Your forecast
Mainly sunny, with increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Wind becoming south at 30 km/h this morning. High 29 C. Humidex 34. UV index 8 or very high.
The Manitoba Wildfire Service was responding to eight out-of-control wildfires in northern and eastern parts of the province Monday afternoon.
The blazes were among 23 that were active with a full or modified response from firefighters, the Winnipeg-based Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre said in a summary on its website. Read more here.
Wildfire evacuees from northern Manitoba arrived in Norway House last year to receive military aid. A new fire is burning in Norway House, where residents have been asked to prepare in case they need to evacuate.(Nicholas Zahari / Canadian Armed Forces files)
What’s happening today
Officers with body-worn cameras will be expected to turn them on during “any public encounter,” Brandon police say.
This will include calls for service, traffic stops and any interaction “where there could potentially be evidentiary value,” Insp. Jason Dupuis said on Monday.
Starting today, 12 Brandon Police Service members will be assigned their own body-worn camera. Dupuis said BPS will slowly roll out a total of around 65 cameras during the remainder of the year. The Brandon Sun‘s Skye Anderson reports.
Today’s must-read
The ratio of Winnipeg Police Service officers to the city’s population has increased for the first time in more than a decade.
In 2025, the so-called “cop-to-pop” ratio reached 166.8 officers per 100,000 people, up from 164.8 the previous year.
While that falls behind a national average of 180.3 per 100,000, it was the first local increase since 2013. Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
(David Lipnowski / The Canadian Press files)
On the bright side
We can all agree that everything feels dire right now. The Earth is on fire. Warmongers are in charge. AI slop is replacing art. The second season of Heated Rivalry isn’t due until 2027.
So how do you find happiness? What combination of yoga, meditation, high protein, low stress, weight-bearing exercise, moisturizing and scented candles will be the magic bullet?
The answer is perhaps not so complicated: it’s the little things.
In this monthly feature, the Free Press collects some small actions that can have big results. Some of them will be hyper-specific — a song, a meme, a movie, a meal — while others are general nudges toward mindful behaviour that can bear rewards. Jill Wilson, Jen Zoratti and Ben Waldman have some suggestions here.
It’s time to put the car windows down to enjoy the fresh breeze and the heat of the sun. (Magnific)
On this date
On June 2, 1937: The Winnipeg Free Press reported a highly-informed source said Italian warships were under orders to halt at sea Russian ships bearing supplies to the Madrid-Valencia government in Spain. Britain’s ambassador in Berlin pledged an ongoing commitment to peace with Germany. Initial results from the B.C. provincial election showed the Liberal government returning to power.
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