Federal election
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks with people in a cafe as he mainstreets in downtown Winnipeg on Thursday, Sept.19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Campaign continues: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will make an announcement in Toronto this morning, seeking to get his election campaign back on track after apologizing for wearing blackface years ago. The Canadian Press reports on where the leaders are today. READ MORE
Talking Trudeau: Late-night talk show hosts in the U.S. weighed in on the Trudeau scandal last night. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers or thunderstorms this morning, a high of 22 C, humidex of 30 and wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 beginning later this morning.
What’s happening today
Michael Probst / The Associated PressProtests of the ‘Fridays For Future’ movement, such as this one in Frankfurt, Germany, against the increase of carbon dioxide emissions take place on Friday in cities around the globe.
Climate change protest: People are rallying around the word for what is being called a “global climate strike.” A youth-led rally is taking place on the steps of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at 1 p.m., culminating in a “die-in,” where protesters collapse and pretend to be dead.
Singer’s stamps: Canada Post will unveil three stamps honouring the late singer and poet Leonard Cohen at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Cohen died in November 2016 at age 82. READ MORE
Ice age begins: The Winnipeg Ice play their first regular season game on the road against the Brandon Wheat Kings tonight. The WHL team relocated from British Columbia. READ MORE
In case you missed it
SASHA SEFTER / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Blue Bombers punt returner Janarion Grant: “I’m just blessed to have the opportunity to play here.”
League leader: Returner Janarion Grant, who was cut by the Baltimore Ravens last season, has found success with the Blue Bombers, leading the CFL in return touchdowns and average punt return yardage. Head coach Mike O’Shea said he’s also impressed with Grant’s blocking. Jeff Hamilton report. READ MORE
Controversial alerts continue: The practice of issuing birth alerts requiring health officials to notify social workers when a woman has given birth continues despite being under review by the provincial government for a year. Katie May reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 20, 2017: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba NDP had relied on the comprehensive candidate-vetting process conducted prior to the 2016 election in approving Wab Kinew and Steve Ashton as potential leadership material. The Pallister government made more progress in slashing the provincial deficit in 2016 than it predicted, lowering it to $764 million. U.S. president Donald Trump derided Kim Jong-Un of North Korea, calling him “Rocket Man” and vowing the U.S. would “totally destroy” North Korea if it threatened the U.S. READ MORE
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