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SUPPLIED PHOTOA third teen has been charged in a brutal attack against Jackie Healey, 23, (pictured) and a support worker at the Behavioural Health Foundation male youth facility in Selkirk.
Third teen involved: We begin this Friday with disturbing news from the RCMP. A third teen has been charged in connection to the beating of two female workers late last month at a Selkirk-area treatment centre for boys, Sgt. Bert Paquet confirmed to the Free Press late Thursday. The attack occurred May 29 at the Behavioural Health Foundation, and two boys, aged 16 and 17, are in custody facing a long list of charges. The family of one of the victims, Jackie Healey, a Red River College student who was doing an internship at the centre, say they’ve been told a third teen has now been arrested. Healey, 23, was blinded in one eye, her skull was fractured and her teeth broken. The other woman assaulted, a staff member at the centre, was reported to have suffered severe injuries to her head and jaw. READ MORE
Your forecast: The risk of thundershowers continues this morning in the Winnipeg region. Environment Canada says the rain should be gone by mid-morning and we’re in for a mix of sun and cloud the rest of the day. There is a risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon, and the high is 29 C. We’re in for a half a good weekend, or so it seems. The forecast calls for a sunny Saturday and a high of 21 C, but showers return Sunday and won’t end until late Monday night.
In case you missed it
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSConstruction staff work on the Parker Lands to build the southwest corridor for rapid transit.
Scratching their heads: There’s no way 16 acres of land should cost $20.4 million, say commercial land appraisers. They’re slamming Manitoba Hydro’s asking price for a piece of land the City of Winnipeg needs to purchase, to complete a transit corridor. The city doesn’t get it, either — and the battle shows no signs of letting up. READ MORE
Jobs and politics: Premier Brian Pallister defended giving a former party president a non-partisan job worth nearly $164,000 a year. Former provincial Progressive Conservative party president Michael Richards, a Winnipeg lawyer, was appointed to the role of deputy secretary to the cabinet. Pallister said Richards works well with others, is well respected and well liked. READ MORE
Back under scrutiny: Sen. Mike Duffy is off the hook, but it seems Nigel Wright, former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, isn’t. The Parliamentary ethics watch dog quietly resumed its investigation into the secret $90,000 payment Wright gave Duffy for his Senate expenses. A judge acquitted Duffy of all charges and had harsh words for the Senate. The ethics commissioner tabled her annual report Thursday, saying the investigation would resume this month. READ MORE
Up next
Expansion begins: The official ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the $4.75 million dollar Leatherdale Hall takes place today at the University of Winnipeg. The addition to the university’s Wesley Hall and collegiate high school on campus was made possible by a start-up gift of $2.5 million in November 2015 from the estate of the late Dr. Douglas Leatherdale and his wife, Louise. The ground-breaking ceremony starts at 1 p.m. behind Wesley Hall on the U of W campus, 515 Portage Ave.
Honouring air cadets: Kids from across the province will parade through the streets of Winnipeg participating in the 75th anniversary of air cadets in Manitoba during the Freedom of the City event Saturday. It begins at 11 a.m. at City Hall and culminates at the Manitoba Legislature. Lieut.-Gov. Janice Filmon, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman, Winnipeg Police Chief Devon Clunis and Capt. Chris Higgins, the parade officer in charge, will be on hand for the celebration.
All for the kids: The 34th Annual Kidsfest continues today at The Forks. The four-day festival features circus acts, acrobatics, comic daredevils, artists and musical performances. Tickets are still available at www.kidsfest.ca or at all Winnipeg and area Safeway locations. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPeople and their dogs gather at the Kilcona Park off-leash area Thursday. The Kilcona Park Dog Club is having trouble coming to a lease agreement with the city.
Dog park deal done?: After two years of negotiating with the city, the Kilcona Park Dog Club finally got a deal on paper, only to find dog owners on the hook for just about everything. The deal says the city expects them to do snow removal, grass mowing, garbage removal, trail-clearing and provide security and policing for the park. Oh, and there are hundreds of dollars of fees the club must pay, too. Dog owners say the agreement is impossible. READ MORE
Watching from Winkler: Hundreds of residents in this small southern farm town gathered outdoors before a giant screen to watch hometown boy Eric Fehr and the Pittsburgh Penguins battle with the San Jose Sharks over the NHL’s Stanley Cup. Alas, the celebration will have to wait a few days, as the Sharks won 4-2 to stay alive in the best-of-seven final. Pittsburgh still leads the series 3-2 and head to California for Game 6 on Sunday night. READ MORE
Trending
Ted S. Warren / The Associated PressRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Eugene, Ore.
#TrumpSecretServiceCodeName: Let’s pray this hashtag is short-lived, and doesn’t last the next four years. Suggestions include: “Bladder Mouth,” “Wallmaker,” “Hairforce One” and “Chapter 11.”
Elizabeth Warren: The outspoken U.S. Senator has endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential candidate, and a scheduled meeting between the the two women this morning has fuelled speculation Warren may be tapped to be Clinton’s running mate. READ MORE
On this date
On June 10, 1987: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Tuxedo dentist Edwin Yen became a central figure in the investigation of an attack in Rome after his passport, which had been reported stolen the previous year, was found in a hotel room believed to have been used by a group that had launched rockets at the U.S. and British embassies in Rome. In Manitoba, Premier Howard Pawley refused to say how much taxpayers would pay for ICG Utilities Ltd.’s gas distribution monopoly in Manitoba.
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