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Thefts linked to officer: More details are emerging about allegations of corruption against a police officer who died before he could face criminal charges in court. A sentencing hearing Tuesday for a man who pawned stolen goods reveal he obtained them from former Winnipeg police officer Trent Milan. READ MORE
Your forecast: Expect a few showers this morning, ending near noon. The high will be 8. The wind will be from the southeast at 30 km/h this morning, becoming light this afternoon. Tonight, it will remain cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers after midnight, giving way to a chance of flurries overnight. Low is forecast to be 1 C. On Thursday, there’s a 30 per cent chance of flurries with the temperature steady at about plus 1.
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WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSGovernor General David Johnston presented awards in commemoration of the Persons Case to six recipients from across the country, including Winnipeg’s Diane Redsky, executive director of the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre. The ceremony took place in the Manitoba Legislature Chamber Tuesday morning.
Women lauded: Winnipeg indigenous advocate Diane Redsky’s work advancing the cause of women’s equality received national recognition Tuesday at the Manitoba legislature. Gov. Gen. David Johnston presided over the awards, honouring Redsky — the executive director of Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata — and five other women with Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case. It was only the second time since 1979 that the awards were presented outside the national capital region. READ MORE
Professors supported: Striking U of M professors are getting a morale boost from the university’s graduate students. The 3,000-member University of Manitoba Graduate Students Association expressed support for the faculty union on Tuesday as the work stoppage entered its third week. READ MORE
Food banks: Traffic at Manitoba food banks dropped slightly this past year, but the province still has the second highest use rate in the country, according to a new report. READ MORE
Up next
Fentanyl use studied: The first national report in Canada to examine the country’s growing epidemic around synthetic narcotics such as fentanyl is being released at 9 a.m. today. The Free Press will have full coverage.
Birthday countdown: Paralympian and activist Rick Hansen will be at Vincent Massey Collegiate this morning to kick off a “46 Days to Go” countdown event to mark the lead up to Canada’s 150th.
Around the water cooler
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS”You might not agree with him but It doesn’t matter. We’re all humans and we need to treat each other like humans,” said Murray Neufeld, shown with his wife Joelle.
Bless him: Provencher MP Ted Falk raised some eyebrows Tuesday when he uttered a “God bless” to Donald Trump in the House of Commons. In a member’s statement praising the state of Canada-U.S. relations, Falk said, “May God continue to bless America, God bless Donald Trump.” That seemed to be OK with most of his constituents. “It’s fine, he needs it,” said one, referring to the president elect. READ MORE
Sick kids: A respiratory virus that hits infants particularly hard is causing a spike in the number of babies hospitalized this flu season, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says. Since the start of September, HSC Children’s Hospital has treated 45 cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) bronchiolitis, an infection of the small airways in the lungs. Another 12 cases were seen in the first week of November. READ MORE
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JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManitoba Moose Nic Petan at the MTS Centre Thursday night.
Nic Petan: Scoring the final goal of the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-0 victory Tuesday night over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, and his first of the season, Petan’s name is trending in Winnipeg this morning.
#WednesdayWisdom: From a sidewalk chalkboard sign, posted on Twitter: “I’m not saying that David Bowie was holding the fabric of the universe together, but… [gestures broadly at everything]”
On this date
On Nov. 16, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Soviet Union had released a Yale University professor who had been arrested on charges of spying; the professor was expelled from the country and was on his way home to the United States. The executive vice-president of the Canadian Labor Congress said the Canadian labour movement must be free to conduct its own national affairs, at a meeting between U.S. and Canadian labour organizers. READ MORE
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