What you need to know
Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESA Nunavut man has died while protecting his children from a polar bear.
Polar bear tragedy: The family of a man killed when he put himself between a polar bear and his three young children is criticizing tourism that promotes close encounters with the bears. Tourism Manitoba promotes programs in Churchill such as “walk with the bears”. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The party people heading out to Bird’s Hill Park will have wonderful weather for the first day of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. It will be sunny, with a high of 20 C and humidex of 27. The wind will be from the northwest at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
Theo Fleury said he would invite media outlets to be part of the meeting to ensure full transparency and maximize the message he hopes would come from it. (Boris Minkevich / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Theo Fleury reaches out: Former NHL superstar Theoren Fleury has reached out for a face-to-face meeting with his former hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James. “We have enough anger on the planet,” he said. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Ballet legal suit: A class-action lawsuit for former students of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet who claim they were victimized by the school’s former photographer received approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Wednesday. The allegation is that former photographer/instructor Bruce Monk photographed underage students in sexually explicit positions and sold the images online without consent. Katie May reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Strumbellas
Folk Festival begins: The Winnipeg Folk Festival kicks off at 6:30 p.m. today with a powerful and eclectic line-up: Roger Roger, Jeremy Fisher, Mama Kin Spender, Jadea Kelly, Elle King Fortunate Ones and the John Butler Trio. READ MORE
Bombers’ dismal defence: With the Winnipeg Blue Bombers preparing to host the B.C. Lions on Saturday evening, sports columnist Paul Wiecek is concerned that the Bomber defence surrendered 481 yards to the Edmonton Eskimos and 468 yards to Hamilton. Wiecek believes the problem is the coaches, not the players. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Danny Berhie Kidane, 24, went missing at Countryfest in Dauphin Saturday afternoon.
Mourning Countryfest victim: Friends and University of Manitoba classmates of Danny Berhie Kidane, 24, gathered at his family’s home on Tuesday evening after learning how was found dead in a creek at Dauphin Countryfest over the weekend. “It was amazing to see everybody come together at the drop of a hat for Danny,” said Amanda Fontes. En Waldman reports. READ MORE
Patrice Cormier leaves town: Patrice Cormier is bringing his skates to Kazakhstan. The centre, who was an original member of Winnipeg Jets 2.0 and a cornerstone of the Manitoba Moose the past three seasons, has agreed to play hockey in the KHL next season. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 5, 1946: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a general peace conference for Europe in the wake of the Second World War had been called for July 29. Governor General of Canada Viscount Alexander visited Deer Lodge Hospital in Winnipeg wearing the gold and red khaki of an Imperial field marshal, spending time there with men who had served under him in Canada’s First Division. A national and potentially international strike loomed in packing plants. READ MORE
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