What’s happening today
A man fills his vehicle with gas in Toronto on Friday, October 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Inflation rate to be released: Statistics Canada is set to release last month’s inflation rate. The consumer price index increased by 4.1 per cent in August compared with the same month one year earlier — the largest year-over-year increase since March 2003. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Getting House in order: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak separately with three opposition leaders to discuss how the House of Commons should resume work next month and what its priorities should be. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Curbing migrant crossings: Germany will announce new measures to clamp down on migrants illegally entering the country from Poland. Most of the migrants are people from Syria and Iraq who flew to Belarus with the hope of eventually reaching the European Union. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Another record for Russia: Russia has broken its record for daily COVID-19 deaths for the second consecutive day, with 1,028 over the previous 24 hours. READ MORE
Raptors ready to play: The Toronto Raptors will play their first game of the NBA regular season at home against the Washington Wizards. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 7 C, wind chill as low as -8 this morning and peak winds from the north at 30 km/h this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Syrian security officers beside the burned bus. (SANA via The Associated Press)
Deadly bus blast: Fourteen people were killed when bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus. It was the deadliest attack in Damascus in several years. Government troops captured suburbs once held by insurgents in Syria’s decade-long conflict in 2018. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Miffed about gym use: More than 400 people have signed a petition against two high school gyms being used as rapid-testing sites for unvaccinated Winnipeg School Division employees on weeknights. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Death toll increases in India: The death toll from heavy rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has increased to at least 46. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Panel votes to find Bannon in contempt: The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday to hold Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt for defying a subpoena for documents and testimony. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives will vote on the measure Thursday. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 20, 1942: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that dispatches from Stalingrad indicated deteriorating weather conditions were sharply restricting Nazi operations, and that the city’s fate could hinge on the ability of the Red Army to keep supplies and reinforcements moving across the icy Volga River. Italian troops ordered into Russia were reportedly mutinying. In Winnipeg, the Third Victory Loan drive had brought in $5,650,150.
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