What you need to know
DYLAN ROBERTSON / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESFormer Manitoba MP Lloyd Axworthy was the only prairie MP to be a minister when he was a member of Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s cabinet from 1980 to 1984.
Room for more: Lloyd Axworthy, who was the sole Prairie MP in Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet from 1980 to 1984, says Justin Trudeau should appoint a second Winnipegger to his new cabinet. The Liberals, reduced to a minority government after Monday’s election, have no seats between Winnipeg and the greater Vancouver area. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 5 C, wind from the west at 10 km/h for much of the day and wind chill of -9 this morning.
What’s happening today
Truck victims from China: The 39 people found dead in a truck container east of London yesterday were Chinese citizens. British police also raided two sites in Northern Ireland and questioned a truck driver today as part of their investigation. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Remains being reburied: The remains of former Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco have been exhumed and will be reburied in a small family crypt. Many Spaniards consider the ornate mausoleum Franco built for himself an affront to the tens of thousands who died in the country’s civil war, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESDucky’s English Style Fish & Chips located at 884 Notre Dame Ave. was closed Oct. 21 for violating the City of Winnipeg health code.
Restaurant roundup: Kevin Rollason reports on sites that were recently ordered closed or fined by the provincial health protection unit for unsanitary conditions. READ MORE
Talking tactics: Representatives from about 30 businesses attended a security conference yesterday to discuss ways to prevent shoplifting as the holiday shopping season approaches. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, which has increased security measures to combat thefts, did not participate. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Sweet season: Taylor Allen reports on Bombers defensive back Winston Rose, who has a good chance of leading the CFL in interceptions. Last season, when Rose was with the B.C. Lions, he finished in a five-way tie for first. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 24, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was seeking the collaboration of the Vichy regime in France as well as that of Spanish dictator General Franco for an attack on Gibraltar, British south Atlantic shipping and British naval superiority in the Mediterranean. It was also thought that Hitler’s efforts to win Spain’s support would serve the purpose of keeping the United States out of the Second World War. Canada was considering establishing its own parachute corps. Diplomatic circles predicted an early conclusion of a Soviet-Japanese non-aggression pact. READ MORE
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