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Hate-group recruiter a reservist: The Free Press has identified a man recruiting for a hate group in Winnipeg as Patrik Mathews, a master corporal in the Canadian Army Reserve. The newspaper has also learned the military is investigating in the wake of an earlier Free Press article. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Provincial election: Legislative reporter Larry Kusch takes a look at Fort Garry, a new constituency that will be one to watch on election night. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 26 C, peak winds from the west at 20 km/h this afternoon, and showers starting late tonight, with a risk of thunderstorms.
What’s happening today
Decision on shooting death: A verdict is expected in the trial of a Mountie who fired into a vehicle after a chase in Thompson in 2015, killing the driver. Const. Abram Letkeman pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminal negligence and other offences. READ MORE
Underpass open: The Waverley Underpass officially opened this morning. The at-grade railway crossing cost $98 million and was originally slated to open in October. READ MORE
Rampage in Romania: A patient at a psychiatric hospital beat five other patients to death with a drip stand “in less than a minute,” authorities said. Employees are facing criminal charges on suspicion of negligence in the workplace, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESIn 2016, Manitoba PC Leader Brian Pallister got more than half of all votes cast, a scenario that looks doubtful in this election.
Pallister’s record: In his latest column, Dan Lett says voters should know Tory Leader Brian Pallister has not accomplished what he set out to do during his three years in government. READ MORE
Townhouses turn 50: The first condominiums in Manitoba went on sale in the Crestview area 50 years ago this month. Solomon Israel spoke to a couple who have lived there since 1970. READ MORE
Angry at asylum offer: China’s government demanded Taiwan, an independent island it considers its own territory, to “cease undermining the rule of law” by offering political asylum to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 19, 1955: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Ottawa planned to crack down on the illegal sale of prescription drugs. Winnipeggers would likely vote within a year on any proposed changes to Manitoba’s liquor laws that were being recommended by a commission if approved by the legislature, concerning cocktail bars and the number of liquor outlets. After a competitor dropped out, 20-year-old Kathie McIntosh was the sole contestant in the attempt to swim across Lake Winnipeg. READ MORE
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