Your forecast
Chance of light snow this morning. Partly sunny skies with a high of 2 C and a low of -4.
What’s happening today
Author Jael Richardson will host an evening with the five finalists on the Giller Prize short list. Kim Fu, Rawi Hage, Tsering Yangzom Lama, Suzette Mayr and Noor Naga will read from and talk about their books. The evening begins at 8 p.m. at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Today’s must-read
Private nursing agencies are taking a bigger share of Manitoba’s health-care budget, as sick and tired nurses take more time off and competition drives up the province’s bill for temporary workers. Danielle Da Silva has the story.
(The Canadian Press files)
On this date
On Oct. 25, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported German authorities had arrested London Telegraph correspondent Noel Penter on “suspicion of espionage”; the British consul general was denied permission to speak with the imprisoned journalist. Three prominent Nebraska political leaders spoke out against the National Recovery Act, saying farmers were increasingly seeing prices go up while their incomes went down. A Calgary magistrate returning home after a three-month stay in Germany said there was every sign the country was preparing for war. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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