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Sunny with a mix of sun and cloud this morning and wind becoming south at 20 km/h. High of 27 C and a UV index of 8 or very high.
What’s happening today
🪕 The Winnipeg Folk Festival kicks off this evening at Birds Hill Park and runs until Sunday. The Free Press’s Eva Wasney, Ben Waldman, Jen Zoratti, Jill Wilson and Rob Williams share their recommendations on which acts to catch over the jam-packed weekend — read the full story here.
Today’s must-read
Manitoba’s auto body industry has kicked into high gear after rain and hail battered parts of the province in early June, smashing windshields, submerging vehicles and shattering the 30-year-old record for the most auto insurance claims tied to a single weather event, new data shows.
Manitoba Public Insurance logged more than 30,000 insurance claims connected to the massive storm system that settled over Winnipeg and surrounding areas on June 9 — exceeding the record set during a 1996 hailstorm that generated 24,000 claims, data provided to the Free Press shows.
Tyler Searle reports.
Trevor Sprechert, general manager of Dr. Dent on St. James Street, said they have been inundated with more hail claims than he has ever seen before. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On the bright side
Fourteen high school graduates gathered at Zaytoon on Wednesday to celebrate a milestone that represented years of hard work and adjustment.
The recent grads, all newcomers or refugees, arrived at the Osborne Village restaurant to find it decked out with balloons and flags from various countries for a special graduation dinner to honour their achievements.
Zoe Pierce has the story.
Mariam Wancha (centre) chats with fellow graduates at the graduation celebration dinner, Wednesday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On July 9, 1971: The Winnipeg Free Press reported former premier Duff Roblin testified that a switch in financing ratios, which caused the Manitoba government to foot a larger portion of the Churchill Forest Industry complex costs than the company did, should not have been made. Changes to the province’s Liquor Control act would allow children under the age of 18 to consume alcohol in licensed dining rooms, restaurants or clubs under the supervision of their parents.
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