What you need to know
Toronto Raptors fans cheer at Rogers Square at a public viewing of game five of the NBA Finals between the Raptors and the Golden State Warriors in Halifax, Monday, June 10, 2019. Fans across Canada are gearing up for the Toronto Raptors to play in Game 6 of the NBA Finals tonight as the team takes a second shot at clinching the championship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tim Krochak
Jurassic Park party: The Toronto Raptors can win their first championship in Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, where Canada’s lone NBA team is 3-2 in the finals. A viewing party is being held at Bell MTS Place for the first time in the Raptors’ unprecedented playoff run. Game time is 8 p.m. READ MORE
Worst to first: The St. Louis Blues completed a remarkable season with their first Stanley Cup, beating the Boston Bruins in Game 7. The Blues, formed in 1967, had the worst record in the NHL in early January. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 25 C and wind from the southwest at 20 km/h decreasing to 15 km/h from the south in the early afternoon.
What’s happening today
IRIB News Agency / The Assoicated PressIn this photo released by state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz have been reportedly attacked. The alleged assault on Thursday left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels. The U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. (IRIB News Agency via AP)
Tankers targeted: The U.S. Navy is rushing to help amid heightened tensions between that country and Iran after two oil tankers were reportedly attacked in the Gulf of Oman. One, a Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker, was described as “on fire and adrift.” READ MORE
True North Square tenant: A “major” new tenant for True North Square will be announced at a news conference later this morning.
In case you missed it
New look for U of M: The University of Manitoba unveiled its new logo online last night after nearly two years of meetings, feedback, discussions and focus groups. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Roe removed: The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has cut ties with one of its senior executives. Dr. Bruce Roe had been the WRHA’s vice-president and chief medical officer since September 2017. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Chiefs back bill: Southern Manitoba First Nations chiefs voted to support the Liberal government’s child-welfare reform, Bill C-92, at a day-long forum. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 13, 1990: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper put a stop to prime minister Brian Mulroney’s proposed Meech Lake Accord with a simple “no”; speaking dissent in the face of the many “yea” votes meant the constitutional amendment would not have unanimous assent and its approval was in doubt. A Winnipeg man was fined $3,500 in provincial court after pleading guilty to having university degrees earned by a friend switched over to his name; the man would have been successful, court heard, had the original earner of those degrees not stumbled across the plot while registering for courses to further his own education. READ MORE
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