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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESSt. Vital MLA Colleen Mayer could be promoted to cabinet by Premier Brian Pallister today.
Tory turnover: Premier Brian Pallister will shuffle his cabinet. As many as two ministers are expected to be removed from cabinet, not reassigned. Sources say rookie backbencher Colleen Mayer appears to be the favourite to get a promotion. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Carlton closure: Carlton Street is closed between York Avenue and Assiniboine Drive as officers investigate a motor vehicle crash, police said shortly after 6 a.m. Westbound Broadway between Hargrave and Edmonton streets is also shut down.
Roadway ribbon: The province’s first highway memorial sign for victims of impaired driving is being unveiled north of Winnipeg. MADD says the signs, which feature its red ribbon logo, are meant to educate about the dangers of impaired driving and memorialize the victims. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be mainly cloudy this morning, followed by a mix of sun and cloud, then sunny starting in the late morning. The high is 22 C.
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSNo charges were laid in connection with this year’s gun amnesty.
Minister mum: At a news conference Tuesday, Justice Minister Heather Stefanson side-stepped questions about whether the province would support a handgun ban at a federal level in the wake of a Toronto mass shooting. Nearly 700 firearms were collected during the province’s gun amnesty in June. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
No numbers: The Manitoba government doesn’t track how many complaints it gets from people who believe they’re missing out on wages and benefits because they aren’t considered employees. Last week, a Skip the Dishes courier filed a legal challenge stating the company avoids providing benefits to drivers by classifying them as independent contractors. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Remains returning: The presumed remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War were being transported from South Korea to Hawaii today, where they will undergo forensic analysis to identify them. North Korea turned over the remains in 55 boxes last week.
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South Africa: South Africa will push ahead with a constitutional amendment that would allow the expropriation of land without compensation, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Intended to advance economic development, boost food security and tackle inequality, the move has also prompted fears it may lead to chaotic and violent land grabs.
On this date
On Aug. 1, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a Winnipeg bank messenger aided police in a North Dakota manhunt for a gang of bandits who had robbed him. Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, whose airship expedition to the North Pole had met with disaster when his craft crashed in May and was rescued more than a month later returned home to a cheering crowd of 200,000 in Rome. A “monster machine” airplane capable of carrying 60 passengers was being tested in New York, in hopes it would be able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 20 hours. READ MORE
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