What’s happening today
ETHAN CAIRNS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe historic Palace Theatre at 501 Selkirk Ave. has played many roles over the years, including movie theatre, department store and flea market.
Demolition up for discussion: The City of Winnipeg’s property committee will consider a request to refund an inspection fee for the Palace Theatre because the University of Manitoba has decided to tear the historic Selkirk Avenue building down. READ MORE
Anniversary of attack: A vigil will be held to mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. READ MORE
Hoggard’s bail conditions: A judge is expected to impose stricter bail conditions on Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard after he was found guilty of raping an Ottawa woman. READ MORE
Colorado can clinch: The Colorado Avalanche can sweep the Edmonton Oilers and earn a berth in the Stanley Cup final with a road win tonight. READ MORE
Basketball tourney begins: Winnipegger Brendan Amoyaw might be in the starting lineup when the men’s national basketball team plays Mexico in the first game of the FIBA U18 Men’s Americas Championship. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your daytime forecast: Sunny this morning and mainly sunny this afternoon, with a high of 21 C and peak winds at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
Queen Elizabeth and Nora Bailey at the 1970 backyard gathering south of Carberry, Man. (Courtesy of Brian Bailey)
Royal visit fondly recalled: Amid the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a Manitoba man recalls when the royals visited his family’s farm in 1970. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
Balancing act: Shelley Cook’s latest column is on how working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic has made balancing life and motherhood easier for her. READ MORE
On this date
On June 6, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported Japanese immigrants, already barred from entering the U.S. and facing likely restrictions on immigrating to Canada and Australia, were looking to South America, particularly Brazil. A Quebec man was arrested and U.S. border and revenue agents were wounded after the latest incident of cross-border bootlegging; the ringleader of the rum-running operation affected was said to be recruiting a large armed force. READ MORE
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