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LAURIE BAILEY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESAlgae buildup on a hot summer day on Lake Winnipeg at Hecla Island, 175 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
Federal funds: Liberal MP Terry Duguid will announce $2.2 million in federal funds for 19 projects to reduce Lake Winnipeg’s algae blooms. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 25 C, humidex of 26 and wind from the north at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h later this morning.
What’s happening today
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESPortage Place mall opened in 1987 and was built by Cadillac Fairview for $92 million but 10 years later it was sold for about $45 million and then sold again in 2005 for around $20 million.
Portage Place plan: Paul Jordan, CEO of The Forks, is expected to brief members of city council on selling Portage Place in a closed-door meeting. The mall’s owner has been trying to sell it for two years. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Clash in the capital: The Bombers play the Redblacks in Ottawa at 6:30 p.m. CT. Jeff Hamilton has five storylines to keep in mind during the early-season match between two undefeated teams. READ MORE
CEO stepping down: BMW announced its CEO, Harald Krueger, won’t seek to extend his contract amid weak earnings for the German luxury automaker. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESMayor Brian Bowman: “Transit is an invaluable service that keeps the city moving. We obviously value the work of our Transit operators.”
Union’s latest offer: The Free Press has obtained a copy of the latest proposal by the union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers for a new contract. The president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 said the city didn’t respond with a counter-offer. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Good Samaritan acquitted: A Winnipeg woman was acquitted of a Highway Traffic Act offence after she stopped in the right lane on the Trans-Canada Highway to help stranded motorists. A semi-truck crashed into her truck and boat trailer, killing the driver of the first vehicle. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 5, 1952: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Korea, United Nations pilots destroyed or damaged 21 communist jets and levelled a military training school on a raid near the Manchurian border. In Ottawa, a federal election in August or October 1953 was on the minds of many MPs as the sixth session of the 21st parliament wound up. British Columbia faced the prospect of a minority government by either the C.C.F. or Social Credit. READ MORE
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