Your forecast
Sunny. High 28 C. Humidex 31. UV index 6 or high.
The dramatic start to Canada’s fall weather will give way to mild temperatures in the middle of the season, the Weather Network’s seasonal forecast suggests, but not before a possibly abrupt transition into early winter.
Record-breaking heat in British Columbia and early shots of cold weather in Central and Eastern Canada have already provided some “dramatic contrast” this month, said the network’s senior meteorologist Doug Gillham.
From mid-September through October, most of Canada is expected to “hit the pause button” on those temperature extremes, he said. Warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected to dominate with fewer storms through the heart of the season. The Canadian Press reports.
The dramatic start to Canada’s fall weather is expected to give way to warmer temperatures in the middle of the season but not before a possibly abrupt transition into early winter. (The Weather Network / The Canadian Press)
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in his hometown of Edmonton for two days of planning meetings ahead of Parliament’s return next week.
Carney is expected to address his fellow Liberal MPs in a speech to rally his troops before the House of Commons curtains rise on Monday for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Canadian Press reports.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a meeting of the Liberal caucus in May. (Justin Tang / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Tough questions were being directed at Manitoba’s justice system after a repeat offender charged in a fatal highway crash walked away from his judge-ordered stay at an unsecured facility over the weekend and couldn’t be found until his arrest Tuesday afternoon.
And the province’s justice minister, who heralded the NDP government’s decision to resume the use of ankle-bracelet monitors in some cases of pre-trial release while speaking with reporters at the legislature, refused to say whether one was used in this case, and if not, why not.
Not long after issuing a warrant for his arrest, James Lorne Hilton, 25, of Portage la Prairie, was back in custody “without incident,” RCMP said in a release. Carol Sanders has the story.
Meechelle Best, Kellie Verwey’s mother, (centre) said the man charged in her daughter’s death disappeared from the treatment centre where he was on bail. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 11, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported approximately 1,200 workers at the Canada Packers plant in St. Boniface would vote on whether to strike, and 700 workers at the Burns plant would take a similar vote the next day. City police were a step closer to solving the Aug. 28 robbery of $28,409 from a Winnipeg hotel owner after the thieves’ getaway car was found in the bush close to the CN railway line west of Winnipeg. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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