What you need to know
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Patrick DoyleMinister of Natural Resources Jim Carr and other dignitaries will board a ship in Churchill, MB. “to discuss various aspects of the Arctic, climate change and how to address both challenges and opportunities created by our changing climate.”
Jim Carr’s view: Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is normally guarded in media interviews, but he has divulged behind-the-scenes information about the federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline. For example, he says he knew weeks in advance that the purchase was likely. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sensible people will don an outer garment of a waterproof material today. There’s a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and this evening, with a risk of a thunderstorm. Today’s high will be 23 C.
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John Woods / THE CANADIAN PRESSMichael Redhead Champagne
Indigenous incarceration: Nearly half of all youth behind bars across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that Manitoba activist Michael Redhead Champagne says shows unacceptable and systemic racism. “I see Indigenous and non-Indigenous people literally doing the exact same crime and not experiencing the same amount of jail time, probation, etc.” READ MORE
Avant-garde fun: It was sensory overload at The Burt last night as psychedelic rock band Flaming Lips put on a show full of energy and excitement. For example, frontman Wayne Coyne donned a giant pair of hands fitted with lasers and sat upon a unicorn which had a rainbow of lights. Alan Small reviews the show. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Tracking 53,000 drinkers: A groundbreaking Manitoba research study of heavy drinkers’ interactions with the health care, social service and justice systems will be released today. Over a 25-year period, researchers focused on the more than 53,000 Manitobans who were diagnosed with a physical disorder, such as liver damage, or a mental disorder, such as addiction, caused by high-risk alcohol use during this period. READ MORE
MMF vs. province: The Manitoba Metis Federation faces off in court today against the provincial government over orders Premier Brian Pallister gave Manitoba Hydro to kill a land-entitlement deal. Today’s hearing in Court of Queen’s Bench is an application by the MMF to seek a judicial review — it would be heard at a later date if the Métis are successful — that the federation hopes would eventually quash Pallister’s order to Hydro to cancel a $67.5-million deal with the MMF.
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#JPNSEN: Japan battled back against Senegal in the 2018 World Cup to end the match at a 2-2 draw. The two teams go into the final round of games tied at the top of World Cup Group H. READ MORE
On this date
On June 25, 1965: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that 84 people were killed in a military jet transport that crashed in a mountainous region of California. In Saigon, Vietnam, at least 40 people were believed to have been killed in a blast thought to have been caused by three separate bombs that detonated in a restaurant. In Manitoba, school tax rebates were delayed, due to an unexpected heavy volume of claims, according to premier Duff Roblin. Grading on the new Winnipeg-Portage la Prairie expressway was expected to be completed under contract in the current year. READ MORE
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