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Pleading outside pavilions: A group of asylum seekers launched a “Ghana Pavilion” on Sunday, but there’s no dancing or food served on paper plates as with Folklorama, which started that evening. The men are gathering signatures outside actual festival pavilions on a petition calling for their home country to decriminalize homosexuality. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
ur forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, with a high of 23 C.
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PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSMark Witt in his suite at a North End rooming house, gesturing while describing his fate since an assault left him in a coma, and now in failing health.
No answers after attack: Mark Witt believes he was the victim of a violent robbery that left him with brain damage, but police were unable to confirm that after a two-month delay in interviewing him. That’s because the person who called 911 after finding him outside a Main Street hotel thought he may have injured himself while intoxicated. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Out for blood: Paying for plasma has become contentious issue in Canada, but Prometic Plasma Resources — located on the Smart Park campus at the University of Manitoba — says it’s not trying to compete with Canadian Blood Services. “We’re trying to complement what they’re doing,” says Bill Bees, the company’s vice-president of plasma technologies. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Social occasion: The opening of the Centrepoint development’s anchor tenant is scheduled for Sept. 5. The 7,000-square-foot Browns Socialhouse restaurant and bar is filling the last space in the $130-million downtown development, which includes a 21-storey condominium tower and a five-storey parkade. The opening of the restaurant was delayed several times, mainly because of its size, the regional franchisee for the chain says. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
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Action aplenty: There are plenty of opportunities today for fans to see Manitoba athletes compete at the Canada Summer Games, in men’s soccer and indoor volleyball, women’s golf, and, on the water, men and women’s canoe and kayaking events. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Jason Franson / The Canadian Press FilesSupporters should seriously ask themselves: would Brian Pallister tolerate the same kind of behaviour from any other member of his cabinet or caucus?
Keeping quiet: Premier Brian Pallister has been silent since records surfaced suggesting he did little work while at his vacation home in Costa Rica last summer. Columnist Dan Lett says Pallister has arguably become the greatest threat to the viability of his Tory government. READ MORE
Breaking down Bombers win: Jeff Hamilton has five takeaways from the Blue Bombers’ road win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night. The Blue and Gold benefited from improved performances by Justin Medlock and on defence, Hamilton writes. READ MORE
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Sidney Crosby: The NHL superstar celebrated his 30th birthday by brandishing the Stanley Cup in a parade in Halifax in his native Nova Scotia. READ MORE
#myfolklorama: Twenty pavilions scattered from the Chief Peguis Trail to Lindenwoods will share tastes, performances and sights from around the world. It’s year 48 for the festival, and organizers are hoping the world’s longest standing multi-cultural festival will continue to grow.
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On this date
On August 8, 1918: The Manitoba Free Press reported that William Lyon Mackenzie King would succeed Wilfrid Laurier as leader of the federal Liberal party, the young minister of Labour defeating two veteran party contenders.Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer warned that at current levels of spending, the country risked bankruptcy, but increased production was the solution. READ MORE
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