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Dave Rundle was 10 years old in 1955 when a priest came to transport him and his five-year-old brother Lawrence to Fort Alexander Residential School. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)
Survivor’s story: Dave Rundle, originally from what is now Sagkeeng First Nation, speaks about his early memories hearing Anishinaabe stories and learning from his family, and then his experience at 10 being taken with his younger brother to live at Fort Alexander Residential School. “There was such a sense of hopelessness, loneliness,” he remembers. “Who could you tell that would do anything about it?” Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
Bracing for storm: Tropical Storm Elsa hit Cuba’s southern coast early today and is expected to make landfall on the country’s central shore this afternoon. Cuban officials have evacuated 180,000 people as a precaution against flooding. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Systemic barriers: Columnist Shelley Cook writes about her Anishinaabe grandfather Colin Donovan Cook and her great-uncle Tommy Prince, and their military service to Canada. But after the Second World War was over, she writes, “the men came home, unable to fully shift back into civilian lives. They were heroes, but out of the uniform the equality they experienced on the battlefield faded away.” READ MORE
Quest for Cup: The Montreal Canadiens, trailing in the Stanley Cup finals 3-0, must win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 tonight to stay in the series. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The heat warning for Winnipeg has ended. The expected high today is 26 C with a humidex of 29 and UV index of 8. We could see some rain later in the day, with a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and 60 per cent chance this evening.
In case you missed it
The 814 Main St. property is up for sale after its current owners spent more than three years working on plans for a residential conversion with micro apartments. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)
Redevelopment opportunity: A Main Street warehouse originally built in 1908 could have potential as a space for affordable housing — if a community-based buyer is willing to take it on. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 5, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Phillip, were planning to tour Canada in October. A recent front-page story in the Winnipeg Free Press on gambling in the city was described as “ridiculous and absurd” by chief constable Charles MacIver, who disputed the accuracy of the entire article. U.S. president Harry Truman warned that the world faced a “long period of international danger” even if peace were to come in Korea.
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