This morning
Close call: An annual memorial honouring fallen peace officers took place Sunday at the legislative grounds, the morning after a city police officer was stabbed and seriously injured in a home in the Maples. The man who stabbed the officer was shot by police and later died. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Today will be cloudy with a high of 12 C, wind from the north at 20 km/h and a 30 per cent chance of showers.
In case you missed it
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSLine chefs busy training Thursday at the new IHOP restaurant set to open Sept. 25.
IHOP is here: The city’s first International House of Pancakes eatery opens this morning off the northwest corner of Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway. The 6,000-sq.-ft. IHOP may be the first of several opening in Winnipeg in the next five to six years. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Helping hurricane victims: Denise Morancie is hoping to raise $25,000 to send care packages to her home village on the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean island of Dominica. Morancie moved to Winnipeg four years ago with her husband, Richard Hannah, who met her while working in Dominica. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Up next
Shining a light on sex trafficking: A screening of Human Trafficking: Canada’s Secret Shame, produced by the Joy Smith Foundation, is taking place at 10 a.m. at the Manitoba RCMP headquarters on Portage Avenue. The documentary explains how traffickers lure young people into the sex trade.
Still suspended: An Appeal Court hearing for Tousif Ahmed, a nurse whose licence was suspended despite being acquitted of sexually assaulting a patient, is scheduled for today. The ruling stems from an incident at Victoria General Hospital’s emergency department in 2014. Jane Gerster will be at the court hearing.
Around the water cooler
JASON FRANSON / THE CANADIAN PRESSWinnipeg Jets’ goalie Michael Hutchinson (34) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers’ Patrick Maroon (19) during second period pre-season NHL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday September 23, 2017.
Camp cuts: The Winnipeg Jets cut 13 players from their training camp roster Sunday, including goaltender Michael Hutchinson, who must clear waivers before joining the AHL’s Manitoba Moose. The Jets, who have yet to win a game this pre-season, face off against the Calgary Flames at 7 p.m. at Bell MTS Place. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Loosening province’s purse strings: Premier Brian Pallister needs to tap into hundreds of millions of dollars in free funds available for cost-shared projects, Dan Lett writes in his latest column. Last week, the City of Winnipeg said it had to withdraw applications for federal funding for eight projects because the Progressive Conservative government wouldn’t contribute. READ MORE
Trending now
Jeffrey T. Barnes / The Associated PressBuffalo Bills players kneel during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, in Orchard Park, N.Y.
#TakeAKnee: Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made waves last year by kneeling during the playing of the U.S. national anthem prior to professional football games to protest police brutality against African-Americans. More athletes have emulated his example, particularly in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of the protest, with many more players kneeling during the anthem over the weekend. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 25, 1971: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg monarchists gave royal couple Princess Anne and Lord Snowdon their warmest welcome so far in the city at Assiniboine Park. The Manitoba government planned a $4.5-million office building and $1.2-million parking facility as part of a $45-million program of capital work acceleration aimed at offsetting winter unemployment. Manitoba premier Ed Schreyer called on the prime minister to hold a meeting with the country’s premiers to address the nationwide unemployment crisis. READ MORE
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