Today’s weather
Your forecast: Sunny with some haze and a high of 27 C, Humidex 28 and UV index 6 or high.
What’s happening today
The Goldeyes host the Fargo Moorhead Redhawks at Shaw Park tonight as the American Association championship playoffs begin. The Goldeyes are the third seed in the West Division. The first-round series will be a best-of-three sprint to see who moves on to play the defending champions, the Kansas City Monarchs, or the Lincoln Saltdogs. Joshua Frey-Sam reports.
Reggie Pruitt Jr. lays down a bunt Tuesday during Goldeyes practice at Shaw Park. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Today’s must-read
Patrick Dram, 61, who has quadriplegia, says there are times when he has been left in bed, unable to move, for more than a day, or has had to sleep overnight in his wheelchair, because the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority can’t always get a home care aide to him. Kevin Rollason has the story.
Patrick Dram (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 7, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Spanish loyalists recaptured the important Talavera de la Reina sector, key to the southern door of Madrid, in Spain’s ongoing civil war. Two more cases of diagnosed infantile paralysis were reported in greater Winnipeg, involving a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old boy, adding to five suspected cases. One Manitoba man was killed in an automobile accident and five others injured in mishaps over the weekend. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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