What you need to know
RCMP Emergency Response Team took down the suspect involved in the shooting of an RCMP officer in Onanole. (Erin DeBooy / The Brandon Sun)
Shooting suspects: Two of the four men arrested after an RCMP officer was shot during a break-and-enter call near Onanole last week have lengthy criminal records, including convictions for drug possession for the purpose of trafficking. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Labour Day laws: Munther Zeid, whose family owns five Food Fare stores, says Labour Day laws need to be changed. A provincial inspector showed up at one location Monday and ordered Zeid to close, but he refused. Other independent grocery stores were also open Monday. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
‘Really exciting’: Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler will likely finish his career with the team after signing a five-year contract extension with an annual average of US$8.25 million. “I couldn’t see myself anywhere else,” he said Tuesday. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of 19 C and wind from the northwest between 10 km/h and 15 km/h.
What’s happening today
Jason Franson / THE CANADIAN PRESS FilesAlberta Premier Rachel Notley
Pipeline plans: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in Edmonton to discuss Ottawa’s plans for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The project is on hold after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled last week there wasn’t enough consultation with Indigenous people. READ MORE
Poison in perfume bottle: Prosecutors in the U.K. have charged two Russian men with poisoning a former spy and his daughter in March. Russian law forbids extradition of the nation’s citizens. READ MORE
Trade talks resume: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet with U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer in Washington. The two sides must reach an agreement by the end of the month in order for Canada to join a recent deal between the U.S. and Mexico. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 5, 1980: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that although a group of businessmen, the 60-member Old Market Square Association, signed an agreement two years previously to pay $60,000 to the city for reconstruction of the area’s streets and redevelopment of the area’s park, the city never collected the money. The provincial government agreed to split the cost of an additional $4 million in road construction in Winnipeg. The number of Manitobans who couldn’t pay their mortgages had more than doubled. READ MORE
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