What’s happening today
Adam Lowry (left) and Andrew Copp during practice Tuesday in Edmonton. (Tyler Esquivel / Winnipeg Jets)
Jets back in action: The Jets face the Vancouver Canucks in an exhibition game in Edmonton, the NHL’s hub city, at 9:30 p.m. CT. It’s the Jets’ first game since the NHL was shut down because of the pandemic. Their last game, also in Edmonton, was a win against the Oilers on March 11. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Winging it: Wondering what to eat tonight, perhaps while staying up late to watch the Jets game? “Of all the things I love in this world, fried chicken wings and professional sports are two of the most important,” Doug Speirs writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Protest now a public thanks: After Ottawa reversed a decision and announced a public inquiry into the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia, a protest march in Halifax today will instead be a thank-you to the public for demanding an inquiry. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Pilgrimage amid pandemic: Muslim pilgrims began arriving at the religion’s holiest site in Mecca today for a very different hajj. Only about 1,000 people already residing in Saudi Arabia are permitted to take part because of the pandemic, and they are wearing masks, keeping their distance and eating alone in hotel rooms. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 27 C, a humidex high of 29, and peak winds from the north at 10 km/h beginning early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESGem Equities owner Andrew Marquess (left) could consider an appeal to the Manitoba Municipal Board, if Winnipeg city council rejects the Parker Lands development project.
Court battle continues: Lawyers are asking a judge to order the City of Winnipeg to hold a final vote on the Parker Lands development proposal, and to fine the city for contempt of court. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Shooting now a homicide: A man who was fatally shot in the North End last week had been released from federal prison earlier this year after serving time for a kidnapping. City police announced Tuesday that Cody Alexander Sleigh died days after the July 21 shooting. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Canadian troops staying put: The Canadian Armed Forces say troops who were recalled from the Middle East in March because of the pandemic won’t go back to help in the fight against the Islamic State group. It is the first permanent reduction in the Canadian military’s footprint in the region since special forces soldiers arrived there in October 2014, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 29, 1897: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the British government was constructing four armoured cruisers of a new type to strengthen its fleet. The city of Winnipeg was considering a waterworks system drawing from Poplar Springs, but the quantity of water there was deemed insufficient for the city’s needs. In South Africa, British forces killed famed Zulu chief Mashingombi.
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