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Winnipeg Free Press filesThe man who is recruiting in Winnipeg for a neo-Nazi paramilitary group holds a leadership position in the Canadian Army Reserve and is a trained explosives expert.
Under investigation: The RCMP and the Canadian Armed Forces are both investigating Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews, a reservist whose role in a violent hate group was discovered by a Free Press reporter who went undercover. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
‘Extremely concerned’: The leaders of Manitoba’s four major political parties all weighed in on our recent reports about a neo-Nazi group’s attempt to gain a foothold here. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
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Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 24 C and peak winds from the northwest at 30 km/h this afternoon.
What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWab Kinew, leader of the Manitoba NDP
Provincial campaign continues: NDP Leader Wab Kinew will make an election announcement at a daycare this morning. On Monday, the Liberals said they would add enough child-care spaces to eliminate the provincial wait list. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Gunter’s guide: Dr. Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-raised specialist working in San Francisco who has been called everything from Twitter’s resident gynecologist to the Internet’s OB/GYN, has a new book out today in Canada. Jen Zoratti spoke with her. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Candidate attacked while canvassing: The Liberal candidate for the St. Vital constituency said he was assaulted while door-knocking inside an apartment building. Jeffrey Anderson said the man involved, who lives in the building, also berated one of his supporters, made threats and spoke about conspiracy theories. READ MORE
Pallister’s ‘patronizing’ remark: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair writes that Tory Leader Brian Pallister’s saying he “actually grew up next to a reserve” is the latest in a history of “demeaning actions and comments” toward Indigenous people. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 20, 1965: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg’s largest urban renewal project, involving 690 acres of land on both sides of Main Street, which would affect roughly 11,500 people and cost “untold millions of dollars” was agreed upon by city council, which planned to apply to senior levels of government for support. In Quebec City, four armed men escaped from a bank with $80,000, after breaking through the building’s roof in the night and crouching in wait for the day’s business to begin. READ MORE
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