Today in sports
Jets forwards Nikolaj Ehlers, Mathieu Perreault and Cody Eakin, from left, celebrate a goal against the Flames during Tuesday’s Game 4 loss. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press files)
Facing elimination: The Jets face the Calgary Flames in Game 4 of their best-of-five playoff qualifying series at 9:30 p.m. CT. The Jets are facing elimination, and with the late start to the game, it’s possible many fans will be asleep if the team’s season ends early Friday morning. Here is Mike McIntyre’s latest column. READ MORE
Ring reveal: The Blue Bombers will unveil their Grey Cup championship rings online at 7:30 p.m., the team tweeted Wednesday. Meanwhile, in his latest column, Jeff Hamilton says CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is nowhere to be found. READ MORE
NFL players and pandemic: The deadline for NFL players to opt out of the upcoming season because of COVID-19 concerns is 3 p.m. CT. A player can opt out after the deadline if he or a close family member becomes seriously ill with the virus or if he is newly diagnosed with a high-risk condition. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a high of 30 C, a humidex high of 35 and wind from the south at 15 km/h increasing to 20 km/h later this morning.
Also happening today
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press
Starting Thursday, non-medical face masks will be mandated for all Liquor Mart employees. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Masks at Liquor Marts: All Liquor Mart employees are required to wear masks starting today. Workers at Winnipeg’s two casinos, which reopened last week, were already required to wear masks. READ MORE
Parliamentary probe: The parliamentary committee investigating how the WE Charity was awarded a deal to administer a federal student grant program is scheduled to hold another video conference meeting. However, the committee’s chairman said it could be cancelled because none of the invited witnesses had confirmed they would appear. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Sentenced to death over drugs: China has sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug charges. Xu Weihong is the third Canadian to be handed a death sentence since relations between Canada and China soured over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Reopening roads: Army bulldozers plowed through wreckage to reopen roads around Beirut’s demolished port after Tuesday’s explosion, apparently caused by a fire that ignited ammonium nitrate. At least 135 people were killed and more than 5,000 injured. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Judge speaks out on system: A judge who tossed out an impaired-driving case against a Norway House man because of long delays also commented on longstanding problems with holding court in the community. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Back-to-work benefit: The Manitoba Job Restart Program received fewer than 4,500 applications before the deadline at the end of last month. The province said Wednesday it expects to pay out $8.9 million but had been prepared to spend much more. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 6, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that British prime minister Clement Atlee unveiled a new austerity program for the country, including a $48-million reduction in food imports from the dollar area; Atlee warned the British people they must be prepared to work longer with less material incentives to ensure economic victory. In Canada, grain storage rates went up, as did elevator rates. In Manitoba, the crop outlook was satisfactory, though farmers were nevertheless anxious about the coming harvest.
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