Your forecast
Sunny becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon with some haze. Expected high is 27 C, humidex 30, UV index 7 or high; low 17.
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Iceland for a two-day summit with Nordic leaders. Trudeau is a guest at the annual meeting of leaders from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Global security was already high on the agenda for the gathering before 24 hours of chaos in Russia threw even more uncertainty into the mix. The Canadian Press reports.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by Hlynur Gudjonsson, ambassador of Iceland to Canada, and Jeannette Menzies, ambassador of Canada to Iceland, as he arrives in Keflavik, Iceland, on Sunday. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
A nine-year-old boy is recovering at home after being bitten by a coyote in the North Kildonan area Saturday night. Police and conservation officers are still on the lookout for the wild animal. Katie May has the story.
Conservation officers watch over a stand of trees Sunday afternoon for a coyote that mauled a small boy on Knowles Avenue Saturday night. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
The village of Bamber Bridge in northwestern England is proud of the blow it struck against racism in the U.S. military during World War II. When an all-Black truck regiment was stationed there, residents refused to accept the segregation ingrained in the U.S. Army. Ignoring pressure from British and American authorities, pubs welcomed the GIs, local women chatted and danced with them, and English soldiers drank alongside men they saw as allies in the war. The town commemorated the 80th anniversary of what’s known as the Battle of Bamber Bridge last week. The Associated Press reports.
Clinton Smith, chair of Preston Black History Group is seen by the Ye Olde Hob Inn in Bamber Bridge near Preston, England. (Jon Super / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On June 26, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported in Ottawa, a judge ruled grain elevator companies were entitled to surplus grain in terminal elevators at stock-taking in August each year. In New York, the site of the national Democratic convention where a presidential candidate would be selected, a small cloudburst with winds reaching 72 mph caused extensive damage and three deaths. France had decided to recognize the Soviet government of Russia. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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