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Bullets flying: A string of recent shootings, wounding six people and killing one, is the result of Winnipeg’s criminal underworld fighting over drug turf, according to a veteran police officer. “There’s huge gang-mentality ego at play here, with an obvious disregard for life. Disrespect is turning deadly,” he told reporter Mike McIntyre. READ MORE
Your forecast: It’s often said about Winnipeg winters that “it’s a dry cold”. That refrain hasn’t been heard recently after two days of wet snow and rain blanketed the city with ankle-deep slush. Today’s forecast calls for periods of snow ending in the morning, then mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. Wind will be from the north at 20 km/h, with a high of zero.
In case you missed it
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA former student of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is suing the school and former teacher Bruce Monk, claiming mental distress after being sexually assaulted.
RWB sued: A former dance student is suing Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and former instructor Bruce Monk over incidents she said happened almost two decades ago. She alleges Monk — a teacher, choreographer and photographer at the school — was photographing her in the school’s locked boiler room when he asked her to strip for photos and she complied “out of fear of disappointing him and with full knowledge that he could negatively influence her career path in dance.” She also said it happened a second time. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Parole problem: Only 31 per cent of indigenous inmates were let out on parole in 2015-16, compared with 48 per cent of non-indigenous inmates. It’s a problem when prisoners don’t get parole because they’re released directly into the community without parole programs that help them stay out of jail. “Frankly, less support equals less success,” said one official. Mia Rabson reports. READ MORE
Up next
To your arts’ content: An event called VERVE! begins at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday at 140 Bannatyne Ave. It’s presented by RAW, an indie arts organization, and showcases artists in film, fashion, music, art, performing art, hairstyling, makeup artistry and photography.
Get the real story: Over at The Good Will Social Club, 625 Portage Ave., beginning at 7 p.m., is an event called Tenx9 Winnipeg. Nine people have up to 10 minutes each to tell a real story from their lives. Tonight’s theme is “strangers.” Lots of people come to listen, not talk.
Around the water cooler
BORIS MINKEVICH / FREE PRESS FILESConnor Hellebuyck
Home-ice record: Let’s raise our sticks in salute to the man behind the mask, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who set a franchise record by not allowing a goal for 174 minutes, 56 seconds. His streak was snapped in the third period of last night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, but the Jets still won, 3-2. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Portage and Main: A consulting firm hired to carry out a traffic analysis found no obstacles or concerns that would prevent foot traffic at the iconic intersection, a senior city official said on Tuesday. He said, however, it would take two years of planning before work can begin on reopening Portage and Main. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
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#kindermorgan: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected the Northern Gateway oil pipeline, but Kinder Morgan Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline and the Line 3 replacement have been approved. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 30, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Communists had hand-picked a puppet government for Berlin, completing the city’s east-west division. In Winnipeg, Calgarians returning home after the Stampeders’ Grey Cup victory danced at the Canadian Pacific railway station, to the loud cheers of supportive Winnipeggers. READ MORE
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