What you need to know
Luca Zennaro / ANSA / The Associated PressRescuers work among the debris of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Tuesday.
‘Dozens’ feared dead: A bridge in Genoa, a city in northern Italy, collapsed this morning, with at least 10 vehicles involved. The head of the local ambulance service said there were “dozens” feared dead, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported. READ MORE
Treated as terrorism: A car struck people in London, England, early today, before crashing into barricades near the Houses of Parliament. Two people were injured and a man was arrested in what’s being treated as terror attack. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Mayoral candidate Jenny Motkaluk. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press files)
Talking transit: Mayoral candidate Jenny Motkaluk will make a policy announcement about Winnipeg Transit’s fleet downtown this morning.
Fentanyl first: Nebraska is set to carry out the first execution in the U.S. using fentanyl, among other drugs, later this morning. It will be Nebraska’s first execution since 1997 and its first since scrapping the electric chair for lethal injection. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, with a high of 19 C and wind from the north at 10 to 15 km/h.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe makeshift memorial where Ben Harris was killed in a hit-and-run.
‘Could have been prevented’: The man accused of killing a young cyclist while driving impaired in a stolen vehicle this weekend was awaiting a court date in an earlier auto theft. Katie May and Ryan Thorpe report. READ MORE
Hydro’s debt surges: Manitoba Hydro’s long-term debt has increased to $19.2 billion, $2.8 billion more than its last annual projection. Jessica Botelho-Urbanksi reports. READ MORE
Dubious doubt: In his latest column, Paul Wiecek says he’s puzzled by the doubt some Bombers fans seem to be feeling about quarterback Matt Nichols. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 14, 1919: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the new leader of the federal Liberal party, William Lyon McKenzie King, would most likely run in Glengarry and Stormont. A mobile machine gun unit was being created for the Canadian Expeditionary Force, which was being reorganized into a permanent force. In the United States, manufacturers asked Congress to prohibit strikes. READ MORE
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