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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESSt. Boniface MP Dan Vandal says has never used the panic button he was given as a cabinet minister and he is ‘more concerned about my staff in the office here and my family.
Misinformation poses risks: Winnipeg MPs are growing concerned for their personal safety because of increasingly heated rhetoric and misinformation. According to cabinet minister Dan Vandal, “people are much more crankier than they were years ago.” There has been a recent increase in members of Parliament requesting devices that alert local police to a perceived threat. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Pressing for medication: At-risk Manitobans are urging for access to COVID-19 medication that can prevent infection. The province received 1,100 doses of Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody injection, in May, but it is still not available to Manitobans. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Evidence admissible: Despite a search warrant that violated the charter rights of man facing weapons, voyeurism and child pornography charges, a court has ruled evidence found in the search can be used at trial. Erik Pindera reports. READ MORE
Turmoil in Sri Lanka: The country’s president and prime minister resigned over the weekend, leaving a political vacuum as unrest grows during the nation’s severe economic crisis. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
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In case you missed it
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThis was the first edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival founder Mitch Podolak did not live to see or hear about. He died at the age of 72 in 2019, weeks after the last festival ended.
Tribute to Folk Fest founder: Performers at the Winnipeg Folk Festival honoured one of the event’s founders, the late Mitch Podolak, on Sunday. The festival, returning after a two-year hiatus owing to the pandemic, saw huge crowds return for 2022. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Anti-racism initiative: Leaders in the Louis Riel School division created a department dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism services at the start of the 2021-22 school year, and have spent that time Indigenizing curriculum, overseeing equity training, and asking students how to make their facilities safer and more welcoming. Michelle Jean-Paul, a divisional principal who oversees the initiative, says progress is being made, but more work remains. Maggie Macintosh has the story. READ MORE
More than just a table: Columnist Shelley Cook writes about the North Point Douglas Women’s Centre, a meeting place for people in the community, and an outdoor table where many came to gather — but which ultimately succumbed to the elements. A new, accessible one has been found, and the centre is raising funds to cover the cost. READ MORE
On this date
On July 11, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported prohibition and farmer/labour groups in the U.S. were convinced voters in the west and south displeased with Democrats and Republicans would support the formation of a third party to advance their interests. In England, the RAF air display featured the Beardmore-Rolls Royce bomber; with a wingspan of 150 feet, it was the largest all-metal monoplane in the world. A man accused of embezzling $97,000 from a Chicago bank was arrested with only 30 cents in his pockets. READ MORE
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