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What’s happening today
Midterm elections are underway in the U.S., with control of the House, the Senate, many governorships and local state offices up for grabs. The Associated Press reports.
(Lynne Sladky / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Shoplifting is on the rise at some Winnipeg grocery stores amid an addictions crisis and soaring living costs, while demand for food hampers is surging as families feel the squeeze. Chris Kitching has the story.
Dakota Family Foods owner Scott Clement says food theft is the worst he has seen in 20 years of owning the store. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
In case you missed it
MC de Natividad emigrated with her family from the Philippines to Canada in 1991, when she was four years old, and spoke only her native dialect of Tagalog. She lost fluency in her language, speaking English instead. Now living in Winnipeg, de Natividad embarked on a journey to reclaim her language, beginning lessons in September 2021, and chronicling her story in a documentary. AV Kitching has the story.
Winnipeg-based director/producer MC de Natividad (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 8, 1945: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Winnipeggers slipped and slid on their way to work after an overnight blizzard dumped seven inches of snow on the city. Federal and Ontario government officials sought ways to end a dispute between the Ford motor company and striking Canadian auto workers, even as the head of the Canadian Congress of Labor threatened to pull out its 350,000 workers in a country-wide walkout in support of the strike. Communists in China demanded that the U.S. commander in China apologize and that compensation be paid for alleged interference in the country’s internal struggle. Search our archives for more here.
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