What’s happening today
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh responds to a question during a news conference on the waterfront in Windsor, Ontario on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Singh stops here: Singh’s first campaign announcement, about housing, is in the North End later this morning. He will be joined by First Nations leaders at the second announcement, which is happening at Oodena Circle at The Forks this afternoon. Singh is scheduled to greet supporters in Kenora, Ont., late this afternoon. READ MORE
Last flight leaving: The Canadian military will end its mission at Kabul’s airport today. Canada is using two C-17 transport planes to airlift Afghans to safety and is one of 13 countries taking part in the airlift. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Warning about airport attack: Several countries are urging Afghans to avoid Kabul’s airport amid warnings of a possible terrorist attack. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 20 C and peak winds from the east at 15 km/h later today.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe Craig Block, which has gone up for sale, housed perhaps the first Black union in North America, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters.
Building’s link to Black history: A building on Main Street that was once the offices of North America’s first Black labour union is for sale — without historical status protection. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
‘Align our efforts’: Mayor Brian Bowman’s office said he expects the city will review a provincial policy requiring front-line workers to be immunized against COVID-19 and “undertake to align with the province where feasible.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
‘It is horrible’: Reporter Kevin Rollason spoke with another person who couldn’t visit a loved one at St. Boniface Hospital because an unvaccinated patient was in their room. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 26, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a U.S. army tech, his wife and their dog were rescued from a swampy bush region 192 miles north of Winnipeg where they had been forced to land during a storm while en route to Churchill. The couple was found and rescued by Canadian Army paratroopers in co-ordination with the RCAF. In Winnipeg, a 14-month-old boy died while his parents were inspecting their new house when he grabbed a stove wire and was electrocuted.
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