What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESChief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin (right), and Minister of Education Kelvin Goertzen took part in a moderated telephone town hall Tuesday fielding more than a dozen questions from Manitobans on the government’s plans to reopen schools.
COVID-19 crisis: Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, are holding a news conference on a “pandemic response system” at noon. Last night, Roussin and Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen faced questions about the province’s school reopening plan in a telephone town hall. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Parliament on pause: Conservative members of Parliament are holding a news conference on the Liberal government’s prorogation and the WE Charity controversy. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Harris set for speech: Sen. Kamala Harris will give the biggest speech of her career when she accepts her nomination as Joe Biden’s running mate at the Democratic National Convention tonight. It will be her first prime-time appearance since joining the ticket. Biden officially became the party’s nominee for U.S. president at the online convention Tuesday night. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Coach on cancellation: Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea will speak to reporters at Investors Group Field this morning, two days after the CFL season was cancelled. Meanwhile, Jeff Hamilton has a column on where the league goes from here. READ MORE
Newfoundland’s new premier: Liberal Leader Andrew Furey will be sworn in as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador during a ceremony in St. John’s today. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 33 C, a humidex high of 39, and wind from the northwest at 15 km/h this afternoon. A heat warning is in effect. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Former Winnipeg Jets great Dale Hawerchuk speaks prior to having his banner raised to the rafters of Bell MTS Place before the Jets game against the Arizona Coyotes in Winnipeg on November 14, 2017. Longtime Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk has died after a battle with cancer. He was 57. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Ducky’s death: Jets fans and members of the hockey community around the world are mourning the death of one of the biggest stars to wear the team’s jersey. Dale Hawerchuk, who was battling stomach cancer, died Tuesday. Jason Bell and Mike McIntyre report. READ MORE
Mutiny in Mali: The soldiers who orchestrated a coup in Mali, forcing president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign Tuesday, promised today to organize new elections in a “reasonable amount of time.” READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 19, 1938: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that heavy gale-force winds reaching 60 miles per hour hit Winnipeg, knocking down telephone poles, severing power lines, and paralyzing traffic temporarily. U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s gave a speech in Kingston, Ont., in which he pledged the United States would not stand idly by if domination of Canadian soil were threatened; his words were widely noted throughout the British Empire. The feeling in Ottawa was one of profound appreciation for the president’s speech. The comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy was broken up by an announcement from the actors’ employers, Hall Roach Studios, that Laurel’s contract had been terminated.
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