What’s happening today
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Tyler McCumber is a clear favourite at the Players Cup, which kicks off today at Southwood Golf & Country Club.
Tee time: The four-round Players Cup tournament begins at Southwood Golf & Country Club this morning. Mike McIntyre spoke with Tyler McCumber, who is making a name for himself this summer on the PGA Tour Canada. READ MORE
Fallen Fredericton cops: A public visitation will take place for two police officers who were fatally shot at a Fredericton apartment complex last week. Two other people were also killed in the incident. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be hazy and mainly sunny, with a high of 29 C, humidex of 34, and wind from the north at 20 km/h starting early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
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Main Street Project summer student specialist Carter Bergen helps Jace McKay, 3, play.
Brief break from streets: Homeless people enjoyed a game of street hockey organized by the Main Street Project yesterday. “It’s very depressing living in this area, and you see a lot of problems. So, something like this lifts your spirits a little bit — at least for a while,” Michael Plazio said. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Tasked with transformation: Randall King spoke with Christian Hadley, a makeup artist and former auto mechanic responsible for turning actor Timothy Gledhill into the Beast for Rainbow Stage’s production of Beauty and the Beast. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
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A woman against a new addictions centre in St. James talks with the family of Gabriel Pereira.
Family’s fight: Melissa Martin spoke with the family of a young man who died of an overdose late last month. “We don’t want other families to suffer as much as we did,” Rodell Bautista said. READ MORE
Forward thinking: In his latest column, Paul Wiecek wonders whether a looming salary-cap crunch and uncertainty about the contract situations of two top defenceman might lead the Jets to reconsider how they’re going to spend their money. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 16, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the London Times asserted that any attempt to quell Nazi expansionism, particularly regarding the plight of Danzig, by force, would immediately draw Great Britain and other anti-aggression nations into war. In Manitoba, following protests from the Truck Owners’ association, some revision of the provincial government’s save-the-highways restrictions against heavy truck traffic was under consideration; restrictions had affected the Clandeboye-Selkirk road and the Trans-Canada east of Winnipeg. READ MORE
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