Your forecast
Sunny, with increasing cloudiness this afternoon then 60 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon, with a risk of a thunderstorm. High 25 C, Humidex 27, UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
• Billy Idol performs at the Canada Life Centre at 8 p.m. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.
• It’s the last day to check out Politically Drawn by Chris Chuckry at The Cre8ery, 125 Adelaide St. Reporter Ben Waldman previewed the gallery last week.
• Folklorama kicked off Sunday and continues until Aug. 10.
Artist Chris Chuckry turned his focus to political cartoons during the pandemic. (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
Today’s must-read
A former coach who sued Manitoba’s minor hockey authority has abandoned his lawsuit, saying expensive and challenging litigation forced him to accept an out-of-court settlement last month.
Plaintiff David Brown filed a motion to stop his case against Hockey Manitoba on July 24, court records show, ending his pursuit for a judicial review of the administrative body that governs minor hockey within the province.
Brown wanted a provincial judge to examine the organization to ensure its appeal processes are fair, reasonable and lawful. He claimed Hockey Manitoba unfairly upheld a St. Vital Minor Hockey Association decision to permanently ban him from coaching after a post-game dispute with a referee last year. Tyler Searle has the story.
David Brown has abandoned his lawsuit against Hockey Manitoba. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
The Karens are companions who were once co-presidents.
Karen Irvine and Karen Jack became friends through their volunteer work with the St. Vital Agricultural Society, which is holding its flagship event — the St. Vital Agricultural Fair — this weekend.
The retirees, who have volunteered with the society for 15 and 25 years, respectively, even served as co-presidents for a time. Both grew up on mixed farms — Irvine in Dauphin and Jack near Teulon — and both sought out the society and its annual fair when they moved to St. Vital decades ago. Aaron Epp has more here.
Karen Jack, left, and Karen Irvine are longtime volunteers with The St. Vital Agricultural Society. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On this date
On Aug. 6, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported former Winnipeg mayor R.D. Waugh had been appointed chairman of the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission. In Sydney, N.S., two people took a wrong turn in a road and drove over a 75-foot cliff into the Atlantic Ocean before being rescued at daybreak. In Marion, Ohio, close friends of recently deceased U.S. president Warren Harding estimated the value of his estate around US$700,000. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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