Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning and this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind from the southwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. Wind becoming north 20 gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High 28 C. Humidex 33. UV index 6 or high.
What’s happening today
The Deftones play the Canada Life Centre, 300 Portage Ave., starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $53-$160 at Ticketmaster.
From left: Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado and Chino Moreno of Deftones (Jordan Strauss / Invision files)
Today’s must-read
New federal support for Churchill’s port could launch decades of investment in northern Manitoba, Premier Wab Kinew says. Residents in the region say they hope the result is more people and more places to live.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said port infrastructure in the Hudson Bay community could top the list of Ottawa’s fast-tracked nation-building projects.
Carney provided few details but said more information would come in the next two weeks. He made the comments while in Europe, expanding agreements on energy and critical minerals. Gabrielle Piché has the story.
The Port of Churchill (John Woods / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Curling dragged a shy introvert into the spotlight because she was so good at the sport.
Jennifer Jones chronicles her evolution from the youngster who snuck out of the St. Vital Curling Club daycare to sit behind the glass and watch her parents throw stones to international stardom in Rock Star: My Life On and Off the Ice released by HarperCollins, which Jones launched in Winnipeg on Monday.
The Winnipeg skip who led her teams to an Olympic gold medal, two world championships and six Canadian titles wrote the memoir after retiring from team curling in 2024. The Canadian Press has more here.
Jennifer Jones (Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press files)
On this date
On Aug. 27, 1955: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a U.S. farm delegation returning from the Soviet Union suggested it would be a vast new market for surplus farm products. In Ottawa, federal scientists unveiled a new jet engine development that could double the rate of climb for an interceptor jet. In Morocco, members of the French Foreign Legion killed 700 native Moroccans in the Oued-Zem region in retaliation for French citizens killed during a native uprising. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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