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Sunny with a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Expected high is 20 C, low 11, with wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning.
What’s happening today
American rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will take the stage at Canada Life Centre as part of his world tour, dubbed The Final Lap, celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut breakthrough album Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The show will also feature special guest Busta Rhymes. Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster.ca.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Scott Garfitt / Invision / Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Since 2003, police officers in Manitoba have shot and killed 29 people. But just 14 inquests into these deaths have been completed.
Judges opted not to make recommendations in nine of the 14 inquests; when recommendations were made, they sometimes simply urged a party to “consider” adopting a particular policy, rather than actually implementing it.
Investigative reporter Marsha McLeod brings us the final instalment in her four-part series, The Inquest Files.
Lawyer Donald Worme says the reluctance by Manitoba’s judiciary to make recommendations following inquests is troubling. (Michelle Berg / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
Noah Neves was an 11-year-old with speed when he found his athletic calling — middle-distance running. Now 17, the St. Paul’s High School athlete has developed into one of Manitoba’s finest track and field prospects. Last month, he cemented his growing reputation by finishing fifth at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.
Noah Neves (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 13, 1937: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Calgary, the Blue Bombers handed the Bronks an 11-1 defeat, improving the Bombers’ standing among teams in the west. A Winnipeg motorist died of a seizure while driving on Ellice Avenue, and his passenger nearly died as well in the resulting collision. Seven new cases of infantile paralysis were reported in the province over the weekend, with three in Transcona. In Nuremburg, German chancellor Adolf Hitler professed a desire for peace and the need for Germany to have colonies. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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