This morning
Marijuana damage: Grow-ops, even legal grow-ops, can damage home interiors. That has real estate agents worried even before marijuana is legalized in Canada. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: An umbrella might be an appropriate accessory today with a few showers ending early in the morning, and then clouds throughout the day. Wind will be from the northwest at 20 km/h, increasing to 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. The high will be 8 C.
In case you missed it
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Dougald Lamont is all smiles after being announced the winner of the Manitoba Liberal leadership race at Victoria Inn in Winnipeg on Saturday.
New Liberal leader: Dougald Lamont, a longtime party organizer, triumphed over MLAs Cindy Lamoureux and Jon Gerrard, a former leader, at the Liberal leadership convention on the weekend: According to Dan Lett: “Manitoba Liberals have been here before. The province’s perennial third-place party has a new leader, a new reservoir of hope and — perhaps — a second chance at political glory.” READ MORE
Pets galore: When a vendor hands you a plastic poop bag holder in the shape of a bone, you know you’re in the presence of dog lovers. The third annual Winnipeg Pet Show wrapped up this weekend with an estimated 6,000 pet lovers handing over $14 per ticket to pass through the doors at the RBC Convention Centre. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Up next
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Siloam Mission CEO Jim Bell says empty buildings in neighbourhoods such as West Broadway could be converted into mixed-income housing.
Housing outlook: Ottawa will unveil part of its housing strategy Wednesday in Winnipeg during the national conference of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. As Free Press national reporter Dylan Robertson explains: “With persistent homelessness downtown, a construction boom in Winnipeg’s suburbs and a birthrate that exceeds the national average, the city will be profoundly affected by a looming national housing strategy, advocates and officials say.” READ MORE
Andrew Harris meets students: The star running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will meet students at Winnipeg’s Ecole River Heights School at 1 p.m. today for a multimedia event dedicated to recognizing the importance of respecting others and standing up to bullying. The Grey Cup will also be there.
Around the water cooler
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Stephanie Sy assists Jordan Sangalang with his sign language as Ryan James Miller looks on at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre’s production of Tribes.
Review of Tribes: A member of the local mime troupe 100 Decibels, Jordan Sanglang, who is deaf, takes on his first dramatic role with a commanding presence and no small amount of charm in the play Tribes, opening in Winnipeg. Reviewer Randal King says: “His acting work seems tentative compared with his more seasoned stage-mates, but this condition seems likely to change the more performances he gets under his belt.” READ MORE
Feeling Blue: Talk on coffee row this morning will include a dissection of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers nail-biting loss to the Toronto Argonauts, when Bombers kicker Justin Medlock, with the game on his foot, shanked a 40-yard field goal with no time left on the clock. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
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#WWETLC: Kurt Angle returned to pro wrestling Sunday, pleasing longtime fans by stepping back into the ring after nearly 11 years, as part of the Shield alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
On this date
On Oct. 23, 1935: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a Winnipeg motorist attempting to avoid colliding with a Canadian Pacific train that was crossing Notre Dame Avenue was struck by the train and decapitated. A previously undisclosed 1927 kidnapping in London, Ont., worth $30,000, came to light during the trial of a man charged with the abduction of John S. Labatt. Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia said he would be willing to discuss peace with Italian president Mussolini only after Italy halted its invasion and got its soldiers out of his country. READ MORE
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