What’s happening today
The co-founders of WE Charity are to testify before a House of Commons committee today as part of a parliamentary probe into a $912-million student-volunteer program. Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger speak during “We Day” in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah Yoon
Brothers to testify before committee: Craig and Marc Kielburger, the co-founders of WE Charity, are set to testify before a House of Commons committee as part of a probe into the Canada Student Service Grant program. The charity backed out of administering the program earlier this month amid a controversy over the Liberal government’s awarding the organization a sole-sourced contract despite its close ties to the prime minister. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Poll of parents: An online poll by Leger found parents are divided about whether to send their children to school this fall. Fifty-nine per cent said they would send their kids, 18 per cent said they would keep them at home, and 23 per cent said they didn’t know. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
And the nominees are: The nominations for the 72nd prime-time Emmy Awards will be announced later this morning. The awards are set to be presented on Sept. 20 and will be the first major entertainment honours to be handed out in the U.S. since the pandemic began. READ MORE
German police search garden: A spokeswoman for a German prosecutor’s office confirmed police are searching a garden plot today in the northern city of Hannover in connection with the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning and mainly sunny this afternoon, with a high of 26 C, a humidex high of 28, and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h and gusting to 40 beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
Eric Hylden / Grand Forks HeraldEric Hylden / Grand Forks HeraldAllyson Bento, a graduate student at UND and a resident of Canada, has not been home to Winnipeg in months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Student staying put: Allyson Bento, one of hundreds of Manitobans studying at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, has been there since March. She’s leery of coming home in case she can’t cross the border again to resume school. The Grand Forks Herald reports. READ MORE
More money sought for railway: The owners of Churchill’s railway say they need more money to keep operating and that federal funds aren’t enough. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Half-marathon cancelled: The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service half-marathon has been cancelled for the second consecutive year because of the pandemic. The 2019 run was nixed because of danger from damaged and fallen trees after an unusual October snowstorm. Kellen Taniguchi reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 28, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that northeastern China was struck by the strongest earthquake in 12 years. In Montreal, a power blackout was the cause of a fire that killed five children. A horse that formerly failed at Assiniboia Downs, Branch County, bore rider Michel Vaillancourt to success in the 21st Olympiad with a silver medal in Grand Prix jumping at Bromont, Que. On Mars, the robot arm of the Viking I lander made its first mark on Martian soil, scooping a handful of the red planet to see whether it held any signs of life.
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