What’s happening today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a news conference Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020 in Ottawa. Trudeau is urging Canadians to adhere to local health guidelines when considering how to celebrate Halloween next week, acknowleding that not trick-or-treating will be hard on many kids. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Committee vote could trigger election: A vote on a Conservative motion to create a special anti-corruption committee could trigger a federal election in the midst of a second wave of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the vote will be a test of confidence in his minority Liberal government. If the NDP abstains, three Green and two Independent MPs could decide the fate of the government. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Ceremony in support of fishers: A drum song and prayer in support of Mi’kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. outside the RCMP headquarters on Portage Avenue. Indigenous leaders will later speak at a news conference outside the legislature. A planned march has been cancelled because of COVID-19 concerns, and organizers are asking the public not to attend.
Obama to stump for Biden: In his first in-person campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, former U.S. president Barack Obama will speak at a drive-in rally in Philadelphia. President Donald Trump will hold a rally in North Carolina this evening, while Biden is preparing for Thursday night’s debate. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: City sidewalks remain covered in snow, and there’s a chance of more snow until later this morning. Mainly cloud with a high of 3 C, a daytime low of -2 C, wind chill as low as -7 this morning and peak winds at 20 km/h from the west this afternoon.
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#7 Toronto Raptors shooting guard Alvin Robertson going up for a shot with Vancouver Grizzlies forward #40 Antonio Harvey guarding him.Raptors vs Grizzlies – Winnipeg ArenaOctober 21, 1995
Clash helped grow game: Today is the 25th anniversary of when two NBA expansion teams, the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies, played the first of their annual exhibition games. Taylor Allen reports on the inaugural Naismith Cup, played at the Winnipeg Arena.
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Complaints about courts: Two former defence lawyers who use wheelchairs and stopped practising in part because courts were too difficult to navigate have filed human rights complaints. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Eleven killed in Afghanistan: At least 11 women were trampled and killed in a crowd of thousands gathered in a soccer stadium to get visas to leave Afghanistan. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 21, 1982: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a Winnipeg firm that sold advice to businessmen about how to avoid employee-related lawsuits was being sued for the wrongful dismissal of its sales manager. Canadian National Railways and CP Rail stopped new shipment of Prairie grain west because of a shutdown of ports resulting from a labour/management dispute.n Prime minister Pierre Trudeau said his government would neither bring down comprehensive wage and price controls nor “brutally” cut government programs.
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