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Manitoba Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires is facing calls to resign by opposition politicians incredulous at her claim she wasn’t informed about contaminated soil in St. Boniface until six weeks after her department was notified.DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES
Call to quit: Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont called for Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires to resign Tuesday, while NDP Leader Wab Kinew said, “It’s clear she’s lying.” Their statements came after the Free Press revealed the Tory government knew soil in St. Boniface was contaminated before it had previously admitted. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
‘I love playing here’: Restricted free agent defenceman Josh Morrissey says he’s optimistic he’ll sign a new contract with the Jets before training camp starts next month. “Everyone’s confident it will be handled and done, definitely in time for the season,” he told the Free Press. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
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Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of 30 C, with wind from the west at 20 km/h for most of the morning and afternoon, increasing to 30 km/h in the late afternoon.
In case you missed it
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSEchocardiogram machine at Prota Clinic, Wednesday, December 27, 2017.
Tackling test delays: Thousands of patients needing echocardiograms are waiting more than 10 times longer than the one-month benchmark, the Free Press has learned. The wait time for “elective” tests is 10 to 15 months, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
No ice at arena: Notre Dame arena in St. Boniface might be closed until next year after its ice plant broke down. “This is a completely rare and unusual situation,” says Shaun Chornley, president of the St. Boniface Minor Hockey Association. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Nick Wass / The Associated Press FilesWashington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz
His turn with trophy: Barry Trotz, who led the Washington Capitals to the NHL championship in June as the team’s head coach, is bringing the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Dauphin.
Police probe crash: A man died after a motorcycle hit a pole at King Edward Street and Park Lane Avenue Tuesday evening. Investigators were at the scene until early today.
On this date
On Aug. 22, 1979: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that an inmate of Stony Mountain Penitentiary used prison equipment to forge cheques worth thousands of dollars; he was charged with 13 counts of forgery and sentenced to an additional year in prison, despite his defence that it was a joke that got out of hand. A Progressive Conservative task force studying grain transport problems said trucks should be used on a massive scale to haul prairie grain to elevators as a temporary solution to ease railroad bottlenecks. READ MORE
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