Your forecast
Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 26 C. Humidex 31. UV index 5 or moderate.
What’s happening today
🎶 Mangofest is on now until Sept. 12, with an eclectic lineup of musicians at various locations. “Against the odds, Mangofest has been building up one of the city’s most unique festivals for the past few years,” writes Conrad Sweatman. “There are too many artists to list, but they represent the next wave of Winnipeg music talent.” For full lineup and details, see the festival website.
Today’s must-read
A shortage of judges is forcing Manitoba’s provincial court to slash sittings across the province.
The court announced in a notice to the profession Wednesday that it will be reducing the number of annual court sittings at nine rural circuit locations and St. Boniface provincial court in Winnipeg by 68 sittings, effective April 1, 2027.
The reductions are necessary to balance “access to justice needs with the complement of judicial resources currently insufficient to maintain the current court schedule,” said the notice, signed by provincial court Chief Judge Ryan Rolston. Dean Pritchard has the story.
Ryan Rolson, chief judge of Manitoba’s provincial court (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
On the bright side
The City of Winnipeg has exceeded several homebuilding targets tied to its share of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, with permits issued for 14,833 new housing units since December 2023.
The agreement to claim $126.5 million from the fund since the end of 2023 required the city to approve at least 14,251 new dwellings before Dec. 5. Joyanne Pursaga has more here.
New home construction projects to be approved in Winnipeg this year are expected to include 1,409 new affordable housing units. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)
On this date
On Sept. 10, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported British planes battled German aircraft over the heart of London after a third consecutive night of massed aerial bombardment littered the city with the wreckage of homes, offices and famous buildings. In Ottawa, the largest national production of wheat since 1928 was forecast, amounting to 561,104,000 bushels.
Today’s front page
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