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Pilot project panned: The City of Winnipeg has scrapped a project that used “noise deterrents” to prevent homeless people from setting up encampments at four locations — under three bridges and an underpass — after several councillors called the practice inhumane. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Been to hell and back: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says it would be a travesty if Theoren Fleury’s troubled past is a factor in his being repeatedly snubbed by the Hockey Hall of Fame. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon and risk of a thunderstorm, a high of 27 C, humidex of 31, and winds from the south increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 beginning early this afternoon.
COVID-19 crisis
Student service grant: The federal government will launch a program today designed to encourage students to earn post-secondary grants by volunteering in “national service” activities related to the pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also expected to announce more funding for other programs that are already in place, such as Canada Summer Jobs. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Care home deaths: The proportion of COVID-19 deaths in Canadian long-term care homes is nearly double the average of all developed nations studied, an analysis by the Canadian Institute for Health Information found. READ MORE
Tech goes mainstream: With many people working from home during the pandemic, the demand for Librestream’s mobile collaboration technology has spiked. Martin Cash reports on the company, which was founded in Winnipeg nearly 20 years ago. READ MORE
Digital teaching draining: A University of Winnipeg study found many teachers were overwhelmed after being flooded with online resources while teaching remotely. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
More on pandemic
Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free Press filesWinnipeg Jets fans celebrate a 3-0 victory over the Washington Capitals at Bell MTS Place in February.
Invoices on hold: True North Sports & Entertainment says it won’t send invoices to season-ticket holders until details of the 2020-21 NHL season have been determined. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Provincial health officials will hold a news conference on the COVID-19 situation at 1 p.m. Starting today, nine reporters will be allowed to attend the twice-weekly news conferences in person. Since the early days of the pandemic, reporters have had to ask questions by phoning in, as our story from Tuesday explains. READ MORE
On this date
On June 25, 1954: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a newspaper reporter and photographer were stymied in their efforts to get a close-up picture of a cow that was “the only Holstein west of the Red River to foil a $20,000 robbery and get away with it.” Earlier, cattle rustlers had attempted to corral 83 head of cattle and make off with them, but the belligerent Bessie had refused to go along and led a charge of the entire herd that drove off the would-be rustlers; that antipathy to strangers also kept the newspapermen at bay in their attempts to get a photo. In Washington, D.C., U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower and British prime minister Winston Churchill began a series of four-day talks aimed at smoothing out recent problems in British-American problems.
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