What’s happening today
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPeter Ramdath, former chief financial officer at R. Litz and Sons Company Ltd.(Litz Crane), enters the Woodsworth building on his way to court Tuesday for sentencing.
Peter Ramdath, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud over $5,000. In exchange, the Crown agreed to stay other charges against him and to not pursue criminal charges against his wife.
200922 – Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Set to be sentenced: Peter Ramdath, the former CEO of R. Litz and Sons, is scheduled to be sentenced after previously pleading guilty to defrauding the crane company of more than $4 million. READ MORE
Carbon tax in court: The Supreme Court of Canada will begin hearing two days of arguments in three separate cases to determine whether the federal carbon tax is constitutional. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Ricin suspect: A Canadian woman suspected of sending envelopes containing ricin to the White House and places in Texas is expected to appear in U.S. federal court in Buffalo, N.Y. The RCMP searched a Montreal home in connection with the case Monday. READ MORE
Prayers for the poor: A prayer vigil calling for the federal government to create a universal basic income is taking place outside the St. Boniface office of cabinet minister Dan Vandal early this afternoon. The government’s throne speech will be delivered Wednesday. READ MORE
Supreme Court seat: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, a moderate Republican, said he would announce today whether he will support his party’s plan to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death before the next presidential term, the New York Times reports. The GOP might have enough support without Romney. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Fall officially began later this morning, but we’re in store for some summer weather. Mainly sunny with a high of 27 C, and wind from the south at 10 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Tampa Bay Lightning’s Kevin Shattenkirk celebrates his goal with teammates against the Dallas Stars during the first period in Edmonton on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Tampa ties it: The Stanley Cup final is tied after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars in Game 2 last night. Mike McIntyre reports from Edmonton. READ MORE
Lawyer agrees to restrict practice: A lawyer who has faced disciplinary action by the Law Society of Manitoba five times since 1999 has agreed to no longer practise criminal law. No reason for the undertaking was included in a notice on the law society’s website. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A poll found 83 per cent of Canadians think governments should require that masks be worn in all indoor public spaces, an increase of 16 per cent increase from July. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Unsolved slaying: An Alberta man who formerly lived in Winnipeg said he was recently detained and interrogated as a murder suspect in the 1979 homicide of 31-year-old Irene Pearson. Pearson, a real estate agent, was found slain in the basement of a new home in the Tyndall Park area. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Vezina victory: Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck won the Vezina Trophy for the NHL’s best goaltender on Monday. “It was just one of those moments where I couldn’t believe that it actually happened,” he said. It’s the first major NHL award for a player on a Winnipeg team since Teemu Selanne was named rookie of the year in 1993. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 22, 1970: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba government had finally agreed to participate with the federal government in plans for the future development of Churchill. A Winnipeg city alderman said the Winnipeg police commission was incompetent because after six months it had still not chosen a new police chief. In Yugoslavia, president Josip Broz Tito said he would step down after ruling the country for 25 years, and turn the government over to a collective leadership.
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