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Clearing this morning with a high of 17 C and a low of -1. Risk of frost this evening.
What’s happening today
The federal government is expected to officially lift COVID-19 border restrictions today, meaning foreign nationals will no longer require an approved series of vaccinations to enter the country, and Canada-bound travellers will no longer be subject to random mandatory COVID-19 tests.
Travellers at Pearson International Airport in Toronto (Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
The Free Press sought information about cases of teacher misconduct in the province’s 37 school divisions, filing freedom of information requests, but only two divisions, Whiteshell and Border Land, confirmed they had no recorded cases of misconduct during the specified time period. All other school divisions rejected the request. Privacy experts say the lack of transparency is troubling. Katrina Clarke reports.
(Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
The co-owners of Thom Bargen Coffee Roasters, Graham Bargen and Thom Hiebert, had to weather the changes in street traffic brought on by the pandemic. Now they’re heading back to their old stomping grounds, where both of them used to live: Corydon. Ben Waldman has a story on how the local coffee chain is opening a new café in a prime spot.
When the latest shop from Thom Bargen Coffee Roasters opened on Corydon, customers flocked, with 550 beverages purchased. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On Sept. 26, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported all available planes in Canada and the U.S. were engaged in the search for the eight-man McAlpine party, an aerial prospecting team that had gone missing in Canada’s far north; aircraft set off from The Pas and Stony Rapids. Towns along the east coast of Florida braced for the impact of a major hurricane heading from the Bahamas. The town of Powassan, Ont., was threatened with destruction by a nearby wildfire. Search our archives for more here.
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