What’s happening today
A rendering of how the home of the Winnipeg Jets will look when it is known as Canada Life Centre. (Supplied)
New name for arena: Bell MTS Place will be known as Canada Life Centre as of July 1 as part of a sponsorship agreement between the insurance company and True North Sports and Entertainment, which owns and operates the downtown arena. Temur Durrani reports. READ MORE
Searching for suspect: A man RCMP had been searching for as a person of interest in the disappearance of Clifford Joseph is now a homicide suspect. Eric Paul Wildman, 34, is considered armed and dangerous and might have access to police gear, Manitoba RCMP said Monday. READ MORE
Ontario opening border: Ontario will reopen its borders as of 11:01 p.m. CT. Anyone returning to Manitoba will still be required to quarantine for two weeks unless they are fully vaccinated. Manitobans who own property just over the border are exempt. Dylan Robertson and Kevin Rollason report. READ MORE
‘So traumatized’: Winnipeg police are expected to release more information about a shooting that happened in the West Broadway area on Monday afternoon. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Layton legacy project: Family and friends of Jack Layton are launching a new scholarship and two awards to be given out in his name in advance of the 10th anniversary of the federal NDP leader’s death. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 29 C, humidex of 30 and wind from the southeast at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
‘Sensitive information’: Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday that documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg and the transfer of viruses to a research facility in Wuhan are too sensitive to hand over to the special committee on Canada-China relations. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Parents on reform plans: Provincial officials held an engagement session on “school community councils” last night and listened to concerns about everything from the abolition of elected trustees to how poverty affects parent participation in the education system. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Moderna use in Manitoba: Manitoba will soon have many more doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, but it’s not clear how the provincial government plans to use the supply. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 15, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in the ongoing Second World War, German forces were driving French troops back; the French mounted rearguard actions including counterattacks along the northern front from Argonne to the sea. All Canadian arms and fighting forces were being dispatched to France. The British and French ambassadors to the U.S. were set to meet with president Franklin Roosevelt. Talks in Ottawa regarding Manitoba’s plan for home guard arrangements were inconclusive.
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