This morning
Living next to hate: An Eritrean family in North Point Douglas say they are being menaced by a neighbor with a Confederate flag in his window. They say they’ve received racial insults like the n-word, verbal harassment and threatening gestures from the man who has driven his pickup truck towards them as if he’s going to hit them when they’re walking down the street, and mimed aiming a rifle and shooting them while saying, “Go back to where you came from.” Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Sunglasses are in order, as today is expected to be sunny with a high of 29 C and a humidex of 30.
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKelvin Goertzen acknowledges there has been confusion over cuts and reforms.
Survey on health care: Changes to Manitoba’s health-care system are motivated by the bottom line, and not by improving care. That was the result of a new Probe Research/Winnipeg Free Press survey that showed 60 per cent of people surveyed said they believe the changes stem from the Progressive Conservative government’s pledge to reduce the deficit, not a desire to build a higher quality, more efficient health-care system. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
The plague of meth: Methamphetamine addiction has “gripped the city,” a Winnipeg police spokesman said Sunday. “I would say the majority of property crime in the city is related to the methamphetamine subculture,” Const. Jay Murray said. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Up next
WAYNE.GLOWACKI@FREEPRESS.MB.CA At a ceremony Monday, the Red River College Princess Street campus in the exchange district was renamed The Roblin Centre. see Larry Kusch story. Winnipeg Free Press Feb 28 2011
Back to school: Red River College rolls out the red carpet for back to school at 7:30 a.m. today at the campuses at 2055 Notre Dame Ave. and 160 Princess St. RRC’s Senior Leadership Team will welcome students to campus and help them navigate their way around the College on the first day of classes.
Tragedy in Texas: The devastation is expected to continue in Texas today as Tropical Storm Harvey sent devastating floods that chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. The incessant rain covered much of Houston in turbid, grey-green water and turned streets into rivers navigable only by boat. In a rescue effort that recalled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, helicopters landed near flooded freeways, airboats buzzed across submerged neighbourhoods and high-water vehicles plowed through water-logged intersections. Some people managed with kayaks or canoes or swam. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Nine-hour standoff: A nine-hour standoff ended peacefully Saturday after two men barricaded themselves in a home following a high-speed chase. A two-block area was closed down and police deployed “significant” resources to the area. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Mr. Mikes Steakhouse: One of Canada’s fastest-growing casual-dining restaurant chains — Mr. Mikes Steakhouse — has opened a second outlet in rural Manitoba and plans to open its first one in Winnipeg early next year. Like most Mr. Mikes outlets, the new one in Winkler is about 5,200 square feet in size and seats up to 180 people in the restaurant and bar combined. There is also a 40- to 50-seat outdoor patio. Murray McNeil reports. READ MORE
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Isaac Brekken / The Associated PressFloyd Mayweather Jr. hits Conor McGregor in a super welterweight boxing match Saturday.
#MayweathervMcgregor: Floyd Mayweather Jr. ended his boxing career on a high note, beating Conor McGregor in the 10th round — bringing Mayweather’s record to 50-0 in a match worth an estimated $200 million. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 28, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that rescuers attempting to enter a potash mine in Utah, in which 25 miners including some Canadians were trapped, were hampered by deadly carbon monoxide gas. In Washington, D.C., 100,000 people marched in a mass call to U.S. Congress to bar legal racial discrimination in American life. The Canada Council cut its grants to theatres and orchestras due to the exhaustion of its $700,000 reserve fund. READ MORE
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