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Living in limbo: A woman from El Salvador was turned away at the Emerson border crossing because of an agreement that prohibits people from seeking asylum at border crossings, even though people who sneak across can do so. The single mother has been living in Grand Forks since late October and is scared she’ll be deported to El Salvador, where her son is hiding from gang recruiters. There’s no way of knowing how many people mistakenly think they can apply for refugee status at border crossings, Carol Sanders writes. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be sunny today, with a high of 20 C, wind from the west at 40 km/h gusting to 60 this morning, and increasing cloudiness this afternoon and then a few showers.
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Elder Dave Courchene, carrying a sacred fire torch carried from Manitou Api in Whiteshell Provincial Park by indigenous athletes, lights the Centennial Torch during a lighting ceremony at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The 1967 Pan American Games’ Centennial Torch was re-ignited as part of a day of indigenous cultural ceremonies.
Long road to respect: In 1967, Dave Courchene was one of 10 indigenous teens who ran hundreds of kilometres in the Pan American torch relay but were forced to hand the flame to a non-indigenous man to light the cauldron at the finish line. On Wednesday, Courchene lit the Centennial Torch on Memorial Boulevard — a symbol of the upcoming Canada Summer Games — on National Aboriginal Day. Stefanie Lasuik reports. READ MORE
Fined for false claim: A doctor has had his licence suspended and was ordered to pay more than $10,000 in costs by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba after an inquiry panel ruled he falsely alleged a colleague strangled him and threatened to kill him. Dr. Tahseen Mahdi made claims he “knew or ought to have known were false,” the college’s 62-page written decision states. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Rise of the raccoons: The city’s raccoon population is thriving. Last year, Poulin’s Pest Control Services trapped 105 raccoons. With more than half of 2017 remaining, the business has already trapped 84. A mild winter helped make it “a banner year for raccoons,” Taz Stuart of Poulin’s says. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
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Epstein as the formidable, golden-hearted Audrey.
Dark matter: Little Shop of Horrors, based on the shlocky Roger Corman movie, is a musical comedy that defies conventions, Randall King writes. It opens at Rainbow Stage tonight and runs until July 14. READ MORE
Building to bear ex-mayor’s name: The City of Winnipeg’s administration building will be named after former mayor Susan Thompson in a ceremony today. The event will take place in the city hall courtyard at 10 a.m. Thompson served two terms, from 1992 to 1998, and is the only woman to serve as Winnipeg’s mayor. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
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The Vegas Golden Knights threw Jets fans a curveball and selected Chris Thorburn in the NHL expansion draft Wednesday.
Surprising selection: The Vegas Golden Knights stunned fans and pundits by selecting free-agent forward Chris Thorburn from the Winnipeg Jets in Thursday’s NHL expansion draft. The selection was the result of a trade in which the Golden Knights acquired Winnipeg’s first-round pick in Friday’s entry draft and a third-round pick in 2019. In exchange, the Jets received a lower first-round pick in this year’s draft acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
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#NHLJets: Trending locally after the unexpected trade of Chris Thorburn, with many Winnipeggers speculating what this will mean for the team’s 2017-18 season.
On this date
On June 22, 1946: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in the stabbing death of a CNR worker, the guilty party according to a jury was the man’s common-law wife. If the City of Winnipeg were to buy the Winnipeg Electric company at the price the W.E.C. had named ($56 million), it would result in a loss of $1 million per year for the city, according to the city’s special committee on street railway matters. READ MORE
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