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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJay Grewal, Manitoba Hydro’s first female president and CEO,
Crown corporation’s boss: The Free Press sat down with Manitoba Hydro’s Jay Grewal for her first interview since she became its first woman president and CEO in February. Legislative reporter Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
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Your forecast: Periods of rain or drizzle all day with 10 mm expected, a high of 8 C, and winds from the northeast — later from the north — at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
What’s happening today
Premier Brian Pallister looks at some of his new provincial MLAs who were sworn into the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on September 25, 2019. Manitoba politicians are returning to the legislature for the first time since the provincial election three weeks ago. Premier Brian Pallister has said a short throne speech laying out his priorities will start the abbreviated, two-week session. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Set for throne speech: The first sitting of the Manitoba legislature since the provincial election earlier this month, scheduled to last two weeks, will begin with a short throne speech. The Speaker will also be elected. READ MORE
Round dance returns: Portage and Main will be blocked off when a round dance organized by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs starts at 1 p.m. It will be the second such event at the site in less than a month. This one marks Orange Shirt Day, which honours residential school survivors. The dancers will walk to Oodena Circle at The Forks at 2 p.m., where speeches will begin at 2:30 p.m. READ MORE
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Digging into disappearances: Relatives of Mennonites seized in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and ‘40s are getting some answers thanks to a centre at the University of Winnipeg examining recently opened KGB archives in Ukraine. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Jets GM gets it done: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff managed to sign defenceman Josh Morrissey to a long-term extension and keep free agent wingers Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor without hurting the team’s immediate and long-term future. READ MORE
Nothing lasts forever: Fashion chain Forever 21 said Sunday it will close its 44 Canadian stories, including its two Winnipeg locations. The chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 30, 1978: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that stunned Roman Catholics around the world mourned the sudden death of Pope John Paul I. The Canadian Transport Commission approved the construction of Winnipeg’s long-awaited Sherbrook-McGregor overpass. A dispute between the Manitoba telephone system and Winnipeg cable companies scuttled cable service to Brandon and Portage la Prairie less than an hour after it began. The Canadian dollar dropped to 84.43 cents against the U.S. dollar. READ MORE
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