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News like arrow to heart: We begin the week with word that one of the nation’s finest archers, Jay Lyon of Winnipeg, won’t be participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. Over the weekend, the World Archery Anti-Doping Panel suspended Lyon, 30, for two years from all international competitions because of a failed drug test back in April. Traces of the banned stimulant oxilofrine were found, and then a second test in May confirmed the original finding. READ MORE
Your forecast: Cross your fingers that Environment Canada’s seven-day weather forecast for the Winnipeg area holds true. We’re being told sunny days dominate the outlook and there isn’t a drop of rain on the radar right through the coming weekend. Today, expect a clear sky and a high of 27 C by late afternoon, while Tuesday should be cloudy in the morning but mostly sunny in the afternoon with a high of 24 C. While Wednesday’s high is 24 C, the days get progressively warmer, highlighted by a sunny Saturday with the temperature at 28 C.
In case you missed it
Phelan M. Ebenhack / The Associated PressPolice officials investigate the back of the Pulse nightclub after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday.
An act of terror, hate: People in Florida, particularly those in the Orlando area, begin the week still reeling from the mass shooting in a gay nightclub called The Pulse early Sunday morning that killed 50 people and wounded 53 others. It all unfolded in the course of three hours when the lone gunman, now identified as Omar Mateen, 29, armed with an assault rifle and a handgun, walked into the club and sprayed the place with bullets. Early this morning, the names of less than half of the dozens killed had been placed on the city’s official list of deceased, while relatives wait at a nearby hotel for word about the fate of their loves ones. READ MORE
Close call with drone: City police are hoping information from the public could lead them to the person who held the controls for a drone that flew to within 25 metres of a commercial passenger plane near Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport on Saturday afternoon. Police say the aircraft was at about 900 feet and near landing when the pilot saw the drone nearby. The plane landed safely. Police believe the operator of the drone was in the area of the University of Manitoba. READ MORE
Local soccer legend honoured: The Winnipeg soccer community gave one of the sport’s true local legends a huge show of gratitude, officially re-naming Winnipeg Soccer Complex at 900 Waverly St., the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex. Cantafio Sr., who was born in Italy, moved to Winnipeg in 1950 and immersed himself in the soccer scene here. He helped found Winnipeg’s former professional soccer team, the Winnipeg Fury, in 1987 and was a driving force behind the development of the Winnipeg Soccer Complex. He was also inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. READ MORE
Up next
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeggers showed solidarity for victims of a deadly nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., by participating in a candlelight vigil Sunday evening.
Gathering to mourn: A second evening vigil in Winnipeg to honour the memories of the victims of the deadly mass shooting early Sunday morning in Orlando, Fla., has been planned for tonight at 8:30 p.m. on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building. On Sunday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister issued a statement, saying: “We join the people around the world to condemn the hatred behind this senseless act and to stand with the families and loved ones of those killed and injured.” READ MORE
Hydro on hotseat: Today is the first meeting of the new Manitoba Hydro board appointed last month by the premier. And the board will jump into controversy immediately, dealing with a strip of Hydro corridor land that the city needs for the southwest transit corridor project. City administration accuses Hydro of breaking an agreement on how the land value was to be determined. An independent appraiser put the value of the land at $4.6 million, which Hydro thought was too low and then got its own appraised value of $32-$34 million. City officials said both sides agreed to a final price of $20.4 million, though some city councillors say Hydro’s hard line jeopardizes the entire transit project.
Around the water cooler
Marcio Jose Sanchez / The Associated PressPittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby celebrates with the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Sunday. The Penguins won 3-1 to win the series 4-2.
Penguins win the cup: Seven years since they last claimed the top NHL victory, the Pittsburgh Penguins hoisted the Stanley Cup after beating the San Jose Sharks in six games, winning the final game 3-1. READ MORE
Trump and Ford: Why did former Toronto mayor Rob Ford enjoy continued popularity despite a constant stream of scandals, and why does current U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump hold on to his support despite changing his tune on many issues? To supporters of certain leaders or would-be leaders, writes Allan Levine, whether those candidates actually fulfil promises once in office doesn’t matter as much as whether they meet their supporters’ requirements to speak to their worldview. READ MORE
Trending now
#gaysbreaktheinternet: As a response to the homophobia that underlay the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., many LGBTQ* people are tweeting expressions of love, pride, and solidarity.
Robert Hall: The Canadian held hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Phillippines has been executed, according to media reports. The Islamist militant group had demanded $16.6-million ransom for the release of three hostages, including Hall.
Brooke Henderson: The Canadian teen swung her way into the history books Sunday, becoming the second-youngest player to ever win a women’s major golf championship. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., went head-to-head with, perhaps, the best women’s golfer on the planet, Lydia Koe, in a playoff at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and made birdie on the first extra hole to claim the victory. The 18-year-old Canadian is the fourth-ranked female golfer in the world.
On this date
On June 13, 1992: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Dr. Henry Morgentaler vowed to return to court to get the entire cost of private abortions covered by taxpayers after a judge ruled doctors at his clinic were covered by medicare. Manitobans would soon see lower long-distance rates as a new telephone service, Unitel Communications, was given the green light to operate in the province. Some people were more prone to being bitten by mosquitoes.
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