Good morning!
Your forecast: If you’re closing up the cabin, pulling flowers or planning one last game of golf this coming weekend, you’ll get plenty of cooperation from the weather. Environment Canada says we’re in for a whole lot of sunshine and temperatures well into the 20s Friday through Sunday. In fact, the weather agency is calling for a daytime high of 27 C on Saturday. Until then, we’ll get a bit of a mixed bag, with sun and some clouds today and a high of just 15 C, and cloudy skies Wednesday and Thursday, with highs of 16 C and 20 C, respectively.
In case you missed it
An RCMP forensics officer gathers evidence at the scene of a police shooting on Highway 59 at Kirkness Road Monday morning.
Killed during confrontation with police: A 44-year-old Winnipeg man died Sunday night after a standoff with Winnipeg police officers on Highway 59, just north of the city. Sources told the Free Press that Haki Sefa was headed toward the vicinity of Birds Hill Park armed with a gun to confront someone he believed had assaulted a family member when he was intercepted by members of the Winnipeg Police Service on Highway 59 just north of Highway 44 around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The man is alleged to have exited his vehicle with a gun and was shot. The province’s Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) is now investigating the man’s death, the first officer-involved fatality since the unit was formed in June. READ MORE
Welcoming Syrian refugees: The federal government finally said what church groups and citizens across the country have been saying for a long time — Canada can and should hurry up and welcome more Syrian refugees. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander’s announcement Saturday that 10,000 Syrian refugees the government previously promised to resettle in the next three years would instead be brought to Canada by September 2016. “This is welcome news… we have the capacity to take more refugees than we are, currently,” said Robert Granke, executive director of Canadian Lutheran World Relief, as humanitarian aid was being packed at its Winnipeg warehouse for shipment to Syrian refugees in Jordan. READ MORE
Tories pledge support: The Terry Fox Foundation appears to be distancing itself from an announcement Sunday by one federal minister that the government will match donations raised by the charity named after one of Canada’s most revered heroes, the Canadian Press is reporting. Industry Minister James Moore said a re-elected Conservative government would commit up to $35 million to match donations raised during this year’s Terry Fox Run. The Conservative announcement coincided with the 35th annual Terry Fox Run, which this year aims to fundraise $35 million — one dollar for every Canadian. Britt Andersen of the Terry Fox Foundation has issued a statement noting the Terry Fox Foundation is “non-partisan.” The Tories insist the pledge doesn’t cross the line by leveraging Fox’s popularity. READ MORE
Up next
CPConservative Leader Stephen Harper speaks to the media while campaigning at a hardware show Monday in St. Jacobs, Ont. (Ryan Remiorz/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Stephen Harper visits: The campaigning Prime Minister is in Winnipeg this morning to greet local Conservative candidates and make a speech at 8:45 a.m. His appearance is at Bison Transport, 1817 Wellington Ave., so his photo opp will likely include big rigs and long-distance truckers. Let’s hope Pat Martin, the NDP incumbent for Winnipeg Centre, does not attend: even truckers would be offended by Pat’s colourful metaphors.
Puck drops tonight: While the Jets’ regular season doesn’t start until Oct. 8, the preseason begins tonight with the Minnesota Wild visiting the MTS Centre at 7 p.m. Tonight’s game doesn’t count in the league standings but it huge for fans as the inaugural opportunity to resume displays of loyalty to the tribe, donning the colours, cheering and chanting until hoarse throats need to be soothed by cold beer, enjoying the illusion that the most important thing in life is whether a puck is potted behind the opposing goalie. Go Jets go!
Around the water cooler
The Canadian Press FilesGrey wolf
Hungry like the wolf: Pet owners along the east side Lake Winnipeg are none too pleased that an increased wolf population in the area is having an effect on their animals: at least four dogs were attacked by wolves in the past three weeks, three fatally. What’s attracted the wolves to the east beaches is an abundance of white-tailed deer. A professional trapper has been brought in to deal with the problem. READ MORE
Blue Jays widen gap: Canada’s team took a big step forward Monday night, doubling up on New York 4-2 to move 3.5 games ahead of the Yankees in the race for the American League East Division title. Jays’ ace David Price allowed just two hits through seven innings, retiring 14 straight hitters before being replaced in the eighth inning. The clubs play the second game of a three-game series tonight in Toronto. The Jays have a dozen games left, while the Yankees have 13. READ MORE
Trending now
#PizzaRat: A video of a rat dragging a slice of pizza in the New York subway already has nearly 1.4 million hits on Youtube since it was posted Monday. See for yourself.
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#OneLetterOffSongs: People worldwide are having fun changing up the titles of songs – timeless classics and new tunes, alike. Some of the more G-rated ones include Fridge Over Troubled Waters, Comfortably Dumb, Suspicious Mints, Love is a Cattlefield and When Doves Fry.
On this date
On Sept. 22, 1926: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Prime Minister Mackenzie King was making overtures to the Liberal-Progressive elements in Parliament through his selection of cabinet members. A hurricane that hit Mississippi left hundreds dead and a swath of destruction. The cornerstone of All Saints Church on Broadway Boulevard was to be placed by the Bishop of London.
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