This morning
Disgusted by plea deal: The family of Jessica Muench, who suffered horrific injuries and nearly lost her leg in a hit-and-run boating incident last September, is furious about a plea bargain the Crown made with the man responsible. Dillon Snowden pleaded guilty Monday to two offences, and the Crown dropped more serious charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm and dangerous operation of a vessel causing bodily harm. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Today will be mainly sunny, with increasing cloudiness and a high of 25 C this afternoon, and a 60 per cent chance of showers and wind from the south at 20 km/h starting in the late afternoon.
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Cop’s son spared record: The son of a retired Winnipeg police sergeant was given a discharge in court Monday and will be spared any jail time or fine — and even a criminal record. Adam Sierhuis, 23, previously pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000 for deceiving border officials and car buyers. Charges against his father, Richard Sierhuis, were dropped this spring. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Into the woods: Protesters at the Parker lands expanded their camp into the forest Monday as a fence bordering the 15 acres of the site already cleared of trees was being completed. Jenna Vandal, a spokeswoman for the protesters, says they branched out because they’re worried the fence is a means to cut down more trees on the site. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Cost of renovations revealed: The province plans to spend nearly $19.9 million on renovations over 27 months to overhaul health-care delivery in the city. The funds will be used for remodelling of St. Boniface Hospital’s emergency department and the expansion of the minor treatment area at Health Sciences Centre’s ER, among other projects. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Up next
Tuesday tunes: OneRepublic is performing tonight at Bell MTS Place along with indie-pop group Fitz and the Tantrums, and James Arthur, a past winner of the British version of X Factor. The headline performers are best known for their hits Apologize and Counting Stars.
Around the water cooler
Canada’s Derek Drouin competes in the men’s high jump final, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has withdrawn from the world track and field championships with an Achilles tendon injury.Drouin is the reigning world and Olympic high jump champion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Lee Jin-man
Short and snappy: Sports columnist Paul Wiecek offers his take on several matters, including Canada’s performance at the World Track and Field Championships and NFL star Marshawn Lynch sitting during the national anthem. He also regrets stating the Saskatchewan Roughriders would be the worst team in the CFL. READ MORE
Peer platform: Red River College students who are struggling have a 24/7 online platform available to talk about mental health issues anonymously with trained peer listeners. The pilot project launched last March, shortly before classes ended, so it will be put to the test this school year. Keila DePape reports. READ MORE
Trending now
#cdnpoli: The hashtag for political discussions in Canada is trending in Winnipeg, focusing on Canadian responses to systemic racism and racist attitudes, in the wake of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Va.
On this date
On Aug. 15, 1990: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that two senior Vancouver Aquarium employees and a Churchill whaler were charged with criminal and statutory offences when three beluga whales were packed up for a four-hour trip to the West Coast. Manitoba premier Gary Filmon announced that Manitoba contractors could lose their inside edge when bidding on work for Manitoba Hydro’s Conawapa project. Visiting South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said he would write to Canada’s prime minister and provincial leaders, urging them to practise the morality they preached abroad when it came to the treatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada. READ MORE
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