Good morning!
Your forecast: This is not the evening for a meeting with friends on a Corydon Avenue patio. Environment Canada says there’s a 70 per cent chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon and about the same chance this evening, with the risk of a severe storm later tonight. Expect the mercury to hit 30 C today. On Thursday, expect a mix of sun and cloud, a 30 per cent chance of showers late in the morning and a high of 21 C. We’re in for a terrific weekend, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures ranging from 26 C Friday to 29 C by Sunday.
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA beach safety officer walks by a family at Grand Beach on Tuesday, a day after two children drowned.
A public tragedy: Grand Beach was loaded with families late Monday afternoon and into the evening when two children slipped beneath the surface of Lake Winnipeg and drowned. The deaths of the 11-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy had a troubling impact on beachgoers who helped in the frantic search. READ MORE
Hot water for Red River: A Red River College student who suffered a brutal beating while on a work placement is suing the school. Jackie Healey was on an internship for RRC’s child and youth care diploma program, working at a centre near Selkirk, when a group of teenage residents attacked her and a colleague with a baseball bat and a sock full of pool balls. Healey was sent to the hospital with a fractured skull, broken teeth and vision loss. Now Healey’s seeking damages from RRC and the Behavioural Health Foundation, which runs the Selkirk centre. READ MORE
In the dark: Canada’s federal prison watchdog says prisons are doctoring jail death reports before they’re sent to families, blacking out possible errors or shortfalls. The cleaned-up versions “(leave) little room for public scrutiny, accountability or… legal recourse,” according to a study prepared by the Office of the Correctional Investigator. According to the Correctional Investigator himself, the edits are a misuse of access to information law and privacy law. READ MORE
Up next
John Woods / Free Press filesIndigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett will be at the Manitoba Legislature Thursday to announce a joint funding plan with the province and the city.
MMIW inquiry: The federal government is preparing to mark the end of its work to shape the design and scope of the inquiry examining missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. A ceremony, expected to feature a number of indigenous traditions, will be held today at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., to mark the beginning of work for five commissioners, according to The Canadian Press. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe quick turnaround of a Wednesday game along with just two days of on-field practice this week has meant QB Matt Nichols has had to refocus quickly.
Nichols back: Some Bombers fans are saying “I told you so” after Matt Nichols took over for quarterback Drew Willy and led the team to a 30-23 win against Edmonton last week. But can he keep it up against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats tonight at IGF in Winnipeg? Game time is 7:30 p.m. READ MORE
Not second fiddle: A Winnipeg musician was inducted into the North American Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame (yes, it exists, and yes, it is awesome). Patti Kusturok – also known as “Canada’s old-time fiddling sweetheart” – received the honour on Sunday. Read on to learn where you can see and hear the legend in action. READ MORE
Trending now
#Rio2016: The opening ceremonies to the 2016 Olympic Summer Games are still a few days away, but Canada’s women’s soccer team kicks things off with a match against Australia today in Sao Paulo. It’s set for 12:30 p.m. on CBC TV. READ MORE
Dubai: Three hundred people aboard an Emirates flight from India escaped injury after it crash landed at Dubai’s main airport on Wednesday. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 3, 1923: The news “spread with electrical swiftness” when Unitied States President Warren G. Harding died after a stroke. And the Free Press flew the Norwegian flag to celebrate King Haakon VII’s birthday. READ MORE
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