This morning
Billed for abortions: The Health Sciences Centre has been improperly charging patients $350 each for medical abortions that should have been free. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Hold on to your hats — and to your purses and small dogs, too. The wind will be unusually strong today, blowing from the west at 60 km/h, gusting to 90. It will be sunny, with a high of 16 C.
In case you missed it
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At right, Dr. Stephen Brodovsky performs the no-sedation cataract surgery for patient Grant Kolodieat the Misericordia Health Centre Tuesday.
Non-sedation surgery: Nearly 200 eye patients at Misericordia Hospital will receive cataract surgery without sedation as part of a trial project the facility hopes will allow them to speed through the Winnipeg region’s burgeoning wait list. Reporter Jane Gerster attended one of the operations on Tuesday. READ MORE
State-of-the-art vehicle repairs: Manitoba Public Insurance now has a facility for cutting-edge automotive repairs, which it displayed Tuesday as it opened its new centre for automotive research and training on Plessis Road. Automotive writer Kelly Taylor was there. READ MORE
Up next
Candace Derksen
Candace Derksen case: A tragic story that has gripped Winnipeg for 33 years could conclude today when a judge announces a verdict against Mark Grant, who is accused of killing Candace Derksen, 13, in 1984. A six-week retrial of the case focused partly on problems with DNA in the original investigation. Mike McIntyre and Melissa Martin will be there for the verdict. READ MORE
Gen Next: What if we brought together the next generation of community leaders dedicated to giving back to our city? That’s the core idea behind the United Way’s Gen Next Summit today at the Convention Centre, which will explore the theme of identity, and what that means as an individual, a generation, a community and a city.
Around the water cooler
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Columbus Blue Jackets players celebrate after Jack Johnson scored on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Steve Mason during second period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday.
Jets lose: The Winnipeg Jets lost 5-2 to the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday evening, with Steve Mason between the pipes for his third loss in the third game he’s played since he was brought in over the summer to fix the Jets goaltending situation. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Portage and Main: Dan Lett has a vision of Portage and Main with an elevated pedestrian bridge: “A reader drew my attention to a magnificent elevated pedestrian bridge in Lujiazui, in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It’s a massive structure, with a deck wide enough to accommodate 15 people standing shoulder to shoulder. A magnificently landscaped traffic circle keeps the traffic moving through the intersection while pedestrians can observe from above.” READ MORE
Trending now
Steve Mason: The name of the Winnipeg Jets goaltender is trending locally after the team’s disappointing loss Tuesday.
On this date
On Oct. 18, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the British 2nd Army had captured the fortified junction of Venray in Holland. British troops received an overwhelming welcome in Athens. According to a reporter with the Canadian Army in Holland, German demolition of Schelde indicated the Germans were planning to leave. A former Winnipeg man, Prof. Trevor Lloyd, was being stationed to Greenland as Canadian vice-consul. READ MORE
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