What you need to know
Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press FilesThough there are few votes to be had in advocating for supervised-injection sites, their role in combatting the opioid crisis and other addiction issues is too integral to ignore.
Supervised injection sites: A new Free Press-Probe Research poll reveals that nearly 70 per cent of Winnipeggers support the establishment of supervised injection sites to help ease the carnage of the opioid crisis. Columnist Dan Lett says: “Supervised injection should be an issue where common sense and practicality prevail, and where politics is left on the sideline.” READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It would be wise to pack rain gear today as the forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers late in the morning and in the afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. The high will be 24 C, with a Humidex of 25. UV index 8 or very high.
In case you missed it
PIMACHIOWINAKI CORP.A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary, part of which is shown in a handout photo, has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture.
United Nations protection: A swath of forest in Manitoba and Ontario was declared a World Heritage Site on Sunday, ending a $15-million, 14-year effort to grant the designation. “We can now devote all our efforts to preserving Pimachiowin Aki as a treasure for our peoples and the world,” wrote a Poplar River resident. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Expensive train trip: “All aboard!” Two locomotives and five rail cars were the cargo last October when Via Rail spent $607,000 to ship its abandoned rail cars by boat from Churchill. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
WSO at museum: It’s a special time at the Manitoba Museum tonight and Wednesday evening as musicians from the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra visit for back-to-back evenings of music celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Planetarium and the reopening of the Nonsuch Gallery. A press release says the musicians plans “a concert of shimmering celestial compositions inspired by space, time and vision.”
Folk Festival selling well: This week’s Winnipeg Folk Festival is shaping up to be bigger than ever, judging by early bird and advance ticket sales that have exceeded 2017 sales. The festival, which begins Thursday, features headliners such as Sheryl Crow, Passenger, Bahamas, the Strumbellas and Courtney Barnett. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESThe Conservative Party will not allow former cabinet minister Steven Fletcher to run under the Tory banner in the next federal election.
Fletcher resigns PC membership: Independent MLA Steven Fletcher, the former president of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party, said he resigned his membership over the weekend because of Premier Brian Pallister. “Perhaps in the future the party will have more thoughtful leadership,” Fletcher said. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Rookie QB schooled: Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler led the Bombers to a 31-17 in Hamilton on Friday night, a score which “flattered the Bombers,” according to sportswriter Mike Sawatzky. “The 23-year-old struggled to find his receivers and move the ball against a stout Hamilton D.” READ MORE
On this date
On July 3, 1916: The Manitoba Free Press reported that British and French forces began an Allied offensive against the Germans, which had been planned for nearly two years; this push would later be called the Somme offensive, or the Battle of the Somme. German counterattacks were deemed to be ineffective, while gains made by Allied forces were emphasized. READ MORE
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