Your forecast
Sunny with a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Expected high is 26 C, humidex 28 and UV index 4 or moderate. Wind from the southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this mrongin and increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Voters in Manitoba can listen to party leaders go head-to-head-to-head this morning in a radio debate. The leaders of the Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and NDP are scheduled to be on CJOB for a 90-minute, commercial-free debate beginning at 10 a.m. local time. The Canadian Press reports.
Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson, NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont (The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Two weeks after having knee-replacement surgery at a private clinic in North Dakota, a Ste. Anne resident is ahead of schedule in her recovery and is urging those in the queue to put aside any reluctance and head across the border.
“I think it’s really unfortunate that we need to send Manitobans out of province or out of the country to have medical care, but at the same time, I am so grateful that I had this opportunity to be able to go,” said Glenda Knoll, 64, who had her second knee replacement at Fargo’s Sanford clinic Aug. 31 via Manitoba’s Surgical and Diagnostic Recovery Task Force. Katie May reports.
Ste. Anne resident Glenda Knoll (Supplied)
On the bright side
With her beloved Canon EOS Rebel T7 in hand, Debbie Ristimaki has been a volunteer photographer at a variety of events over the years, including Festival du Voyageur and the Manito Ahbee Festival. The 59-year-old Bridgwater Forest resident also volunteers with Culture Days, which runs from Sept. 22 until Oct. 15 and includes Nuit Blanche.
“I just love watching people and I love seeing them experience things,” says Ristimaki, who works in customer support at a technology company. “I discovered along the way that doing it with a camera was something that connected (with me).” Aaron Epp has the story.
Debbie Ristimaki (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 18, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that five survivors of a ship that sank suddenly in Georgian Bay were rescued by the C.P.S. Manitoba after spending 60 hours in a life raft, and taken to Owen Sound, Ont.; 18 lives were lost. A hurricane that struck Guadalope in the French West Indies killed 510 people; 33 people were also killed, and 140 wounded, by the storm in Florida, where property damage was expected to exceed $50 million. In Manitoba, although 12 new cases of infantile paralysis were reported, the disease was not responsible for any deaths. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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