Here comes Canada Day
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAmber Proutt (left) and Emma Fernando show off some of the store’s top picks at Red Bomb Fireworks.
Fireworks sales skyrocket: With no shows at The Forks or elsewhere because of the pandemic, business is booming at fireworks stores. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: Forty-two per cent of Canadians say Wednesday’s national holiday won’t be any different for them, while 16 per cent say they’re more likely to find a way to celebrate. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
‘Fabulous place to live’: Our latest editorial says Canada — like all countries — isn’t perfect, but it’s worth celebrating. READ MORE
Open and closed: Here’s a list of what’s open and closed on Wednesday. READ MORE
E-edition only: The Free Press will publish an e-edition but not a print version on Canada Day. The audience development (circulation), classified and displaying advertising departments will be closed Wednesday. You can read today’s e-edition here: READ MORE
Weather
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJason McDonald, 3, and Dremond Bunn cool off at the Machray park spray pad on Monday.
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 32 C, a humidex high of 40, with wind from the southeast at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h and gusting to 40 starting later this morning. A heat warning is in effect for all of southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg. There’s a 60 per cent chance of more rain this evening in Brandon, which had a record rainfall Sunday evening. READ MORE
In other news
Cecilia Fabiano / LaPresse via The Associated Press FilesKite surfers enjoy the windy day as others beachgoers enjoy the sun, at a beach in Torvaianica, near Rome in May.
EU’s travel ban: The European Union will today announce a list of countries whose citizens can enter 31 European nations, as some members hope to entice sun-seeking tourists. As many as 15 countries that have infection rates comparable with those in the EU are expected to make the list, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Sweeping security law: China has approved a national security law allowing authorities to crack down on opposition in Hong Kong. Many see the law as the communist government’s boldest move yet to blur legal distinctions between mainland China and Hong Kong’s autonomy and British-style rule of law. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Parking authority practice: A city report says Winnipeg Parking Authority enforcement officers using FaceTime to consult with supervisors about “questionable” situations will result in $375,000 in expected revenue — more than 10 times the amount once expected. That’s mostly because of revenue that would otherwise be “lost to warning penalty notices.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Silent on dean’s departure: The dean of the University of Manitoba’s faculty of law is on leave, and the university won’t say why. An acting dean is in place until Wednesday, when David Asper will take over as acting dean. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Ludicrous lottery: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says the NHL’s draft lottery was great — if you like chaos. He wonders whether some general managers are hoping their teams lose in the qualifying round for the playoffs so they get a one-in-eight shot at Alexis Lafrenière, the consensus top draft pick. READ MORE
On this date
On June 30, 1984: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that changes to Manitoba’s liquor laws meant that the traditional one-hour suppertime closure rule for the province’s 300 beverage rooms and four remaining men-only beer parlours had been lifted; drinkers no longer had to move to a cocktail lounge to imbibe over the supper hour. John Turner took power as prime minister, taking over from former Liberal leader Pierre Trudeau, and unveiled his 29-member cabinet, which was weighted heavily in favour of Ontario and Quebec; Manitoba’s Lloyd Axworthy was the sole cabinet member fro the West. The chief investigator of the Manitoba Lotteries Commission was looking into allegations that juvenile employees had been bilking the government-run Buffalo Bingo Palace of thousands of dollars.
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