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Lawyer latest victim: The victim of Winnipeg’s 20th homicide of the year was 32-year-old lawyer Justin Silicz. Police have yet to announce any arrests in the fatal assault, which took place on Arlington Street early Sunday. Caitlyn Gowriluk reports. READ MORE
End ‘genocide’ now: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair writes that violence against Indigenous women and girls won’t stop without collective action. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning, then sunny with a high of 26 C, humidex of 31 and wind from the northwest at 40 km/h gusting to 60 starting this afternoon.
What’s happening today
John Woods / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESThe Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg.
Spring sitting done: Premier Brian Pallister is holding a news conference this morning to discuss the latest sitting of the legislature, which ended last night, and will presumably have more to say about the timing of the next election. Larry Kusch and Jessica Botelho-Urbanski report. READ MORE
Trump meets with May: U.S. President Donald Trump told British Prime Minister Theresa May during a meeting in London she should “stick around” to complete a trade deal. May will resign as Tory leader Friday but remain PM until her replacement is chosen. READ MORE
In case you missed it
A rendering of the new 60,000-square-foot-GoodLife Fitness facility that will be located in the Refinery District at Bishop Grandin and Waverley, one of three upcoming GoodLife developments in Winnipeg. (Supplied)
Fit to build: GoodLife Fitness is spending more than $30 million on three developments, including one at Bishop Grandin Crossing that will become its largest location in the city. Nadya Pankiw reports. READ MORE
Signal-caller steps up: Rookie Sean McGuire is making a case for being named the Bombers’ third-string quarterback, Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Blues best Bruins: The St. Louis Blues tied the Stanley Cup Final with a win on home ice against the Boston Bruins. Game 5 is Thursday in Boston. READ MORE
On this date
On June 4, 1930: The Manitoba Free Press reported that forest fires in Ontario near Thunder Bay that had already caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to timber stands and destroyed the hamlets of Larson and Kelley had been checked by rainfall. Relations between France and Italy grew tense, in part due to disagreement over the relative size of the countries’ navies and the unfixed western frontier of Italy’s North African colonies. READ MORE
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