Your forecast
A fog advisory is in effect for Winnipeg; the fog is expected to dissipate late this morning. then cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 3 C, wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 1 or low.
What’s happening today
Ted Barris will launch his new book Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour at 7 p.m. at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, 2088 Wellington Ave.; admission is free. Martin Zeilig has a preview here.
Journalist, broadcaster and former professor Ted Barris (Supplied)
GMB Chomichuk and James Gillespie launch Once Lands, their new collaborative collection of linked stories of sorcerers, forest gods, ghosts and more at McNally Robinson booksellers’ Grant Park location. The launch will take place in the store at 7 p.m., and will also be available to stream on McNally Robinson’s YouTube channel.
Today’s must-read
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is poised to return to White House after a polarizing U.S. election that deeply divided the country. The U.S. election on Tuesday saw Trump post early wins in critical states by taking Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.
“I will govern by a simple motto: promises made, promises kept,” Trump said to cheering party faithful at a Florida watch party.
Vice-President Kamala Harris did not appear at her election night party at her alma mater Howard University in Washington. The Canadian Press has more here.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. (The Associated Press files)
On the bright side
The Edinburgh Zoo launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini hippopotamus that became a viral sensation at a Thailand zoo this summer.
“Moo Deng? Who deng?” the Scottish zoo playfully posted Monday on the social media platform X as it introduced its infant hippo to the world.
The smack talk pitted two critters with more in common than just being females calves of the same endangered species. They’re also named for meat products that don’t typically carry cute connotations. The Associated Press has more here.
A newborn pygmy hippo named Haggis, born at Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Scotland, in October. (Laura Moore / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On Nov. 6, 1946: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Telesphore St. Cyr, 18, accused of murder in the death of his uncle, broke down in tears in court while being questioned on the stand; he was the last witness to be called before the case went to the jury. In the U.S., Congress swung to the right with Republicans taking control of the Senate and House in the countrywide election after 16 years of Democrat rule. In Vancouver, a group of technicians headed by a Winnipeg man built the world’s first electronic piano. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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