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Your forecast: Don’t be hatin’ the Head Start gang. We’re just the messengers, and the weather news isn’t good for the next couple of days. Environment Canada is calling for periods of rain beginning early this morning, with a south wind at 30 km/h gusting to 50. The daytime high will be 9 C. Some of that precipitation could actually produce flurries this evening as the low gets down to near 0 C. For Wednesday, there’s a 60 per cent chance of wet snow in the morning, changing to rainfall as the day goes on. The high is just 6 C. Expect a mix of sun and cloud Friday, with a high of 8 C. But sunshine and warmth return Saturday, with a daytime high of 13 C, so the kids will have a mild evening for trick-or-treating.
In case you missed it
John Woods / Winnipeg Free PressA woman collects mail at a community mailbox Monday after Canada Post has suspended installation of these mailboxes until it hears from Canada’s new federal government.
Community mailboxes on hold: Winnipeggers who don’t yet have community mailboxes won’t be getting them for at least another 14 months. Canada Post announced Monday it’s halting installations, including those planned for November and December and those announced for 2016. The move comes exactly a week after a Liberal Party victory in the Canadian federal election. Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau had pledged to dump the plan to end door-to-door delivery in Canada until a review and public consultations were done. But Canada Post also said neighbourhoods that already have the community mailboxes in place won’t get door-to-door delivery back. READ MORE
RCMP gun linked to shooting: Two men face a long list of charges after a stolen RCMP gun was allegedly used in the shooting of a 16-year-old girl Saturday. Winnipeg police say the gun was stolen from an off-duty RCMP officer’s police vehicle while it was parked at his home in southeast Winnipeg on Friday night. An incident just hours later in Windsor Park led to the shooting of the 16-year-old girl, who suffered serious injuries but is expected to live. One of the accused was arrested around 9 a.m. Sunday after an armed standoff at a home on Keenleyside Street in east Elmwood. A second accused was arrested later that day. READ MORE
Counting the hidden homeless: About 300 volunteers hit the streets of Winnipeg on Monday night in the final phase of the Winnipeg Street Census 2015. Volunteers walked 27 separate routes through the core area with the goal of talking to every person living on the street that they could. To access the former Conservative government’s new $600-million round of homelessness funding, cities across Canada had to conduct counts as accurately as they could of their homeless population. The count is also a key first step recommended by Winnipeg’s 10-year plan to end homelessness, unveiled in April 2014. READ MORE
Up next
Jennifer Arnold
Black & Pink Tie Gala: Two dozen models who will stroll a Winnipeg runway tonight are united by an unusual connection – they’re all cancer survivors. They are part of the sold-out Black & Pink Tie Gala, the signature event of CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. The event at RBC Convention Centre will see more than 1,000 guests entertained by this year’s guest speaker, Dr. Jennifer Arnold, a neonatologist, cancer survivor and mother. Along with husband Bill Klein, she is known for her feature role in TLC’s docu-drama, “The Little Couple.”
Patient safety: Common advice from people who have navigated the health-care system is that patients have to advocate for themselves and their loved ones. Donna Davis knows that well. The nurse from Carievale, Sask., became a patient-safety advocate after her son, Vance, died. She says she knew something was wrong with her son during his time in hospital but felt staff providing care to her son didn’t listen to her concerns. Her advocacy efforts in the years following her son’s death helped change the health system. She will speak at a free public forum today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 420 Corydon Ave. The event is co-hosted by the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
MGEU brass making rounds: Starting today, members of the MGEU civil service bargaining committee will travel across the province to hold rallies, information sessions with members and meet with MLAs in an effort to reach a new labour deal for provincial government employees. Workers have been without a contract for more than a year. Today at 9:15 a.m., there’s a rally planned in front of Minister of Family Services Kerry Irvin-Ross’s constituency office, 1060 Pembina Hwy. A second rally is slated for 10:30 a.m. at Minister of Labour Erna Braun’s office at 3-935 McLeod Ave., followed by a noon rally in front of the Woodsworth Building, 405 Broadway. The contingent then moves west to Portage la Prairie.
Around the water cooler
Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press filesWith the Grey Cup coming to town Nov. 29, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers want to make sure out-of-town fans can find accommodations.
Skyrocketing stadium: Repairs to Investors Group Field originally announced in March will begin after the Grey Cup but at a total cost of no less than $35.3 million. Premier Greg Selinger’s cabinet has approved a loan guarantee that will allow Investors Group Field owner Triple B Stadium — a shell company representing the city, province, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Football Club — to begin to make the costly repairs to the $209-million facility right after the stadium hosts the 103rd Grey Cup on Nov. 29. IG Field hosted its first event in May 2013 but is now at the centre of several lawsuits linked to problems with its construction. READ MORE
Doer coming home: Former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer says his stint as Canada’s most important diplomat is coming to an end. Doer’s six-year posting as Canada’s ambassador to the United States will come to end soon, now that a new government will be taking power in Canada – although an exact date for his return to Canada hasn’t been established. He told reporters Winnipeg has always been his home and he expects to settle here. “I didn’t sell my house… I didn’t sell my cabin,” he said Monday. READ MORE
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#Supergirl: Not a bird, not a plane, not her more famous Kryptonian cousin — the new TV series “Supergirl” made an impact, with Melissa Benoist starring as the eponymous hero. Considering there hasn’t been a strong female superhero in prime-time TV since Wonder Woman nearly 40 years ago, her arrival was long overdue. See what TV critic Brad Oswald had to say and set your PVR. READ MORE
#BlackCatDay: If the current full moon and Halloween being only a few days away aren’t enough for you, you’re in luck. It’s Black Cat Day. So get out and show some love for the nearest noir witch’s companion, and maybe don’t cross the street to avoid them: these familiar felines need affection, too.
On this date
On Oct. 27, 1970: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the wife of kidnapped British diplomat James Cross, Barbara Cross, held out hope that he was still alive. James Cross had been taken at gunpoint from his home by members of the Front de Liberation du Québec. Justice Minister John Turner hoped to introduce emergency legislation in the House of Commons to replace the War Measures Act. The FLQ crisis was seen as a turning point for Canadian history. New York City Mayor John V. Lindsay charged that U.S. President Richard Nixon was using the fear tactics to discredit his political opponents. RCMP in The Pas had in custody a 15-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing death of a three-year-old girl. Researchers found that lung contamination from air pollution was seven times worse in St. Louis, Missouri, than in Winnipeg.
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