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Carrying on without Carter: Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter was taken to hospital in Winnipeg on Thursday, suffering from dehydration as he helped build a house at a Habitat for Humanity site, but he asked that the build go on without him. “In the spirit of the Carters, everyone is carrying on,” said a spokesman for Habitat. Melissa Martin and Kevin Rollason report. READ MORE
Your forecast: We’ve been dodging rain through the past week, hoping for a sunny weekend, and (hurrah!) we got it. The weekend will be sunny and clear, with highs of 27 C on Saturday and 29 C on Sunday. Today will be a mix of sun and cloud, with a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
In case you missed it
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSTodd MacKay (front centre) and Jonathan Alward (from left), Jim Karahalios and Gunter Jochum were on hand for the protest Thursday afternoon on the steps of the legislature.
Carbon tax opposed: Manitoba small business lobbied Thursday to insist there be no carbon tax in Manitoba. “We will propose a plan that takes into account our previous investments in clean energy and provides sensitivity to our economic realities,” said Canadian Taxpayers Federation prairie director Todd MacKay. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Woodlot owners speak out: Manitoba’s small-woodlot owners say they should be excluded from any softwood lumber tariffs from the U.S. The province’s 14,000 woodlot owners say they are caught in the crossfire of the trade dispute, even though they grow and cultivate trees for sale on private lots as small as 40 acres in size. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Up next
Growing lovely: Some of the Winnipeg area’s most beautiful gardens await your perusal on Saturday as part of the Master Gardener Association fifth annual Garden Tour, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details at the association’s website, www.mgmanitoba.com/. READ MORE
New festival: Assiniboia Downs is holding its first Manitoba Night Market and Festival on Sunday. It will feature over 50 local artisans, 18 food trucks, a beer garden and live music by acts such as Sierra Noble and Nu Frequency. It runs from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Assiniboia Downs.
Around the water cooler
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSRicky Ray gets taken down by Bombers Jamaal Westerman with Trent Corney closing in.
Bombers down Argonauts: It was a nail-biter to the end, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the Toronto Argonauts 33-25 on Thursday night in front of 25,085 people at Investors Group Field. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Come From Away coming: The Canadian version of the musical Come From Away, the hit Broadway musical set in Newfoundland, will be opening in Winnipeg at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in September, and moving to Toronto in February. Randall King reports. READ MORE
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#NationalFrenchFryDay: If you were looking for an excuse to get your fix of starch today, deep-fried and salted, look no further.
On this date
On July 14, 1921: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the limiting of armaments in the Pacific, chiefly on the part of Japan, was top of mind at a British Imperial conference, at which it was also hoped the “Irish question” could be dealt with. Thirty thousand men would be affected by cuts in Canadian railway wages. In Berlin, the German Reichsbank secured credit amounting to 150,000,000 gold marks via the Amsterdam arm of the Mendelsohn banking house. READ MORE
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