What’s happening today
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A Manitoba Hydro worker walks by the burnt-out building on Selkirk Avenue on Wednesday morning.
Street shut down: Selkirk Avenue remained closed in both directions between McKenzie and Parr streets this morning after a fire at a rooming house in the 700 block of Selkirk, on the north side, Tuesday night. It’s expected the building will be demolished today.
Nearly 40 killed: The death toll from a bridge collapse in Genoa, a city in northern Italy, has increased to 39, officials say.
Set to search: A coordinated search by volunteers for missing woman Diane Bignell is slated to take place in Thompson. She was last seen in mid-May.
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of 30 C and humidex of 35, and wind from the southwest at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The police homicide unit investigates an incident at 625 Buckingham Road in Winnipeg on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Two bodies were found at the home on Monday night.
Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press 2018.
End secrecy, experts say: City police gave an update Tuesday about a Westwood murder-suicide but said it does not track such incidents. Jane Ursel, a sociology professor and domestic violence expert, says better tracking of domestic homicides and murder-suicides is important. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Rail rationalization: The former head of the Arlington railyards says the city could remove nearly 50 mostly inactive street-level rail crossings that would ease commute and safety concerns. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Rage over rehab site: Debate over the planned Bruce Oake Memorial Recovery Centre continued at a public information meeting Tuesday night, with some St. James residents clashing with people who support the proposed addictions facility. “I think the facility will save lives,” Diana Groves says. “I just don’t want it there.” Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 15, 1929: Germany’s Graf Zeppelin airship set forth from Friedrichshafen for its longest journey yet — a 6,600-mile flight to Tokyo, Japan. A severe thunderstorm over the eastern United States killed four people. King George’s doctors advised him to return to the seaside at Bognor for further recuperation rather than going to his country estate at Sandringham. READ MORE
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