What you need to know
Vincent Thian / The Associated PressA protester wears a gas mask and holds up his hand to represent the protester’s five demands in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters marched in the city center ahead of reported plans by the city’s embattled leader to deploy emergency powers to ban people from wearing masks in a bid to quash four months of anti-government demonstrations. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Protests before ban: Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong with their faces covered after the territory’s leader announced earlier today she is invoking emergency powers to ban masks at protests starting Saturday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 10 C and wind from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50 beginning later this morning.
What’s happening today
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck watches New York Rangers right wing Kaapo Kakko during the second period Thursday, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Date with the Devils: The Jets face the Devils in New Jersey at 6 p.m. CT in their second game in two nights. Last night, the Jets gave up the game-winning goal with just over four minutes remaining in a 6-4 loss to the New York Rangers, and goalie Connor Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 31 shots. “I don’t know, it just seems like the puck was always in the wrong spot for me,” he said after the game. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
McLachlan at the Millennium: Award-winning artist Sarah McLachlan will be at the Millennium Library this morning for a City of Winnipeg announcement about a musical instrument lending program.
Sold-out show: Elton John will perform the first of two sold-out shows at Bell MTS Place tonight as part of his farewell tour. Here’s our preview. READ MORE
In case you missed it
TWITTERJagmeet Singh speaks with a man who suggested the NDP leader cut off his turban to look more Canadian, at Montreal’s Atwater Market on Wednesday.
Unfair expectations: In her latest column, Melissa Martin weighs in on how federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh handled a xenophobic encounter, and how he shouldn’t have to be so patient and graceful. READ MORE
Playoff push: Bombers defensive end Willie Jefferson said some players on the team, which has clinched a playoff spot but lost consecutive games, have become complacent. “We’re happy that we made the playoffs, that we won nine games. But we don’t want guys to get complacent and start easing off the gas,” he said. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Faith factor: The pool of voters who say religion is important in their lives is declining and becoming more liberal, a study says, and that could affect the Conservative party’s future. John Longhurst reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 4, 1918: The allies fighting in the First World War had success on the west front, with the failure of the Germans to hold fortified positions leading to the possibility of a collapse of the German machine. French troops captured 2,800 prisoners and made an important advance to the northwest of Sommepy, in the Champagne region. The Canada Food Board ordered restricted sales of creamery butter to households, but there was no restriction on farmers’ butter. READ MORE
Today’s front page
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