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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his family’s longtime involvement with the WE organization should have kept him out of the discussions. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press files)
Delving into deal: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be in the House of Commons today. The Tories are eager to ask him about his government’s giving control of a $900-million student program to the WE Charity organization, but it is unclear whether Trudeau will accept an invitation to appear at the finance committee. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Trump briefings back: After more than two months, U.S President Donald Trump will resume regular coronavirus briefings amid poor poll numbers for his reelection bid. The once-daily briefings ended after the president mused about injecting disinfectants as a cure. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Still vulnerable to virus: In her latest column, Jen Zoratti says it feels like Manitoba is in an alternate dimension because of its low overall case numbers, and living in a bubble means dealing with a tangle of emotions. READ MORE
’It’s hard to keep going’: A coalition of business groups — including the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce — is calling for “urgent actions” to save the food service industry, such as moratoriums on rent evictions and easing tax burdens. Temur Durrani reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a high of 24 C, a humidex high of 27, and a 30 per cent chance of showers starting early this afternoon, with risk of a thunderstorm.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSForward Mason Appleton missed the last time the Winnipeg Jets played the Calgary Flames due to injury.
Strange season for Appleton: Mike McIntyre reports on Jets forward Mason Appleton, whose play improved after some growing pains this fall and a freak injury shortly before the Heritage Classic outdoor game. READ MORE
Foundation for farming: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair says Indigenous farmers — who planted and cultivated for centuries — sowed the seeds for Manitoba’s modern agricultural economy. READ MORE
Flood outlet assessment: Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said the provincial government will accept Ottawa’s offer of a crash course on how to assess the environmental effects of flood-channel outlets. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 21, 1926: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a federal election had been called for Sept. 14; Conservative prime minister Arthur Meighen, who had stepped into the role after Liberal prime minister Mackenzie King had stepped down, kicked off his campaign in Ottawa. In Charleswood, murder was suspected in the death of John Boivin, whose body was found, after a week’s search, with a bullet wound in the head; a firearm was found nearby. Boivin was known to have had a large sum of money on his person.
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