This morning
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKelvin Goertzen, Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living
Deeply divided: A majority of respondents to an online survey about introducing health-care premiums are in favour, Dan Lett reports. Forty per cent say they’d gladly pay a “small” tax to avoid cuts to services, while 14 per cent were willing to pay a “large” premium. Regardless of what ends up happening, Premier Brian Pallister has sparked a fascinating public debate, Lett writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Your forecast: There will be a few showers this morning, ending at about noon, followed by a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 17 C and wind from the southwest at 30 km/h early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
SvN ARCHITECTS + PLANNERSImmanuel United Church plans to add condo units behind its Golspie Street building
Faith in the future: Two churches are planning big changes to provide financial stability and help their communities. East Kildonan’s Immanuel United Church is seeking to build a condominium development targeting area seniors on a surplus piece of land. Augustine United Church is hoping to create a daycare, a dance studio and not-for-profit arts centre, and a 7,000-sq.-ft. space space for the Oak Table community ministry inside its historic River Avenue building. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Helping hands: In his latest column on local volunteers, Aaron Epp spoke with some of the people who pitch in at Main Street Project, including Theresa Hunt and her daughter, Lisa Hunt. “I think we all have a responsibility to give back to the community,” Theresa Hunt says. READ MORE
The dangers of diabetes: Samantha Olea, who has Type 1 diabetes, is helping to organize an expo on the disease to promote a healthier lifestyle for the Filipino community. The Oct. 14 event is the first of two this year organized by Diabetes Canada for ethnic communities at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Joel Schlesinger reports. READ MORE
Up next
JEFF MCINTOSH / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESIn the pre-season, Winnipeg Jets goalie Steve Mason showed his ability to bounce back after a bad goal.
Decision time for team: Jeff Hamilton has five takeaways from the final Winnipeg Jets game of the pre-season, a shootout loss to the Flames in Calgary. The team must trim its roster significantly — possibly as early as today — before the season opener at home Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILESWinnipeg-born Let’s Make a Deal game show host and philanthropist Monty Hall died Saturday at age 96.
Quite a deal: In his latest column, longtime TV writer Brad Oswald remembers Monty Hall, the TV icon and Let’s Make a Deal host who died Saturday at age 96. Long before he became a game show host, Hall — who was born Monte Halparin and grew up in the North End — was the recipient of a life-changing proposal. READ MORE
Reservists on the Red: Naval reserve sailors were out on the Red River in small boats Sunday for training exercises to familiarize themselves with its currents and low underwater visibility. Commanding Lt.-Cmdr. Colin Stewart says the exercise was also about “letting the public know what we do.”
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John Locher / The Associated PressA police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle during a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday.
Las Vegas: At least 50 people are believed dead and over 200 people wounded after a gunman opened fire at an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas, Nev., making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. SWAT teams quickly descended on the concert and the casino where the shooter had taken position, and officers used explosives to get into the hotel room where the suspect was inside, authorities said. The gunman died at the scene and was identified by Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo as Stephen Paddock, 64. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 2, 1902: The Manitoba Free Press reported that following a visit by Sir Wilfrid Laurier to France, Canadian merchants would receive concessions on entry duties at French ports. U.S. vessels would be excluded from Canadian grain ports on the Great Lakes. A Canadian company, Robb Engineering of Amherst, was expanding into the United States despite tariffs. A young man was arrested in connection with robbery in Snowflake, Man., which had posed a mystery to police. READ MORE
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