Today’s weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 26 C, Humidex 29 and a UV index of 8 or very high. Wind becoming southwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning.
What’s happening today
Pope Francis arrived in Edmonton Sunday as part of his visit to Canada on what the Roman Catholic leader called a “penitential trip” aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the church’s role in residential schools. Today, the pontiff is scheduled to visit the site of a former residential school and issue an apology to Indigenous residential school survivors and their families.
Pope Francis kisses the hand of residential school survivor Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nation as Chief Greg Desjarlais (left) looks on as he arrives in Edmonton on Sunday, July 24, 2022. His visit to Canada is aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Today’s must-read
A move by the federal government to shift military sex-offence cases to civilian courts is raising concerns from the Manitoba government. The province wants more funding and warns that victims might not have enough support. “Manitoba expressed significant concerns regarding what is perceived as a unilateral decision by the federal government,” Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said. Dylan Robertson reports.
Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour’s report showed that an average of eight alleged sex offence cases involving military members were reported annually in Manitoba between 2016 and 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)
On this date
On July 25, 1930: The Manitoba Free Press reported a hurricane in Italy continued to exact a deadly toll, with 20 people dead and hundreds injured in the province of Treviso. Canada’s federal election was nearing, and calls from returning officers with queries regarding details on various points came via telegram and telephone to Ottawa at the rate of 50 per day; around five million people were expected to vote. Liberal prime minister William Lyon Macknezie King attacked the Conservative premier of Ontario over the problem of unemployment; federal Conservative leader R.B. Bennett said King was “peeved” because the premiers of six provinces opposed him. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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