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Charleswood chafed: Charleswood residents say they were surprised when told about a proposed east-west corridor that they felt would substantially lower the value of their homes. They blame a consulting firm. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Hold on to your hats today. The wind will be blowing from the north at 50 km/h, gusting to 70. It will be -1 C with a 60 per cent chance of flurries.
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Alana TrachenkoMP Doug Eyolfson
Fighting junk food: A Winnipeg MP is joining a food fight aimed at banning the advertising of unhealthy snacks and drinks to children. “I expect a lot of opposition. But our diabetes and obesity rates are skyrocketing,” said Liberal MP Doug Eyolfson, who is shepherding a Conservative senator’s bill through the House of Commons. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Seeking Target replacement: The former Polo Park Target store, sitting empty since the U.S. retail chain left Canada in 2015, is getting some work done as efforts continue to find a replacement tenant. “Floor load is really the issue,” said Sandy Shindleman, president of Shindico Realty, noting some retail tenants require a building with a higher floor-load capacity. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
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WINNIPEG POLICE SERVICESix paper blotters bearing witch images were found during a raid on a Fort Rouge residence Friday. Police say the blotters, which are the size of a postage stamp, are suspected of being laced with fentanyl and could be deadly. The public is asked to call 911 if such blotters are found.
Halloween danger: With trick-or-treaters eager to get costumed and go door-to-door on Tuesday evening, parents are being warned to beware of potentially lethal drugs on paper with a picture of a witch. “Given the nature of the blotters, and the close timing of Halloween, the Winnipeg police Service is advising caution,” said Winnipeg police spokesman Const. Rob Carver. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Judges heading north: Five Manitoba judges, including the chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, are travelling 500 kilometres north today to discuss with First Nations leaders ways to improve the justice system for Indigenous people. READ MORE
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John Woods / The Canadian PressJets’s captain Blake Wheeler scores one of his three first period goals against Penguins goalie Matthew Murray, who was pulled after allowing four goals on nine shots.
Jets trounce Penguins: The fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the Stanley Cup for the last two years didn’t intimidate the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday evening. They trounced Sidney Crosby and the Pens 7-1. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Bomber nation: After the final regular season home game of 2017 on Saturday, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have calculated an increase in average crowd size at home games. It works out to an average of 27,681 fans per game per game this season, an improvement over the 25,935 fans per game the Bombers averaged in 2016. Paul Wiecek reports. READ MORE
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Evan Agostini / Invision / The Associated PressKevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey: The film and TV star has been accused by actor Anthony Rapp of making inappropriate sexual advances on him when Rapp was 14. Spacey said on Twitter he did not remember the encounter but apologized, and went on to say he had had relationships with men and women, and chooses at this point in his life to live as a gay man. Many are criticizing Spacey’s choice to use this accusation as a moment to come out. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 30, 1926: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a steamer crashed on rocks off the coast of Newfoundland; all aboard were rescued but “with great difficulty.” A U.S. convict released from prison virtually penniless went on to amass $5,000,000 in a bootlegging operation that controlled 45 breweries. Queen Marie of Rumania celebrated her birthday aboard a train en route to Winnipeg. READ MORE
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