This morning
Review didn’t include recordings: In vetting Wab Kinew before he became an MLA and later the NDP’s leader, the party didn’t listen to court tapes to learn more about his past convictions for assault and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. Party president David Woodbury says the vetting also focused more on the convictions instead of domestic violence charges that were later stayed. The details presented in court of the 2004 assault of a city cab driver are at odds with Kinew’s account in a book he wrote. Larry Kusch and Katie May report. READ MORE
Your forecast: The skies will clear after showers end this morning, with wind from the southwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning. The high today is 21 C.
In case you missed it
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManitoba Minister of Finance Cameron Friesen and Premier Brian Pallister.
Budget boon: Audited statements released Tuesday show Manitoba incurred a summary budget deficit of $764 million in 2016-17 — $147 million less than originally budgeted. The documents also show the government benefited from higher-than-expected revenues. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Restoring rail service: Ottawa says there might still be time to fix Churchill’s rail line before the fall freeze. “We’re confident that we’re going to be able to move forward and help Churchill,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. It has been 17 weeks since the line was shut down because of flood damage. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWichita thought they won the title on Monday, but Wingnuts players were shocked after a balk overturned celebrations. The Goldeyes capitalized on their opportunity and won Game 4 in 17 innings — the longest in league history.
Goldeyes have shot at glory: The Winnipeg Goldeyes can win their second consecutive championship with a win tonight over the Wichita Wingnuts in the deciding game of their series. Two games in the best-of-five series have been postponed because of rain here, including tonight’s. Game time at Shaw Park is 6 p.m. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Literary launch: Wayne Johnston will launch his new book at McNally Robinson Booksellers tonight. Fictional journalist character Sheilagh Fielding, first introduced in the Newfoundland’s novelist’s critically acclaimed The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, returns in First Snow, Last Light. Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson has an interview with the author. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Blue-line battle: Winnipeg Jets defenceman Tucker Poolman, who was signed to his first pro deal in the off-season, has been skating with Jets regulars in training camp. It’s the type of scenario the team has been planning for, where youngsters challenge veterans for roster spots. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Both sides of pot debate: A political science professor says marijuana should only be sold in government liquor stores in Manitoba. The chief executive officer of Canada’s largest medical marijuana company argues Manitobans will be better served if businesses are allowed to compete. Malcolm Bird and Mark Goliger wrote about the issue for our Think Tank section. READ MORE
Trending now
Miguel Tovar / The Associated PressRescue workers and volunteers search for survivors at the Ninos Heroes neighborhood in Mexico City, Tuesday.
Mexico City: Trending after the Mexican capital recovers from the shock of a powerful earthquake, in which at least 217 people were killed. The magnitude-7.1 quake struck on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 earthquake that killed thousands, and earlier in the day, people around Mexico had held earthquake drills to mark the date. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 20, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that German forces had captured two Russian island bases in the Baltics. U.S. president Fraklin Roosevelt would not comment on an Axis craft reportedly sunk by a U.S. naval ship. Long-range R.A.F. bombers struck at Stettin, Germany. In Nazi-controlled France, German radio proclaimed that 12 French “hostages” had been executed for allegedly attacking German soldiers. READ MORE
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