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Bury the Lede hosts Erin Lebar and Jen Zoratti: They’re basically Statler and Waldorf, but cuter.
Fun at the fest: Sun-burned but happy, thousands of Winnipeg Folk Festival aficionados packed up their tarps and returned to the real world Sunday evening. Full-team coverage by the Free Press includes reviews, pictures and a special Folk Festival edition of the Bury the Lede podcast hosted by Jen Zoratti and Erin Lebar. READ MORE
Your forecast: The white-hot sun that kept many people searching for shade on the weekend will continue today, with a high of 29 C and a humidex reading of 32. There could be periods of rain tonight, however, with a low of 16.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKramer Hickok is presented with the Players Cup after putting in a birdie on 18 to win the tournament at Pine Ridge Golf Club Sunday.
Big putt wins Cup: Kramer Hickok, 25, closed out the Players Cup Sunday in dramatic fashion, with 25-foot birdie putt in front of a large gallery on the 18th hole at Pine Ridge. The win gave him a $31,500 cheque. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
E. coli at Gimli: An E. coli advisory has been posted for Gimli Beach following a July 6 test that found high levels of the bacteria.Swimmers are asked to avoid swallowing lake water, to wash their hands before handling food and to not swim with an open cut or if ill. READ MORE
Up next
WENDELL PHILLIPS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFormer U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Winnipeg for Habitat for Humanityin 1993.
Welcome Jimmy Carter: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter comes to Winnipeg on Thursday, hammer in hand, to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. Kevin Rollason explains the motivation that keep a 92-year-old volunteering to help others. READ MORE
Hermanos 2.0: Restaurateur Noel Bernier is opening a second Hermanos in the city on Friday, eight years after opening the first one in the East Exchange. The new one at 725 Osborne St. will be known as Hermanos South, but it’s nickname is La Hermanita, which is Spanish for “little sister.” Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Winkler’s female officers: For the first time in its 101-year history, the Winkler Police Service is hiring female police officers. Winkler Police Chief Rick Hiebert said the force has been actively searching for female officers for the past 15 years and finally found two women who could pass the written exam, physical test and interview stage. Stefanie Lasuik reports. READ MORE
Wildfires plague B.C.: Firefighters are battling more than 200 wildfires burning across British Columbia, leaving thousands of residents worried about their homes. By Sunday, an estimated 7,000 people had been evacuated as Premier Christy Clark announced $100 million in funding to the Canadian Red Cross to help displaced families. READ MORE
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#FIBAU19: Canada made history by winning its first-ever basketball title at the FIBA U19 World Cup, defeating Italy to take gold.
On this date
On July 10, 1956, the Winnipeg Free Press reported that U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower planned to run for a second term. The RCMP “swooped down” on a celebration in Husavick, Man., being held by the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, purportedly a communist front organization, due to the group’s alleged practice of adopting a “free enterprise method of dispensing their liquor.” READ MORE
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