What you need to know
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Survey says: Three-quarters of Winnipeggers think “urgent action should be taken on banning handguns in Canada,” a poll commissioned by the Free Press and CTV states. People in the southeast area of the city were most in favour of a nationwide ban, at 81 per cent. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Great expectations: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child. The couple, who married in May, are in Australia as part of their first major international tour together. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud with wind chill of -12 early today, wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 later this morning, a high of 4 C and a 60 per cent chance of showers this afternoon.
What’s happening today
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg city Coun. Ross Eadie
Civic election: Vote Open Winnipeg will announce “a solution that can improve the flow of traffic moving in and around Portage and Main” at a news conference later this morning. Meanwhile, Coun. Ross Eadie (Mynarski) will tell media why he’s endorsing mayoral candidate Jenny Motkaluk.
Sears’ slide continues: Sears, the former retail giant that started as a mail order catalogue more than 125 years ago, has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Sears Holdings, which runs Sears and Kmart stores, will shut down 142 locations near the end of 2018. Sears Canada closed its final stores in January. READ MORE
Commemorative coin: The Royal Canadian Mint will officially unveil a coin marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The $2 coin is being produced at the Winnipeg facility.
In case you missed it
TREVOR HAGAN / THE CANADIAN PRESSWinnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit (30) makes a glove save against the Carolina Hurricanes during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday, October 14, 2018.
Backup Brossoit wins: Jets backup goalie Laurent Brossoit made 42 saves in his first start of the season last night. The Jets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 at Bell MTS Place while wearing their aviator blue third jerseys for the first time. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Done deal: Workers at Superstore, No Frills and Extra Foods locations across Manitoba voted Sunday to ratify a five-year collective agreement with Loblaw. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 15, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Allied 5th Army pushed across the Volturno River in south central Italy. German occupation troops were reportedly fleeing Crimea to avoid entrapment by Russian troops moving in swiftly from captured Zaporozhe. United States bombers attacked deep into Germany to hit a crucial ball-bearing plant in Schweinfurt; in the raid, the U.S. lost a record 60 bombers.
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