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More than just guard duty: Security guards from a private firm are arguably performing some duties of a triage nurse after-hours at the Misericordia Health Centre, where they are responsible for alerting the two health-care professionals working overnight if a would-be patient’s problems seem grave enough. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority rejects that notion, saying security at Misericordia is similar to what happens overnight at most other health facilities, but NDP health critic Matt Wiebe calls it “a totally dangerous and irresponsible situation.” Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of 27 C, wind from the northwest at 20 km/h in the morning and a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon.
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Karissa and Jon Warkentin with four of their children: son Gabe, 14, Grace, 17, Shataya, 18, and Karalynn, six. The American family may be forced to leave Canada in November when their work visas expire.
Daughter deemed inadmissible: An American family who moved here four years ago and bought a tourist lodge has been denied permanent residency after the six-year-old daughter was deemed “inadmissible.” The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states a foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if their condition might reasonably be expected to cause “excessive demand” on health or social services. The Warkentins say Karalynn only needs some extra supervision at school and shouldn’t be considered a drain on social spending. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Furry flash: When columnist Doug Speirs was told about one of this newspaper’s biggest — yet smallest — fans, he had to meet him. Murphy, a goldendoodle owned by the Dumore family in Headingley, fetches the paper from the end of their long driveway every morning with remarkable speed. Retrieving newspapers runs in the family, or at least their dogs. READ MORE
Art advice: The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s new Indigenous Advisory Circle will have input on everything from exhibitions and curating to staffing and training. Randy Turner reports on the effort to “decolonize” a gallery that has long held a special place for Indigenous and Inuit art. READ MORE
Up next
Running start: The Canada Summer Games torch relay arrives in Winnipeg this morning. The first leg will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Memorial Park, and the relay will end with a celebration at Manitoba Hydro Place starting at noon. The relay started in Steinbach on June 23.
Making case for court order: Kevin Toyne, a lawyer for Gem Equities, will be in court this morning arguing for an injunction to remove protesters from the Parker Lands site. Should the court refuse to provide an injunction, his client has the right to remove the protesters from the land “using as much force as necessary,” court documents citing the Manitoba Petty Trespasses Act state. The protesters have vowed to go to jail if necessary to stop more trees from being cut down on the land some claim is unceded Métis territory. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBombers quarterback Matt Nichols takes a snap in practice at Investors Group Field on Tuesday.
Bombers blues: Opposing quarterbacks are again picking the Blue Bombers defence apart this season, with the team giving up an average of 399 yards of net offence per game. However, head coach Mike O’Shea says he’s pleased with the effort his defence has made. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
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Andrew Harnik / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSen. John McCain, R-Ariz. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.
John McCain: The Republican U.S. senator, who has brain cancer, returned from surgery Tuesday to vote in a procedural motion that would clear the way for the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a move that would leave millions without health insurance. READ MORE
On this date
On July 7, 2010: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Winnipeg Fringe Festival was closing in on a North American attendance record set in Edmonton, where it was just over 92,000. Dryer-than-normal conditions led to a spike in forest fires in northern Manitoba, as well as in Saskatchewan; 44 residents of Northlands Dene First Nation were forced to evacuate due to smoke. Barrie Strohman, the woman who helped put Neepawa on the map as the lily capital of the world, died. READ MORE
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