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Security camera images recorded in Saskatchewan of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are displayed as RCMP Assistant Commissioner Kevin Hackett steps away from the podium after speaking during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday July 23, 2019. A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday for two teenagers labelled by police as suspects in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Manhunt continues: Two young men wanted as suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. might be in Manitoba, RCMP say. Fox Lake Cree Nation Chief Walter Spence said Tuesday an all-night patrol was being organized after a burned-out vehicle that may be linked to the wanted men was found near his community. READ MORE
Liquor Mart letter: Clark Searle had just bought some sherry when he was handed a form letter saying he’s banned from all Liquor Marts. He said he doesn’t know why. “It makes me feel like garbage,” he told the Free Press. Tessa Vanderhart reports. READ MORE
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FILE – In this June 21, 2017, file photo, Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting in Washington. The debate over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is getting new life with word that Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before two House committees. Democrats say Mueller will appear July 17 in back-to-back sessions of the Judiciary and Intelligence committees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Mueller talks Trump: Robert Mueller, the former special counsel who led the two-year investigation into links between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, will testify before two televised congressional committees today. Mueller has previously said his testimony would be limited to what is in his report, released in April. READ MORE
U.K.’s new PM: Boris Johnson, Britain’s new Tory leader, will meet with the Queen, replace Theresa May as prime minister and give his first address to the nation.
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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBlue Bombers running back Andrew Harris says the Bombers have to ‘stay with the fire.’
CFL’s top teams: The Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats — who play Friday — have the best records in the CFL, but Winnipeg head coach Mike O’Shea said it’s too early to call the game a Grey Cup preview. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Chalet Hotel sold: The Archibald Street hotel, which opened in 1913 under a different name, has been sold for $1.3 million at a mortgage sale. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 24, 1993: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a government-funded agency set up to make Winnipeg a centre of excellence for seniors and disabled people had netted revenue of $200,000 after racking up expenditures of $10.4 million over four years. A woman from Wabowden prepared to sue a Thompson General Hospital gynecologist after her doctor did not act on the results of a routine pap smear and the woman went on to develop cervical cancer. READ MORE
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