Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. A high of 24 C.
What’s happening today
Canada’s premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of scheduled meetings in Nova Scotia’s capital.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is the current chair of the Council of the Federation, is hosting the event in the city’s downtown core.
Houston says the premiers will focus on discussing “key issues” like affordability, housing and infrastructure.
Today’s must-read
A man given a conditional sentence after he was convicted of child luring over discussions about masturbation with his boss’s 15-year-old son will have to serve part of his time behind bars. Douglas Wayne Dew, 48, was convicted in August of one count of child luring after a trial before provincial court Judge Cynthia Devine.
The judge gave Dew a one-year conditional sentence order — which amounted to strict house arrest — after his defence lawyers filed notice questioning whether the mandatory minimum for the crime, a year in jail, was unconstitutional. He was also given two years of supervised probation.
On the bright side
Mal Macdonald is no longer a pilot, but he still helps people get from point A to point B. The 73-year-old retiree volunteers his time leading people through the Gimli Glider Exhibit, a museum that commemorates the day in 1983 when a Boeing 767 jet ran out of fuel and was forced to land like a glider in the Interlake community.
On this date
On July 15, 1921: The Manitoba Free Press reported after heavy rains in Nebraska, the community of Crawford was preparing against inundation when it was hit by a 14-foot wall of water rushing down the White River canyon. A substantial downpour in Ontario following a month of severe drought brought relief from the heat and was worth millions to farmers, especially in the southern part of the province. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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