What you need to know
Andrew Matthews / PA / The Associated PressCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May
D-Day’s deadly toll: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Britain with U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders for two days of events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud at about noon, with a high of 25 C and wind from various directions at 10 km/h.
What’s happening today
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)Oakland Raiders take on the Green Bay Packers in an NFL preseason game in 2018. The two teams are scheduled to clash again this year, but this time they’ll be playing in Winnipeg at IG Field.
A football first: The Blue Bombers will officially announce a pre-season NFL game is being played at IG Field this summer. Sources tell the Free Press the date is Aug. 22. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Raptors on the road: The Toronto Raptors face the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals as the series shifts to Oakland. Tip-off is 8 p.m. Meanwhile, a Winnipeg basketball fan won tickets to Game 4 at an event Tuesday. Nicholas Frew reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
The first RCM satellite arrives at the CSA’s David Florida Laboratory to undergo testing. (Canadian Space Agency)
Set to soar: Three satellites partly made in Winnipeg will be blasted into orbit next week, the culmination of 14 years of work by the Canadian Space Agency. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
‘Big heart’: Irene Kapelka, who formerly worked with lawyer Justin Silicz, said she was stunned to hear he is Winnipeg’s latest homicide victim. Caitlyn Gowriluk reports. READ MORE
Saving stately home: Wellington Crescent residents are trying to stop a mansion built in 1909 from being demolished. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 5, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Ottawa moved to outlaw more than a dozen organizations under defence of Canada regulations, including the Communist party, the National Unity party, the Canadian Labor Defence League, the League for Peace and Democracy, and the Young Communist league. In France, thousands of British and French troops massed on the beaches at Dunkirk, awaiting ships to evacuate them to England. READ MORE
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