What’s happening today
Chris Streveler will get his second consecutive start tonight in Montreal.
Friday night football: The Blue Bombers face the Alouettes in Montreal at 6 p.m. Sports reporter Mike Sawatzky has five storylines to watch for in the Week 2 matchup. READ MORE
Creative connections: An exhibit will open today at Portage Place mall featuring art produced by young people involved with Graffiti Gallery and several city police officers. The officers met with the youth over a six-month period to create artwork — and built trust. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Draft in Dallas: The first round of the NHL draft is tonight in Dallas. The Jets traded their first-round pick to the St. Louis Blues for centre Paul Stastny last season, and general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said he is open to trade offers that would give him a draft selection tonight. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be mainly cloudy today with a high of 30 C, a 30 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon and a risk of a thunderstorm.
Around the water cooler
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– Alex Forrest, head of the local United Firefighter’s Winnipeg Union
City votes on salary: City council voted 14-1 Thursday in favour of Mayor Brian Bowman’s motion seeking to get taxpayers off the hook for paying United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg president Alex Forrest’s salary and benefits. The lone dissenter, Coun. Ross Eadie, was endorsed by the UFFW during the last election in 2014. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Pot possession: Columnist Dan Lett says it’s “unbelievable” people will continue to be charged with possession of marijuana until it become officially legal in October. It’s entirely possible Canadians will get criminal records for something that will be legal by the time they are convicted or plead guilty, he writes. READ MORE
Trump tweets: In a series of tweets this morning, U.S. President Donald Trump told Republicans to “stop wasting their time” trying to pass immigration reform legislation until after the November midterm elections. Noting the support of at least 10 Democrats is necessary in the Senate, he called the rival party “obstructionists” and said, “We can pass great legislation after the Red Wave” this fall.
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Dean Kiyewakan (centre) and his son Stacey Kiyewakan (right) lead the other dancers onto the floor during a celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Winnipeg City Hall courtyard Thursday afternoon. National Indigenous Peoples Day recognizes and honours the cultures of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.
Indigenous: Thursday was National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and it’s still trending on Twitter. Alexandra Paul reports on Indigenous-centred events that took place in Winnipeg READ MORE
On this date
On June 22, 1955: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Southampton, England, a wildcat strike by crews of 11 luxury liners did not prevent the 24,000-ton luxury liner Caronia from leaving for New York on time. At the United Nations in New York City, the spokesmen for 56 smaller nations, including Denmark, Brazil, Chile, Syria and Iceland, made clear their wishes for coexistence, even as the four great powers — Great Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union — advanced their own agendas. READ MORE
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