What’s happening today
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Four found dead: Four people are dead after a shooting at a home in Oshawa, Ont., early today, and a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A police spokesman said two of the people killed are thought to be in their early teens and that investigators aren’t searching for suspects. READ MORE
Set to release stats: Statistics Canada will reveal job numbers for August later this morning. Expectations are for a gain, but at a slower pace than previous months. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny for most of today, with a high of 21 C, and wind at 10 km/h from the west increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 from the northwest beginning later this afternoon.
In case you missed it
CPOfficials work at the area late Thursday, in Lacey Wash., where a man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Ore., the week before was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him.
Suspect fatally shot: Michael Forest Reinoehl — the man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland on Saturday — was shot and killed in Lacey, Wash., Thursday night as investigators tried to arrest him. A senior Justice Department official said Reinoehl had pulled a gun. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Long-term turbulence: Economic experts say it will take several years for the aviation industry to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, even if a vaccine is developed relatively soon. “While provincially, Manitoba’s government has helped our airports as much as they can, we keep asking for urgent federal support that we haven’t seen a single cent towards,” Winnipeg Airports Authority CEO Barry Rempel told the Free Press. Temur Durrani reports. READ MORE
Searching for survivors: Rescue workers searched the rubble of a building that collapsed in a catastrophic explosion exactly one month ago today after a pulsing signal was detected. People across Lebanon watched the images on television, hoping for a miracle, however unlikely. READ MORE
Long weekend sports
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) and teammates celebrate the win over the Vegas Golden Knights during third period NHL Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff action in Edmonton on Thursday, September 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Battle for Cup continues: The Colorado Avalanche face the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series this afternoon, while the Vancouver Canucks face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 7 tonight after tying the series Thursday night. Game 7 between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders is scheduled for Saturday after the Flyers won in double-overtime Thursday night. The Avalanche, Canucks and Flyers all trailed 3-1 in their respective series. READ MORE
Shot saves season: The Toronto Raptors will face the Boston Celtics in games 4 and 5 of their second-round playoff series Saturday and Monday. OG Anunoby hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer Thursday night that prevented the Raptors from falling behind 3-0 in the series. The team’s bid to repeat as NBA champions will end Monday if they don’t win at least one of the two games. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 4, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh, leader of Vietnam’s Communist-inspired nationalists for more than half a century, had died at the age of 79. In Manitoba, the minister for municipalities Howard Pawley told the legislature that a study was being made concerning integrating the port of Churchill with surrounding settlements, which could mean the port would get its own town council. Groups in a Montreal suburb clashed over the issue of continued use of English in schools.
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