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Matt Dunham / The Canadian PressBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron says he will resign by the time of the party conference in the fall after Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign.
Britain to split from EU: We begin the day in Britain where the people – some 52 per cent of them – have spoken. The votes have been counted in Britain’s referendum and the result is clear: following months of bitter campaigning, it is leaving the European Union. When the victory for the so-called ‘Leave’ side was secured early this morning, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation and admitted the country now needs “fresh leadership.” He will leave office in October. Meanwhile, the British pound dropped by 10 percent, reaching levels not seen 1985, and global markets are taking a massive hit. READ MORE
Your forecast: A much-anticipated Friday begins with so much promise, however, that clear sky will turn cloudy in the afternoon and we could get hit with a showers or thunderstorms this evening. The high today is 27 C. On Saturday, expect a mainly cloudy day with a 60 per cent chance of showers late in the morning and into the afternoon. The high is 23 C. Rain continues to fall Sunday and the high is 19 C. But the long-range forecast shows sunshine and hot, muggy conditions for most of next week.
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WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAt a news conference Thursday, Det. Sgt. Shaunna Neufeld asked Sandra Giesbrecht, the mother of the two missing children, to contact police.
Plea to mom on run with kids: Winnipeg police are pleading with Sandra Giesbrecht to return her two children. On Thursday, Det Sgt Shaunna Neufeld, coordinator of the Winnipeg Police Service missing persons unit, addressed a press conference as if she was speaking directly to Giesbrecht — as one mother to another — to bring back Montana, 11, and Josh, 9, home. “I want to help you,” Neufeld said. “I’m waiting for you to connect with me. I know you are a smart intelligent woman. There is a way to work this out.” The kids were last seen Monday night getting into a white-coloured car in the Crestview area. READ MORE
Sneak peek of bike routes: Winnipeggers got the chance to see plans for the makeover of Garry Street as a protected cycling corridor. It includes a three-metre cycling lane, two southbound lanes, a parking lane, a metre-wide curb separating cyclists from traffic, wider sidewalks, street paving, new traffic signals and new underground water mains. The design is the result of year-long consultations and was chosen because it was deemed the safest for cyclists and allows bike travel in both directions. READ MORE
Finally taking flight: NewLeaf Travel Company-is set to take to the sky on July 25, after several months of regulatory delays. NewLeaf has partnered with Kelowna-based Flair Air, which will provide the aircrafts — 156-seat Boeing 737-400 jets — and the flight and maintenance crews. The air-service reseller will fly 18 routes to 12 Canadian destinations: Halifax, Moncton, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kelowna, Kamloops, Fort St. John, Abbotsford, and Victoria. The company is starting to sell introductory one-way fares ranging from $79 to $249, taxes and fees included. READ MORE
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BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBomber running back Andrew Harris has declared himself 100 per cent fit for tonight’s home opener against the Montreal Alouettes.
Bombers game day: Training camp is over. This is the real deal. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers open the 2016 CFL season tonight when they entertain the Montreal Alouettes at Investors Group Field. Game time is 7:30 p.m. READ MORE
Entertaining intersection: Today is the first in a summer-long series of events at historic Portage and Main on the last Friday of the month. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the four corners of the intersection host performances by talented Folklorama participants. It’s all part of the ‘Imagine Portage and Main Pop-Up Series.’
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PAVEL GOLVKIN / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESFinland’s Patrik Laine insists he should be the first pick overall.
Who will Jets take?: It’s been nearly two months since the Winnipeg Jets were major winners in the NHL draft lottery, moving from sixth position all the way up to No.2. Well, tonight’s the night, fans. The NHL entry draft takes place in Buffalo, and, while it seems a slam dunk that the Toronto Maple Leafs will select Arizona-born centre Auston Matthews with the first pick, it’s not a complete given that Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and his scouting staff will pluck young Finnish scoring sensation Patrik Laine. They could turn to Laine’s countryman, forward Jesse Puljujarvi, instead. READ MORE
Big Brexit supporter: Donald Trump is saluting Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, saying “they took back their country, it’s a great thing.” Trump arrived at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland a day after the so-called Brexit vote. He said “people are angry all over the world,” and said that worries about “the borders” fuelled the UK’s vote. He called the decisions to leave “fantastic” and “great.” READ MORE
Trending
Matt Dunham / The Canadian PressBuses pass the Bank of England, in the City of London, Friday, after a referendum which ended with a vote for Britain to leave the European Union.
#EURefResults: News of Britain’s referendum to split from the European Union has overtaken Twitter, with #EURefResults, #BrexitVote, David Cameron, British PM, London and Bank of England all trending. READ MORE
Tony Dow: The ‘Leave It to Beaver’ actor has been reunited with the first car he ever owned, a 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder. Dow, 71, who played Wally Cleaver in the classic TV show, purchased the car when he was just 16. The man who Dow sold the car to 50 years ago recently died, but he left instructions to have the vehicle returned to Dow. READ MORE
On this date
On June 24, 1972: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that two window washers working in Riddell Hall at the University of Winnipeg were seriously injured after falling 75 feet onto a concrete driveway. In Reykjavik, Iceland, the United States’ Bobby Fischer took the lead in a world chess championship series against Soviet defender Boris Spassky. In London, striking longshoremen shut down all major British ports to protest the arrests of five London dockers.
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