Good morning!
Your forecast: Keep your eyes on the prize, folks. While today’s forecast includes cloud cover, a few snow flurries beginning this morning, winds northwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h and a high of just 1 C, the weather takes a sharp turn for the warmer beginning Friday afternoon. The final weekday features plenty of sunshine and a high of 5 C, paving a path to an unusually wonderful mid-November weekend. Expect a sunny day and a high of 10 C on Saturday, and – get this – a mix of sun and clouds and a high of 14 C on Sunday.
In case you missed it
AP Photo/Jane RosenbergIn this courtroom sketch, Muhanad Mahmoud Al-Farekh makes a brief appearance at federal court in New York, Thursday, April 2, 2015. Authorities say that the U.S. citizen traveled from Canada to Pakistan to train with al-Qaida in order to carry out jihad and conspired to kill American soldiers.
Local linked to bombing: American authorities say a man who once went to school at the University of Manitoba but then disappeared from Winnipeg eight years ago is linked to a deadly 2009 bombing, according to the Globe and Mail. U.S. prosecutors say they can present fingerprint evidence that would link Texas-born Muhanad al-Farekh to a car bombing in January 2009 that killed six, including two American soldiers, at the Camp Eggers base in Kabul. He is in now in custody in the U.S., facing a charge of supporting terrorism, but will face a charge of murder or murder-conspiracy by the end of this year. READ MORE
Violent incidents: Two men were injured Wednesday in what is believed to be a pair of shooting incidents in Winnipeg. Police confirmed a man was injured in the 200 block of Provencher Boulevard around 5 p.m. and was rushed to hospital in critical condition. He has since been upgraded to stable condition. Then, just over an hour later, another man was hurt in the 600 block of Elgin Avenue and was taken to hospital with critical injuries but has since been upgraded to stable. Police say no arrests have been made. Both scenes are being guarded by police as the investigation continues. READ MORE
MKO eyes lawsuit: Chiefs in northern Manitoba have threatened legal action is possible against the federal government over what they say is decades of ignoring the safe drinking water for indigenous people in northern communities. Remote communities deal with contaminated water, long-term boil-water advisories, water shortages, broken treatment plants and homes that do not have indoor toilets. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson said, “It shouldn’t be an excuse any more to say, ‘You’re isolated, and this is as good as you’re going to get.’” READ MORE
Up next
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManitoba Moose Andrew MacWilliam, left, and Brenden Kichton at practice Thursday morning at the MTS Iceplex.
Looking for turnaround: Home is where the heartache is for the Manitoba Moose and they’d really like to change that, starting tonight. The Moose have lost all four of their home games this season and have limped along to a 2-7-1-1 record overall since the Winnipeg Jets’ American Hockey League farm club moved from the east coast to the Manitoba capital. The Moose battle Chicago at 7 p.m. in the first of back-to-back contests with the Wolves at the MTS Centre. The Moose have been outscored 10-2 in four starts at home this year.
A peek inside: Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger joins Klaus Lahr, president and chief executive officer of the RBC Convention Centre for a short media tour of the downtown facility following its major expansion. The event will be held at 10 a.m. at the centre at 375 York Ave., and the Free Press will be there.
Around the water cooler
Star Collision CARSTAR / The Associated PressIn this photo provided by Star Collision CARSTAR, a wild buck is shown in a stairwell of the business in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday.
Oh, deer: A buck decided to make a surprise visit to a collision repair shop in western Michigan that fixes cars after crashes involving deer. The animal was spotted running down the sidewalk in Grand Rapids before it went into the business Tuesday afternoon. It came in through a delivery door and got stuck inside. Authorities responded, safely tranquilized the deer and took it away to be released. READ MORE
Pet return scam: A Charleswood man who had lost his cat found he was right to be suspicious when he received a call from someone claiming to have found the pet. The catch? Pet owner Mike Munroe had to send the anonymous caller $50 before the caller would return his lost feline. “We knew this could be a scam, and it was,” said Munroe, who took a chance and sent the money. The cat was not returned. Munroe wants to spread the word on this scam so other pet owners are warned. READ MORE
Bizarre deaths: A Canadian couple in Mexico to attend their daughter’s wedding were found dead at a hotel near Playa de Carmen. A family member said Charles Mackenzie and his wife, Dorothy Mackenzie, both from Baddeck, N.S., were found dead Monday. An official from the prosecutor’s office in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo said the couple’s bodies were found in a whirlpool spa and showed no signs of violence, according to the Canadian Press. The official said autopsies showed Charles Mackenzie died of a heart attack and his wife drowned. READ MORE
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Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressFive-year-old Ollie Cumming places a poppy on a memorial stone at Vimy Ridge Park honouring the soldiers who lost their lives.
#LestWeForget: Though Remembrance Day has passed, honouring and remembering those who have served both in Canada and abroad is an act, not a moment. Many online are continuing the conversation and taking “lest we forget” to heart, as that phrase, as well as “Veterans” and “Remembrance Day” remain among the top trending hashtags on Twitter. READ MORE
#NerdBroadway: On a lighter note, you can take your favourite Broadway show and put a geeky spin on it. See if you can top tweets such as “The King And I Live in My Mother’s Basement,” “Stop the World of Warcraft, I Want to Get Off,” “Riddler On The Roof,” or “Stats.”
On this date
On Nov. 12, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the United Mine Workers began a strike that would shut down three-quarters of all coal production in the United States. The federal government announced it was shutting down Canada Savings Bonds sales at the end of the business week but gave no explanation. Free Press writer David Lee bought a 920-pound heifer for a story which compared the costs of beef in Winnipeg. (His overall price, including processing, was $422.65, compared to prices ranging from $478.51 to $651.53 in city stores.)
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