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Light snow with a high of 0 C and a low of -8.
What’s happening today
The inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in Ottawa earlier this year continues today, with a session this morning focusing on the fundamental rights and freedoms at stake in public protests, and another on financial governance, policing and intelligence. The Canadian Press reports.
Today’s must-read
The operators of Lions Place — Manitoba’s largest non-profit seniors’ housing complex — have reached a tentative deal to sell the downtown apartment building to a company based in Alberta. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
Lions Place (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
The De Nardi family is celebrating 50 years in the food and wine business. David Sanderson looks at how the family enterprise grew from Ugo and Maria De Nardi’s first connecting in 1961, to their first business venture in 1972, into much more over the years.
Ugo and Maria De Nardi, owners of Piazza De Nardi, are celebating their 50th anniversary in the food and grocery business. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 28, 1913: The Manitoba Free Press reported Canada’s criminal population confined within penitentiary walls stood at 1,895 people — 183 of whom were in Manitoba. An eight-hour business day would be adopted for the first time in the history of Canadian department stores. In New York, gambling houses were closing down because police were spying on those frequenting the establishments and serving people with subpoenas to appear in court and testify. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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