Grief over unmarked graves
Canadian PressUniversity of ManitobaA classroom at St. Joseph�s Residential School in Cross Lake, Man., in 1951. The first extensive report on the school system�s negative impact will be released Tuesday.
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Manitoba First Nations leaders are calling on governments to probe the full death toll of residential schools in the wake of last week’s announcement that a mass grave had been found in British Columbia. Sagkeeng and Cross Lake’s chiefs want Ottawa to pay for searching the grounds of former schools on their territories. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Painstaking process: Searching for unmarked burial sites is a “delicate, sensitive process,” an anthropologist who has done similar projects on the Prairies told The Canadian Press. READ MORE
Symbols on steps: Hundreds of pairs of shoes have been placed on the front steps of the Manitoba legislature in memory of the 215 children found buried in an unmarked site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Renewed calls for name change: Amid the outrage over the discovery in B.C., Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said it’s time to revisit the name of Bishop Grandin Boulevard and the greenway that runs parallel to it. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Charlottetown statue removed: A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald has been removed after Charlottetown’s city council held a vote Monday in the wake of the discovery in Kamloops. Macdonald’s government introduced the residential school system in 1883. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Set for next Jets series
CPThe Jets and Canadiens play at Bell MTS Place in March. (Fred Greenslade / The Canadian Press files)
Clash with Canadiens: The Winnipeg Jets will host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Wednesday evening. It will be the first time a Jets team has faced the Canadiens in the playoffs. The Habs advanced with a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 last night, overcoming a 3-1 deficit in that series. Mike McIntyre says it’s a North Division final that few people saw coming. READ MORE
Seeking to put fans in stands: The Jets are seeking permission from the provincial government to permit some fans to attend home playoff games. One proposal calls for fully vaccinated front-line workers to be allowed at Bell MTS Place, while the other involves the families of players. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
CPCrowds watch fires during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921. (The University of Tulsa via The Associated Press files)
Remembering race massacre: U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Oklahoma to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the second and final day of the Tulsa Race Massacre. READ MORE
Alberta eases restrictions: Alberta has eased some of its pandemic restrictions. Restaurants can resume patio service, and hair salons and other services can reopen. The maximum capacity for shops has increased, and the limit for outdoor public gatherings has doubled to 10. READ MORE
MMIWG plan: The Native Women’s Association of Canada will release an action plan for implementing recommendations from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, saying it has lost confidence in Ottawa. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers beginning late this afternoon and risk of a thunderstorm, with a high of 27 C and wind from the south at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h. The chief meteorologist at the Weather Network says it will be a warm, dry summer across much of Canada, with an increased risk of forest fires and a chance of drought in Manitoba. READ MORE
On this date
On June 1, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the election in the United Kingdom ended in a stalemate, with prime minister Stanley Baldwin’s Conservative government defeated but with the opposing Labour party without enough seats for an absolute majority. In Ottawa, Conservative leader R.B. Bennett stymied a months-long push to approve work for the Hudson Bay railway and port; Winnipeg South Centre MP Joseph Thorson asked Bennett point-blank whether he believed in the Hudson Bay route or not.
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