What’s happening today
CPNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in last night’s election debate. (Martin Chevalier / The Canadian Press)
Back on campaign trail: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will campaign in Mississauga after the first debate of the federal election campaign last night, while Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will make an announcement in Montreal before travelling to the Vancouver area. The NDP’s Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement in Quebec City. Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Québécois was the only other participant in last night’s French debate. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A poll released today found eight out of 10 Canadians support the idea of COVID-19 vaccine passports. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
‘Climate crisis’: U.S. President Joe Biden is heading to an area of Louisiana that was hit hard by Hurricane Ida. READ MORE
Protest outside palace: A few dozen protesters gathered outside Afghanistan’s presidential palace in Kabul and called on the new Taliban regime to uphold women’s rights. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 23 C, humidex of 25 and peak winds from the west at 20 km/h gusting to 40 beginning this afternoon.
What’s happening this weekend
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS filesThe Manitoba Marathon will take place this year on Sept. 5 after being held virtually last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ready to run: The 43rd Manitoba Marathon is happening Sunday morning after going virtual last year because of the pandemic. READ MORE
Road risks: Manitoba Public Insurance is urging drivers to be careful during the most dangerous weekend of the year on the province’s roads. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
Classic kicks off: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic on Sunday. Jeff Hamilton reports on the newest member of the Bombers, veteran receiver Naaman Roosevelt. READ MORE
In case you missed it
FILE – In this Aug. 17, 2021, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo. Broadcaster NHK says Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, Suga won’t run for party leader, hinting he will resign as Japanese leader at the end of September. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Suga to step down: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who has been in office for less than a year, announced he won’t run in a party leadership vote later this month. He has faced criticism and plummeting public support over the country’s response to COVID-19 and for holding the Olympics amid the pandemic. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Unvaccinated visitors at care homes: Two families with loved ones in care homes told the Free Press they are frustrated that the facilities allow unvaccinated visitors designated by residents. The policy has been in place since the end of the second wave of the pandemic. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 3, 2017: The Winnipeg Free Press reported licensed pets were allowed to cool off at two city wading pools on the weekend. About 1,500 people were being evacuated from the Island Lake area because of smoke from wildfires. The Manitoba government was considering a carbon tax of $25 per tonne, which was half of what Ottawa had ordered must be in place by 2022. Sustainable development minister Rochelle Squires said Manitoba’s proposal was only a draft.
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