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What’s happening today
Today marks 150 years since the Manitoba Free Press, which later became the Winnipeg Free Press, published its first edition. Free Press Editor Paul Samyn has a column on the newspaper’s legacy, its future and its central place in a new exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
The masthead of the first edition of the Manitoba Free Press.
In the U.S., House Democrats are poised to select Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as leader, succeeding Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Jeffries, 52, would be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress. The Associated Press reports.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. (centre) (Carolyn Kaster / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Frustrated by “hopeless” working conditions and an increasing wage gap, a paramedic in rural Manitoba is warning many could quit if the province fails to resolve concerns. Rural paramedics want parity with their Winnipeg counterparts to help retain and recruit staff, the employee said, plus additional measures to address chronic understaffing fuelling burnout. Chris Kitching has the story.
(Mike Aporius / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
There’s a new bartender at Elsie’s Hotel in Tolstoi: Ben Holodryga. Holodryga, the new owner-operator of the beloved hotel and beverage room, which closed in 2008 when its namesake, Elsie Kolodzinski, retired after 68 years on the job, says modestly, “I like this…. But I tell people, ‘I’m not a bartender, you’re not going to get your drink in two seconds.’” Nevertheless, customers are pouring in from across southern Manitoba and from the United States. The Carillon‘s Jordan Ross has the story.
Ben Holodryga mixes a Caesar cocktail behind the bar at Elsie’s Hotel in Tolstoi. (Jordan Ross / The Carillon)
On this date
On Nov. 30, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Gen. Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War, had died following a prolonged illness. Near Windsor, Ont., a Chicago woman saved 11 people from a downed plane that was forced to land on the icy surface of Lake St. Clair. In London, the Marquis of Londonderry told the House of Lords Britain must increase the strength of its air force to keep pace with other nations. Search our archives for more here.
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