What you need to know
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPremier Brian Pallister, wearing a mask, arrives from Toronto at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg last Tuesday.
Pallister trip details: Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister spoke Tuesday for the first time publicly about his week-long trip to Ottawa earlier this month that seemed to defy pandemic isolation protocol. His wife, Esther, joined him while also spending time with their daughter in Toronto. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Santos denied security clearance: City councillor Vivian Santos has resigned from the Winnipeg Police Board after being denied security clearance by Winnipeg police. She says she doesn’t know why she was denied: “I have nothing to hide.” Danielle DaSilva reports. READ MORE
Your weather
It will be sunny today with a mix of sun and cloud late in the afternoon and a 30 per cent chance of showers. There is a risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. The high will be 26 C.
In case you missed it:
Former RCMP constable Marge Hudson filed a statement of claim in federal court last week, alleging she suffered racial discrimination during her 30 years as an officer working in Manitoba RCMP detachments. Hudson alleges she was paid less than her non-racialized counterparts, passed over for promotions and training opportunities, and suffered retaliation from colleagues and management when she complained. (Darryl Dyck / Canadian Press files)
RCMP racism alleged: Margorie Hudson, the first Indigenous woman to become a Mountie in Manitoba, is leading a proposed class-action lawsuit against systemic racism in the national police force. “The discrimination was so severe, the plaintiff began to feel that her enemy was not the criminal conduct with which she dealt during her career but rather the RCMP itself,” according to the statement of claim. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Car seat reminder: Prompted by the tragic death of a five-year-old girl killed in a collision involving her Yazidi family, a safety consultant says newcomers to Canada are still not being educated about the proper use of child car seats. The 27-year-old mother faces criminal charges involving her child’s death, including driving without a valid licence. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Pandemic hits Coronation Street: Viewers of Coronation Street will find the television series as up-to-date as the headlines next week when new episodes deal with COVID-19. It joins several reality TV shows that have also been impacted by the pandemic. Jen Zoratti reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 15, 2005: More than two years after theU.S. border slammed shut to imports of live Canadian cattle because of fears of mad cow disease, the Americans decided to reopen it and fear of a massive West Nile virus outbreak pushed the province toorder the entire city fogged.
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