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Variable cloudiness with a high of 9 C and a low of -2.
What’s happening today
The Colorado Avalanche host the Winnipeg Jets, with game time at 7 p.m. (SN1, CJOB)
Today’s must-read
Premier Heather Stefanson’s use of a confidential government email account came to light in a Freedom of Information and Protect of Privacy Act request seeking executive council correspondence regarding the federal Emergencies Act, raising concerns about a lack transparency and accountability. Carol Sanders has the story.
Premier Heather Stefanson (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
If you have the opportunity to travel to Ontario before the snow flies, you’re in for a treat: brighter-than-average fall colours. According to a professor of forest ecology at the University of Toronto, cool temperatures and sufficient rainfall have made this year’s fall colours in the province among the best he’s seen in years. The Canadian Press reports.
Experts say the vibrant orange, yellow and red colours Ontarians enjoying this fall season is something that have not been seen in recent years. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)
On this date
On Oct. 19, 1962: The Winnipeg Free Press reported under new legislation passed by the Manitoba government, the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled that labour unions could not be held responsible for unauthorized acts by individual members. In Germany, top-level talks between the U.S. and the Soviet Union failed to yield any sign a November summit between president John F. Kennedy and premier Nikita Kruschev would put an end to the Berlin crisis; at issue were Western demands for access to the city, which had recently been divided by the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Search our archives for more here.
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