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TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAn investigator from the fire department takes photos on the third floor at the scene of a fire at the corner of Vermillion Road and Grover Hills Lane on Sunday after an apartment block was gutted in an early-morning blaze.
Blaze destroys blocks: More than 20 families are homeless after fire ripped through two apartment blocks in Southdale early Sunday. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Missing man found dead: The body of Jeffrey Freiheit was found at the bottom of a ridge in the German Alps this weekend. The 32-year-old Brandon man had been missing for three weeks. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be hazy, with a mix of sun and cloud, until the mid-afternoon, then cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers, a high of 17 C and wind from the north at 20 km/h gusting to 40.
In case you missed it
Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESSConservative Leader Andrew Scheer at the Conservative national convention in Halifax.
Compromise crucial: In his latest column, Dan Lett says federal Tory leader Andrew Scheer will be no match for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals until he shows he can compromise. READ MORE
‘I was very fond of him’: The former Vietnamese jailer of John McCain, the longtime U.S. senator and two-time presidential candidate who died Saturday, says he respected the former Navy pilot and POW and feels “very sad.” READ MORE
Around the water cooler
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets forward Kristian Vesalainen during development camp at Bell MTS Iceplex Wednesday morning.
Prospect penned: The Jets signed their “most intriguing young prospect,” 19-year-old Kristian Vesalainen of Finland, to a three-year deal Sunday. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Openly celebrating: Brooke Henderson became the first Canadian to win the CP Women’s Open with a four-shot victory over Angel Yin of the U.S. in Regina Sunday. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 27, 1900: The Manitoba Free Press reported that war was feared as Russia, Germany and Japan were rumoured to be uniting in an aggressive campaign against China; Britain was requested to retire from the area. In South Africa, 10 men were killed, 55 wounded and 32 missing after the Boers attacked British forces. READ MORE
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