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What’s happening today
Begonia is releasing her new album, Fantasy Life, with a listening party at Frenchie’s Records, 260 Taché Ave., noon to 2 p.m.
Begonia (Supplied)
The connections between Cubans and Canadians are explored in a new book by Karen Dubinsky, which launches tonight at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson’s Grant Park location in an event co-presented by the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights and Research.
Strangely, Friends: A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters spans the days of the Cuban Revolution to today to examine personal and cultural links between the two nations. Dubinsky will be joined in conversation by U of M history professor Jorde A Nállim.
Today’s must-read
Beverley Rowbotham’s last surviving sibling will light a candle tonight, a sombre ritual every Oct. 24, when fond memories intertwine with anguish over her horrific slaying 25 years ago.
Barb Kilpatrick hasn’t lost hope that new information will emerge, or something will happen in her lifetime, to bring closure and justice for her sister. Chris Kitching has the story.
“Bev has been dead for 25 years. That’s a very long time, and all the things she’s missed, all the family things — her boys growing up, all the new nephews and nieces — we’re just feeling really sad,” Kilpatrick, 76, told the Free Press. “I hold on to hope. Hope is everything.” Chris Kitching has the story.
Beverly Rowbotham was found dead in her vehicle in Selkirk, Man. on Oct. 25, 2000.(Jeff De Booy / Free Press files)
On the bright side
The Toronto Blue Jays have given Robert Stanton something to look forward to every day.
The 70-year-old retired supply chain manager has been a baseball fan since he was five and he’s been entranced by the Cinderella story of the Jays’ most recent evolution, on their way to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seconds after George Springer’s three-run homer Monday night, Michael Greer knew exactly where he wanted to be. He dashed out the door of his apartment and took the subway to the Rogers Centre, where a sea of fans jumped in a mosh pit of joy celebrating outside the dome.
The unifying pull of Jays fandom stretches coast-to-coast as Canada’s only Major League Baseball team, and experts say it’s actually very healthy, despite the Loonie Dogs, beers and cheesy nachos synonymous with watching the ball game. That collective identity creates a sense of belonging, which can mitigate isolation and loneliness at a time when those feelings are all too common. The Canadian Press has more here.
Michael Greer stands in front of a wall of Toronto Blue Jays hats at the Eaton Centre, in Toronto, on Wednesday. (Hannah Alberga / The Canadian Press)
On this date
On Oct. 24, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported mayor Steve Juba won re-election, and that while city council would be controlled by the Independent Citizens Election Committee, the ICEC’s majority on council dropped by eight seats, leaving the group with 29 councillors. The NDP maintained its grip on the Winnipeg School Board, with five trustees on the nine-member board; ICEC-endorsed candidates won two seats. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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