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Your forecast: Expect widespread confusion, seasonable jitters, occasional gusts of separation anxiety and a deluge of new fall outfits as Manitoba kids return to the classroom today. On the flipside, parents can look forward to a mostly pleasant week, with a slight chance of lunch-packing frustration. As for the Winnipeg weather forecast, the Head Start headmaster gives it a solid B+. Today, expect plenty of sunshine and a high of 18 C, while Thursday cools slightly to a high of 15 C. But Friday, Saturday and Sunday get gold stars as the mercury climbs to highs of 19 C, 24 C and 24 C, respectively, under bright blue skies.
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McDonald’s makes change: The famous fast-food franchise said today it’s switching to cage-free eggs in Canada and the United States over the next decade. The decision signals a growing sensitivity among customers to animal welfare issues. Activists have long called for the banishment of battery cages, which confine hens to spaces so small they’re barely able to move. The company says it already buys about 13 million cage-free eggs a year in the U.S. — still less than one per cent of the two billion eggs it uses every year. READ MORE
Kids in care often go missing: An average of 19 people are reported missing in Winnipeg every day — most of them teens in the care of Child and Family Services. The Winnipeg Police Service released those numbers Tuesday, prompting Kerri Irvin-Ross, Manitoba’s family services minister, to acknowledge there’s more work to be done to care for our children. Of the 6,538 missing-persons reports the WPS received in 2014, 90 per cent were for young people aged of 11 to 20, and many were in the CFS care. READ MORE
Disturbing case: A preliminary hearing began Tuesday for two former Manitoba sheriff’s officers accused of confining, drugging and sexually assaulting six different women. Richard Robert Charles Gordon, 48, and Jackie Erin Burgoyne, 37, have pleaded not guilty to numerous charges stemming from a lengthy police investigation that ended in 2013. None of the allegations have been proven and they are presumed innocent. The two accused were both working with Manitoba Justice at the time of their arrest, although all of the alleged incidents occurred while off-duty between 2010 and 2012. READ MORE
Up next
Winnipeg Free PressThe Manitoba Legislature is lit with a emblem recognizing Queen Elizabeth’s reign Tuesday.
God bless her: It’s a big day for Manitoba monarchists as they celebrate a milestone in Queen Elizabeth’s reign. As of today, the Queen surpasses her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria, as the longest-reigning British monarch. Churches throughout Manitoba will ring their bells for three minutes at 11:30 a.m. The Royal Canadian Mint will unveil a commemorative coin. And at 8:30 p.m. each evening through Friday, the Legislative Building will be lit up with the Queen’s cipher or emblem. READ MORE
Go jet go: Teams of 25 people at Winnipeg’s 17 Wing air base will compete today to pull a 44-ton Hercules aircraft over a 50-foot course, raising funds for charity. For this event, armed forces refers to arms with big biceps.
Deadline day: More than two-thirds of Manitoba First Nations are likely to see some funding withheld beginning today because they didn’t file financial documents with the federal government on time. A total of 43 Manitoba First Nations hadn’t filed 2014-15 financial statements detailing salaries of band officials and revenue of band-owned businesses. That means just 20 met the Sept. 1 deadline, and Aboriginal Affairs set today as the deadline to risk losing core funding. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Tribune Media ZUMAPRESS.COM/TNSCecil the lion roams on the plains in Hwange National Park on Nov. 18, 2012 in Zimbabwe. In July 2015, an American dentist named Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion with a bow and arrow during an illegal hunt in Zimbabwe. The country wants him extradited to face charges. (Paula French/Zuma Press/TNS)
Lion-killer back to work: The Minnesota dentist who killed a beloved lion in Zimbabwe finally returned to work on Tuesday after weeks of escaping the public eye in July, Walter Palmer, 55, shot and killed the big cat with a bow and arrow in Hwange National Park. Palmer maintains the hunt was legal, and so far authorities in the African nation agree. But people in Zimbabwe have called for his extradition, and animal activists in the U.S. have camped out at his practice for weeks in protest. They believe he and his party lured Cecil from the protected wildlife preserve. READ MORE
YouTube shaming: A Canadian YouTube star is in hot water over a video she posted where she encourages people to shame those who are overweight. Nicole Arbour released Dear Fat People and it’s been viewed more than 1.8 million times within five days. Arbour posted a second video trying to defend defend herself against all of the backlash she got from the first. “Keyboard warriors are trying to murder comedy,” she said in the second video.
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Rogelio V. Solis / The Associated Press filesOn June 3, cellphone users who still have time left on a three-year contract with their carrier will be able to end the contract, without paying a termination fee.
Apple Event: Tech giant Apple reveals its latest line of products today with a live event in San Francisco at 10 a.m. (Pacific time) that’s also being broadcast online. Rumours swirled for months about what the items will be and if the whispers are true, we could be in for new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, iPad Pros and a fourth-generation of Apple TV, among other goodies. READ MORE
Late Show: Stephen Colbert made his hosting debut on the Late Show on CBS last night with some help from famous friends and a presidential candidate. Colbert’s first line of the show was an ode to his predecessor, “I am not replacing David Letterman,” and his guests during the two-hour show included actor George Clooney and Republican candidate Jeb Bush, plus a cameo from an old pal, Jon Stewart. READ MORE
On this date
Sept. 9, 1949: British officials were warning the world that talks with the Soviets would decide the outcome of the Cold War. Meanwhile, 21 people were feared dead after a plane crashed in Montreal. In Winnipeg, Mrs. John Nolan gave birth to a 14-pound baby at Winnipeg General hospital, earning her a well-deserved spot on our front page.
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