Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud this morning, with wind from the north at 20 km/h becoming southwest at 20 late this morning. Temperature is expected to fall to -9 C this morning and then rise; wind chill near -16.
What’s happening today
It’s Halloween, so whether you are heading out trick-or-treating or sticking to your normal routine, be on the lookout for children enjoying holiday fun, and drive carefully.
If you’re looking for a unique costume inspiration, Jen Zoratti has a few ideas. You can also check out a guide to three easy Halloween looks created by Winnipeg makeup artist Maddy Harms; AV Kitching has the story, with photos by Mikaela MacKenzie.
Maddy Harms creates a wpiderweb Halloween makeup look. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Don’t believe in ghosts? That’s fine. But Winnipeg was once known for research into spectral and psychic phenomena, as a new book and exhibit show.
If you embrace spooky decorating, photographer Brook Jones captures what some homeowners have come up with; if you’re making the rounds in Transcona, be sure to drop off non-perishable food items at homes collecting for the local food bank.
The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay. (Brook Jones / Winnipeg Free Press)
Today’s must-read
The Manitoba government is calling on Ottawa to extend deadlines for federal loan repayments after business insolvencies in the province in August jumped 40 per cent since the start of the year.
Premier Wab Kinew joined fellow provincial and territorial leaders to ask Ottawa to give small businesses until Dec. 31, 2024, to pay back Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans currently due Jan. 18, in order for a portion of it to be forgiven. Carol Sanders reports.
Ce Soir Lingerie owner, Carol Yaschuk (right) and store manager, Malina Tillberg face dire circumstances after running a successful small business for over 20 years. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On Oct. 31, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported France, stirred by reports German Nazis were planning a putsch in the rich Saar region, envisaged the use of the French Army should the Nazis attept to seize the area. In Winnipeg, Anglican archbishop Most Rev. I. O. Stringer, known for his missionary work in the Arctic, died suddenly of a heart attack. In Italy, a rocket tube containing 1,600 letters, was launched from the side of a mountain to test it as a method of mail transport. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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