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The cost of being Liberal: While political conventions are usually free to party faithful, Manitoba Liberals plan to charge a $15 fee to every member who attends the party’s Oct. 21 leadership convention. “This, in my opinion, is just insulting,” said veteran backroom Liberal Robert Drummond. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: First the good news: after today, the week will be wonderfully clear and sunny. Today, however, includes a 60 per chance of showers late in the morning and afternoon, with a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The high will be 22C.
In case you missed it
Immigrant protest turns ugly: Tensions boiled over in Quebec City on Sunday, as police were pelted by beer bottles and smoke bombs set off in garbage cans in an ugly end to a weekend of pro and anti-immigrant rallies across the country. One day earlier in Vancouver, thousands of people peacefully demonstrated in an anti-racism rally in response to reports earlier in the week that an anti-Muslim protest was planned. READ MORE
Tattoos galore: The first annual Winnipeg Tattoo Convention was held on the weekend at the Red River Exhibition Park, with more than 150 booths occupied with artists from around the world; the bulk of them busy inking up collectors’ thighs, stomachs and arms. Randy Turner reports. READ MORE
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JUSTIN SAMANSKI-LANGILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBrenden Petracek, president of the Winnipeg chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, poses with one of his telescopes. Petracek is driving to Nebraska to see the total eclipse.
Partial eclipse today: The sun, the earth, the moon are expected to align this morning about 11:30 a.m., with a partial eclipse. “In Winnipeg, there will be no noticeable effect on the brightness of the sun, but you can still look up with your protective eyewear and see the moon taking a chunk out of the sun,” said Brenden Petracek, president of the Winnipeg chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. READ MORE
Nightclub slaying: A 24-year-old man is awaiting his sentence for manslaughter after admitting to his involvement in a fatal shooting outside a Main Street nightclub more than three years ago. Issac Ndlovu, a member of the Mad Cowz gang, had instructed that the gun be taken to the Winnipeg club that night. He will be sentenced in October. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Dan Steinberg / Invision / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILESJerry Lewis
RIP Jerry Lewis: The manic, rubber-faced showman known for a partnership with Dean Martin and as the host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons has died at 91. When film critics suggested his movies were not of high artistic value, Lewis once wrote: “I am not ashamed or embarrassed at how seemingly trite or saccharine something in my films will sound. I really do make films for my great-great-grandchildren and not for my fellows at the Screen Directors Guild or for the critics.” READ MORE
Huge Winnipeg building on the market: One of the largest industrial buildings to hit the local market in recent years is attracting interest from investors from across the country. The 412,849-square-foot former TruServe Canada/Ace Canada head office and distribution centre at 1530 Gamble Pl. sits on a 28.6-acre property, which includes a large parking lot and 13.2 acres of excess development land. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
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Scott Keeler /Tampa Bay Times FILESDick Gregory
#DickGregory: The outspoken comedian and passionate civil rights activist has died at the age of 84 on Saturday. Gregory broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.
On this date
On Aug. 21, 1973: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Chilean president Salvador Allende had survived another attempt to stir up rebellion in the armed forces. In Canada, NDP MPs met behind closed doors to discuss what action to take in the face of the minority Liberal government’s handling of staggering increases in food prices. Forest fires spread in the southwestern United States. READ MORE
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