What’s happening today
CPGreen Party Leader Annamie Paul at last night’s debate. (Justin Tang / The Canadian Press)
Election campaign continues: Federal party leaders will resume campaigning after consecutive nights of debates. Columnist Dan Lett says Thursday night’s English debate was a draw. READ MORE
Launching leadership bid: Shelly Glover, the former police officer and Conservative MP, will launch her bid to become Manitoba’s next Tory leader and premier later this morning. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Set for semifinal: Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will face Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Leylah Annie Fernandez of Laval, Que., will face Emma Raducanu — who was born in Toronto and moved to the U.K. as a young child — in the women’s final on Saturday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with a mix of sun and cloud beginning in the mid-afternoon, a 30 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon, a high of 27 C, humidex of 30, and wind at 20 km/h from the southwest and later the northwest.
What’s happening this weekend
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBombers kicker Marc Liegghio says two of his field-goal attempts against Saskatchwan came up short because his plant foot was too far ahead of the ball.
Banjo Bowl: The Blue Bombers will host the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first Banjo Bowl since 2019 on Saturday afternoon. Bombers kicker Marc Liegghio has been working on his routine after missing two long field goals in Saskatchewan last week. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Pop-up clinics in parks: COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be held at Assiniboine Park on Saturday and at Kildonan Park on Sunday. READ MORE
Open concept: Doors Open Winnipeg is happening Saturday and Sunday. READ MORE
Country concerts: Country Summer — two evenings of outdoor country music concerts — will take place at Assiniboia Downs tonight and Saturday. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA month or more without clear testing requirements for staff is a failure on the province’s part, says Chandra Mayor, the legal guardian of a fourth grader at Mulvey School. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Unvaccinated school staff: Parents and guardians told the Free Press it’s “bonkers” that unvaccinated school employees might not be required to take regular COVID-19 tests until November. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Reduced speed limit: City bureaucrats have recommended a 30 km/h speed limit for entire communities instead of specific roads as part of a pilot project. The city’s public works committee will debate the issue Wednesday. READ MORE
Former Portuguese president dies: Jorge Sampaio, a former president of Portugal, had died at 81. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 10, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that there was gunfire in Berlin for the first time since the east-west “cold war” over the German capital began, when Soviet and Communist-controlled police fired on an anti-Communist mob. The street fighting threatened to derail talks between four nations over the future of Berlin. In Winnipeg, local company Moore’s Taxi and all its subsidiaries were sold for $750,000.
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