What’s happening today
The Manitoba Law Courts building is shown in downtown Winnipeg, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Courts to resume hearings: Provincial court locations across Manitoba will resume hearing a full slate of trials, sentencings, inquests and other proceedings after a months-long pandemic slowdown. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Vaccinating against virus: Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer, said Friday that more than 12,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses are expected to be given at the convention centre — the most in a single day in Manitoba. Provincial health officials will hold their regular Monday news conference on the pandemic after announcing 97 new COVID-19 cases, and the death of a girl under age 10 in the Winnipeg health region, on Sunday. READ MORE
Set to stand down: Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna will hold a news conference to announce she won’t be seeking re-election. READ MORE
Caravan heads west: Three former residential school students from Winnipeg are driving west, with stops in Brandon, Cowessess, Sask., and Kamloops, B.C., to honour Indigenous children found in unmarked graves. READ MORE
Sweden’s PM to resign: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said he is resigning after losing a confidence vote last week. He called on parliament to try to form a new government instead of holding an early election. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a high of 27 C, humidex of 29 and peak winds from the north at 20 km/h beginning this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Steinbach teacher Andrew Unger came up with the idea for a Low German sticker. (Supplied photo)
‘It’s a fun thing’: The provincial government is handing out stickers in Low German to people who have been vaccinated after Andrew Unger — a teacher, author and creator of Mennonite satirical website the Daily Bonnet — pitched the idea to the vaccine task force. John Longhurst reports. READ MORE
Bad reputation: Canada’s global reputation on human rights is closer to China’s than most would care to admit, Niigaan Sinclair writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Cloud over Cup final: Mike McIntyre weighs in on the sexual-assault scandal involving the Chicago Blackhawks. Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, who was assistant GM of the Blackhawks at the time, declined requests for comment last week. READ MORE
Coalition calls for Hydro hearing: A coalition of customers is urging the Public Utilities Board to order a hearing on Manitoba Hydro rates after the Crown corporation refused to provide financial forecast information. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
‘Tears are welling up’: North Korean television quoted a citizen as being worried about leader Kim Jong Un’s “emaciated looks,” a rare acknowledgement of speculation about his weight loss. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 28, 1911: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Winnipeg was in mourning after the death of the Hon. T. Mayne Daly; thousands attended while the magistrate’s body lay in state at city hall, and a funeral including many prominent citizens was held at the family’s residence on Dorchester Avenue. A.E. Steward, a former U.S. immigration official, was arrested in Winnipeg and charged with the unlawful slaying of Arthur Worrall, whose body was found near Neche, N.D.; a second man was arrested on the same charge.
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