What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESBombers running back Brady Oliveira was held to 17 yards rushing by the Ottawa Redblacks in the season-opener.
Blue and Red rematch: The Ottawa Redblacks host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tonight at TD Place, hoping to win after losing to Winnipeg despite outplaying them last Friday. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Hydro strike: Beginning at 11:30 a.m., more than 200 Manitoba Hydro workers are expected to walk off the job when Unifor Local 681, the union representing natural gas workers, goes on strike. READ MORE
Closed for filming: A section of King Street between Notre Dame and McDermot avenues will be closed today at 6:30 p.m. until Saturday at 7 a.m. for a film production. The east sidewalk will remain open.
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 24 C, and a UV index of 9 or very high.
In case you missed it
ROBERT F. BUKATY / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILECall wait times for the 311 service surged to an average of 11 minutes and 42 seconds in 2021, up from 2:56 in 2019 and 5:27 in 2020, according to a new city report.
Compensation for outage: Bell MTS has told the CRTC it will offer customers experiencing problems with their landline phones free enhanced service — if they have a Bell MTS cellphone — and plans to double the number of service technicians. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Raising awareness for ALS: Former marathon runner Kevin Rosen is speaking out after receiving a diagnosis for ALS, in hopes of helping the more than 400 other Manitobans with ALS and related neuromotor conditions. Katie May has the story. READ MORE
Warriors win: The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions for the fourth time in eight years, beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 17, 1975: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the federal government’s Green Paper on immigration met with few allies in the city, where it was being studied by a parliamentary committee at the Northstar Inn; the downtown hotel was picketed by demonstrators, and opponents argued at the public hearings there was no evidence immigration had harmed Canada. The eight-cent cost of mailing a standard letter was expected to rise two or three cents and would follow improvements in efficiency, the postmaster general said. READ MORE
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