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Patients deserve options, poll says: The majority of Winnipeggers don’t think hospitals, including those that are faith-based, should be allowed to deny access to physician-assisted dying, a new survey from Probe Research states. St. Boniface Hospital came under fire this summer after it stacked its board to overturn a vote that would have allowed assisted dying under rare circumstances. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: It won’t be a very warm start to the work week, with a mix of sun and cloud today, wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50, and a high of 18 C.
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PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESManitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said new rules are coming this January to help speed up the waiting period for civil trials.
Justice delayed: Pressure to deal quickly with criminal cases and on clearing a backlog of child-protection cases has resulted in a nearly three-year delay for hearing civil disputes, local lawyers say. “If you’re a defendant, and you’re in no hurry to get to court, it works in your favour,” says Dave Hill. “It hurts the plaintiffs badly.” Katie May reports. READ MORE
Snazzy new school: École Sage Creek School is full of new ideas, including flexible furniture instead of desks, a “neighbourhood commons” between classrooms instead of narrow hallways, and gender-neutral washrooms with individual walls. The K-8 school is also heated and cooled by geothermal energy. Keila DePape reports. READ MORE
Modern love: One of the first modernist buildings downtown — a two-storey office building on St. Mary Avenue at Edmonton Street — is being restored. Shane Solomon of Republic Architecture, which bought the building to create a new home for the growing firm, said it’s the perfect fit. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Up next
Heading home: Rain over the long weekend dampened a wildfire near Poplar River First Nation, so evacuees can start heading home today. More than 800 residents of the reserve are registered with the Canadian Red Cross, and the process of returning them to their home community is expected to take at least a week.
Around the water cooler
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark TaylorA dejected Weston Dressler walks along the Winnipeg Blue Bombers bench near the end of second half CFL football action against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, in Regina on Sunday.
Ready for rematch: The Blue Bombers’ five-game winning streak ended with a loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Sunday’s Labour Day Classic. Fittingly, Jeff Hamilton has five takeaways on the game. The teams play again Saturday afternoon in the Banjo Bowl at Investors Group Field. READ MORE
Burger beat: Several Free Press writers went on a “burger crawl” to sample some of the best items being offered for Le Burger Week, which ends Thursday. They review burgers from five of the more than 100 restaurants participating. READ MORE
Trending now
#firstdayofschool: The actual day varies by school division, but this week sees the return of students to school, so no surprise this is already trending across Canada.
On this date
On Sept. 5, 1930: The Manitoba Free Press reported that three-quarters of the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was destroyed by a hurricane; 800 people were dead and 1,000 people injured. According to an Ottawa report, fraudulent Canadian naturalization papers were “a menace” as their use was widespread in Europe and complaints had been received in Britain. Soldier, gold prospector and parliamentarian George Black would be the new speaker of the House of Commons in Canada. READ MORE
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