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BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESFrom left: Kevin Shuba, CEO of Omnitrax Canada, with the company’s president, Merv Tweed, president of Omnitrax, with CEO, left, and Omnitrax USA COO Darcy Brede in 2013.
Omnitrax speaks: Nearly three weeks after Omnitrax Canada decided to close its Churchill grain terminal and cut rail freight service, the Denver-based company has broken its silence and blasted the federal and provincial governments, accusing them of trying to drive the company out of Manitoba. Omnitrax CEO Kevin Shuba told the Free Press the province is reneging on a funding agreement and the federal Liberal government is stalling a proposal to sell the port and railway to a consortium of first nations READ MORE
Your forecast: Fog patches will dissipate this morning. Expect a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and early evening. The high will be 22 C. On Saturday, there will again be a mix of sun and cloud with a 40 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. But it will clear overnight and Sunday should be sunny with a high of 27 C.
In case you missed it
JUSTIN TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESSVideo footage showing Aaron Driver is seen behind RCMP Deputy Commissioner Mike Cabana (left) and Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Strachan during a press conference for what the RCMP are calling a terrorism incident, in Strathroy, Ontario yesterday, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 in Ottawa.
Race against time: The RCMP said they were in “a race against time” to stop a would-be suicide bomber they feared was about to strike a major Canadian city. Acting on a tip from the U.S. FBI, they tracked down a mystery man that turned out to be former Winnipegger Aaron Driver. Driver was killed when an improvised explosive device he was carrying suddenly detonated as police moved in on him. READ MORE
Penny is gold: Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak won Canada’s first gold medal at the 2016 summer Olympics on Thursday. The 16-year-old from Toronto tied for first in the 100-metre freestyle to capture her fourth medal of the Games. She is the first Canadian to reach the podium four times in a single summer Olympics. READ MORE
Fossil finds a home: A 90-million-year-old fossil has found a new home at the Manitoba Museum. The museum revealed the relatively complete fossil and a full skeletal reconstruction of a pliosaur Thursday. The pliosaur was a large marine reptile that lived in the saltwater sea covering most of Manitoba during the Cretaceous period. The new permanent addition to the museum’s Earth History Gallery has been dubbed “Chomper.” READ MORE
Up next
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Blue Bombers Matt Nichols at practice at Investors Group Field.
Banking on Nichols: Can the Blue Bombers make it three in a row? We’ll find out tonight as Winnipeg takes on the Argonauts in Toronto. After victories over Edmonton and Hamilton, the Bombers will again ride the arm of quarterback Matt Nichols as they look to improve their record to 4-4. READ MORE
At the Olympics: Canada’s women’s soccer team plays a quarter-final match against France today, while Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Humboldt, Sask., competes in the heptathlon. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
SUBMITTEDThe 29-year-old man said while he waited for police to arrive, the suspect regained consciousness, started laughing, told him that the police wouldn’t be able to do anything to him and threatened to return to kill the man and his father.
A long wait: After thwarting a home invasion and subduing a man on his doorstep, a 29-year-old Bannatyne Avenue man had to wait for more than 90 minutes for police to arrive after calling 911 on Thursday. The man, who did not want to give his name because the suspect threatened him and his father, said he called 911 at 6:15 a.m. Police arrived at 7:49 a.m. – 99 minutes later. READ MORE
Onyemata tastes NFL: It was the biggest night of David Onyemata’s life and it surged by in a blitz of roaring hits and brilliant white lights. The former 6-4, 300-pound defensive lineman and former University of Manitoba football star played in his first NFL game on Thursday in Foxborough, Mass., as his New Orleans Saints fell to New England 34-22 in a pre-season contest. READ MORE
Money no answer: Brian Pallister says giving more money to the province’s chief veterinary office won’t prevent animal cruelty. The premier was reacting to a case in which a dead puppy and four neglected and sick adult dogs were removed from a filthy Valley Gardens townhouse earlier this week by staff of the CVO and Winnipeg Humane Society. READ MORE
Trending now
Rob Ford appears in this undated still image taken from video, released on Thursday, August 11, 2016. A notorious video featuring late Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has been made public.The footage was released following the end of a court case involving Ford’s friend and driver Alexander (Sandro) Lisi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Rob Ford: An infamous video of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has surfaced, showing him smoking crack cocaine. READ MORE
Patrick Roy: Patrick Roy quits as coach of the Colorado Avalanche. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 12, 1960: One of the top stories of the day for Manitobans was the announcement that Manipogo was seen, by seventeen people, in Lake Manitoba with a family! Unfortunately, the one camera on the beach was out of film. READ MORE
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