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Top earners all male: There are no women on the list of the City of Winnipeg’s top 10 highest-paid staff members. The city’s human resources director admits the city has a gender problem. Tessa Vanderhart reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 28 C, humidex of 34 and wind from the south at 20 km/h, increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 later this morning.
What’s happening today
Iran exceeds enrichment limit: Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to 4.5 per cent, breaking the limit under a nuclear deal with world powers. Experts have warned higher enrichment would shorten the time needed to make enough material for an atomic bomb, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Cup comes to Brandon: Joel Edmundson, who won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues, is showing off the trophy at an event at the UCT Pavillion in Brandon this afternoon. READ MORE
In case you missed it
ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESWinnipeg Blue Bombers QB Matt Nichols (right) was afforded plenty of space by an impressive offensive line, which also created holes for running back Andrew Harris to march 80 yards on 18 carries against the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday.
Top team: Sports reporter Jeff Hamilton has five takeaways from the Bombers’ win over the Ottawa Redblacks. Winnipeg is the lone undefeated team in the CFL after Friday night’s win. READ MORE
Fires force evacuations: Residents of two Manitoba communities remain in Winnipeg after being evacuated because of smoke from forest fires in northwestern Ontario. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Up in the sky: In the latest edition of Jen Tries, where Jen Zoratti tries something new and writes about it, she takes to the skies in a glider. READ MORE
On this date
On July 8, 1972: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in the United States presidential race, Democratic candidates hoped to chip away at frontrunner George McGovern’s lead after a Supreme Court ruling blocked a lower court from restoring 151 delegates’ support for McGovern. In Ottawa, Parliament adjourned for the summer before the passage of the government’s Family Income Security Plan, a.k.a. the “Baby Bonus” due to independent MP Paul Hellyer’s refusal to give consent for the legislation to be debated before the session ended. READ MORE
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