What you need to know
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe union that represents Winnipeg Transit drivers is accusing the city’s transit department of withholding information about dangerous and violent altercations on its buses.
Transit trauma: A veteran bus driver says data that show an average of one assault per week don’t paint a full picture of what Winnipeg Transit operators face. Ryan Thorpe and Graeme Bruce report. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Mark Humphrey / The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump speaks at a rally Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Close of campaign: It’s the final day of campaigning before Tuesday’s midterm elections in the U.S., and President Donald Trump is holding three rallies — in Ohio, Indiana and Missouri — in a bid to sway voters. READ MORE
Poverty plan: In Ottawa, the Liberal government is set to introduce legislation as early as today that will establish an official poverty line, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Struck with sanctions: As economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. resume, Iran is conducting military manoeuvres, and its president says the country faces a “war situation.” READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be mainly sunny but increasingly cloudy starting in the afternoon, with a high of 4 C and wind at 10 km/h.
In case you missed it
Premier Brian Pallister
Pallister’s play: This weekend, Premier Brian Pallister effectively reminded public-sector unions they are no match for him in the next provincial election, Dan Lett writes. READ MORE
Home from Helsinki: The Jets were back practising in Winnipeg on Sunday and are trying to adjust after a week in Finland. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 5, 1915: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the Serbians were fighting rearguard actions; the Russians advanced close to Illoukst, while a German attempt to cross the Dvina at Glaudan was repulsed; in Canada, every day brought new interest from those wishing to raise battalions of troops to send to the European front in the Great War, and the Canadian Boy Scouts were raising funds to buy a motor ambulance for use in France, to replace an ambulance the organization had raised funds for earlier. The United States declared its military and naval program would concentrate only on defence, and had no thought of aggression.
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