Your forecast
Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. High 21 C, UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg International Jazz Festival continues with performances by Pasquale Grasso Trio, with Free Time, at Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St., 7:30 p.m.; Jazz Winnipeg salutes Astrud Gilberto, with Nova Brasil Collective and the Sadler Sisters, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., at the Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway. For more information, click here.
Today’s must-read
One in three licensed child-care facility in Manitoba is operating on a temporary “provisional” licence, meaning hundreds are failing to meet minimum health, safety and operating standards, a Free Press investigation has found.
Meanwhile, the scope and severity of inspection infractions are hidden behind a wall of regulatory ambiguity, leaving Manitoba parents in the dark about potential risks at their child’s care facility. The issue is buried in bureauracy to the point the province said it would take more than 8,000 hours — or the equivalent of four employees working an entire year — to compile three years’ worth of child-care centre inspection reports.
Katrina Clarke has more here in part two of an ongoing series: Building Blocks, Crumbling Foundations.
You can read part one by Jeff Hamilton here.
Some Manitoba child-care centres are operating under provisional licences, meaning they do not meet the province’s required minimum standards. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
A local charity that offers services for people living with addiction is recognizing an Indigenous knowledge keeper for her contributions to the community.
St. Raphael Wellness Centre will present Charlotte Nolin with its community champion award at a gala event on Wednesday.
The award honours resilient, compassionate, determined individuals who have conquered addiction, fostered positive change in their lives and support others in recovery. Aaron Epp has more here.
St. Raphael Wellness Centre will present Charlotte Nolin with its community champion award at a gala event on Wednesday. (John Woods / Free Press files)
On this date
On June 17, 1927: The Manitoba Free Press reported police arrested a suspect in Killarney wanted in a string of 20 killings including two recent deaths by strangulation in Winnipeg as well as fatal attacks in Portland, Ore. Dubbed “The Gorilla” and the “Strangler,” Adrian Harris was identified by police as the culprit, and they were confident the evidence would lead to his conviction. After being brought by police via train to the outskirts of Winnipeg, Harris was escorted through a mob of onlookers to a waiting car and taken to the police station where he was brought in through the back entrance. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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