What’s happening today
A Durham Police forensics truck sits in front of a home on Parklane Avenue in Oshawa, Ont. on Friday, September 4, 2020. Mourners will gather in Oshawa, Ont., today to remember the four members of the Traynor family who were killed in a shooting earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Funeral for Oshawa victims: A private funeral will begin this morning for the four family members fatally shot in an Oshawa home earlier this month. Police have identified the killer as Mitchell Lapa, a Winnipeg resident and the brother of the lone surviving victim. Investigators have said Lapa fatally shot himself after the attack. The Canadian Press reports.
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PM consults with political foes: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin consulting with opposition leaders about next week’s throne speech. The Liberal minority government would fall if he can’t get the support of at least one of the main opposition parties in a confidence vote on the speech. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Tampa can clinch conference final: The Tampa Bay Lightning can earn a berth in the Stanley Cup Final by beating the New York Islanders in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final tonight. The Islanders trailed 3-1 in the series before winning Game 5 on Tuesday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy for most of the day, with a high of 13 C and wind from the north at 10 km/h beginning early this afternoon. At 7 a.m., it was -2 C with a wind chill of -4.
In case you missed it
Sand mine project’s CEO: The CEO of a company seeking to build a sand-processing plant in Manitoba was formerly part of another company ordered to cease trading in Alberta last year. The order has since been lifted, but Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont says Manitoba’s government should have serious concerns about the project and its proponent. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Gridiron gap year: The Free Press spoke with four Blue Bombers players about what their year away from football involves. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Hookah lounge warning: The provincial government is warning of potential COVID-19 exposure at a hookah lounge that was the latest such establishment to be ticketed. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 17, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that gales had scattered a German invasion fleet heading across the English Channel for Great Britain; winds reached 35 to 40 miles per hour and drove big waves through the Straits of Dover. Meanwhile, some of London’s most exclusive streets were hit by German bombs. British prime minister Winston Churchill told people to maintain constant vigilance against German invasion, but that despite that country’s air raids, Britain’s air strength was increasing.
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