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New Democrats win Point Douglas: Bernadette Smith retained Point Douglas for the NDP in Tuesday’s byelection, with 44 per cent of the vote. It’s the first time an NDP candidate won less than 52 per cent of the constituency’s vote. Liberal candidate John Cacayuran and Progressive Conservative candidate Jodi Moskal finished second and third, respectively. The NDP has held the constituency since it was created in 1969, and Smith will become its fourth MLA. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud this morning, with a high of 24 C and wind from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50. There’s a 60 per cent chance of showers or thunderstorms in the late morning and in the afternoon, and a risk of a severe thunderstorm.
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WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSCUPE Local 500 president Gord Delbridge
What’s the deal?: The City of Winnipeg and CUPE Local 500 have reached a tentative deal on a new contract, and the union’s negotiating committee is recommending its nearly 5,000 members approve the offer. No details have been released. READ MORE
Young guns: Winnipeg Rifles players Brendan Naujoks, Andrew Ricard, Michael Ritchott and Xander Tachinski have participated in the Blue Bombers training camp, and Tachinski and Ricard suited up for Saturday’s pre-season game in Regina. “They’re taking a lot of reps, and they certainly don’t look out of place,” says Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
“Freaky” incident at Forks: MLA Nahanni Fontaine says she was “enraged” when a “pervert idiot” slid a camera under the door of a washroom she was using at The Forks on Tuesday. Site manager John Bruce says reports of bathroom voyeurs at the historic site are nothing new. “We’ve had freaky people trying to see into the women’s bathrooms, and now we’re looking at a security camera,” he says. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Up next
Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press FilesAbdikheir Ahmed, Director of Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, is a panelist at an interactive discussion on the state of refugee housing being held by the city this Wednesday.
Timely topic: A panel discussion on refugee housing is taking place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at the Millennium Library. Many refugee families are unable to find adequate housing, says Abdikheir Ahmed, director of Immigration Partnership Winnipeg. He’s a panellist at tonight’s event, which is free to attend. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
The boys are back: The Oak Ridge Boys are performing at the Club Regent Event Centre tonight. The American country quartet’s hits include Elvira and (I’m Settin’) Fancy Free. Tickets start at $35, not including taxes and fees.
Around the water cooler
Society’s funding slashed: The Tory government has cut its funding to bail and reintegration programs at the John Howard Society by 20 per cent. The cuts took effect in April, but the organization and other agencies affected haven’t spoken publicly about the issue — until now. Katie May reports. READ MORE
For and against: In a new feature called Both Sides Now, two columnists offer different views on sweeping health-care changes coming to Manitoba. Doctors defend the restructuring as tested and proven to benefit medical systems (http://wfp.to/fmV), while a nurses’ union spokeswoman argues Manitoba’s most vulnerable will pay the price (http://wfp.to/fmZ).
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Matt Dunham / The Associated PressSmoke and flames rise from building on fire in London, Wednesday.
#GrenfellTower: At least six people are dead after a London high-rise apartment block fire early Wednesday morning, and dozens injured. “This is an unprecedented incident,” Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton told reporters on the scene. “In my 29 years of being a firefighter I have never, ever seen anything of this scale.” READ MORE
On this date
On June 14, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba premier Ed Schreyer asked the city of Winnipeg to postpone all civic capital projects that were not of a critical nature; the provincial government was concerned due to high interest rates and labour shortages. Hotelkeepers throughout the province said their beverage room and beer vendor operations were continuing to run despite a shutdown by three Winnipeg breweries. U.S. president Richard Nixon promised Egypt aid for large-scale industrial and agricultural development, including nuclear power. READ MORE
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