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Manitobans have a warmer view towards privatizing liquor sales than they do Manitoba Hydro or Manitoba Public insurance, a poll says.
Privatization poll: Manitobans are split on whether to privatize liquor sales, but about two-thirds want other services such as hydro and automobile insurance kept public. Dylan Robertson reports on the poll, which was commissioned for the Free Press and CTV News Winnipeg. READ MORE
Campaign continues: Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew will make a campaign announcement near St. Boniface Hospital this morning and another in Brandon this afternoon, while Green Leader James Beddome will reveal his party’s plans to scrap the education property tax. Larry Kusch reports on the Tory plans to phase out education property taxes over 10 years. READ MORE
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What’s happening today
Vincent Yu / The Associated PressProtesters gather during a pro-democracy rally in Tamar Park, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday she has never tendered her resignation to China over the anti-government protests that have roiled the city for three months. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Hong Kong clashes: Hong Kong’s government has announced it will withdraw an extradition bill that has sparked months of protests. Carrie Lam said her government will seek a dialogue with protesters, who are also demanding greater democracy and her resignation. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Debating Brexit delay: Britain’s House of Commons will vote on a measure to block a no-deal Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson — who expelled some Tory MPs from his caucus Tuesday after they voted to block or delay a withdrawal from the European Union — said he will seek an early election if necessary. READ MORE
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Cancer claim: A former Manitoba farmer is seeking to launch a class-action lawsuit against Monsanto, alleging he developed cancer after years of using the weed-killer Roundup. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Missing reservist’s truck found: A pickup truck owned by a missing Canadian Forces reservist the Free Press exposed as member of a far-right paramilitary hate group was found abandoned in a remote area about two kilometres north of the Manitoba-Minnesota border. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 4, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that gas prices in Manitoba were on the rise, with motorists in Winnipeg paying from 79.9 to 89.9 cents a gallon but with prices ranging higher farther from the city, such as $1.08 a gallon in Leaf Rapids. Premier Ed Schreyer said he would personally make inquiries regarding accusations of nepotism and conflict of interest within the province’s tourism department. Delayed photos from the second Viking probe sent to Mars reached Earth showing the craft safely on the Martian surface. Actors including Burt Reynolds and Robert Redford were touted as possibilities to play the lead in the upcoming Superman movie, which had already signed big-name actors Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman. READ MORE
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