Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. High of 11 C.
What’s happening today
The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter tonight during what’s known as a supermoon.
October’s supermoon is the first of three this year. It happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA. The subtle difference happens a few times a year, sometimes coinciding with other astronomical events such as lunar eclipses. The Associated Press has more here.
The full moon rises in the over a beer sign in the outfield at Kauffman Stadium in 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Riedel / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Members of Manitoba’s Jewish community reflected Sunday about how their calendars have forever changed after Oct. 7, 2023.
The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg rallied roughly 2,000 people to march, pray and find solace in one another ahead of a tragic milestone.
“We are not the same people we were two years ago,” Paula Parks told a crowd of hundreds who braved a rainy and cold evening to gather on the Asper Jewish Community Campus. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
People gathered at Asper Jewish Community Centre to walk and commemorate the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Sunday. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
The Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s groundbreaking work to save a critically endangered butterfly has earned it a joint conservation award with two other North American zoos.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums recognized Assiniboine Park Zoo, Minnesota Zoo and John Ball Zoo with the 2025 North American Conservation Award for their collaboration, perseverance, innovation and cross-border co-operation to revive the dwindling population of the Poweshiek skipperling butterfly. AV Kitching has more here.
Members of Assiniboine Park’s conservation and research team (Assiniboine Park Conservancy photo)
On this date
On Oct. 6, 1922: The Manitoba Free Press reported 33 people were known to be dead as a result of one of the most devastating fires in the history of northern Ontario, which swept over an area of Temiskaming and Northern Ontario rail line between Englehart and Cobalt. Manitoba premier John Bracken was elected by an overwhelming majority in The Pas. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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