What you need to know
Travis Ross photoSteve Kirby, Former director of Jazz Studies at the University of Manitoba.
Kirby case: Jazz musician and former University of Manitoba professor Steve Kirby has been charged with sexual assault. Kirby was arrested in May after an investigation by city police, who received a complaint about him from a student in June 2017. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski and Katie May report. READ MORE
Witness tells of warning: A marriage counsellor testified in a San Juan courtroom Monday Winnipeg native Adam Anhang told his wife he was filing for divorce during a 2005 session, and she responded with a warning. Anyang, a millionaire, was stabbed and beaten to death that same night. Claude Adams reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, with a 60 per cent chance of showers, and a risk of a thunderstorm. The high today is 24 C, with a humidex of 30. There will be wind from the west at 20 km/h this morning, then from the southwest at 15 km/h later this morning, then from the northwest at 15 km/h in the late afternoon.
What’s happening today
ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESSPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Trudeau in town: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to Winnipeg today. He’ll tour a Canada Goose plant, take questions at a seniors home, meet with Premier Brian Pallister and attend a Liberal party fundraiser this evening. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Carriers could strike: It’s expected the public will learn today whether Canada Post carriers and plant workers have given their union a strike mandate. If they voted in favour, there may be a strike or lockout by Sept. 26.
In case you missed it
“I’m glad to see the name glorified in it,” said Brandi Martens, who walks by with her dog every day. “That’s its true name.” (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
City scraps sign: A sign proclaiming the city’s highest hill “Garbage Hill,” in letters similar to the famous sign on the Hollywood Hills, was removed Monday shortly after people began noticing it. It was taken down by parks staff because it “was not installed with the city’s approval.” Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Accessing archives: The archives of the defunct Winnipeg Tribune will be launched Wednesday after the University of Manitoba spent four years and $500,000 digitizing 90 years of publishing. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 11, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in a so-called “budget of sacrifice” the chancellor of the exchequer in Britain delivered a balanced budget. Two trans-Pacific fliers, Don Moyle and C.A. Allen, were still missing; reports of unidentified aircraft spotted at widely separated locations in the northern Pacific included one from Whitehorse. Two Winnipeg girls completed a 2,000-mile hike ending in Montreal, Que., 15 minutes before their allotted three-week time for the trek was up. READ MORE
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