What’s happening today
Conservative Leader Erin OToole, his daughter Mollie, right, son, Jack and his wife Rebecca, and their dog, Wexford, visit an animal shelter while campaigning Monday, August 30, 2021 in King City, Ontario. Canadians will vote in a federal election Sept. 20th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Tories on top: The Conservatives are running ahead of the Liberals by four percentage points, a new Leger poll released today found. When asked how they would vote if the federal election ends up being a tight race between the two biggest parties, 24 per cent of decided supporters of other parties said they’d be more likely to vote Liberal, compared with 15 per cent who said they’d vote Conservative. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Update on Afghanistan: Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau and Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino are giving an update on the situation in Afghanistan. The Taliban is now in control of Kabul’s airport after the last American troops left Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden will speak about the end of his country’s war in Afghanistan, which lasted nearly 20 years, this afternoon. READ MORE
New N.S. premier: Manitoba’s new premier will be the second in Canada this week. Tim Houston will become premier of Nova Scotia and name the members of his cabinet this morning. READ MORE
Town hall tonight: Physicians with Doctors Manitoba will answer questions about how to stay safe amid the fourth wave of the pandemic in a back-to-school virtual town hall tonight. READ MORE
Going for gold: Canada could win gold at the women’s world hockey championship for the first time since 2012. The team beat Switzerland on Monday to advance after failing to reach the final for the first time in the history of the tournament in 2019. The U.S. is seeking its sixth consecutive world championship and its ninth in the last 10 tournaments. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with a mix of sun and cloud later this afternoon, a high of 25 C, humidex of 28 and wind from the southeast at 15 km/h increasing to 20 km/h and gusting to 40 beginning this afternoon.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSShawn Enns, event organiser, speaks to the crowd at the rally.
Rally against restrictions: Approximately 1,000 people attended a protest against COVID-19 pandemic restrictions south of Winkler on Monday night. Another rally was held at the same site on Sunday. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
Lawyer’s leave over: Alberta lawyer John Carpay has returned from a leave of absence as president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms less than two months after admitting he hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal is presiding over a constitutional challenge brought by Carpay’s organization that argues churches should not be subject to public health restrictions. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Bear-y scary: Diane Fillion, who lives near Lac du Bonnet, survived a close encounter with a mother bear this weekend. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Reduced-speed routes: Residents the Free Press spoke with have mixed feelings about a pilot project testing 30 km/h speed zones. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 31, 1977: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that instructors at Manitoba’s Red River, Assiniboine and Keewatin community colleges overwhelmingly rejected a government contract offer; the prospect of a strike loomed just as the academic year was set to begin. In Ottawa, though no one had categorically ruled out the possibility of a fall election, prime minister Pierre Trudeau was said to be against it.
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