What you need to know
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA pro-cannabis sign placed along Hwy 311 east of Niverville.
Pot plebiscite: Niverville voters have approved allowing licensed retail cannabis stores in the southern Manitoba town, with nearly 55 per cent support. The results of Tuesday’s plebiscite were announced Tuesday night. Here’s an article from before the vote. READ MORE
‘Crushing workload’: Crown attorneys are calling on the provincial government to do more to attract and retain prosecutors to work in northern courts. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Rail work resumes: Canadian National Railway workers returned to work this morning after a tentative deal to renew a contract was reached Tuesday. More than 3,000 workers were on strike for eight days. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of -2 C, wind from the north at 20 km/h and wind chill as low as -12 this morning.
What’s happening today
Tony Avelar / The Associated Press filesWinnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will face Sharks left-winger Evander Kane (centre) tonight in San Jose.
Road warriors: The Jets play their first of three games on a California road trip in San Jose at 9:30 p.m. CT. Jason Bell reports on the team’s success on the road, earning the fourth-most points in enemy territory this season. READ MORE
Budget talks: The protection, community services and parks committee will hear from a long list of delegates about potential cuts in the city’s proposed multi-year budget. READ MORE
Quake felt on Crete: A powerful undersea earthquake shook Greece’s southern island of Crete this morning, one day after a deadly quake killed at least 25 people in Albania. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JUSTIN SAMANSKI-LANGILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSMustafa Peyawary was killed on Aug. 13, 2017 in this Killarney Avenue apartment building.
Four found guilty: A jury convicted four men of first-degree murder last night. “May you remain haunted by your actions that night, and may you never find peace,” a relative of victim Mustafa Peyawary told the men after the verdict. “May the wrath of God be upon you.” Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Seafood store: The Free Press got a sneak peek inside Seafood City, which is opening in the former Sears location in Garden City mall on Thursday. Its shelves are primarily stocked with popular food brands imported from the Philippines. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 27, 1992: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba’s Tory government promised a profound reform in the education system to improve standards and accountability, a few days after it said it might cut up to $17 million from the education budget in the coming year. Free Press readers donated enough money to pay for the Blue Bombers’ waterboy to attend the Grey Cup in Toronto, who otherwise would not have been able to go. READ MORE
Today’s front page
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