Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud, with local smoke this afternoon. High 23 C. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Goldeyes host the Cleburne Railroaders at Blue Cross Park, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
The Manitoba government will answer a call for changes to an intersection north of Winnipeg that has been the scene of dozens of collisions over the years, including a crash that claimed the life of a teenager in May.
Luis Escobar, the director of traffic engineering for Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure, outlined a slate of safety improvements proposed for the intersection of Highways 8 and 67, near Selkirk, in a letter to Rural Municipality of St. Andrews council.
Officials in the area have, for years, asked the government to assess and improve the intersection. Highway 8 is frequently clogged with northbound and southbound traffic, leaving little time for motorists travelling east and west on Highway 67 to cross. Tyler Searle has the story.
MPI data, current up to May 26, showed the intersection was the site of 29 collisions since 2019. Of those, 11 crashes resulted in serious injuries. (John Woods / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Manitoba has pledged to work with Treaty 3 First Nations and recognize Anishinaabe law in the twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway. Premier Wab Kinew and other members of cabinet travelled to Powwow Island on Lake of the Woods Tuesday to mark the occasion.
Following a ceremony at Wauzhushk Onigum Roundhouse, located about 220 kilometres west of Winnipeg, government leaders signed a memorandum of understanding with the Niiwin Wendaanimok Partnership.
The collective representing four First Nations located near the Manitoba-Ontario border — Wauzhushk Onigum, Washagamis Bay, Shoal Lake 40 and Niisaachewan — hailed the event as historic. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
On this date
On Aug. 13, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Allies made a massive aerial assault on Axis capitals, with bombers striking Rome and Berlin as well as subjecting Milan and Turin to the heaviest attack yet made on northern Italy. Canadians were apparently no longer fighting in Italy and it was believed in London they were the subject of Canadian-British discussions whether to use them as a complete Canadian army or have them split up and integrated into British armies. Canadian troops in Britain had reached the zero hour for preparation of an invasion of mainland Europe. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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