Your forecast
Mainly sunny skies with a high of 14C and a low of 2C.
What’s happening today
The annual Manitoba Art Expo begins today at 1 p.m. at Assiniboia Downs. Tickets cost $10, parking is free and the event runs until Sunday at 5 p.m.
Today’s must-read
An East St. Paul family wants answers after their six-year-old son — who boarded his designated school bus on a September afternoon — was still not home an hour later than expected, and no one could tell them where the boy was. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
Jon Kovac’s youngest son, Eddie, gets off the school bus on a recent autumn day. (Supplied)
On the bright side
Partnership between Neeginan College of Applied Technology and Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology could allow the Indigenous training centre to offer certificates in insurance, glass and industrial painting. Martin Cash reports.
Ray Karasevich, president of the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, and Kevin Chief, chairman of the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development, sign a deal that opens the door to training more Indigenous people for well-paying jobs in industrial painting, glass work and insurance. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Oct. 21, 1972: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the escalating possibility of a national strike by Canadian postal workers led to Toronto’s main postal terminal temporarily rejecting incoming mail. In Belfast, Ireland, support for protestant leader William Craig began to grow after he said he and his supporters would “shoot to kill” to preserve Ulster’s British heritage. And in Winnipeg, a 32-year-old man was found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing his brother in the heart during a dispute over their late mother’s estate. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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