Your forecast
Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. High 26 C, Humidex 29, UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
Gabrielle Fontaine, 27, has stepped into her father music icon Vince Fontaine’s big shoes as the bandleader of Indian City, whose new album, Tomorrow, is out today, National Indigenous Peoples Day. The release party takes place at Blue Note Park at 7 p.m. Jen Zoratti has the story.
From left: Indian City core members Rich Reid, Gabrielle Fontaine, Jay Bodner and Lawrence (Spatch) Mullhall are releasing Tomorrow today at Blue Note Park. (Supplied)
The Winnipeg International Jazz Festival continues, with Eliana Cuevas and Jeremy Ledbetter, 7:30 p.m.; and Avataar, 9:30 p.m., at the Royal Albert. Thandi Vera has a preview here. For more information, click here.
Eliana Cuevas (left) and Jeremy Ledbetter are partners in life and in music. (Supplied)
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the B.C. Lions at Princess Auto Stadium, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Child care is the great equalizer. Even if you don’t need it, you likely rely on someone who does.
But while society at large benefits when families have access to high-quality child care, it’s not guaranteed to anyone. Ultimately, government policies have made it a matter for the domestic realm, rather than the public sphere, experts say.
“We’re still stuck in the 19th century,” said Susan Prentice, a professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba.
“We still think that there’s this giant iron wall between what happens inside families and what happens inside the labour market.” Katrina Clarke has more here, in the final instalment of our six-part investigation into the state of child care in Manitoba: Building Blocks, Crumbling Foundation.
U of M Prof. Susan Prentice says the system has been mired in outdated thinking. (Brook Jones / Free Press)
On the bright side
Lily pads sit above the water and rainbows twist across bridges over the Seine River. Colourful murals are getting a refresh on some Winnipeg pedestrian bridges thanks to Cool Streets Winnipeg, now entering its seventh year.
Organizer Stephane Dorge wasn’t sure the group would continue this year but the 50th anniversary of the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre made him decide the effort would be worth it. Jura McIlraith has more here.
Artist Kale Sheppard chose a lily theme for the Niakwa Bridge over the Seine River. (Nic Adam / Free Press)
On this date
On June 21, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Greater Winnipeg police were investigation the stabbing death of a night clerk in a Fort Garry motel. Conservative leadership candidate George Hees flew into Winnipeg to address a Young Progressive Conservative Association dinner, and said he was confident of his ultimate victory at the leadership convention in September. In Yemen, Arab nationalists burned down the Aden Legislative Council building in a renewed outbreak of violence. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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