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Archives of the Missionary Oblate SistersThe Fort Alexander Indian Residential School was built on land on the Fort Alexander Reserve (now the Sagkeeng First Nation) in southeastern Manitoba in 1905.
Crisis line calls: Angela White, executive director of the North Vancouver-based Indian Residential School Survivors Society, said calls to its crisis line went up by about 25 to 30 per cent after Manitoba RCMP announced an indecent assault charge against retired Catholic priest Arthur Masse. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
Nothing to celebrate: Although the Keeyask generating station and Bipole III transmission line fully came into service in early June, Finance Minister Cameron Friesen says the cost overruns associated with the projects weigh heavily against potential revenue from them. Danielle Da Silva has the story. READ MORE
Fireworks block cyclists: Commuters are frustrated by the temporary closure of Waterfront Drive for firework shows following some Winnipeg Goldeyes games, says cyclist Dlyon Martin. “The transportation trail on Waterfront is to cyclists what Portage and Main is to vehicles and traffic. It adds 20 to 30 minutes to my commute every time it’s closed.” Bryce Hunt reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A severe thunderstorm watch has ended, but the forecast for this afternoon includes a 70 per cent chance of showers or thundershowers, with a high of 28 C.
What’s happening this weekend
Attendees at the Red River Ex. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Ex nears end: The Red River Exhibition ends Sunday. READ MORE
Friday night football: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Taylor Allen has 5 storylines for the matchup. READ MORE
Colorado can clinch Cup: The Colorado Avalanche can win their third Stanley Cup in franchise history with a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the final tonight. Game 6, if necessary, would be played Sunday. READ MORE
Sunday soccer: Valour FC will host York United on Sunday morning.
In case you missed it
THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES/John Woods
Guilty in mother’s death: A Winnipeg man, 19, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder after bludgeoning his mother to death when he was 16. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Statue still has value: A historian says the statue of Queen Victoria that was toppled and decapitated on Canada Day last year could be displayed in its current state as part of a display showing Canada’s history, as a “teachable moment” to Manitobans. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 24, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a third of men serving weekend terms at Headingley jail were not showing up on any given weekend, leaving prison officials disgusted with the system. A senior Manitoba judge called on other provincial judges to stop handing out weekend sentences because they were impossible to administer. Most commercial airline flights remained grounded despite a nationally televised pitch by prime minister Pierre Trudeau for settlement of the dispute over the use of French in Quebec air communication. READ MORE
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