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Sunny and hazy. High 29 C, Humidex 33, UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to a dinner at the White House this evening, as the U.S. president hosts NATO leaders. The Canadian Press reports.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at the G7 Summit in June. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Crisis outreach services and street patrols are being expanded in downtown Winnipeg this summer in a bid to make the much-maligned area safer for residents, workers and visitors.
The short-term measures were triggered, in part, by businesses’ calls for action and city officials’ discussions about how to tackle crime, drug addiction and mental health crises.
“We want to ensure that individuals who are struggling with addiction and mental health issues, or housing needs, have access to the necessary supports that they need to lead healthy and dignified lives,” Mayor Scott Gillingham said at a news conference Tuesday. Chris Kitching has the story.
Mayor Scott Gillingham said the measures came together quickly. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On the bright side
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy.
As large parts of the Sunshine State’s once-famous citrus industry have all but dried up over the past two decades because of two fatal diseases, greening and citrus canker, some farmers are turning to the pongamia tree, a climate-resilient tree with the potential to produce plant-based proteins and a sustainable biofuel. The Associated Press has more.
Ponova Oil is poured into a container at the Terviva headquarters in Alameda, Calif., in May. (Jeff Chiu / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On July 10, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the British navy claimed victory in the first round of the battle for supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea, routing the Italian navy. The RCAF shot down 11 German fighters during attacks on British shipyards. A family argument on a farm near Kenora, Ont., had deadly consequences, with one brother dead, another charged with murder, and a third held on a lesser charge of causing a disturbance. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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