What you need to know
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldNDP leader Jagmeet Singh wants Ottawa to declare Canada is in a climate emergency.
Singh stopping here: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is campaigning in Winnipeg this morning. He is scheduled to make an announcement on climate change and “green jobs” with Winnipeg Centre candidate Leah Gazan at the University of Winnipeg. Later this morning, he will be mingling at The Forks. READ MORE
Proroguing Parliament illegal: The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled today Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament for weeks leading up to the country’s Brexit deadline is “void and of no effect.” The decision — a major blow to the new PM — immediately prompted calls for him to resign, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFiona Jochum walks alongside one of her families soybean fields the area of St. Francois Xavier, MB, that has been flooded with water from last weekends storm.
Your forecast: The first full day of fall will be mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon, with a high of 19 C, humidex of 28 and peak winds from the southwest at 15 km/h beginning later this morning. Meanwhile, recent rainfall has threatened up to $2 billion in Manitoba crops. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (Frank Franklin II / The Associated Press files)
Former first lady: An event billed as a “conversation with” Michelle Obama is happening over the noon hour at Bell MTS Place. Tickets for the event, organized by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, are still available. READ MORE
Trump talks: U.S. President Donald Trump will speak before the General Assembly of the United Nations later this morning. He is expected to blame Iran for recent strikes against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and address the standoff in Venezuela, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Franco’s remains can be removed: Spain’s Supreme Court ruled the government can exhume the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco from a mausoleum he built on the outskirts of Madrid. Some 34,000 people from both sides of the 1936-39 civil war are also buried there. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
FACEBOOKNorma (Bambi) Andrews, 28, was killed Sept. 21, 2019 in a home in the 500 block of Balmoral.
‘Our heart has been broken’: A vigil was held last night on Balmoral Street for Norma (Bambi) Andrews, the city’s latest homicide victim. Tessa Vanderhart reports. READ MORE
‘A really good pro’: Mike McIntyre has an article on new Jets defenceman Anthony Bitetto, who might crack the team’s top six with the absence of Dustin Byfuglien. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 24, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the missing E.A. Godfrey and his three companions, who had been attempting a flight from Vancouver to Ottawa, had been found 100 miles from Peace River town by Gen. A.D. McRae; dense smoked had caused a forced landing and Godfrey’s aircraft had crashed into the Peace River. In Madrid, Spain, a fire in a theatre caused many deaths, including those trampled in the rush to exit the theatre; the death toll was believed to be as high as several hundred. READ MORE
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Winnipeg Free Press READ MORE
|
