What’s happening today
Kenny Lawler will be back in the lineup Friday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Win and in: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers face the Elks in Edmonton at 8 p.m. CT. The Bombers can clinch a playoff spot and tie the franchise record for the most consecutive seasons with a playoff berth with five. Bombers left tackle Stanley Bryant will be playing his 100th CFL game. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Repairs to limit bridge access: Road repairs will limit access to the St. James Bridge beginning this morning. The on-ramp from westbound Academy Road will be closed from 9 a.m. today until 8 p.m. Sunday. The off-ramp to eastbound Portage Avenue, and access onto Kintyre Street, will be closed from 9 a.m. Saturday until 8 p.m. Sunday. READ MORE
School massacre case in court: The man accused of fatally shooting 17 people at a school in Parkland, Fla., in 2018 is expected to plead guilty to all the murder charges against him today, a TV station reports. READ MORE
‘An act of terror’: Norway’s new prime minister is expected to visit Kongsberg, where a man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded three earlier this week. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
B.C. public inquiry: Closing submissions at British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering are set to begin. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with rain this morning, a 60 per cent chance of more showers until mid-afternoon, a high of 9 C and wind from the west at 20 km/h gusting to 40.
What’s happening this weekend
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Carol Moore, a nurse at St Amant, draws some vaccine at Manitoba’s first drive-in vaccination clinic at St Amant Centre Monday, June 21, 2021. Reporter: Abas
Deadline for second dose: Sunday is the final day Manitoba public-sector employees who work with “vulnerable populations” — including nurses, teachers and jail guards — can get their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to be fully immunized by Oct. 31. Employees will have to disclose whether they’ve been fully vaccinated, show proof of a negative test or go on unpaid leave as of Monday, when new public health orders take effect. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Set for strike vote: Members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association will hold a strike vote starting Saturday. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
California trip continues: The Winnipeg Jets will face the San Jose Sharks in their second game of the season at 9 p.m. CT Saturday. The Jets began a three-game road trip with a loss in Anaheim on Wednesday. Mike McIntyre has a column. READ MORE
In case you missed it
FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, former President Bill Clinton speaks during funeral services for Henry “Hank” Aaron, at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves via AP, Pool, File)
Clinton in hospital: Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was admitted to a California hospital for an infection earlier this week but is “on the mend,” his spokesman said late Thursday night. READ MORE
Seeking green for trees: A report by the City of Winnipeg’s public service recommends securing federal funds to ensure a healthy tree canopy on Broadway. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Deadly mosque attack: At least seven people are dead after a bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan. READ MORE
Legislative sitting ends: A brief fall sitting of the Manitoba legislature ended Thursday evening. The assembly is on break until the Progressive Conservatives pick a new leader and Manitoba’s next premier. READ MORE
Abortion law again upheld: A federal appeals court ruled a controversial law banning most abortions in Texas can remain in place as legal efforts to overturn the restrictions continue. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 15, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that massed German tank and mechanized infantry columns led by dive bombers and paratroopers advanced on Moscow as the Second World War continued. In Winnipeg, NHL officials met to discuss the status of their players, many of whom had come under the jurisdiction of the Manitoba divisional war services board; at issue was the board’s refusal to grant passports to hockey players of military age who wished to enter the U.S. to play hockey in the coming winter.
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