Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms. Hazy. High 29 C. Humidex 37. UV index 8 or very high.
What’s happening today
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open to motorists today after months of controversy over financial aspects of the project. The Canadian Press reports.
The Gordie Howe International bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich. (Paul Sancya / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Students at a Manitoba trade college say their education has been hampered as a result of its impending closure and they blame government for a poor transition.
The provincial government announced in January it would close the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology because it was no longer financially viable following the federal government’s decision to cut the number of international students allowed to study in Canada.
Officials have said students would remain the top priority as 19 programs from MITT are set to be absorbed by Red River College Polytech. Morgan Modjeski has the story.
Electrical Applications students Carl Cucio-Viagedor (left) and Kieran Smith at the soon-to-be closed Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) are speaking out. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On the bright side
When refugee families first arrive in Winnipeg they are plunged into an alien culture.
Often fleeing dangerous circumstances, discrimination or war, displaced families are forced to navigate bewildering societal norms and cultural expectations in an unfamiliar environment.
It can often feel utterly overwhelming.
Enter the Together Project, an initiative of the national charity and public foundation MakeWay, which launched in the province in June last year.
Operating in close partnership with IRCOM (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba), the program connects refugee newcomers with welcome groups of local volunteers. AV Kitching has more here.
Duha Wall volunteers doing translation and interpretation services with the Together Project. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On July 27, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Vienna, civil warfare between rebel Nazis and the government forces of Austria’s new Fascist chancellor, which had already resulted in 300 deaths, gave indications of spreading in the wake of the assassination of chancellor Egelbert Dollfuss. A coroner’s jury named G.D. Jayhan as the slayer of St. Boniface police sergeant John Verne; it was further established that the police force was understaffed.
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