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Your forecast: Good weather forecast or bad weather forecast? Well, that’s a bit of a grey area. Literally. Environment Canada is calling for three days of cloud cover in southern Manitoba, with the strong possibility of showers. Expect the rain to start falling in Winnipeg late this morning but ending in the afternoon. The daytime high is 7 C. Tonight, there’s a 30 per cent chance of showers and a low down to 5 C. On Wednesday, there’s a 60 per cent chance of rain and a high of 8 C, while the rain continues overnight and the temperature dips to 1 C. More clouds and a chance of rain are forecast for Thursday, with a daytime high of 5 C and an overnight low of -3 C. The sun should peek through Friday, although the high is only 4 C and the overnight low is a chilly -5 C.
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Police presence in St. Malo: RCMP and Winnipeg police blocked off several roads off Highway 59 just south of the community of St. Malo on Monday during an investigation linked to a homicide last week in Winnipeg. A Winnipeg woman was shot and killed in St. Boniface Friday, although no arrest was made. Just months before, Camille Runke had expressed fears about her safety and was granted legal protection by the courts from her husband, Kevin Runke. Court documents also show he recently changed his home address to the St. Malo area, where Winnipeg police and RCMP were on scene Monday. A source said Kevin Runke was found dead, likely from a suicide, although the Free Press could not confirm by press time. But CTV Winnipeg reported late Monday that a body was removed from a vehicle parked on a property in St. Malo. READ MORE
Care for transgender students: Winnipeg School Division trustees have voted unanimously in favour of developing a safe and caring policy for transgender students before the end of the school year. Trustee Lisa Naylor’s motion passed 8-0 Monday evening. Now it goes to the policy/program committee, which Naylor chairs, to figure out how to write a policy that works. Naylor said that bullying and other policies do not cover the circumstances of transgender students, such as language, washrooms and dressing rooms and field trips. She said one of the most difficult issues may be developing a way for teachers and schools to help transgender students whose parents deny they are transgender. READ MORE
Furor over marsh: Rancher Gary Hill says high water on Big Grass Marsh has inundated up to half his 1,800-acre Langruth-area farm during 10 out of the past 15 years, forcing him to abandon grain farming, reduce his beef cattle herd to 60 head from 200 and take a job as a paramedic. As a result, Hill said he isn’t sorry someone dug an illegal trench last month around a Ducks Unlimited control structure on Big Grass River — a move that drew down the marsh level by almost a metre and prompted Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Tom Nevakshonoff to decry what he called a vigilante act. READ MORE
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SUPPLIED PHOTOThe turtle, outside the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation , is a keeper of truth in Anishinaabe culture — it is intended to be a place of sacred fire and also of cultural teaching.
Fostering reconciliation: Today and Wednesday are important days at the University of Manitoba as it marks the opening of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The U of M was chosen as the national site for a permanent archive for all curated materials related to Canada’s Residential School system. The agenda for today honours the process of reconciliation and will recognize residential-school survivors and honorary witnesses; the agenda for Wednesday will focus on education and the unveiling of the centre’s new online database.
Simulating poverty: United Way in Winnipeg joins today in a countrywide launch of Canada’s first online poverty simulation that provides a small glimpse into what it might be like to live in poverty, as one in 10 low-income Winnipeggers do. Here’s an opinion of the game from Dave Chilton, author of “The Wealthy Barber” and former Dragon on CBC’s “Dragon’s Den”: “This well-designed game is incredibly illuminating. It’s also incredibly frustrating. It clearly shows just how difficult it is for low-income earners to survive financially even when they act in a disciplined manner. The game fosters understanding and empathy — two key ingredients society needs in order to address this challenge successfully.” READ MORE
Buff’s hit gets review: Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien will have a hearing with the league’s department of player safety today for his hit on Canadiens’ forward Brendan Gallagher during the first period of Sunday’s game in Montreal. Byfuglien was penalized for elbowing on the play. The NHL said the hearing was taking place because of a suspected illegal check to the head. While the NHL didn’t specify a phone or in-person hearing, it could take place in person since the Jets are in Toronto ahead of Wednesday’s game with the Leafs. There is a strong chance the big blueliner will be suspended. READ MORE
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ABC via The Associated PressThis Feb. 28, 1978 photo provided by ABC shows actor Al Molinaro in “My Favorite Orkan” episode of the ABC television series, “Happy Days.”
Loveable actor dies: He was one of television’s more recognizable faces in the 1970s, but sadly the world lost Al Molinaro late last week at the age of 96. He was known to millions as Murray the cop on “The Odd Couple” and drive-in owner Al Delvecchio on “Happy Days.” Molinaro retired from acting in the 1990s. READ MORE
Das bad auto: Volkswagen, already facing an emissions scandal, has been accused by the U.S. government of cheating for a second time. Although the German automaker denied the charge, it faces the prospect of steeper fines and lost sales. The Environmental Protection Agency, along with the California Air Resources Board, said Volkswagen installed software on thousands of Audi, Porsche and VW cars with six-cylinder diesel engines that allowed them to emit fewer pollutants during tests than in real-world driving. The previous revelations of cheating involved four-cylinder diesels in smaller cars.
Colours of Rainbow: Popular Kildonan Park theatre venue Rainbow Stage is putting on a couple of colourful productions next summer. It will present musicals about the man in black, Johnny Cash, and the green ogre, Shrek, from the wildly successful animated film of the same name. Rainbow Stage said “Cash: Ring of Fire” will run June 23 to July 15, while “Shrek: The Musical” will run from Aug. 11 to 31. Tickets for both shows are available online at www.rainbowstage.ca or by calling the box office at 204-989-0888 or 1-888-989-0888. READ MORE
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John Ulan / The Canadian Press FilesThousands of writers participate in the National Novel Writing Month challenge, which requires aspiring novelists to produce 50,000 words by the end of November.
#NaNoWriMo: For the uninitiated, that’s National Novel Writing Month, in which writers tackle (and finish) an entire novel in the month of November. The first draft, anyway — and for most genres of novel that’s at least 50,000 words. Got a story you’re burning to tell? It’s only Nov. 3, you still have time! Just don’t worry about your prose being perfect when you cross the finish line… that’s what revision is for.
Star Trek: The sci-fi classic is returning to the small screen, 50 years after the original series hit the airwaves. CBS Television Studios said Monday the “totally new” Star Trek series will arrive in January 2017. But it will be available exclusively on CBS All Access, CBS’s subscription streaming video service. Only a preview episode will be aired free of charge. The original series, featuring Canadian actor William Shatner, debuted in 1966. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 3, 1964: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that on election day in the United States, public opinion polls indicated a likely landslide victory for president Lyndon B. Johnson over Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. In Canada, a Progressive Conservative MP threatened to withhold interim supply from the Canadian government and force a winter election. The new Labor government in the U.K. planned to nationalize the steel industry, restore rent controls and look at ways to end capital punishment. Caution was urged in the repatriation of the Canadian constitution and changes to the British North America Act. About 70 per cent of Winnipeg mothers on welfare refused to take part in the city’s free health care services, a civic committee was told.
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