This morning
From company website:Japanese Jiu Jitsu Instructor Sensei Manuel Ruiz has dedicated his life to Martial Arts. Although his focus has been in Jiu Jitsu he has broadened his scope of the understanding of Martial Arts through in-depth experience in numerous systems. He is a Firefighter with city of Winnipeg Fire Department where he has been since 1993 but has also managed to work in the protective services field for a number of years and provided training and guidance to many security companies around Manitoba and abroad.
Firefighter’s wife alleged abuse: A martial arts instructor charged with sexual offences was accused of physical abuse by his wife decades ago, before he was hired as a firefighter. Manuel Ruiz’s wife claimed in a divorce petition filed in 1985 that he beat her regularly. She later dropped the petition, and Ruiz went on to join the Winnipeg fire department and open his own jiu-jitsu studio. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be sunny today, with patches of fog dissipating this morning and a high of 16 C.
In case you missed it
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESNiki Ashton
Stage left: Party insiders say Niki Ashton, who finished last among seven candidates for the leadership of the federal NDP in 2012, has a shot at winning this race. Dylan Robertson spoke with the Manitoba MP, who has targeted millennials by seeking to shift the party to the left. The party will announce the results of its first round of voting Sunday. READ MORE
Raising rates: Months after Bell’s takeover of MTS, the company is hiking rates for home phone, TV and internet subscribers. The increase has been given little fanfare and was mentioned in a vague line on last month’s phone bill. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Exhibit on exile: An exhibit opening today at Ogniwo, Winnipeg’s Polish museum, tells the tale of more than one million Poles who were uprooted during the Second World War, forced to perform labour and later sent to refugee camps all over the world. Krystyna Szypowska, a volunteer who curated the exhibit of more than a dozen drawings and stories, wants survivors to share their experiences before they’re lost forever. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Up next
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDr. Jane Goodall speaks at a workshop for school kids Thursday afternoon.
Going ape over Goodall: Famed primatologist Jane Goodall, who is considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, is speaking at the Burton Cummings Theatre tonight. Hours earlier, she will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Winnipeg. On Thursday, Goodall met with Winnipeg School Division students involved in a program launched by her institute. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Travelling man: The Price is Right Live is at the Club Regent Event Centre from tonight till Sunday. Erin Lebar has an interview with Todd Newton, who has been the touring show’s host since it started at a small casino in Reno, Nev., nearly 16 years ago. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Blue Bombers’ Maurice Leggett is putting up career numbers this season and has the confidence that goes along with them.
Mo better: Blue Bombers linebacker Maurice Leggett, who had a great season last year but was passed over for the league’s most outstanding defensive player award, used that as motivation this winter, pushing himself in training. He’s on pace to put up even better numbers this season and has two touchdowns and three interceptions. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
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#WEDay: Trending after Prince Harry, who is in Toronto for the Invictus Games, made a surprise appearance at Toronto’s We Day event as well.
On this date
On Sept. 29, 2011: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a 14-year-old boy had been charged with first-degree murder after a man was shot dead on a North End street. The weekend Culture Days festival was set to kick off. In the upcoming provincial election, the Tories hoped to unseat the NDP in the Interlake riding. Amazon launched its Kindle Fire tablet. READ MORE
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