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‘A slap in the face’: Premier Brian Pallister was in France on Thursday but not for the D-Day commemorative ceremony at Juno Beach. Pallister, who said earlier this week he was headed overseas to show respects “for the valour and sacrifice of our veterans,” met with an agribusiness instead. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Mourning from afar: The family of the victim of Winnipeg’s 17th homicide of 2019 has set up a shrine with photos and flowers halfway around the world as they wait for his remains to be returned. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Reduced bill rejected: A small business owner stuck with a massive phone bill rejected an offer by her provider to reduce it to about $17,600. Caitlyn Gowriluk reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A scorcher but very windy. There will be a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 34 C, humidex of 39 and wind from the southeast at 20 km/h gusting to 40, later gusting to 70.
What’s happening today
Matt DuboffThe Ellice Street Festival will feature a diverse musical lineup and a hoop dance performance.
Traffic note: Ellice Avenue will be closed to traffic between Sherbrook and Langside streets from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Ellice Street Festival, which starts tonight and continues this weekend. READ MORE
Tip-off tonight: The Toronto Raptors play the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Oakland at 8 p.m. With a victory, the Raptors would have the opportunity to win their first NBA championship in Toronto on Monday. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Road game in Regina: The Blue Bombers ended their pre-season with a win against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina Thursday night. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
One win away: The St. Louis Blues can win their first Stanley Cup with a win at home Sunday after beating the Bruins 2-1 in Boston Thursday night. They lead the series 3-2. READ MORE
On this date
On June 7, 1950: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a U.S. destroyer had rescued 37 survivors of a charter plane crash who had watched in horror as a fellow passenger was eaten alive by sharks; the twin-engine C-46 had crash-landed into the Atlantic Ocean 270 miles off the coast of Florida. Meanwhile in Quebec City, a clockmaker was charged with murder in a September transport plane bombing that killed 23 people. In Manitoba, a flood relief fund drive whose target was $10 million stood at $3.6 million.
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