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The Chalet Hotel in Winnipeg is photographed Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The hotel has been sold for $1.3 million.
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‘Parasite’ led double life: The man who bought the Chalet Hotel, home to Teasers strip club, is a former lawyer who served prison time for forcing a young woman to return to the sex trade. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm this morning, a high of 29 C and humidex of 31. Wind from the south at 20 km/h gusting to 40 and, later this morning, from the west at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
What’s happening today
RCMPBryer Schmegelsky, left, and Kam McLeod may be near Gillam.
Manhunt for murder suspects: RCMP are in the Gillam area, continuing to search for two young men who are suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. One of the men’s fathers says the pair are going to “go out in a blaze of glory.” READ MORE
Rapper won’t be released: American rapper A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault after a fight in Stockholm last month and will remain in custody until trial. Other music stars have spoken out in support of the rapper, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he “offered to personally vouch for his bail” when speaking with Sweden’s prime minister. READ MORE
In case you missed it
ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESWinnipeg Liberal backbencher MaryAnn Mihychuk wants to keep artifacts in Winnipeg.
Plan panned: A University of Oxford professor says a plan to move federal heritage collections to a warehouse near Ottawa would mean it’s unlikely artifacts kept in Winnipeg will ever be accessible to Manitobans again. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Increased enrolment: Tuition revenue at Manitoba universities and colleges has increased by about 20 per cent in the past five years, mostly because of increasing rates of enrolment by international students. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Rosselló to resign: Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, will resign a week from today, bowing to massive protests after online chat messages between him and his top advisers were leaked. READ MORE
On this date
On July 25, 2004: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that thousands of swimmers at Grand Beach shrugged off a warning from the province that E. coli levels in Lake Winnipeg were high enough to be a risk to people. In Winnipeg, 1,100 people took part in the Dragon Boat races to raise money for charities. A report showed that emissions from the Royal Canadian Mint included more than $3,000 worth per year of precious metals such as gold and silver being released into the atmosphere. READ MORE
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