Your forecast
A fog advisory is in effect for Winnipeg and much of southern Manitoba this morning. The fog is expected to lift this afternoon. High of 23 C with 20 km/h winds becoming south this morning. Read Environment Canada’s forecast here.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Toronto Argonauts at home tonight for the Orange Shirt game in honour of truth and reconciliation. Game time is 7 p.m. at Princess Auto Stadium.
Tomorrow is Nuit Blanche, an annual all-night arts festival in downtown Winnipeg. Find more information on the upcoming art installations here.
Today’s must-reads
A new wave of major construction is expected to attract thousands of new residents to downtown Winnipeg over the next few years. Despite the optimism, longstanding challenges remain in the core. Reporter Gabrielle Piché spoke to residents, planners and community advocates about housing and downtown revitalization ahead of the Oct. 28 election. Read more here.
Artist’s rendering of Railside at The Forks, a development with nine apartment buildings and one condominium project that will see about 400 units finished by 2028 and up to 1,200 planned by 2040. (Supplied)
The University of Winnipeg is collecting course outlines, historic concerns about systemic racism on campus and related records to mark the 10-year anniversary of mandating Indigenous studies.
The unveiling of a new archive drew nearly 200 people to Centennial Hall on Thursday afternoon to reflect on how the Indigenous course requirement, also known as “the ICR,” came to be. Maggie Macintosh reports.
ICR Collection project leads, Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum (left) and Brett Lougheed, discuss the importance of the collection during an event at the University of Winnipeg Thursday. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On the bright side
Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day.
Across the world, communities are dedicating Friday to honouring the beloved country singer. The day is falling on Sept. 25, a wink at Parton’s hit song “9 to 5.” The Associated Press reports.
On this date
Sept. 25, 1946: Winnipeg plant breeders developed a new strain of grain — a stem-rust-resistant variety of oats. Winnipeg RCMP recorded one of the largest drug busts of the time, seizing about 10,000 pills containing heroin, worth about $50,000. And Canadians were told to say goodbye to a five-cent cup of coffee in cafes. “A really good cup of coffee cannot be served for a nickel,” George Springfield Hougham, the managing director of the Canadian Restaurant Association, said at the time.
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