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Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Widespread smoke becoming hazy this morning. Wind becoming southwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 26 C. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high.
What’s happening today
Back in Winnipeg, this year’s Flatlander’s Beer & Beverage Festival returns to Canada Life Centre (300 Portage Ave.) on June 6 and 7 with a slightly tweaked name based on what’s being poured.
Flatlander’s festival hosts three sessions. (Justin Samanski-Langille / Free Press )
Today’s must-read
Manitoba Public Insurance made public Thursday its decision to pull the plug on Project Nova, a $164-million “failure” intended to modernize outdated business and information technology systems.
“We were trying to fix the plane as we’re flying the plane,” the Crown corporation’s CEO Satvir Jatana said. “At this point, we need to ground the plane.” Carol Sanders has the story.
MPI chief executive officer Satvir Jatana said MPI is working on a solution after the failure of Project Nova. (John Woods / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, both Jennifer Breddam and Deanna Garand never dreamed they would go to university — let alone graduate.
Breddam, 37, stepped out of her wheelchair she uses due to chronic back problems and walked across the stage to receive her labour studies degree Wednesday at the University of Manitoba spring convocation ceremony. Garand, 32, was handed her degree in nursing a day later. “I feel I can do a lot of good through a public policy lens,” said Breddam, who will begin a masters degree program in social justice and equity studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., in the fall.
Garand said she told people many times through the years that she would never set foot in a university. “People who know me can’t believe I was in university,” she said laughing. Kevin Rollason has the story.
Jennifer Breddam began online courses after experiencing debilitating back pain during a previous job. She became involved with a number of advocacy groups while in university. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On this date
On June 6, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Quebec, the Union Nationale beat the Liberals in a tight election, 55 seats to 51. Manitoba’s doctors were preparing a new fee schedule for the proposed federal-provincial medical care insurance plan. Astronauts rode the Gemini 9 spacecraft to a perfect landing in the Atlantic Ocean following a troublesome flight highlighted by Eugene A. Cernan’s record spacewalk. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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