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Province backtracking: The provincial Tories promised no-strings-attached funding to cities and towns, but are backtracking and will now initiate unprecedented involvement in municipal decision-making. In a letter to the City of Winnipeg, the province said operating funding will be tied to “outcomes” and “expectations” that will be negotiated between city hall and the Pallister government. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Winnipeg will dry out today after the showers of yesterday. The Environment Canada forecast calls for sun, clear skies, a high of 24 C and wind from the southeast at 20 km/h late in the afternoon.
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JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESFormer Senator Sharon Carstairs
Honour for Carstairs: Retired Manitoba senator Sharon Carstairs will be invested into the Order of Canada on Friday. At 75, she’s not ready to slow down, continuing her decades-long advocacy for palliative care: “Palliative care isn’t about death; it’s about living well until the very end.” Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Teenager begins medical school: At only 19, Henry Li already has his first university degree and donned the white coat yesterday as the youngest member of the University of Manitoba’s newest cohort of medical students. He can be a full doctor at 23. Jane Gerster met the whiz kid. READ MORE
Up next
Aijaz Rah / The Associated PressAxl Rose, lead vocalist of Guns N’ Roses.
Simultaneous stadium mayhem: The attention of Winnipeg will be focused on two stadiums this evening, both featuring displays of mayhem and aggression. At 6:30 p.m. CT, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play the Alouettes at Molson Stadium in Montreal. At 7:30 p.m., Gun N’ Roses play at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. Both shows are bound to have a lot of hits. READ MORE
Missing and murdered: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m. today, the final day of the Expert Panel Hearings on Indigenous Law and Decolonizing Perspectives.
Around the water cooler
JUSTIN SAMANSKI-LANGILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESSplash, a Boston terrier, will have the chance to enjoy two city wading pools.
Going to the dogs: The City of Winnipeg is inviting all licensed dogs, accompanied by their owners, to enjoy two city wading pool facilities before they close for the summer. People can bring their dogs into Happyland wading pool (520 Marion St.) and Bruce Park wading pool (1966 Portage Ave.) on Sept. 2 to close out the 2017 aquatics season. READ MORE
Spectacular corn maze: At his Deer Meadow Farms on Springfield Road, Vince Rattai has mowed a corn maze in the shape of a map of Canada, complete with icons representing each province as well as the North, from the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Trending now
Keith Srakocic / The Associated PressLos Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill
Rich Hill: Trending on Twitter after the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher lost a no-hitter and the game in the 10th inning when the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Josh Harrison connected with a fastball to win, 1-0. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 24, 1914: The Manitoba Free Press reported that French and British troops were locked in battle against the Germans in Belgium, across a battle front of 100 miles, involving two million troops, in what was seen as the first major engagement of the war. Meanwhile, the Russian army pushed into Prussia, and Japan declared war on Germany. In Manitoba, grain growing conditions west of Dauphin were considered “highly satisfactory.” In Winnipeg, 3,000 troops drawn from Western Canada marched before a crowd of roughly 75,000 people before heading east via train. READ MORE
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