What you need to know
Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESSMinister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and Gerald Butts, senior political advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, walk in the loading dock of the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council, in Ottawa on Sunday.
Deadline deal: Ottawa and Washington agreed Sunday night to add Canada to a trade deal reached this summer between the U.S. and Mexico. This morning, U.S. President Donald Trump praised the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement as “wonderful,” “great” and “historic.” It’s expected the Liberal government will discuss the deal at a news conference today. READ MORE
Quebecers cast ballots: Quebec residents are going to the polls, with the centre-right Coalition Avenir Québec seeking to unseat the incumbent Liberal government. With the exception of a Parti Québécois minority government that lasted less than two years, the Liberals have been in power since 2003. READ MORE
Sombre ceremony: A sunrise ceremony is happening in Las Vegas to mark the anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Fifty-eight people were killed, 413 people were wounded by gunfire, and at least 456 were injured fleeing an outdoor country music concert. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The first day of October will be cloudy with a high of 7 C, wind from the southeast at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h from the south early this afternoon, and a 30 per cent chance of showers this morning.
What’s happening today
Early polls opening: Advance voting for this month’s city election starts at 9 a.m. at city hall and Bell MTS Place. Other locations will also be opening before the Oct. 24 election. READ MORE
MMIW meeting: The first of five days of hearings by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls starts this morning at the Fort Garry Hotel. Witnesses on child and family welfare will be testifying. READ MORE
Murder trial: A jury is expected to begin deliberating in the trial of three people accused of plotting the murder of Winnipeg-born real estate developer Adam Anhang in Puerto Rico. His widow, former beauty pageant contestant Aurea Vazquez-Rijos, her sister and her sister’s ex-boyfriend are charged with murder conspiracy in the 2005 killing. Claude Adams reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 1, 1952: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that 34 candidates had tossed their hat into the ring in the upcoming municipal election for Winnipeg, set for Oct. 22; three candidates were campaigning for mayor (one incumbent and two challengers), 18 were vying for 10 aldermanic seats, and 13 others were hoping to win school board seats. Incumbent mayor Garnet Coulter was facing two opponents for the first time since his election in 1942. READ MORE
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