Your forecast
A fog advisory is in effect for Winnipeg. Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers or drizzle this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25 C. Humidex 32. UV index 6 or high.
What’s happening today
Ximbombo Dance Party at the West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave., 8 p.m., featuring a who’s who of the local rhythm scene, including Casimiro Nhussi, NAfro Band, Papa Mambo Trio, Kelly Bado, Marco Castillo, Amara Conde, the Crew, Drum Café and Bola Oriyomi.
Kelly Bado will get people moving Friday at the Ximbombo Dance Party at the West End. (Sheinina Raj and Raissa Bado photo)
Today’s must-read
Kevin Klein faced a barrage of attacks from the city’s incumbent mayor and largest union as he officially entered Winnipeg’s mayoral race Thursday.
While the former city councillor and Progressive Conservative cabinet minister was registering to run at city hall, Mayor Scott Gillingham’s team sent out a news release noting Klein was one of two councillors to vote against pursuing legal action against participants in the Winnipeg police headquarters scandal.
Shortly after, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 500 accused Klein of blaming Canada for its ongoing trade war with the U.S. and called him an “unfit” candidate who would “bend a knee to American interests” in a news release of its own.
Klein defended himself outside city hall after putting in his papers. Malak Abas has the story.
Kevin Klein registers for the mayoral race at City Hall on Thursday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On the bright side
“There’s nobody on the beach at St. Malo Provincial Park yet, though there’s certain to be plenty of visitors later,” writes Melissa Martin, chronicling a day in the life of the popular outdoors destination. “It’s shaping up to be a hot late-August Friday in southern Manitoba; the forecast warns of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon, but that won’t stop Manitobans from flocking to savour one of the last great beach days of the summer.” Read the full story here.
The beach in St. Malo Provincial Park. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On Sept. 4, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh had died at the age of 79. In Winnipeg, municipal affairs minister Howard Pawley told the legislature that a thorough study on integrating the Port of Churchill with surrounding settlements, which could lead to Churcill getting its own town council, was underway.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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