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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPremier Brian Pallister announces a September election date in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building with his cabinet in Winnipeg on Wednesday.
Confident despite controversies: In confirming the date of an early provincial election after facing criticism on multiple fronts this month, Premier Brian Pallister showed again he’s a unique politician. In his latest column, Dan Lett weighs in on Wednesday’s announcement. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon and a 30 per cent chance of showers in the late afternoon, a high of 26 C, and wind from the southeast at 15 km/h increasing to 20 km/h and gusting to 40 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Wednesday June 19, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trudeau meets Trump: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. It’s Trudeau’s third Oval Office meeting since Trump’s election. READ MORE
Cops investigate crash: City police are expected to give an update on a crash on Dalhousie Drive that sent three children to hospital Wednesday, including one in critical condition.
Contest’s conclusion: Online voting to choose Maxim magazine’s next Canadian cover girl ends tonight, and foster parent Susanne Hickey of Glenlea is among the finalists. Nicholas Frew reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
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Some of the 350 red dresses that will be hung Thursday in every window of the building at 717 Portage Avenue.
Seeing red: Hundreds of red dresses representing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are hanging in the windows of a community services agency on Portage Avenue. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Drone downed: Iran has shot down a U.S. drone. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it happened over the nation’s airspace, while U.S. officials told The Associated Press it happened over international airspace. READ MORE
Ear-shattering ovation: Adoring fans packed Bell MTS Place for the Sean Mendes concert Wednesday night. Erin Lebar has a review. READ MORE
On this date
On June 20, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Germany might invade Russia, despite far-reaching concessions Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was willing to offer Nazi leader Adolf Hitler; war between the two nations was seen as inevitable. London saw the widening conflict as a potential opportunity for Great Britain to step up its air attacks on Germany and German-occupied territories in western Europe. Canada’s Victory Loan drive soared past its target for 1941, $500,000,000, reaching $631,096,100; Manitoba’s Victory Loan target jumped to $50,000,000. READ MORE
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