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A mix of sun and cloud. Wind from the south at 30 km/h becoming northeast at 20 this afternoon. High -1 C, wind chill -19 this morning and -7 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate.
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday in New Delhi, where the two leaders announced a series of agreements, including a strategic energy partnership.
The deals come as new allegations emerge about the Indian government’s involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh activist. The Canadian Press reports.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) looks on as Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks following the presentation of agreements and joint statements in New Delhi, India, Monday. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
The courtyard outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Winnipeg hosted contrasting demonstrations Sunday as Manitobans reacted to U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran’s regime and the latter’s retaliatory attacks.
Protesters express their concerns over the U.S.-Israeli military strikes outside the U.S. Consulate on Portage Avenue Sunday. (John Woods / Free Press)
Peace Alliance Winnipeg condemned the joint strikes, with supporters holding signs reading “No war on Iran” and “Ceasefire,” shortly before members of Winnipeg’s Iranian diaspora danced and waved flags while celebrating the death of Iran’s supreme leader and expressing hopes of “liberation.”
People sing and dance during the protest outside the U.S. Consulate. (John Woods / Free Press)
“All of us hope that soon the Islamic Republic of Iran will be overthrown, and we hope for the return of Pahlavi monarchy to Iran,” said Iranian Monarchists of Manitoba manager Shahla Shojaei, who moved to Canada from Iran in 2017. Chris Kitching has the story.
On the bright side
Donna Askew has been doing other people’s laundry for more than 20 years, but she doesn’t mind. It’s all for a good cause.
It’s fair to say Askew has washed, dried, mended and hung up thousands of shirts, blouses, dresses, T-shirts and trousers during her tenure as volunteer laundress at the Nearly New Shop at 961 Portage Ave.
“You name it, I’ve washed it… underwear and socks and lots of bedding and tablecloths and runners… if you’ve washed it at home in your washer, I’ve washed it in mine,” she says, laughing. AV Kitching has more here.
Donna Askew is a volunteer laundress at the Nearly New Shop. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
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