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Warm welcome: Emad Mishko Tamo, a 12-year-old Yazidi boy, was reunited with his family early this morning, years after he and his mother were captured and separated by the Islamic State group in Iraq. His family arrived in Winnipeg as refugees earlier this year and only found out he was alive in July. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Today will be sunny, with fog patches dissipating this morning and a high of 28 C. It will be sunny and 25 C shortly before kickoff at tonight’s Bombers game.
In case you missed it
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Brennan Dugas with Take Pride Winnipeg was part of a crew removing graffiti on Wellington Crescent and in the Omand Park area Wednesday morning. Here, he cleans up an offensive message and bad spelling on the sidewalk on the Omand’s Creek Greenway at the foot of the bridge over the Assiniboine River.
Vandalism linked to violence: Rev. Meghann Robern, who recently took over as minister of a Unitarian church, was surprised to see offensive words of the type linked to the alt-right movement painted on a church sign before Sunday’s service. Robern, who recently served in Tennessee, says the graffiti is clearly linked to the violence that happened in Virginia the day before. Related graffiti was spotted elsewhere, and Mayor Brian Bowman says he is sickened by the vandalism. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Disclosure rules disobeyed: A Crown corporation apparently broke the rules by failing to disclose payment of as much as $500,000 to its former president and CEO. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries says it didn’t divulge Winston Hodgins’ earnings because he had entered into an agreement with the previous NDP-appointed board of directors to work as an “independent contractor.” Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Not their first rodeo: Interstellar Rodeo, which has grown into a highly anticipated music and wine festival in only two years, starts Friday. Erin Lebar has a preview of the three-day event, which is headlined by Father John Misty, Beck and Broken Social Scene. READ MORE
Up next
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is expected to announce his first cabinet shuffle on Thursday.
Doing the shuffle: Premier Brian Pallister will announce his new cabinet at a news conference this morning. His first and current cabinet, formed in May 2016, has only 12 members. READ MORE
Big test for Blue: The Blue Bombers will try to hand the Edmonton Eskimos their first loss of the season in tonight’s tilt at Investors Group Field. The Bombers have won three straight games, but all were against teams in the East Division. Jeff Hamilton has five storylines to keep in mind when watching the game. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
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Lawyer Antoine Hacault received an email yesterday informing him that since his language rights were not respected, the matter involving his speeding ticket is being dropped.
Ticket tossed: A Winnipeg motorist who was fighting a speeding ticket because the RCMP officer who stopped him didn’t speak French has won his challenge before the matter went to court. Antoine Hacault, who is a lawyer, received an email this week stating the matter was being dropped. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
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#MakeAMusicianCanadian: Should we ever need more CanCon for the airwaves, we need look no further than these Canadianized recording artists — Zed Zed Top, Canuck Berry, The Kids in the Hall and Oates, and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Edward Island.
On this date
On Aug. 17, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that McGill University’s High Altitude Research Project was being moved to the United States, taking 150 employees including 40 space scientists with it. Shipping crews across Canada walked off the job in a strike that was expected to tie up 82 per cent of the country’s inland maritime transportation. A 23-year-old reporter claimed he was roughed up by two Winnipeg police officers while working on part of an investigative series on the city’s hippies. READ MORE
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