Today’s weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 22 C, Humidex 25, and UV index of 7 or high.
What’s happening today
Michelle O’Bonsawin, the judge nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Supreme Court of Canada last week and who would be the first Indigenous justice on the country’s top court, will speak at a parliamentary committee meeting this afternoon.
Ontario judge Michelle O’Bonsawin is shown in this undated handout photo. Michelle O’Bonsawin, the judge poised to become the first Indigenous justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, will speak at a parliamentary committee meeting this afternoon. Today’s meeting with MPs and senators will be O’Bonsawin’s first public appearance since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated her for the role last Friday. Justice Minister David Lametti and the head of the independent advisory board for Supreme Court appointments will separately appear in front of the House of Commons justice committee this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-PMO
Today’s must-read
The provincial government is holding on to nearly $20 million of taxpayers’ unclaimed cash. A sum made up of unclaimed tax rebates, court payments, pensions and credit-union account balances, as well as bonds, estates and insurance benefits. There is no plan to inform Manitobans about the money that is rightfully theirs — despite a promise by Premier Heather Stefanson to help them amid skyrocketing inflation. Dylan Robertson has the story.
The provincial government is holding on to nearly $20 million of taxpayers’ unclaimed cash. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Aug. 24, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Romania had sided with the Allies in the Second World War, with King Michael’s army marching on Hungary, in a sudden about-face that directly threatened the Germans’ position in the Balkans. In France, Gen. Eisenhower’s headquarters disclosed that Allied troops were fighting their way into Paris, large sections of which were held by the French Forces of the Interior. The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, Winnipeg, a 2nd div. unit, was one of the battalions that fought through and helped capture Falaise, France. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
|
