Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 29 C.
What’s happening today
Join Peppa Pig and friends at The Burt for singing, dancing, games and surprises. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.
Enjoy a four-hour guided restaurant & walking tour of South Osborne, exploring the history, green spaces and architecture of the area while enjoying a four-course meal along the way. Tickets at eventbrite.ca. Or, head over to the South Osborne Farmers’ Market at Lord Roberts Community Centre, 725 Kylemore Ave. from 4 to 8 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Three people are in hospital after another serious crash yesterday at a highway intersection near Carberry, Man., where 17 seniors were killed in June. Provincial officials say they intend to refresh the rumble strips and pavement markings at the intersection and improve signage.
RCMP officers and tow truck operators work at the scene of a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway just north of Carberry on Monday evening. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
On the bright side
546796 Architecture of Winnipeg has turned girders into giggles at one of Toronto’s busiest intersections. They won a design competition that has added three costumed boom trucks at one of the underpasses of the Gardiner Expressway. Alan Small has the story of how a local firm brought beauty to a concrete jungle.
The Boom Town installation is part of a project to revitalize and create safer public spaces under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. (Samuel Engelking photo)
On this date
On Aug. 2, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the “grandpappy of all thunderstorms” hit Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Electric company’s schedules were majorly delayed. Winnipeggers walked home in their bare feet, having tied their shoes around their necks, while others slipped in puddles, wrung out their shirts, and refused seats on the streetcar owning to being soaked. The meteorological bureau reported that 65 mm of water had fallen, mostly within a two-hour period. Manitoba’s total for infantile paralysis — more commonly known as polio — reached 224 cases. Other communicable diseases reported in Winnipeg during the week included chickenpox, diphtheria, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and whooping cough.
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