Winnipeg Free Press

1. Man killed on Pinawa AECL site

   RCMP confirmed today that a 46-year-old Lac du Bonnet man was killed Thursday morning while working on the decommissioning of the Whiteshell Laboratories near Pinawa. Updated 10:55 AM

2. Police nab youth in connection with string of break-ins

   A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a series of break-ins going back nearly a year. Updated 11:37 AM

3. UN to resume aid to Myanmar

   GENEVA — The United Nations says it will resume food aid flights to Myanmar tomorrow. Updated 11:40 AM

4. CFGB wrestles with how to repond to crisis in Myanmar

   The Winnipeg-based Canadian Foodgrains Bank said this morning it may be weeks before it is able to provide food aid to victims of the disastrous cyclone in Myanmar. Updated 11:40 AM

5. Katz urging Winnipeggers to pedal to work June 20

   MAYOR Sam Katz wants Winnipeggers to bike to work on the first day of summer.

   Updated 10:58 AM

6. Manitoba gains 9,000 jobs

   Manitoba was the only province in Canada to post strong job growth in April, Statistics Canada said this morning.
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   More National Breaking News Updated 11:42 AM

7. MTS posts modest increase in profits

   WINNIPEG — Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (TSX:MBT) has reported a modest rise in first-quarter revenue and profit as wireless, high-speed Internet, digital television and other growth services expanded 18 per cent.
   
   More Business Breaking News Updated 11:41 AM

8. HMCS Winnipeg sailors running into town

   Sailors from Winnipeg’s namesake ship, the HMCS Winnipeg, are arriving in the city this morning after completing a 338-kilometre charity relay run for the Firefighters Burn Fund of Manitoba.

   Updated 8:27 AM

9. Hotel robbed today by men with tire iron

   Police are investigating a theft at a Winnipeg hotel early today by two men armed with a tire iron.

   Updated 6:59 AM

10. Human-rights torch arrives in city today

    The Global Human Rights Torch Relay arrives in Winnipeg this afternoon with the support of a dozen local groups concerned about human rights in China.

    Updated 7:15 AM

11. Pathologist 'not ready' to talk about probe

    The doctor at the centre of a probe into cancer-test errors has declined to talk publicly about what may have gone wrong in his lab.

    Updated 10:35 AM

12. Global scientists here to study deadly diseases

    Updated 7:25 AM

13. Cool day expected, high of 11

    First, the good news: there's been a change in the forecast earlier this week that called for a possibility of flurries this weekend and snow is no longer expected.

    Updated 7:56 AM

14. Car thieves stay strong by banding together

    Brazen car thieves who continue to plague Winnipeg have a tightly-knit bond with each other that almost resembles family, sources say.

    Updated 8:56 AM

15. Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55

    DALLAS — A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity has celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.
    
    More International Breaking News Updated 11:41 AM

16. Olmert denies taking illegal campaign funds

    JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he never took illegal campaign contributions, denying allegations in a police investigation. Updated 6:43 AM

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