Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 per cent chance of showers this morning and a high of 30 C.
What’s happening today
Seven Liquor Mart locations — six in Winnipeg and one in Brandon — will be closed, effective 7 a.m. Tuesday until 7 a.m. Wednesday as a result of an ongoing labour dispute, reports Carol Sanders.
The World Police and Fire Games continue at University Stadium, 225 Chancellor Matheson Rd.
Today’s must-read
Three people were seriously injured Monday in a three-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway at what has become an infamous intersection following a fiery crash that killed 17 seniors in June.
Blue Hills RCMP said one of Monday’s victims was taken to a Winnipeg hospital while the other two were being treated at local hospitals after the crash at the Highway 5 junction at 4:45 pm. Read more.
Three people were taken to hospital after a crash involving three vehicles at the intersection of Hwy. 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
On the bright side
Three years ago, the City of Winnipeg’s gardening team swapped its flower beds on the west side of city hall to welcome three sisters: squash, corn and beans. Originally planted in 2020 the gardens are sprouting their fourth edible harvest for the 2023 season. Cierra Bettens has the story on how the city has swapped floral beds for strawberries, tomatoes, beans, peas and herbs.
Karl Thordarson estimates around two to three crates of produce were delivered to Harvest Manitoba by the end of last season. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Aug. 1, 1932: The Winnipeg Free Press reported a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man had drowned in the Assiniboine River in separate incidents. A windstorm blew through Ogema, Sask., lifting cement foundation out of the local curling rink and caving in the west side of the building. Paraguay was brought to the verge of war with Bolivia after the government issued a decree for general mobilization.
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