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Dispensing with high fees: Manitoba will start capping pharmacy dispensing fees next month, targeting stores that charge high fees in a move the Tory government says will save $11 million annually. The group that represents pharmacists in this province says it wasn’t consulted about the changes, and critics say some vulnerable patients could face additional costs. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be mainly sunny today with a high of 27 C, increasing cloudiness this morning and wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 in the early afternoon. There’s a 60 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and a risk of a thunderstorm.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPeter Touesnard, Omnitrax’s chief commercial officer, answers questions in Winnipeg Tuesday after a technical briefing on the assessment of damage to the Hudson Bay Railway.
No quick fix: The damaged track on the Hudson Bay Railway line between Gillam and Churchill will cost between $20 million to $60 million to repair, and Omnitrax is looking for someone else to pay for it. Neither the province not Ottawa would make any commitments Tuesday. Martin Cash reports. Meanwhile, columnist Dan Lett says there are plenty of reasons to be suspicious about the intentions of the railway’s owner after Omnitrax’s briefing Tuesday. READ MORE
Tragic tale: Last summer, a young girl died after a canoeing accident while viewing beluga whales in the Churchill River. A year later, her mother, Toni deLaroque of Grosse Isle, is speaking about her daughter’s tragic death amid a fundraising push for Danica’s Village. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Hydro seeking hike: Manitoba Hydro should prove it needs the 7.9 per cent hike it’s seeking, intervenors at a Public Utilities Board hearing said Tuesday. About 900 online viewers watched a livestream of the proceedings, which continue today. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Up next
JUSTIN SAMANSKI-LANGILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA life-size body made out of plastic bags is seen holding a poster for the Fringe Fest show “Inertia” Fringe starts Wednesday and features performances by artists from around the world.
On the fringe: The 30th annual Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival starts today with 190 shows at 31 venues. Jen Zoratti has a preview of Inertia, which debuts tonight and is set at the Fringe festival. (Whoa, meta.) READ MORE
Around the water cooler
B.C. Lions’ quarterback Travis Lulay looks for a receiver during second half CFL Western Final football action against the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Lulay entered the game on B.C.’s opening possession after starter Jonathon Jennings suffered a reported shoulder injury. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press files)
Blue prepping to face backup: The Blue Bombers will face a hot quarterback Friday in Travis Lulay of the B.C. Lions. Lulay, a former starter, came off the bench Saturday and had a career-best 436 passings years in a win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Richie Hall, the Bombers’ defensive co-ordinator, knows he’ll have his hands full with Lulay. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
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#HipsterBooks: Titles you might find in those English courses you liked before they were famous: The Little Engine That Can’t Even, The Catcher in the Artisan Rye, The Selfie of Dorian Gray or Lady Chatterley’s Friendzone.
On this date
On July 19, 1937: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the premier of Manitoba was heading to Ottawa with a city-provincial team to lay Winnipeg’s relief financing problem at before the finance minister. The Japanese government announced that a massing of Chinese troops near Peiping constituted a direct act of aggression against Japan. In Spain, 160 insurgent and government warplanes engaged in battle near Madrid. Seven Manitobans were injured in weekend auto mishaps. British prime minister Neville Chamberlain said British rearmament would give pause to any nation considering war. READ MORE
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