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WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES“I had expressed my eagerness to continue as president, so I can’t hide my disappointment over the decision,” Paul Vogt’s email to staff said.
RRC losing Vogt: He’s often praised as the brains behind the success of Red River College’s role in meeting Manitoba’s shifting workforce needs but Oxford-educated Paul Vogt’s contract is not being renewed. The board chair says they’re going in a “different direction.” Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Search expands: A tip that two homicide suspects are in York Landing, not Gillam, prompted officials to descend on the northern Manitoba community with helicopters, a plane, police dogs and heavily armed officers. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Hold on to your hats and small children, the wind is expected to gust as strong as 50 km/h today. The high will be 22C with a UV index of 8, or very high.
In case you missed it
PETER POWER / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESTiger-Cats defensive back Jumal Rolle (left) making an interception on a pass intended for Bombers wide receiver Kenny Lawler in Friday’s game.
Bombers blue: A city full of Blue Bomber fans are wondering: what happened? How did the team that started the season with an impressive five-game winning streak crash into the loss column on Friday night, suffering a 23-15 defeat at the paws of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats? Mike Sawatzky reflects. READ MORE
Missing Manitoba artifacts: A First Nations elder who used to work at Parks Canada is protesting the government body’s decision to move Manitoba artifacts to the Ottawa area, saying it’s a breach of reconciliation. Local academics and even some amateur historians are also decrying the move. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Closing the loopholes: The Manitoba Liberals are promising that, if elected, they will have an independent commission review all the loopholes and complex credits that have made the system messy and difficult and give all the benefits to rich folks like Brian Pallister and Wab Kinew who set up corporations to pay less tax. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Jewish community upset: Some members of Winnipeg’s Jewish community are expressing hope Elections Canada will change the date of the federal vote so it doesn’t conflict with a holy day. Canadians are set to go to the polls Oct. 21, which falls on Shemini Atzeret, a holiday when Orthodox Jews and some other observant Jews don’t work, drive, use electricity or do other tasks, such as voting. John Longhurst reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 29, 1914: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Europe was on the verge of a “gigantic war”; the Austro-Hungarian Empire had declared war on Serbia, shortly following a rejection by Germany of a British proposal to mediate the conflict by bringing four governments together. Given the complex interweaving of military alliances between the countries, word of what Russia would do could tip the scale into an even wider conflict. In France, a contentious lawsuit ended in the acquittal of Henriette Cailloux of the murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of the Figaro.
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