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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDisabilities studies teachers Michael Baker and Carla Bouchard at Springfield Collegiate Institute in Oakbank.
Sign of the times: A teacher at Springfield Collegiate Institute gathered students to see a new sign installed in the school parking lot: an accessibility sign that shows a new icon of an active wheelchair user rather than a stationary one. The city is also exploring an update to accessibility signage. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Audit raises questions: An earlier draft of an audit on the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters reveals steps taken by the city’s administration to limit the WPS’s exposure and minimize its responsibility for ballooning costs on the over-budget project, unlike the version of the audit that was made public. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Looking for remains: Winnipeg police are searching Brady Road Landfill for partial human remains belonging to a recent homicide victim, Rebecca Contois. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
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Cathie Coward – The Hamilton SpectatorOntario Premier Doug Ford (Cathie Coward / The Hamilton Spectator files)
Taking notes from Ford: Manitoba Tories should look east to Ontario for insight into how to stage a political comeback for an unpopular leader, writes columnist Tom Brodbeck. Premier Doug Ford returned to power with a second majority government in Thursday’s election. READ MORE
Riverbank access costly: A new report identifies six sites in Winnipeg that could be suited to all-season public river access, but the cost of year-round entry points could be high. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 3, 1983: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a provincial court judge criticized guards at the Winnipeg Remand Centre after a prisoner was viciously beaten by other inmates, describing the guards’ actions as abhorrent and negligent. A fire on an Air Canada flight bound for Toronton forced the pilot to land in Cincinnati; the fire killed 23 of the 46 people aboard. Winnipeg police raided the Morgentaler abortion clinic, taking a doctor and five other people into custody. READ MORE
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