Greece shuts the Acropolis due to high temperatures

Motion seeks to remove longtime head of Southern Chiefs’ Organization due to ‘behaviour’ concerns

For the second time in a year, the leadership of Southern Chiefs’ Organization Grand Chief Jerry Daniels is being called into question.

A motion obtained by the Free Press calls “immediately” for a special summit of the 33 SCO chiefs to consider removing Daniels, who’s been at the helm since 2017.

The Aug. 17 motion, put forward by Lake Manitoba First Nation Chief Cornell McLean and Bloodvein First Nation Chief Lisa Young, cites concerns about “governance, leadership, accountability, transparency, organizational decision-making and confidence of member Nations in the current leadership of the organization.”

McLean would not provide specific examples Wednesday but said the “behaviour” of Daniels is a concern.

Greece shuts the Acropolis due to high temperatures

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis to visitors for several hours Tuesday due to high temperatures as work restrictions remained in effect in other parts of Greece.

The closure lasted from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (1000 GMT to 1400 GMT), the Culture Ministry archaeological service said.

Mandatory work breaks were imposed in several other regions, mostly on islands and parts of central Greece, where temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The measures started Monday for outdoor workers. Workplaces that don't comply face a 2,000 euro ($2,350) fine per worker.

Authorities said the risk of wildfires, already at “very high” across the eastern mainland, is expected to increase during the week.

Sturgeon Falls safety upgrades to begin Monday

Construction at Whiteshell Provincial Park is set to begin Monday, as a portion of the Trans Canada Trail closed Friday in preparation of safety upgrades at a site where two brothers drowned last month.

The province confirmed Friday that a section of trail running from the southwestern point where it meets Sturgeon Falls Road through to Sturgeon Falls will be closed during the work.

The closure is expected to remain in place for up to eight weeks, depending on progress and weather.

The improvements were announced by the province after brothers Maximo Au Ramirez, 10, and Aaron Au Ramirez, 13, went missing in the fast-moving rapids at Sturgeon Falls on July 18. Their bodies were found days later.

Manitoba introduces $100M in supports to combat U.S. tariffs

The province is responding to the latest U.S. tariffs with more than $100 million in supports for workers, businesses and producers to help Manitoba’s economy “weather the storm.”

“We will support workers, we will support businesses, we will ensure that we have market and trade diversification and build a stronger, more resilient economy,” Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses said Friday at the Manitoba legislature alongside Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn.

The latest escalation in U.S. tariffs is expected to impact a wide range of Manitoba industries, the ministers noted, including manufacturing, agri-food, transportation, construction, wholesale trade, aerospace, forestry, steel, machinery, beverages and related supply chains.

The province is working closely with the federal government to support workers, businesses and producers through a period of uncertainty “to ensure that our economy can weather the storm,” Moses said.

‘Last chance’ clearance U.S. booze punted from Liquor Marts

American alcohol that returned to Manitoba Liquor Mart shelves in May as part of a “last chance” sale is headed back to storage or will be destroyed.

“We are removing U.S. liquor products from Liquor Mart shelves,” a spokesperson for Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries said Thursday. The Crown corporation had been pushing to off-load its stockpile of U.S. booze.

Premier Wab Kinew launched a provincewide boycott of American alcohol in March 2025 to fight back against tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has not placed new orders since the boycott began, but it still had inventory.

As of early May, the U.S. inventory had a value of roughly $3.4 million, which is roughly one-third of what was removed from shelves and placed in storage, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has said. It was unable to provide an inventory update on Thursday.

Late founder of Canad Inns celebrated with honorary street name

The founder of Canad Inns will be remembered through an honorary street name, alongside his homegrown hotel chain’s Garden City location.