What you need to know
ADAM TREUSCH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipegger Zackery Stevens in Fargo, N.D.
Stumping with Trump: Winnipegger Zackery Stevens, 22, got in line at 3 a.m. on Wednesday in Fargo, North Dakota, to wait all day for a chance to get up close with U.S. President Donald Trump, who spoke Wednesday evening: “I love the way he talks and how he just stands up for what he believes in.” Adam Treusch is in Fargo. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be hot and sunny today with a high of 30 C, and a humidex of 32. It will become cloudy in the evening, with rain beginning after midnight and the risk of a thunderstorm before morning.
In case you missed it
THE CANADIAN PRESS/HOFentanyl pills are shown in an undated police handout photo.
Deadly drugs easy to get: The frighteningly easy method of ordering fentanyl and carfentanil by mail is outlined by Bruce MacFarlane, a former deputy attorney general in Manitoba and an author of the legal textbook Drug Offences in Canada: “Lone-wolf traffickers, those that aren’t aligned with a gang… can just pick up the phone and order fentanyl, have it delivered within a couple of days.” Katie May reports. READ MORE
Overworked nurses: Nurses at St. Boniface Hospital have worked an unacceptably large number of mandatory overtime shifts, according to their union: “They’re trying to do the best they can, they’re going to work, they’re staying for 16 hours. Many of them are coming back for their next scheduled shift and having to stay again,” said Sandi Mowat, president of the Manitoba Nurses Union. Jessica Bothelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Sirens for Life: Emergency service workers in Winnipeg hope to donate 300 units of blood today in a campaign they call Sirens For Life. Mayor Brian Bowman and Fire Paramedic Chief John Lane will attend the event at Memorial Park that begins at 12:30.
Change of command: Snappy salutes and well-polished shoes will abound at 17 Wing today during a change of command ceremony. Colonel Andy Cook will relinquish command to Colonel J.P.E. Charron. Winnipeg’s 17 Wing conducts and supports flying operations and a variety of training functions.
Around the water cooler
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets forward Kristian Vesalainen during development camp at Bell MTS Iceplex Wednesday morning.
Like Laine?: Kristian Vesalainen, the Winnipeg Jets’ brightest young prospect not currently playing pro hockey, was asked on Wednesdy about what similarities he might share with fellow Finn Patrik Laine. “I think I’m a little bit more all-around player,” said the confident youth. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Hockey history: Want to get up close to the jersey Paul Henderson wore when he scored his famous winning goal at the 1972 Summit Series versus the Soviet Union? The Manitoba Museum is preparing a blockbuster new exhibit called Hockey: The Stories Behind Our Passion. Randall King offers a preview. READ MORE
On this date
On June 28, 1995: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba patients waited two years for elective heart surgery, more than six times longer than anyone else in Canada. Winnipeg had fewer traffic accidents in the previous year than in any other year on record. Indigenous students at Children of the Earth High School celebrated their graduation surrounded by elders and honoured with drumming, singing and a traditional smudge ceremony. READ MORE
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