problem with the way Manitoba assembles Gladue reports, which are intended to help judges consider the upbringing of Indigenous offenders when deciding on sentences. “Jails have almost become the new residential schools,” John Hutton, the Manitoba head of the John Howard Society, says. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Today will be mainly cloudy with a high of 4 C, wind from the southeast at 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning and a 60 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Charles Tweed / Brandon Sun FilesWinnipeg South MP Terry Duguid says a new initiative to clean up Lake Winnipeg will be ‘more results-oriented’ than the one Dauphin MP Robert Sopuck and the federal Tories created in 2013.
Battling algae blooms: The federal Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to fund a program to clean up Manitoba’s algae-affected lakes. The government is hinting it will tackle the issue through a program it recently relaunched. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
New at the zoo: Grant Furniss, a South African who has worked with animals all over the world, says becoming the new senior director of animal care and conservation at Assiniboine Park Zoo will give him a chance to work with animals he hasn’t before. “You can’t have polar bears in the places I’ve worked in,” he tells Jen Zoratti in the latest instalment of A Walk in Our Park. READ MORE
Nice downtown digs: Tenants will benefit as downtown buildings are being renovated because of competition from the True North square development. The owners of the 33-storey office tower at 201 Portage have spent nearly $5 million to overhaul the building’s underground concourse and food court. That work is expected to be completed within two weeks. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Up next
Mark J. Terrill / The Associated PressWinnipeg Jets goalie Steve Mason watches the puck fly above him during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, in Los Angeles. Mason’s health status is still up in the air.
Wild night: The Winnipeg Jets host the Minnesota Wild tonight at 7 p.m. at Bell MTS Place. The Jets might need to call up a goalie from the Manitoba Moose after backup Steve Mason was hurt in Saturday’s game in San Jose. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Finding a fix: Poverty is a stubborn problem, Dan Lett writes in his latest column, but there is no explanation for our society’s failure to address it. Perhaps simplifying things would help governments break the cycle, Lett says. READ MORE
Station suspends show: CKUW, the University of Winnipeg’s on-campus radio station, has suspended one of its programs after it allowed a conspiracy theorist to promote a number of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and tropes unchallenged. B’nai Brith says a representative will appear on CKUW to discuss the rise of anti-Semitism in Canada. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Trending now
Grey Cup: In a surprise victory on a snowy field in Ottawa, the Toronto Argonauts beat the Calgary Stampeders thanks to a 32-yard field goal by Lirim Hajrullahu with 53 seconds remaining in the game. Toronto won 27-24. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 27, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that King George of England was ill and his poor health was cause for concern. Canada committed to a first venture into joint ownership of a major railway line. A disastrous storm hit the British Isles, causing flooding, shipping mishaps and loss of life. A wealthy Montreal property owner was found dead, and his wife grievously wounded; police asserted that he had attempted suicide when officers brought charges against him of having assaulted his wife with an axe. READ MORE
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