What you need to know
Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESGovernor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, in Ottawa in 2017.
Payette snubs province: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is poised to breach a long-held tradition of visiting each province and territory during her first year in the role. Multiple sources say they have heard Payette — who has yet to visit Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Yukon — has prioritized her work-life balance beyond what her staff expect. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Liquor losses: Thefts from Manitoba Liquor Marts totalled $800,000 in the past 12 months, nearly double Saskatchewan’s losses. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries has been criticized for its policy of not allowing security guards to stop thieves. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be cloudy with rain starting late this afternoon, a high of 13 C and wind from the northeast at 10 km/h increasing to 30 km/h early this afternoon.
What’s happening today
FULTONGROVE.CAFulton Grove – a proposed residential development on the Parker lands by Gem Equities, a development company owned by Andrew Marquess.
Parker lands plan: The final council meeting before the civic election starts this morning. Wednesday, a judge ordered the city to hold a hearing on the proposed rezoning for the Parker lands and a plan for the area’s development. A report on the agenda for today’s meeting recommends council reject the plan because it’s “missing a significant amount of important content and policies.” Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Tough trio: The Jets will face the Oilers in Edmonton at 8 p.m. in their first road game of the pre-season. Mike McIntyre reports on the checking line of Adam Lowry, Andrew Copp and Brandon Tanev, which ranked among the most effective in the league in one analysis. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free PressKeith Urban brought down Bell MTS Place with some country twang Wednesday night.
Urban analysis: Erin Lebar has a review of Wednesday night’s Keith Urban concert at Bell MTS Place. The country star performed for more than two hours and donned the Jets’ new third jersey for a solo encore. READ MORE
Disturbing details: Police say a man was abducted at random from the West End, held at gunpoint, beaten, burned with cigarettes, held out of an upper-floor window and forced to breathe in methamphetamine smoke while a knife was held to his throat. Two men are charged with kidnapping the victim to obtain his ATM code. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 20, 2001: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the United States was sending jet fighters to the Persian Gulf in response to the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. earlier in the month. In Winnipeg, the discovery of 4.5 kg of cocaine aboard a jet from Jamaica indicated ground security at North American airports was too lax, according to police. Winnipeg police aimed to crack down on child prostitution. READ MORE
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