Your forecast
Mainly sunny. Wind from the northwest at 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this afternoon. High 18 C. UV index 3 or moderate.
What’s happening today
🏒 The Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche at Canada Life Centre, starting at 6:30 p.m. Ken Wiebe has a preview here.
And Manitoba’s switch to permanent daylight time has resulted in some odd start times for the Jets — but only for away games. The Canadian Press reports.
Winnipeg Jets Cole Perfetti (right) and Kyle Connor (left) have already combined for five goals and 10 points in three games. (Duane Burleson / The Associated Press)
Today’s must-read
Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein said he was offered a position with the provincial Tories if he pulled out of the 2022 mayoral race that saw then-city councillor Scott Gillingham defeat former mayor Glen Murray.
Klein made the revelation on Monday as he and Mike Vogiatzakis swapped accusations of offering an inducement to leave the current mayoral race. Both candidates allege that they were offered a position at city hall by the other — if victorious in the Oct. 28 election — in exchange for withdrawing.
“When I ran for mayor last time, a person with the (Progressive) Conservative Party of Manitoba came to my office and sat me down and said, ‘Look, we would like you to pull out of the race. There’s two weeks left. We would like you to pull out of the race, we’ll get you something in the party, but we need to open the door so that Glen Murray doesn’t win and Scott (Gillingham) does,” Klein told the Free Press. Carol Sanders has the story.
Scott Gillingham (right) and Kevin Klein at a 2022 mayoral forum. (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Despite a devastating wildfire season, tourism in Manitoba hit record highs in 2025.
The province welcomed more than 11 million visitors who spent a total of $2.4 billion, generating nearly $450 million in provincial tax revenues, Travel Manitoba announced on Tuesday.
“Manitoba is a bit of a hidden secret, so it’s really exciting to see more and more people from across the country and internationally discovering everything that we have to offer,” said Angela Cassie, interim president and CEO of the Crown corporation. Aaron Epp has more here.
A Beluga surfaces for air as whale watchers head out in kayaks on the Churchill River in Churchill. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
On this date
On Oct. 7, 1935: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Ethiopian government announced heavy Italian bombing on the northern and southern fronts, as military strategists in Emperor Haile Selassie’s government declared the fall of Aduwa a “hollow victory.” In Canada, a record number of candidates were expected to enter the race for seats in House of Commons in the upcoming general election.
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