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Michel Spingler / The Associated Press FilesFILE – In this Nov.14, 2006 file photo, French President Jacques Chirac poses with residents during his visit to Amiens, northern France. Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at 86. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
Former French president dead: Jacques Chirac, the former French president who opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at age 86. He served two terms, from 1995 to 2007, and acknowledged France’s role in the Holocaust. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Court’s hearings continue: The Supreme Court of Canada, sitting outside Ottawa for the first time, will hear another case in Winnipeg today, about language education rights for French speakers in British Columbia. The hearing, which starts at 9 a.m., will be in French and is open to the public. Katie May has an article on Wednesday’s hearing about whether court delays caused by judges are a systemic problem. READ MORE
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Your forecast: Increasingly cloudy with rain beginning this afternoon, a high of 15 C and peak winds from the west at 20 km/h this morning.
What’s happening today
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Outside photo of 216 Notre Dame Ave. For story on it being given heritage status.
May 8, 2019
Historic hotel?: City council will vote on whether the Oxford Hotel on Notre Dame Avenue, home to the Solid Gold strip club, should be added to the list of protected heritage buildings. Here’s an article from May, after the historical buildings and resources committee made the recommendation. READ MORE
Whistleblower complaint: Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence in the U.S., will speak publicly for the first time about a whistleblower complaint related to a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. READ MORE
Home-ice hockey: The Jets host the Edmonton Oilers in their final home game of the pre-season at 7 p.m. The Jets won’t play again at Bell MTS Place until their regular season home opener on Oct. 10. Meanwhile, Mike McIntyre has a story on backup goalie Laurent Brossoit, who says he knows more is expected of him after a strong first season with the team. READ MORE
In case you missed it
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty ImagesA report by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba showed the province had a net gain of 158 licensed medical practitioners in the past two years.
Rate of doctors rises: The growth rate of physicians in Manitoba from 2014 to 2018 was 17.8 per cent, the highest in Canada, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Bombers player back: Defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat is expected to take the field Friday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after missing six games with a lower-body injury. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Garden path: About 30 young people from the North End’s Eagle Urban Transition Centre will continue working today to help build the Indigenous Peoples’ Garden, part of a huge project at Assiniboine Park. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 26, 1958: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Toronto picked a split pipe design for its new city hall. France’s premier Charles de Gaulle expected to win a forthcoming election easily. The Winnipeg gas company couldn’t say it would hold the line on prices of 90 cents per thousand cubic feet. READ MORE
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