What’s happening today
Ruth BonnevilleImelda Adao, whose son Jaime, 17, was killed in 2019 in a home invasion, stands in her office surrounded by photos of her son. (RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES)
Trial for teen’s killing: A trial for two men accused of killing a teenage boy during a home invasion on McGee Street in March 2019 is set to begin. The death of 17-year-old Jaime Adao Jr., who was at home with his grandmother, stunned the city. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A poll released today found most Canadians don’t want a federal election until 2022, and nearly half want the next election to be in the fall of 2023, four years after the last election. “The context of the pandemic tends to favour stability,” Leger executive vice-president Christian Bourque said. Manitoba and Saskatchewan had the second-highest level of support for an election this spring. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Barrett on the bench: Amy Coney Barrett is expected to take the judicial oath administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony today, allowing her to participate in proceedings. Barrett was sworn in as the court’s newest justice in a ceremony on the White House lawn Monday night after the Senate confirmed her appointment. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
One win away: The Los Angeles Dodgers can win their first World Series championship in 32 years with a win over the Tampa Bay Rays tonight. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Increasingly cloudy with periods of light snow beginning at about noon, a high of 2 C, a daytime low of -9 C, wind chill as low as -17 and peak winds from the southwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
‘Standoff’ with jail staff: Inmates at The Pas Correctional Centre temporarily blocked staff members from accessing part of the jail Monday after they learned of a proposal to isolate suspected COVID-19 carriers in a general population area. Carol Sanders and Dean Pritchard report. READ MORE
Byelection battles: The federal Liberals won two byelections in Toronto last night despite stiff challenges in two ridings that had been considered longtime strongholds for the party. READ MORE
Another majority for Moe: Premier Scott Moe led his Saskatchewan Party to a fourth consecutive majority Monday night. Incumbent parties have won all three provincial elections since the pandemic began, and two minority governments became majorities. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 27, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the German envoy to the United States denied claims German leader Adolf Hitler had plans to extend his country’s territories. However, the trend towards militarism under Hitler’s Nazi regime was apparent to other countries around the world. In the United States, soldiers — expert marksmen — were enlisted to aid in stopping an escaped outlaw gang that was roving Indiana. British engineers worked on a new design for a train that resembled an airplane fuselage. In Toronto, police were no closer to solving the mystery a baby’s death after a body had been found earlier in the week. In Washington, D.C., negotiators met to discuss Britain’s war debt to the United States.
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