What’s happening today
Premier Brian Pallister (right) speaks with former provincial cabinet minister Harold Gilleshammer in Minnedosa on Monday. (Matt Goerzen / Brandon Sun)
Conservative caucus retreat: Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative caucus is set to meet in Brandon today and Wednesday. It’s the first meeting for the caucus since several Tory MLAs distanced themselves from controversial comments Premier Brian Pallister and Alan Lagimodiere, his new Indigenous relations minister, made about colonization and residential schools last month. Pallister and Lagimodiere later apologized. READ MORE
More federal funds: Ahmed Hussen, the federal minister responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will be making a “major housing announcement’ at the Misericordia Health Centre this morning. Several cabinet ministers in the Liberal government have travelled to Manitoba in recent weeks to make funding announcements in the lead-up to an expected federal election.
Moderna production plant: The federal government will sign a deal with Moderna to build an mRNA production plant in Canada. READ MORE
Set for U.S. Senate vote: The U.S. Senate is expected to approve a US$1-trillion infrastructure plan, with approximately 20 Republican senators joining the majority Democrats in voting for the bill. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy, becoming a mix of sun and cloud later this morning, with a high of 26 C, humidex of 27 and wind from the southwest at 20 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Desiree Scott with members of her extended family at Winnipeg’s airport last night. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Olympic hero home: Desiree Scott was greeted at Winnipeg’s airport last night as she returned from winning a gold medal as part of Canada’s women’s soccer team at the Tokyo Olympics. READ MORE
Mandatory masks: Several post-secondary institutions will require people to wear masks on campus for the foreseeable future, even after the province lifted its indoor mask mandate Saturday. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
‘Alarming events’: City police issued a warning after the latest in a series of attacks targeting women along the Red River trail system. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 10, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Saskatchewan agreed to embark on a long-term cooperative marketing scheme for grain, beginning with the 1923 crop. Manitoba also planned to link up with Saskatchewan and Alberta in the wheat marketing pool. The problem of forest fires started by mining practices in Ontario, involving the burning off of trees, was discussed at the British Empire Forestry conference in Ottawa. In New York City, giant crosses of light shone from skyscrapers in memory of the late Warren G. Harding, 29th president of the United States.
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