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What’s happening today
The Toronto Blue Jays can accomplish tonight what they failed to do last night: Beat the host New York Yankees and win their American League Division Series. The Canadian Press reports.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. (Frank Franklin II / The Associated Press)
An artificial intelligence expert and computer science professor will be speaking to seniors who want to know more about the technology at a free event tonight. The evening, titled Artificial Intelligence for Beginners, will feature David Gerhard, who teaches at the University of Manitoba. It is being held at Westworth United Church in River Heights at 6 p.m. John Longhurst has more here.
The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cellphone with an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT’s Dall-E text-to-image model (Michael Dwyer / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
City police handed out dozens of tickets and cleared a north Winnipeg parking lot multiple times over the summer in response to complaints about reckless driving and excessive noise during large gatherings of car enthusiasts.
Police increased enforcement on north Main Street in Rivergrove on some Saturdays and Sunday cruise nights between June and September, while stressing a small number of drivers were responsible for the problems.
“The ones that we’re concerned about are the ones who are participating in the dangerous behaviours — the racing around and the loud revving of the engines, and doing the brake stands and smoking the tires,” said Winnipeg Police Service traffic division patrol Sgt. Brian Neumann. Chris Kitching has the story.
Two people were transported to hospital — one in critical condition — after their vehicle was struck by one of two cars police said were racing on Portage Avenue during a cruise night in September 2023. (Supplied)
On the bright side
Calling Manitoba’s homeless crisis deplorable, one of the city’s most prominent business leaders is putting up millions to help turn the tide.
“We are at an inflection point. I really believe that. I’m not saying that to be dramatic, I just believe we’re at a crossroads,” said Mark Chipman, executive chairman of True North Sports & Entertainment.
The company, which owns the Winnipeg Jets and Canada Life Centre, announced Tuesday it is investing $5 million in the Collaborative Housing Alliance Real Estate Investment Trust.
It joins Paul and Anne Mahon, who are contributing $2 million through the Mahon Family Foundation. The initiative — which received $10 million in provincial seed funding last fall — aims to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars for new affordable housing by leveraging private, public and philanthropic funds. Scott Billeck has more here.
CHAR chairman Paul Mahon, a former CEO of Canada Life (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
On this date
On Oct. 8, 1942: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Russian troops were re-crossing the Don River northwest of Stalingrad in their advance to relieve the city, while the German attack there, despite unprecedented efforts, appeared to be firmly stalled. British authorities would begin manacling German prisoners unless the Germans removed the bonds placed on Canadian and British soldiers captured at Dieppe. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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