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Essential reads for November 5, 2019

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Winnipeg in crisis, mayor sounds alarm

Bowman wants meeting with PM, premier over deadly violence

Aldo Santin
12:01 PM CST Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019
5 minute read

Melissa Martin:

Despite scientists' dire warning for the planet's future, emergency help is not on its way

A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. A coalition of climate change advocates say the new Parliament needs to stop letting anxieties in the oil patch threaten progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Action Network Canada along with representatives from Unifor, Lead Now, Greenpeace and 350.org say climate was the biggest factor in this election and the parties that ran on climate platforms owe it to voters to cooperate quickly to respond. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Aldo Santin:

City, police union near showdown on pension issues

(Winnipeg Police Service)

Ryan Thorpe:

Silence surrounds delayed breathalyzer test on off-duty cop convicted of 2017 fatal hit-and-run

Cody Severight (Facebook)

Maggie Macintosh:

Exchange businesses cite parking fee increases, disappearing spaces, for closures, re-locations

Tiny Feast in the Exchange District is closing shop at the end of the holiday season. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Dan Lett:

City picks up speed on laying down asphalt

Construction crews put down layer of asphalt on the roadway through the Waverley underpass.

Erin Lebar:

Listening to covers will make you appreciate Fleetwood Mac even more

Fleetwood Mac makes its return to Winnipeg on Thursday, this time without guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Doug Speirs:

Changing the ABC song a big mistake

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Jeff Hamilton:

Questions can wait: for Bombers now, the only thing that matters is Sunday's semifinal

Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea dismissed reports he turned down mutiple contract offers, but didn't indicate whether those offers even existed. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Editorial:

Flu shot free and easy way to save lives

More than 336,000 flu doses were administered in Manitoba in 2018, a record number. (Jonathan Quilter / Tribune Media files)

Editorial cartoon for Nov. 5, 2019

Adrian Powell:

Crossword for Tuesday, Nov. 5

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