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Possible postal strike: Canada Post carriers and plant workers finished voting Sunday on whether to give their union a strike mandate, and the result could be announced as early as today. If the vote is in favour of a mandate, there may be a strike or lockout by Sept. 26. READ MORE
Talking tyrants: As Canada and the U.S. work to renegotiate NAFTA, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to participate in a panel titled “Taking on the tyrant” at a women’s summit in Toronto. The discussion is on the rise of populism and “authoritarian strong men leaders.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to speak at the summit. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Ellen Judd, whose spouse Chris Egan was killed in the 9-11 attacks on the Twin Towers in NYC. During the week of the 17th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, Judd will be a guest observer at the military court in US base Guantanamo Bay where the accused in the terror attacks are being tried.
Agonizing anniversary: Ellen Judd will be in a courtroom at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday, 17 years to the day after her partner, Chris Egan, was killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. “I don’t think this is anything anybody really wants to do,” Judd says. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
TV boss toppled: CBS chief Les Moonves has resigned after six more women accused him of sexual misconduct, the network announced Sunday night. The powerful TV executive was already under investigation for allegations made by six other women. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of 22 C and wind from the west at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h later this morning.
Around the water cooler
Scene from a Winnipeg Police Association video attack ad on Mayor Brian Bowman. September 2018
Attack ad: Dan Lett’s latest column delves into the attack ad on Mayor Brian Bowman that features a frightened teen being told to wait for a 911 operator. Voters would be wrong to accept the nightmarish images as an accurate reflection of the current state of police services, Lett writes. READ MORE
Breaking down Banjo Bowl: Jeff Hamilton has five takeaways from this weekend’s Blue Bombers loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the annual Banjo Bowl. The Bombers have lost four consecutive games this season. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 10, 1921: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the Greek offensive against the Turkish Nationalist capital of Angora had failed. In Toronto, English statesman Sir John Simon argued that the First World War showed the value of democracy over that of autocracy. In Boston, the body of a man who had been manacled and mangled was found in the Desplaines River. READ MORE
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