What’s happening today
In this photo released by a set-run news agency Bakhtar, Afghans look at destruction caused by an earthquake in the province of Paktika, eastern Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (Bakhtar News Agency via AP)
Quake kills 1,000: More than 1,000 people were killed and 1,500 injured in Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in at least 20 years. A quake of such strength — a 6.1 magnitude — can cause severe damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly built and landslides are common. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
At-risk area: Quebec’s premier is expected to visit a neighbourhood in Saguenay that has been evacuated because of the threat of landslides. Authorities said 192 residents were relocated from 76 homes after a landslide destroyed a house last week. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Murray’s mayoral plans: Glen Murray, a former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario cabinet minister, told CBC News he will announce today whether he will seek another term as the city’s mayor. READ MORE
Set to arrive in Africa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will arrive in Rwanda as the heads of government of Commonwealth nations gather for the first time since 2018. READ MORE
Canadian director in court: Movie director and screenwriter Paul Haggis appeared in court in southern Italy amid a police investigation into a woman’s allegations of sexual assault. The 69-year-old Canadian made no comment as he arrived at the courthouse. READ MORE
Weather
Your daytime forecast: Sunny with a high of 26 C, humidex of 30 and peak winds at 20 km/h from the southwest this afternoon.
In case you missed it
ETHAN CAIRNS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSome headstones practically buried by standing water at Brookside.
State of cemetery slammed: A man whose parents are buried at Brookside Cemetery said he “wouldn’t bury a dog there” amid overgrown grass and standing water. “If I left my grass like that when I lived in (Winnipeg), the city would be knocking on my door, cutting it or sending me a fine,” Gary Van Den Bossche told the Free Press. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
‘No longer efficient’: Months-long delays for identity documents were a result of stagnant bureaucracy within the Vital Statistics Agency, a provincial committee heard. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 22, 1956: The Winnipeg Free Press reported mayor George Sharpe, who was also chair of the police commission, said he was sure officers showed no favouritism when investigating a recent traffic incident involving H.B. Scott, who was a city alderman, an MLA and a police commissioner. Iceland’s foreign minister said if U.S. troops were withdrawn from Keflavik, the country would keep the military base in “a state of readiness.” Playwright Arthur Miller told the House Committee on un-American Activities he had never been “under Communist Party discipline.” READ MORE
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