Today’s weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 25 C, Humidex of 26 and UV index of 7 or high. This afternoon, there is a 40 per cent chance of showers with a risk of a thunderstorm.
What’s happening today
In court: Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who falsely told his audience that the Sandy Hook Elementary School school shooting was a hoax, faces a potentially major financial blow as a Texas jury will hear the first testimony today in a civil lawsuit to determine how much Jones must pay to parents of children killed in the 2012 massacre. The Associated Press reports.
FILE – Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside of the Dirksen building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 5, 2018. Jury selection is set for Monday, July 25, 2022, in a trial that will determine for the first time how much Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Today’s must-read
Papal apology: Indigenous people from Manitoba were among those who travelled to Alberta to hear Pope Francis deliver an apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s involvement in Canada’s residential school system. Cynthia Bunn, a residential school survivor from Sagkeeng, said hearing the apology spoken aloud was “very emotional… It’s been a long time coming.” John Longhurst reports.
Pope Francis. (Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press)
On this date
On July 26, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a relatively small force of British and native troops was digging in to hold Africa and the Near East against 300,000 Italian troops, who were in turn being menaced by the British naval blockade against their supply ships. France’s surrender to Germany had changed Britain’s plans for a swift expulsion of the Italians from Africa. In Canada, the federal government sought complete knowledge and control over firearms across the country with Parliament eyeing the registration of rifles and shotguns before Sept. 15. A Winnipeg mechanic had devised plans for a “monster” tank, which he hoped to sell to the Canadian military for use in the war. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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