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Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson (4) runs for the first down against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during second half CFL football action in Toronto on Thursday, August 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Grief on gridiron: Thursday night’s football game began as expected, with the first-place Winnipeg Blue Bombers jumping into a 20-point lead against the last-place Toronto Argonauts. It ended with Toronto coming from behind and taking the lead with 10 seconds left in the game. Final score: Toronto 28, Winnipeg 27. Mike Sawatzky chronicles the collapse. READ MORE
Portage Place sale stalls: The federal government is delaying the proposed sale of Portage Place mall for at least a month because it wants to consult with people who frequent the downtown mall. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: We can be grateful today for the gift of air conditioning. It will be a scorcher, with a high of 31 C and a UV index of eight, or very high.
Coming up today
Purple is for grief: Mayor Brian Bowman will launch the Purple Ribbon Campaign at noon today at City Hall to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a substance-related death. The purple ribbon acknowledges the grief felt and remembers those who have died or have a permanent injury as a result of an overdose.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSShea Keast, six, shows his hands after touching the algae bloom at Connaught Beach in Victoria Beach.
Algae scourge: Victoria Beach has long been treasured as one of Manitoba’s most beautiful vacation spots. But reporter Caitlyn Gowriluk visited on Thursday and found the sand covered in spots with the smelly scourge of algae. READ MORE
Chief’s rest ends: Grand Chief Arlen Dumas, who said he was taking a “healing” leave of absence after a young woman accused him of inappropriate text messages, was back at work on Thursday. Reporter Maggie Macintosh visited Brokenhead First Nation to catch up with the chief outside the annual meeting of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. READ MORE
Surviving summer: Jen Zoratti believes there’s too much pressure to have a great summer: “Summer is not a to-do list. There’s no Summer Bingo on which you must complete every square. It’s OK to not love summer but to merely tolerate it.” READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 2, 1954: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a crash near Sioux Lookout between two trains resulted in the deaths of both trains’ engineers; a fast freight train from the west smashed head-on into a standing CN Continental Limited passenger train from Montreal. The Duke of Edinburgh came to Manitoba for a one-hour visit on his way to the British Empire Games in Vancouver. The Free Press flew the flag of Iceland, in honour of all Canadians of Icelandic origin and in honour of Iceland’s national holiday. READ MORE
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