What you need to know
A 14-year-old girl was slain and an 18-year-old girl injured during a party at this house on Kinver Avenue. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
‘Absolutely horrible’: Three people were slain and five others were seriously injured in separate violent incidents this weekend. Ryan Thorpe reports on a Halloween house party where a teenage girl was killed, a double homicide in a back lane and a shooting where one of the victims was under two years old. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 0 C, a 30 per cent chance of flurries, wind from the southwest at 15 km/h for most of the day and wind chill as low as -9 this morning. City police warned drivers last night to be careful on icy roads, particularly on bridges.
What’s happening today
Toby Melville / Pool / The Associated PressBritain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to staff in the children’s ward as he visits Milton Keynes University Hospital in Milton Keynes, England, Friday Oct. 25, 2019. European Union ambassadors agreed Friday that the bloc should grant Britain’s request for another extension to the Brexit deadline but have not yet figured out how long that delay should be. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
Bloc grants Brexit delay: The United Kingdom now has until Jan. 31 to ratify a Brexit deal and leave the European Union, European Council president Donald Tusk said. It’s the second time the Brexit deadline has been pushed back since the 2016 referendum. READ MORE
Spurning subpoena: Charles Kupperman, a former deputy to then-national security adviser John Bolton, may risk a contempt citation by ignoring a subpoena from a House committee as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump. Kupperman filed a lawsuit Friday asking a court whether he should testify. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
The Winnipeg Jets’ Bryan Little (from left) and Neil Pionk celebrate Little’s overtime winner. Flames TJ Brodie (left) and goalie David Rittich react. (Trevor Hagan / Winnipeg Free Press)
Possible turning point: With three tough road games out west this week, we’ll soon find out whether the Jets’ overtime win in the Heritage Classic was a step toward the team forming an identity. Here’s Mike McIntyre’s latest column. READ MORE
‘No case’: The Manitoba Metis Federation’s bid for a judicial review of the Kapyong Barracks land agreement with First Nations is frivolous and will further delay the deal, Tom Brodbeck writes. READ MORE
‘Good synergy’: NDP Leader Wab Kinew says he’s worried the Tory government’s transferring responsibility for post-secondary schooling to the minister of economic development will put too much emphasis on technical training. Manitoba Chambers of Commerce president Chuck Davidson applauded the move. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 28, 1960: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Canadian Pacific Railways foreshadowed the doom of Canadian passenger service as it announced that over the next 20 years it planned to scrap about $64,000,000 worth of passenger equipment, abandon unprofitable passenger runs, and concentrate on freight traffic. In Cuba, there were growing fears the the tense political situation would explode into civil war. West German government agents smashed a Communist espionage ring operating mainly in the defence ministry and allied offices. READ MORE
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