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(Anthony Souffle/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)Pure methamphetamine in rock form. A parliamentary committee has recommended Canada decriminalize all drugs to prevent Winnipeg’s meth crisis from surfacing elsewhere.
Mishandling meth crisis?: The majority of respondents in a new poll say the provincial government’s response to the meth crisis is “poor.” The survey was commissioned by the Free Press and CTV News Winnipeg. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Seeking to survive: The NDP has no chance of winning the provincial election and will be hard-pressed to retain the 14 seats it won in the last election, Dan Lett writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Clearing this morning and sunny for much of the day, with a high of 22 C and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40.
What’s happening today
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Campaign continues: The NDP and the Greens will both be making announcements today, and it’s expected the Tories and Liberal will, too. Meanwhile, Larry Kusch examines the race in St. James. READ MORE
Dorian downgraded: Dorian is lashing North Carolina’s barrier islands this morning after being downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane. The storm’s centre was passing just east of Cape Lookout — the southernmost point on the remote, 320-kilometre string of barrier islands and spits — early today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Mugabe dies: Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe after it gained independence from white minority rule in 1980 and clung to power until he was pressured to resign in 2017, has died in Singapore at age 95. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESSudhir Sandhu, CEO of Manitoba Building Trades.
Complaint about campaign ads: Manitoba Building Trades says advertisements backing a construction-tendering bill violate election rules. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Teen wins tennis semifinal: Mississauga native Bianca Andreescu, 19, has advanced to the U.S. Open final and will face Serena Williams, who won her first U.S Open before the Canadian was born. Andreescu can become the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. READ MORE
Scheifele speaks: Jets centre Mark Scheifele says he changed his training routine this summer after his play declined down the stretch last season. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 6, 1996: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that power lines downed by a storm could put Winnipeg at risk of a blackout, and Manitoba Hydro advised customers to cut back on their use of electricity. Manitoba’s senior politicians considered a proposal that would see the construction of a multi-use sports facility that included a 7,500-seat baseball park at The Forks. In La Salle, 24 children harvested hundreds of kilograms of produce they had planted in the spring in order to donate it to Winnipeg Harvest. READ MORE
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