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DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (October 23, 2010) Police investigate the scene of shooting on Boyd Ave Saturday night.
Anniversary of deadly attacks: Ten years ago today, three people were shot in the North End in related attacks that left two men dead and a girl seriously injured. Police say their investigation into the three shootings is “ongoing.” Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Schools scrambling: Schools in and around Winnipeg, and in northern Manitoba, are working to meet stricter protocols for schools announced Thursday and set to take effect Monday. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Refugee ruling: The federal government will argue this morning that the Federal Court of Appeal should stay a ruling that struck down the Safe Third Country Agreement but left it in effect until mid-January. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
World Series weekend: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet in Game 3 of the World Series tonight and play again Saturday and Sunday night. With the series tied 1-1, a team could win Major League Baseball’s championship this weekend. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with flurries, a high of 0 C, a daytime low of -5 C, wind chill as low as -12 this morning and wind at 20 km/h from the west and later the northwest.
In case you missed it
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Relatively rancour-free: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden sparred in a final debate Thursday night that was mostly free of the rancour that marred their first face-off. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Homeschooling centred on heritage: More than 150 students have been approved for a homeschooling program through the Manitoba Metis Federation. The MMF is spending up to $1 million to hire teachers, create a customized learning management system and provide school supplies for a Métis-specific education. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Probation for random attack: A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to probation for his role in a fatal, unprovoked attack on a stranger in 2019. A judge said the teen’s crime deserved a nine-month jail sentence but noted he had served the equivalent of 10 months while awaiting sentencing. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 23, 2002: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Ottawa, solicitor general Dwight MacAulay resigned amid allegations of patronage and conflict of interest, but he maintained he had done nothing wrong. Author Carol Shields was named a Companion of the Order of Canada. In Rockville, Md., a roving sniper left a message pinned to a tree that read “Your children are not safe anywhere at any time,” following an attack in the area in which a suburban bus driver was shot; it was the latest in a series of attacks, and schools in the area remained in a code-blue lockdown.
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