What’s happening today
The Canadian PressPrime Minister Justin Trudeau as he meets with Denmark’s prime minister in Madrid today. (Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press)
Meeting in Madrid: NATO leaders — including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — are holding a summit, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looms large. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressing the leaders by video, asked for more weapons. “Hasn’t our contribution to defending Europe and the entire civilization been insufficient? What else is necessary?” Finland and Sweden will formally be invited to join the alliance at the summit. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Canada’s NATO role unclear: This country’s role in NATO’s new defence strategy remains uncertain. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Service for slain Mountie: A regimental memorial service is being held for an RCMP officer who was among 22 people killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting in April 2020. The service was delayed by the Mounties because of COVID-19 restrictions. A family funeral took place shortly after the rampage, The Canadian Press reports.
Pelosi meets with Pope: Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and reportedly received Communion during a papal mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Pelosi’s home archbishop has said he will no longer allow her to receive the sacrament in his archdiocese because of her support for abortion rights. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Increasingly cloudy with a few showers beginning later this morning and ending this afternoon, a 60 per cent chance of showers this evening and risk of a thunderstorm, a high of 24 C, humidex of 26 and peak winds from the southeast at 40 km/h gusting to 60.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons wrote to Seniors Minister Scott Johnston to decry the government’s refusal to establish an independent seniors advocate.
‘Just appalling’: The Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons sent Seniors Minister Scott Johnston a scathing letter decrying the province’s refusal to establish an independent seniors advocate. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Cannabis claim: A Manitoba cannabis shop owner is suing his Alberta business partner and Delta 9 over an alleged breach of contract. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
‘Need the right resources’: A proposed update to the city’s snow clearing and ice control policy calls for council to approve $3 million to buy more sidewalk-clearing machines, while contracting out another 500 kilometres of sidewalk plowing. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 29, 1957: The Winnipeg Free Press reported hundreds of farmers in southeastern Manitoba faced potential destruction of their 1957 crops after heavy rains damaged up to 38,000 acres, with much seeded land submerged. Cattle farmers were also affected, as livestock were developing sore legs from standing in water and grazing lands were unlikely to recover before the end of the year. Three men killed when their car collided with a truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near Grenfell, Sask., were believed to have been RCAF members stationed in Gimli. READ MORE
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