Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 28 C and wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at Rainbow Stage. The performance runs through until Sept. 1.
Today’s must-read
The man linked to the killings of three people in a murder-suicide in a small Manitoba community was hit with a restraining order in 2023 by his estranged common-law wife — believed to be the daughter of two of the homicide victims, Erik Pindera reports.
41-year-old Marlon “Mano” David Glover was found dead from a self-inflicted wound on a rural road in the municipality of McCreary, Friday morning. (Facebook)
On this date
On Aug. 21, 1945: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the first Allied occupation troops in Japan were set to land near Tokyo within a week. In Peterborough, Ont., Pte. J. Galaher of Windsor faced a high treason court-martial, but tight security and no comment from military officials prevented information surrounding his case from becoming public knowledge; Canadian officers in London said it was the first time in two world wars they had heard of a Canadian being charged with high treason. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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