Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 per cent chance of showers this morning and risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. High 27 C, humidex 32 and UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
Canada’s plan to make communities more resilient to climate change is coming today. The final version of the national adaptation strategy is expected to be similar to the draft published last fall, which included targets to shore up resistance to wildfires, extreme heat and major storms, such as hurricanes. The Canadian Press reports.
A house sits on high ground among flooded farmland in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2021. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
City of Winnipeg departments must find millions of dollars in savings this year to help address a $27-million projected deficit, which is also expected to drain its so-called “rainy day” fund. Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
City of Winnipeg departments must find millions of dollars in savings this year. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years. These aren’t traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to shrink tumours and stop cancer from coming back. The Associated Press reports.
Research scientist Yi Yang retrieves samples at UW Medicine’s Cancer Vaccine Institute on May 25, in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On June 27, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported a 12-year-old boy died after he jumped from a boat into Lake Winnipeg and drowned; his father, unable to swim, tried to save him by wading out, but couldn’t reach him. A German writer declared in a series for the New York Post that a steel and power baron, German president Paul von Hindenburg and vice-chancellor Franz von Papen had, over a year and a half, plotted to give “Adolf Hitler sufficient rope to hang himself” and that “Hitler has finally done so,” with his Nazi supporters fractured and mutinying. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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