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Trump vs. Clinton: It’s reality television with real consequences. U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clash this evening in the first of three televised debates. What lies will Trump tell? Will Clinton faint or be incapacitated by a coughing fit? Tens of millions of viewers worldwide are expected to watch the televised spectacle.
Your forecast: The ground will dry today after a rainy weekend. The high will be 13 C, with 40 km/h wind gusting to 60. The low tonight is 5.
In case you missed it
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSeal performs at the David Foster Foundation Gala, Saturday.
Sharing the wealth: Monied Manitobans donned tuxedos and gowns Saturday evening at the David Foster foundation’s Miracle Gala and Concert at the MTS Centre. Philanthropists with surnames such as Richardson, Buhler and Asper wrote big cheques to help families of organ donors and, by the time confetti cannons marked the end of the evening, $3.2 million had been pledged to help families of organ-donation recipients. Erin Lebar reports. READ MORE
You go girls: Eight hundred players from 42 teams played in 21 different matches in the youth soccer championships at the John Blumberg facility on the weekend, but one game was unique. A group of inner-city newcomer girls from the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba made it to the championships. Many of the girls come from countries such as Iraq, Congo and Ethiopia, where it’s rare for girls to play soccer. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
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Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESSPrime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, kneels to talk to Prince George on Satruday.
Toddler prince snubs PM: The House of Commons resumes today and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have more serious matters than a small royal gaffe on the weekend when he was snubbed by Prince George, 3, who refused Trudeau’s offer of a high-five hand slap and let British newspapers crow with headlines such as this one in The Daily Mail: “Sorry, one doesn’t high-five with commoners.” READ MORE
Linking animals and humans: Manitoba hosts an unusual conference today and Tuesday, focusing on social situations where human and animal health are involved. The International One Welfare Conference deals with issues like hoarding, on-farm animal welfare, and the links between animal and family abuse. One speaker is Lt.-Gen. (Ret.) Romeo A. Dallaire.
Around the water cooler
Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Kevin Fogg kneels in dejection after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost to the Calgary Stampeders by a last game play field goal during CFL football action, in Calgary on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Fantastic finale: Check the hands of your co-workers or fellow students today; the ones whose fingernails are chewed watched the Bomber game on Saturday. The boys in blue were losing 24-0, staged an amazing comeback that took the lead with less than a minute to play, but the Calgary Stampeders kicked a field goal with zero seconds left to win 36-34. READ MORE
Two pro athletes, two freak deaths: Jose Fernandez, the charismatic ace pitcher for the Miami Marlins who escaped Cuba to become one of baseball’s brightest stars, was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. Meanwhile, Calgary Stampeders defensive back Mylan Hicks died after he was shot outside a Calgary nightclub early Sunday. READ MORE
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DAVID J. PHILLIP / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILESFormer Masters champion Arnold Palmer in 2007.
Arnold Palmer: The golf legend, also known as “The King,” passed away Sunday at the age of 87. Palmer is credited with boosting the sport’s popularity. Fans around the world, including U.S. President Barack Obama, are paying tribute to his accomplishments both on and off the links. READ MORE
#PleaseForgiveMe: Drake kicks off the week with the release today of his short film, “Please Forgive Me.”
On this date
On Sept. 26, 1930: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the Winnipeg Grain Exchange was offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the identity of a person who made spurious phone call to the Canadian Pacific telegraphs with a message to be sent to Jackson Bros. at Chicago, which made references to the finances of the Canadian Wheat Pool that could possibly damage wheat prices. In Germany, Adolf Hitler declared at the trial for three army officers charged with treason that Germany would not adhere to the Treaty of Versailles and that the constitution of Germany would be nullified. In Chicago, police raiding a hotel in search of Al Capone’s financial manager found papers that indicated there was a leak in the Chicago police department, and that Capone intended “to put troublesome policemen on the spot.” READ MORE
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