Your forecast
Chance of flurries this morning with a high today of 0 C and a low of -7.
What’s happening today
Ian Rankin launches A Heart Full of Headstones at 7 p.m. at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in conversation with McNally Robinson co-founder (and Free Press book reviewer) Ron Robinson. Admission is $38.10 plus taxes, and also includes a copy of the book and a pair of tickets. for more information, click here.
Today’s must-read
The union representing Winnipeg Transit workers is pleading with the city and province to tackle a safety crisis after an alarming number of attacks against riders and drivers this year. An annual record for assaults on drivers was set by early October amid rising levels of crime within the system. Chris Kitching has the story.
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 president Romeo Ignacio (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
Jordan Stranger’s art looms large — physically and ideologically — but it doesn’t start out that way. The Anishinaabe artist from Peguis First Nation has created many murals and exhibits and draws on his experience as a graphic designer to draw something that works on a small scale first. “Less is more,” he says. “How do I create an effective image with the least amount of room?” Eva Wasney has the story.
A start in advertising helped foster a love of simplicity in artist Jordan Stranger, above in his home studio in Winnipeg. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 9, 1955: The Winnipeg Free Press reported thousands of Winnipeggers were late for work after five inches of snow overnight clogged streets and slowed bus service. In Brandon, one member of a trio charged in the murder of Father Alfred Quirion, confirmed his signature on a statement averring the identity of the shooter. In Saskatoon, the federal minister of agriculture said drought would strike again and Canada’s surplus grain would vanish. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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