What’s happening today
CPNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh makes an announcement in downtown Toronto on Tuesday. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)
Election campaign continues: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will make the first announcement of the day, on long-term care, in Essex before meeting with supporters in five other Ontario communities. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will make the next announcement in Halifax this morning. Erin O’Toole of the Conservatives will make an announcement in Jonquière, Que., and host an event with supporters later in the day. READ MORE
Set to release stats: Statistics Canada will announce what the consumer price index was for August. There was an increase of 3.7 per cent in July. READ MORE
Tension amid tests: North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart, raising tensions between the two countries. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Virtual town hall: The second discussion in Reopening MB, a four-part virtual town hall series presented by the Free Press, begins at noon. The series will answer questions about future plans in various sectors amid the pandemic. Today’s discussion, hosted by arts reporters Eva Wasney and Ben Sigurdson, is on the recovery of the food and drink industry READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy for much of the day with a high of 24 C, humidex of 26 and wind from the south at 10 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 beginning late this afternoon.
In case you missed it
JESSICA LEE/WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJoyce Bateman calls constituents from her home office on Tuesday. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press)
Familiar foes: Former Tory MP Joyce Bateman is seeking to unseat Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr, who beat her in 2015, in Winnipeg South Centre. It would be a huge upset if that happens, political studies Prof. Christopher Adams said. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Governor to remain in office: California Gov. Gavin Newsom easily survived Tuesday’s recall election. He is up for reelection next year. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 15, 1978: The Winnipeg Free Press reported prime minister Pierre Trudeau was open to persuasion on the restoration of the death penalty if it could be proven it was a deterrent. Winnipeg’s city council endorsed an eight-year lease agreement with the Winnipeg Jets for an expanded Winnipeg Arena; the agreement was nearly identical to one council had rejected in August. Mayor Robert Steen predicted the city would see a $25-million shortfall unless it reduced service levels or laid off civic employees.
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