Your forecast
Sunny, with increasing cloudiness this afternoon then a 30 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thundershower late this afternoon. Wind becoming south at 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this afternoon. High 24 C. Humidex 27. UV index 2 or low.
What’s happening today
A. Rimbaud, directed by Patrick Wang and shot in Winnipeg, opens tonight at Dave Barber Cinematheque. “Simultaneously huge in its biographical breadth and intimate in its scale, Wang’s film is a portrait of the 19th-century poet Arthur Rimbaud, a grand, 175-minute biopic that eschews the genre’s convention with the adventurous spirit Rimbaud applied to the written word,” writes Randall King in his preview, which you can read here.
Blake Draper as Rimbaud (Evan Johnson photo)
Today’s must-read
Manitoba’s provincial chief medical officer is resigning from his position at Shared Health, citing the role’s demands and work environment challenges in an email viewed by the Free Press.
Dr. José François, who’s held the executive position since April 2024, sent an email to provincial medical specialty leads that said his final day will be Jan. 17, 2027, after he submitted his resignation Wednesday. Several other senior leaders have departed the provincial health authority in recent months.
“Serving in this role has been a privilege,” François, a longtime family physician from Ste. Anne, wrote in the email. Chris Kitching has the story.
Dr. José Francois is resigning from his position at Shared Health as Manitoba’s provincial chief medical officer. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic / The Carillon files)
On the bright side
Ryan Reynolds wasn’t wearing his Deadpool suit, but that didn’t stop Mayor Scott Gillingham from wanting to talk about films with the Vancouver-born Hollywood movie star.
Reynolds, who appeared at IG Wealth Management’s 100th anniversary celebration Wednesday at the RBC Convention Centre, took to social media afterward, sharing a photo of himself with Gillingham and trumpeting the province’s tax incentives. “An incredible place to shoot,” the Instagram post read. Gabrielle Piché has more here.
Mayor Scott Gillingham (left) met Ryan Reynolds Wednesday, who was in town for IG Wealth Management’s 100th anniversary celebration. (Supplied)
On this date
On Oct. 23, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported prime minister Lester Pearson warned separatism was a retreat to the past to an ingrown, restrictive nationalism in an address to the Quebec section of the Liberal federation of Canada. Egyptian officials said they expected an attack from Israel “anytime” to avenge Egypt’s sinking of an Israeli destroyer.
Today’s front page
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