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Free Press Head Start for Sept. 29
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Good morning!
In a joint collaboration between the Free Press and the Narwhal, Julia-Simone Rutgers reports on Winnipeg’s mature tree canopy, and its value and impact. The city’s urban forest is threatened by disease and invasive species, but, as Rutgers writes, there are steps government, community groups, private citizens can take to protect it. Read the full story here.
— David Fuller
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Your forecast
Sunny skies with a high of 21 C and a low of 8.
Today’s must-read
Manitoba’s health minister will meet with overburdened emergency-room nurses at Health Sciences Centre for the first time since the pandemic began, amid the ongoing crisis in the hospital’s emergency department. Katie May has the story.
Minister of Health Audrey Gordon (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
Recent Chinese fossil finds dating to the Silurian period (443 million years ago to 419 million years ago) include remains of fish and their teeth. The fossils include the oldest teeth ever discovered, from a time when animals were evolving to have them for the first time, according to four studies published this week in Nature.
This illustration depicts some of the fossil fish, more than 400 million years old, which were found by researchers in southern China. (Heming Zhang via The Associated Press)
On this date
On Sept. 29, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the sole distributor of paperback books, comics and magazines in Manitoba (other than in Brandon), Canadian News Co., had pulled all copies of D.H. Lawrence’s controversial novel Lady Chatterly’s Lover from bookstores in the province. Sixteen rare upside-down St. Lawrence Seaway stamps were sold by a Winnipeg syndicate to collector Kasimir Bileski for $1,000 apiece. Hurricane Gracie hit the eastern shores of North Carolina, with winds reaching 125 mph, uprooting trees, toppling communication lines, and ripping roofs off houses. Search our archives for more here.
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Carol Sanders:
Manitoba legislature makes fiery return
The Manitoba legislature returned from summer recess, with a Progressive Conservative premier more “fired up” than ever and the NDP trying to create a political firestorm over a Tory MLA being sued by a business associate.
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Eva Wasney and Alan Small and Jen Zoratti and Ben Sigurdson and Jill Wilson:
What’s up: Events for Truth and Reconciliation Day
Friday is the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Canada’s newest federal statutory holiday commemorating the painful and ongoing legacy of the country’s Indian Residential School System. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, the public is encouraged to take time to learn, reflect and engage in reconciliation in meaningful ways. Keep reading for a roundup of some of the events and activities taking place on Fri., Sept. 30 in Winnipeg.
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Fresh opinions
Editorial:
Tories’ path to re-election is steep uphill climb
There is usually little an incumbent government can do to regain public trust once it has been lost. It appears Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative party falls into that category. Public opinion polls over the past year have shown Tory support has plummeted to levels that, if an election were held, would return the party to the opposition benches after only six years in office.
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Gerald Brown and Shauna MacKinnon:
Affordable seniors’ housing must be priority
On July 26, the residents of Lions Place at 610 Portage Ave. received a letter from the management of Lions Housing Centres indicating the facility would be put up for sale on the private housing market.
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