Your forecast
Clearing early this morning. High 26 C. Humidex 29. UV index 8 or very high.
Chainsaws buzzed around Darren James on Tuesday while seasonal residents cleaned up and assessed damage from a severe storm that hit part of Whiteshell Provincial Park one day earlier.
Broken or uprooted trees fell on James’s trailer and cabana, flattened a storage shed and destroyed septic tanks when the storm rumbled through Whispering Pines campground, just west of the Manitoba-Ontario boundary, Monday afternoon.
The storm caused flash flooding and power outages, and prompted a tornado warning in Kenora and cottage areas in northwestern Ontario. Chris Kitching has more here.
Broken or uprooted trees fell on Darren James’ trailer when a severe thunderstorm hit Whispering Pines seasonal campground in Whiteshell Provincial Park Monday. (Supplied)
What’s happening today
📚 The 12th edition of the Wild and Wonderful Words reading series takes place tonight, with a stacked lineup of writers slated to share their work: Lindsay Wong (Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies), M.C. Joudrey (Marmalade Parade), David Jón Fuller (Venue 13) and Richard Zaric (Hiding Scars). Hosted as always by local author Sheldon Birnie (Where the Pavement Turns to Sand), the event will once again be held at Sookram’s Brewing Co. (479-B Warsaw Ave.) and kicks off at 7 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Manitoba’s independent teacher commissioner is investigating the head coach of the Grant Park Pirates football program amid allegations of team hazing.
The AAAA varsity team is at the centre of a probe into allegations student-athletes who played for Doug Kovacs during the 2025-26 school year drew blood while carrying out a locker room ritual.
Multiple sources confirmed Kovacs was put on leave from Grant Park High School in the spring in response to a complaint about his coaching style. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
Grant Park Pirates AAAA varsity football team head coach Doug Kovacs is being investigated by Manitoba’s independent teacher commissioner. (John Woods / Free Press files)
On this date
On July 8, 1961: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the House of Commons gave final approval to the firing of James E. Coyne, governor of the Bank of Canada; the next step was a vote in the Senate. Manitoba farmers had already lost $75 million as a result of the year’s record drought, and the provincial agriculture minister warned the loss was “going up every day.”
Today’s front page
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