Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming north at 20 km/h this morning. High 20 C, UV index 6 or high.
What’s happening today
Local acts will come together at the Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St., starting at 9 p.m., to pay tribute to three groundbreaking bands featured in Michael Azerrad’s 2001 book Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991.
Today’s must-read
Police said they are closing in on a suspect in a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian near The Forks early Thursday, as officers canvassed the area for witnesses and additional surveillance footage.
Although police hadn’t identified the person responsible, investigators have “a good idea on the general type of vehicle that was involved, based on surveillance video and some roadway evidence,” Patrol Sgt. Brian Neumann said.
“Ultimately, there will be evidence on that vehicle of this collision, so when we obtain that vehicle, we should be able to gather the evidence necessary to complete our investigation.” Tyler Searle reports.
Winnipeg police investigate a collision on Main Street at Mayfair Thursday that killed a man. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On the bright side
A year after fires destroyed Lahaina on the island of Maui, recovery and support work for residents continues. A converted storefront inside a Kahului strip mall is the hub of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, or CNHA, a 23-year-old organization that has become a crucial leader in Maui’s recovery from the devastating fires that killed at least 102 people and displaced 12,000.
The centre is divided into stations that address various needs: housing, financial assistance and mental health support. There are FEMA and Red Cross tables, but everything that happens here is led by locals. The staff themselves are Lahaina survivors, some of whom lost their own homes.
“We created this centre as a way to culturally approach the disaster recovery,” said Kuhio Lewis, the council’s CEO. “The concept here is come in, feel the spirit of aloha, see somebody that you’re familiar with, so we can help you through the process.” The Associated Press has more here.
Community care navigator lead Dustin Kaleiopu, right, works at the Kako’o Maui Resource Center in Kahului, Hawaii, in July, (Lindsey Wasson / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On Aug. 9, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the newly born son of U.S President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie had died of a lung ailment. In the United Kingdom, Scotland Yard estimated that known losses to banks in what was described as history’s greatest train robbery, in which bandits ambushed the London-Glasgow mail, were nearing $8 million. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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