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Light rain ending this morning with a high of 17 C and a low of 11.
What’s happening today
In Ottawa, MPs will rise in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth during a special sitting of the House of Commons.
Meanwhile, in London, thousands of people lined up overnight to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament’s Westminster Hall.
A woman draped with a Union flag waits with other people in the queue near Westminster Palace. (Markus Schreiber / The Associated Press)
Today’s must-read
When an official-looking email arrived in 69-year-old Oakbank resident Julie Leefe’s inbox, she clicked on a link and entered her login details and unknowingly gave hackers access to her account and contacts, including two well-intentioned friends who ended up losing $300 each in a subsequent emergency scam. Now she wants Bell MTS to send an alert to its customers. Chris Kitching has the story.
Julie Leefe shows the email she received recently which was actually a phone scam. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
Kenya’s newly elected president, William Ruto, said at his inauguration speech on Tuesday that a transition to electricity powered by solar, wind and geothermal energy will be key to the government’s agenda in addressing climate change.
Kenya’s new president, William Ruto (Brian Inganga / The Associated Press files)
In other news, the World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths around the world last week was its lowest since March 2020, and it could mark a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus regarding ongoing efforts to stop COVID-19.
On this date
On Sept. 15, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Western Bank of Canada, which three years earlier had promised to breathe new life into the Canadian banking business, might never open its doors to the public as shareholders voted seven-to-one in Winnipeg to wind up the bank; the move was subject to approval by the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench. Canada was downsizing the Armed Forces. The Soviet Union was boosting its production of ICBMs, and was feared to have overtaken the U.S. in the arms race for the first time. Search our archives for more here.
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