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Tessa Vanderhart / Winnipeg Free PressKettle River Inn & Suites owner Nav Sahota picks up Titan, three, from daycare.
Ready to move on: Life is returning to normal in Gillam now that a two-week search for a pair of B.C. fugitives wanted for murder is over. Tessa Vanderhart reports from the northern Manitoba town. READ MORE
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What’s happening today
Southern Chiefs’ Organization Grand Chief Jerry Daniels (MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES)
Protest to slow traffic: Drivers headed to cottage country in northwestern Ontario can expect traffic delays. A round-dance protest to draw attention to issues affecting Indigenous people is happening on the Trans-Canada Highway in eastern Manitoba, near the Ontario border. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Dribbling downtown: Canada’s national basketball team faces Nigeria in an exhibition game at Bell MTS Place, a warmup for the FIBA World Cup in China. Most of Canada’s NBA players won’t be playing tonight or in the tournament, Taylor Allen reports.
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Use ‘caution’ in Hong Kong: Ottawa is warning Canadians travelling to Hong Kong to use “a high degree of caution” because of protests that have been ongoing for two months.
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In case you missed it
SASHA SEFTER / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Nick Hallett jumps on a Calgary fumble during the fourth quarter of a game against the Stampeders at IG Field on Thursday night.
Close win over Calgary: Quarterback Matt Nichols was efficient as the Blue Bombers snapped a two-game losing streak with a home win over the Calgary Stampeders last night. Nichols needed a solid performance and delivered, Mike McIntyre writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Private performance: Singer-songwriter Jason Ritter played an hour-long concert at Daryl Hiebert’s bedside at Health Sciences Centre on Wednesday. Hiebert, who has a rare and inoperable form of cancer, was unable to attend Ritter’s show at the Centennial Concert Hall that night. Eva Wasney reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 9, 1994: The Rural Jobs Project announced $500,000 in funding to help municipal welfare recipients break the cycle of dependency; legal experts claim the cigarette tax law may be unconstitutional; and diamond exploration in Manitoba was expected to take a hit after a major exploration program in the Northwest Territories was cancelled. READ MORE
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