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In this 2016 photo provided by Princeton University, James Peebles speaks at the 43rd annual Donald R. Hamilton Lecture, at the university in Princeton, N.J. Peebles was among three scientists who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved, and the Earth’s place in it. The prize was given to Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.” (Mark Czajkowski/Princeton University via AP)
Scientist nets Nobel: Scientist and University of Manitoba graduate James Peebles, who was born in St. Boniface, has won the Nobel Prize in physics. The Princeton professor, who won for “theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology,” is among three winners. READ MORE
Noisy and nasty: Monday night’s federal election debate — featuring the largest number of leaders to ever participate in a televised showdown — was doomed before it started, Dan Lett writes in his latest column. READ MORE
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What’s happening today
Copies of a special report on the death of fifteen-year-old Tina Fontaine released by Daphne Penrose, the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth, are pictured at a release event at the Sagkeeng Mino Pimatiziwin Family Treatment Centre on the Sagkeeng First Nation, Man., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Manitoba’s advocate for youth says a lot more needs to be done if the government is to save children in care from the grim reality of an Indigenous teenage girl whose body was found in a river. “Awareness is the first step,” says Daphne Penrose of her report released in March into Tina Fontaine’s death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Response to report: An update on the province’s response to a report on Tina Fontaine’s life and death recently became publicly available. It was filed during the pre-election blackout period before last month’s provincial election. READ MORE
Playing in Pittsburgh: The Jets will try to improve to 2-2 on the season when they face former teammate Brandon Tanev and the Penguins in Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. CT. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsManitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding introduced Bill 2, the Public Services Sustainability Amendment Act, in the Manitoba legislature, Monday.
Asking for adjournment: The province is seeking to adjourn a trial to examine the constitutionality of its public-sector wage law after Finance Minister Scott Fielding introduced amendments to the legislation Monday. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Conversation about coyotes: The city and province will host a series of public information sessions on getting along with coyotes. “The more we move and develop into green space, the more conflict with wildlife there’s going to be,” said Leland Gordon of the city’s animal services department. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
‘We were really screwed’: A former owner of the Fort Garry Hotel, which is for sale for the first time since 1993, said he won’t seek to reacquire it. “It opens old wounds, but the wounds have never closed,” John Perrin said. “It just reminds me of the potential that was taken away from us.” Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 8, 1949: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the “merest chance” saved the lives of at least five city employees and the wrecking of Winnipeg’s giant new incinerator, after a live 17-pound anti-tank shell was recovered from garbage about to be dumped into the furnaces. Winnipeg motorists would get their first experience with parking meters in the coming week when 300 meters would go into operation on downtown streets. In Toronto, a scientist who predicted in 1946 that Russia would have an atomic bomb within three years warned that Russian development of atomic weapons could surpass that of the Western nations. READ MORE
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