This morning
Children in danger: The Free Press used access to Information legislation to obtain a report into Manitoba’s northern child welfare authority, and the findings are alarming. For example, not all live births were reported, and mandatory reviews of children who died in care were not performed. Kristin Annable reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: A heavy jacket would be appreciated today as the weather hits a high of 16C with winds from the north as strong as 30 km/h at times. There will be a mix of sun and clouds, with only a low chance of precipitation in the afternoon.
In case you missed it
David Goldman / The Associated Press FilesRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton shake hands during the presidential debate on Monday.
He said, she said: He said: “She’s got experience, but it’s bad experience.” She said: “This is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs.” U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tangled last night in a 90-minute televised debate that often turned nasty. READ MORE
Tolko optimism: Tolko Industries has a letter of intent from a potential buyer for its pulp and paper mill at The Pas. While it’s far from a done deal, the overture gives reason to hope for the 5,500 residents of the Manitoba town, where the closure of the mill would devastate the local economy. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Up next
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESChris Johnson, CEO of Permission-Click.
Open house of innovation: A few dozen innovative giants, members of Winnipeg’s startup community, will set up booths today in the west Exchange District, where tech startups now occupy space in a handful of buildings. Adelaide Street between McDermot Avenue and Bannatyne Avenue will be closed to traffic all day for the street party. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Team Canada: The finals of the World Cup of Hockey 2016 begin tonight with Team Canada meeting Team Europe, which is composed of players from eight countries. If you can find a European who will wager, take the bet because the Canadians are heavily favoured. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
Around the water cooler
BARBARA KINNEY / HILLARY FOR AMERICAU.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton poses with the crowd for a bunch of selfies at a rally.
Generation Selfie: Columnist Jen Zoratti has soothing words for people concerned about the current culture of selfie photography, where the main focus is on the photographer. Instead of an indication that millennials are vapid, pathetic narcissists, perhaps it’s a sign that the definition of living in the moment has changed. READ MORE
The Book of Mormon: It’s rude and vulgar. It’s also hilarious. The musical play about Mormon missionaries returns to Winnipeg tonight after its initial run in Winnipeg in March 2015. Theatre reviewer Randall King opines. READ MORE
Trending now
Spice Girls
#90sIn5Words: Some ways people on Twitter are summing up the last decade of the 20th century: “Ginger, Scary, Baby, Posh, Sporty”; “Nine. Oh. Two. One. Oh.”; “Pound sign. Not a hashtag”; and “Like the ’80s, but worse.”
#DebateNight: Till trending after Clinton and Trump squared off on U.S. TV Monday night. As one Twitter user put it: “The only winner tonight is the Voyager probe, which is speeding away from the Earth at 17 kilometres/second.”
On this date
On Sept. 27, 1977: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Canada’s finance minister Jean Chrétien told a U.S. audience that while the Canadian economy is slow, it was a universal problem among industrialized nations. In Manitoba, 176 candidates had registered to run in the upcoming Oct. 11 election. A threatened pre-election strike by Manitoba teachers was averted. READ MORE
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