Today’s weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 27 C, Humidex 30 and UV index of 7 or high.
What’s happening today
Poland is set to sign a $5.8-billion deal today with South Korea to buy tanks, howitzers and ammunition as the country boosts its military capacity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Today’s must-read
The Progressive Conservative government refuses to commit to reimburse Manitobans who paid for their own surgeries outside the province, despite announcing it would cover the cost of sending hundreds of patients to the U.S. and Ontario for hip and knee procedures. Carol Sanders has the story.
Dez Daniels said she’s happy for those who will get the out-of-province surgeries and expenses covered by the province, but doubts she will ever be reimbursed. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Aug. 26, 1964: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that five people, all believed to be teenagers, were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and car on Highway 9 near Gimli; the driver of the truck survived. At the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City, Ga., nearly all of the all-white official delegation from Mississippi walked out rather than sign a loyalty pledge; members of the predominantly Black Mississippi Freedom Democratic party, who sought to unseat the pro-segregation old guard, took their place. Search our archives for more here.
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