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“Draconian” deal: Recently laid-off Winnipeg Regional Health Authority managers given 30 weeks of severance pay would have to repay half of those funds if they started a new job 15 weeks later. David Camfield, a labour studies professor at the University of Manitoba, calls the requirement “draconian.” Meanwhile, plans are being made to challenge the Tory government’s decision to shut down the Mature Women’s Centre. Larry Kusch and Carol Sanders report. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be sunny this morning, with a mix of sun and cloud around noon, a high of 26 C and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 early in the afternoon.
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BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSProtestors, including Jenna Vandal, camp out on the Parker wetlands development site to try to stop it.
Protesters push on: Protesters remained at the Parker lands site Monday, blocking the path of tree-clearing machinery. A large swath of trees has already been cut to make way for a residential real estate development by landowner Gem Equities. About 20 protesters have been at the site each day since Friday. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Isolated incident at zoo: The Assiniboine Park Zoo’s head veterinarian says the young polar bear who died Saturday appears to have had a pre-existing condition that affected his breathing once he was anesthetized so staff could try to determine what was bothering him. Dr. Chris Enright says the swelling of the tissues in the throat Eli experienced has not been seen in any other animals at the zoo. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
A “brilliant” barrister: Hersh Wolch, a defence lawyer best known for defending the wrongfully convicted in Manitoba and elsewhere, died Monday at age 77. Some of his past clients include David Milgaard, Kyle Unger and Steven Truscott. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
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A VIA Rail train sits idle at the train station in Churchill, Man., on Thursday, June 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex de Vries
The latest on rail line: Omnitrax is holding a technical briefing today regarding the Hudson Bay Railway line, and it’s expected the company will announce its damage assessment has yet to be completed. Meanwhile, the federal government says it may take weeks before Churchill residents see cheaper prices because of the Nutrition North subsidy, and the program isn’t designed to reduce prices to what they were before the rail link was flooded. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Thinking inside the box: The Winnipeg Jets recently announced they are hiring an “insider” to host shows on their website and report on the team. Columnist Paul Wiecek says it’s an ultimately futile bid to ensure fans consume only a “sanitized, team-sanctioned version” of team coverage. READ MORE
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Joel Ryan / Invision / The Associated Press FilesJodie Whittaker
Doctor Who: Still trending after Sunday’s announcement that the next Doctor in BBC’s long-running sci-fi show Dr. Who will be played by a woman for the first time, as actress Jodie Whittaker takes over from Peter Capaldi.
On this date
On July 18, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the president-elect of Mexico, Gen. Alvaro Obregon, had been assassinated; he was shot at a banquet thrown by his supporters, by a cartoonist who was sketching notable guests and when pretending to show Obregon his work, instead fired six shots and killed him. A North Bay, Ont. boy, 10, drowned while coming to the aid of his peers; the two boys he was trying to help were able to be revived after considerable effort from a doctor who happened to be camping nearby. READ MORE
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