Bombers take 13-0 lead into half vs. Lions
9:04 PM
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers lead the B.C. Lions 13-0 after two quarters of play at Princess Auto Stadium.
The Blue and Gold defence has been the star of the night thus far by holding the Lions to just two first downs and 59 yards of net offence.
The Bombers got on the scoreboard with two Sergio Castillo field goals and a 10-yard Lucky Whitehead touchdown.
Bombers lead Leos 3-0 after Q1
8:46 PM
It was a quiet first quarter at Princess Auto Stadium as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lead 3-0 over the B.C. Lions after 15 minutes of play.
The Bomber defence was the star of the quarter as Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. – the league’s leading passer – was held to 2-for-7 for 15 yards and an interception.
Sergio Castillo booted a 37-yard field goal off the upright to give the Bombers an early advantage.
City offers ways to help beat the heat
12:34 PM
As the temperature soars, the City of Winnipeg is offering a few ways to help Winnipeggers cool off.
Eight hydration stations are now providing clean drinking water at:
- 470 Selkirk Ave. (The Bell Tower),
- 185 Young St. (Broadway Neighbourhood Centre),
- the southwest corner of Stella Avenue and Main Street (near Mount Carmel Clinic),
- the northeast corner of Princess Street and Henry Avenue (near Siloam Mission),
- the southeast corner of Roslyn Road and Osborne Street,
- 369 Furby St. (near Agape Table),
- the southeast corner of Maryland Street and Ellice Avenue (near Spence Neighbourhood Association) and
- 190 Disraeli Freeway (near N’Dinawemak – Our Relatives’ Place).
Environment Canada predicts the temperature will reach 32 C, with a humidex of 38, on Thursday, followed by a high of 29 C and humidex of 32 on Friday.
Leisure centres and city libraries will are also available as “cooling areas,” where residents can also get drinking water during operating hours.
As part of Winnipeg 150 celebrations, visits to city-owned outdoor pools can be made for free from Aug. 3 to 5.
Priest arrested after investigation into decades-old sexual assault
10:16 AM
A two-year investigation has resulted in the arrest of an 81-year-old priest after a woman in her 60s alleged she had been sexually assaulted multiple times in the rural municipality of Riding Mountain West in the early 1970s.
The woman said she was 11 to 12-years-old when she was sexually assaulted over the course of two years while she was a parishioner at St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox Church. She reported the assault to Russell RCMP in March 2022.
A warrant was issued for Constantin Turcoane, 81, from Regina, Saskatchewan. He turned himself into police and has been released with a court date.
Police say the investigation took searches of historic church records, multiple interviews and working with church-related organizations. They believe there are other survivors and ask anyone with information to call Russell RCMP at 204-773-2675.
