What you need to know
President Donald Trump listens to Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Debate quickly deteriorates: The first debate of the U.S. presidential campaign was ugly, angry and chaotic, as Donald Trump interrupted his opponent, Joe Biden, throughout and taunted him with personal attacks. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A 60 per cent chance of showers with risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, a high of 12 C, and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 beginning later this morning.
What’s happening today
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSOrange shirt at Robert H Smith.
Learning about sad legacy: Many young students will spend part of today, Orange Shirt Day, learning about the harms caused by the residential school system. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Vote on police program: City council will decide whether to extend a police-in-schools program. Some critics say the program does more harm than good, while Coun. Markus Chambers, the chairman of the Winnipeg Police Board, says it helps students. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Bill passes in Parliament: The Liberal government survived its first confidence vote of the pandemic era as the House of Commons unanimously passed a financial aid bill during the wee hours of the morning. The bill replaces the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
StatCan set to release data: Statistics Canada will reveal how the economy fared in July and provide a preliminary estimate for economic growth in August. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFamily and friends attend a vigil for Jennifer Dethmers on Boyd in Winnipeg Tuesday.
Victim remembered at vigil: Hundreds of people gathered last night at the scene of the weekend crash that killed Jennifer Dethmers and critically injured her young son. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
All acquitted in Indian trial: More than 30 defendants were acquitted in an Indian court today in connection with the 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th-century mosque that led to about 2,000 people being killed in Hindu-Muslim violence. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In sports
Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena slides into third base with a triple as Toronto Blue Jays’ Cavan Biggio, left, waits for the throw during the fourth inning of Game 1 of a wild card series playoff baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Must-win for Blue Jays: The Toronto Blue Jays face elimination from the expanded Major League Baseball playoffs today after losing their first game Tuesday. Game 2 of their best-of-three series against the American League’s top seed, the Tampa Bay Rays, starts this afternoon. READ MORE
Tip-off tonight: The NBA finals begin at 8 p.m. CT. The Los Angeles Lakers can tie the Boston Celtics for the most championships with 17, while the Miami Heat are seeking their fourth title. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 30, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported that two people were killed in a violent clash between miners and police in Estevan, Sask. Saskatchewan government officials took swift action to quell a resumption of the miners’ riots there; 40 fully armed mounted policeman were sent by rail to reinforce the RCMP officers there who had borne the brunt of fighting with striking miners. Automotive history was made when Manitoba’s minister of public works and a party made the first trip by automobile, in two cars, from Winnipeg to Kenora, Ont. on the new Manitoba-Ontario highway.
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