Good morning!
Your weather: With a 60 per cent chance of rain this evening, a kooky-but-cool idea would be to celebrate at Folklorama a country that is well accustomed to rain. For example, the United Kingdom Pavilion, 1770 King Edward St. In the interests of realism, lining up in warm rain outside the pavilion would help us imagine we are visiting one of the four precipitation-rich countries that compose the UK; Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The high today will be 24C.
In case you missed it
Postmedia News ArchivesCBC-TV’s Chris Hyndman
RIP Chris: The most popular story on the Free Press website is the death of TV star Chris Hyndman, 49, best known for the daily CBC lifestyle series “Steven and Chris” with his fellow decorator and husband Steven Sabados. His body was found in a Toronto alley after 11 p.m. on Monday. Still no word how he died. His family might wish to keep his cause of death private, which certainly is their right, but it’s natural for the public to feel curious about the death of a man who appeared healthy and happy when he was beamed by TV into the intimacy of our living rooms. READ MORE
Follow the money: In a long election campaign, the parties with the deepest pockets have the advantage, including a larger advertising budget. In Manitoba, eight of the 10 richest riding associations are Conservative. Mary Agnes Welch crunches the numbers and explains what they mean. READ MORE
Up next
Route 90 detour: The weird traffic ramp that circles a fire hall will be closed from today at 6 p.m. until Tuesday, Aug. 11 for maintenance. It’s official geographic designation is the southbound Century Street ramp that runs from westbound Portage Avenue.
Folklorama Food Fight: The Free Press is having Folklorama fun with a culinary competition between 16 participating pavilions to determine which has the best food. Readers are encouraged to eat and vote. Currently, Injera is leading in its pairing! READ MORE
Around the water cooler
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSGlenn Price begins selling medical marijuana again Tuesday morning at his shop on Main Street, despite a police order to stop.
Marijuana controversy: If Glenn Price operated his business in Vancouver instead of Winnipeg, he wouldn’t have been jailed on Tuesday. Price, the owner of Your Medical Cannabis Headquarters on Main Street, was arrested in a police raid because he didn’t have a federal licence. But dozens of dispensaries like Price’s operate in cities like Vancouver without federal licences and police look the other way. What do you think? Were police right to shut down Winnipeg’s only medical marijuana dispensary? Please add your opinion to the comments on our website story. READ MORE
Artificial turf: Is lawn maintenance growing tiresome? Perhaps it’s time to consider the decision of a Windsor Park couple who spent $8,000 and put down artificial turf where their backyard used to be. Geoff Kirbyson talked to the couple. READ MORE
Trending now
#folklorama46: Pictures and observations from the celebration of ethnic diversity that makes Winnipeg such a colorful community.
@stevenandchris: Reactions from people, famous and not famous, to the surprising death of Chris Hyndman, of the TV lifestyle series “Steven and Chris”
On this date
On August 5, 1995: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the U.S. trophy hunting market had placed bounties as high as $250,000 on the heads of big game in Manitoba. Local school children helped to donate 1,365 kg of school supplies to children in Bosnia. A new law requiring higher safety standards for vehicles led to a rush of old cars being sent to auto wreckers. Judge Lance Ito said that DNA tests linking O.J. Simpson to murder victim Ronald Goldman might not be admissable in Simpson’s trial.
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