This morning
Now a place of peace: The spot where Christine Wood’s body was found last week is now marked by flowers and other items left by mourners. Grace has taken root in the spot where the slain woman’s remains were hidden for 10 months, Melissa Martin writes. READ MORE
Your forecast: Wednesday won’t be particularly warm, with the high of 22 C right around the average for today’s date. It will be mainly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers in the early morning and wind from the north at 20 km/h this afternoon.
In case you missed it
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS filesLeland Gordon, COO Animal Services Agency, holds Jingles, a male Jack Russell Terrier mix that was available for adoption in January.
Dog euthanasia down: The city’s animal services agency euthanized 28 dogs last year — a decrease of more than 90 per cent in the past eight years. The agency’s top operating officer, Leland Gordon, says social media, websites and the city’s 311 hotline are responsible for the “unbelievable” decline. Randy Turner reports. READ MORE
Switching sides: John Rush has dreamed about playing professional football since he was six years old. If Rush — who was named the nation’s top defensive player while at the University of Guelph — makes the Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster this year, it will be at fullback, a position he hasn’t played since he was a child. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Up next
Jordan Strauss / Invision / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILESTim McGraw, left, and Faith Hill
Country concert: Tickets are still available for tonight’s Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert at Bell MTS Place. The married performers have each sold millions of albums.
Clash in Cleveland: The Golden State Warriors can take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals tonight as the series moves to Ohio. The Oakland-based team blew a 3-1 lead to the Cavs in last year’s finals but are undefeated this playoff season. Game time is 8 p.m.
Around the water cooler
Sticky residue covering your car is a common sight when aphids are in your neighbourhood trees and plants. (Justin Samaski-Langille / Winnipeg Free Press)
Sticky stuff here to stay: Is the sticky goo on your car — aphid poo — bugging you? Unfortunately, the pests aren’t going anywhere. The aphid population usually increases in June, and the numbers remain high in the summer. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
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#DDay: Still trending after the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy during the Second World War. The massive Allied offensive, involving thousands of troops, vehicles and aircraft, took place on June 6, 1944.
On this date
On June 7, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Allied forces had cleared Germans from all their beachheads in France after the D-Day invasion, and were battering their way inland against stiff resistance and counterattacks from German forces. An eyewitness told how the first assault forces on the beachhead had been cut down by German crossfire, but that succeeding waves of Allied troops climbed over the bodies of their comrades to continue the attack. The weather, which had caused a one-day delay in the D-Day operation, was still a concern for the Allied supreme command. READ MORE
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