Police use of force
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsWinnipeg Police Service Chief Danny Smyth says officers will help ensure a local protest takes place peacefully.
Kicks caught on video: A video surfaced Thursday of a Winnipeg police officer kicking a suspect who appears to be restrained and on the ground earlier that day. An email sent to the Free Press by police last night disputed that the man was restrained when he was kicked. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Alberta chief’s arrest: A dash-camera video of Alberta RCMP arresting a First Nations chief was released Thursday. The video shows an officer charging at Allan Adam, tackling him to the ground and punching him in the head. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 20 C and wind from the east at 10 km/h increasing to 15 km/h in the late afternoon.
Reckoning on race
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESTiti Tijani, president of African Communities of Manitoba Inc.
Federal funds: The leader of a local group seeking grants to expand a mentorship program for Black youth says funds for anti-racism programs aren’t flowing but are needed now more than ever. “How many lives do we have to lose before we get the money that we need for programs for our kids?” Titi Tijani said. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Couple’s compelling tale: In his latest column, Doug Speirs says everyone should reflect on the story of Richard and Mildred Loving. Today is Loving Day, an annual celebration that marks the anniversary of the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage. READ MORE
Seeking to rename school: A Winnipegger has started a petition to rename a local elementary school named for Cecil Rhodes, who founded the De Beers diamond company, created the prestigious Rhodes scholarship — and paved the way for apartheid in South Africa. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSNadine Bartlett, an assistant professor of inclusive education at the U of M with report which outlines the results of a summer 2019 exploratory study that looked into how seclusion/restraint is used on students with disabilities in Manitoba schools.
Report on restraint: A new report on the use of physical restraint of students with disabilities details accounts from Manitoba parents about their children’s experiences. “One story about the restraint and seclusion of a child with a disability is one story too many,” said author Nadine Bartlett, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Camps to come down: The City of Winnipeg expects two homeless camps around the Manitoba Metis Federation building to be vacated by noon today. More than a dozen tents remained at one of the camps as of early Thursday afternoon, Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Tech centre for sale: The provincially owned Industrial Technology Centre, located in the University of Manitoba’s SmartPark campus, is for sale. The specialized testing and calibration centre had an operating deficit last year after the government reduced its grant by more than half. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Utility’s cuts questioned: Manitoba Hydro CEO Jay Grewal was questioned about cost-cutting when she appeared before the Crown Services committee Thursday. It was the first time Hydro officials appeared before the legislative committee in two years. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Bus drivers to return: One hundred laid-off bus drivers will return to work over the course of this month, a spokeswoman for Winnipeg Transit said Thursday. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 12, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in in Tuscaloosa, Ala., two Black students — the first Black students admitted to the University of Alabama — attended their first classes at the university, and that white students walked with them and extended friendly hands in greeting. In Washington, D.C., U.S. president John F. Kennedy said that the seething question of racial equality was a moral issue on which “all men of good will” should be able to unite. In Winnipeg, a dental technician said he would ask the Court of Queen’s Bench to issue an order to force the Manitoba Dental Association to return equipment it had seized from his offices in a raid; it was one of five raids conducted by the association to apprehend technicians making dentures without a prescription. Flags at Parliament and at federal buildings across Canada were flown at half-staff in tribute to the late Pope John.
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