What’s happening today
CPWinnipeg Jets’ Josh Morrissey lays on the ice as Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck looks up at the replay following a short-handed goal by Montreal Canadiens’ Joel Armia, not shown, during second period NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Montreal, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press)
Seeking to avoid sweep: The Jets could be eliminated from the NHL playoffs when they face the Canadiens in Montreal at 7 p.m. CT. If the Jets win, the teams will play Game 5 in Winnipeg on Wednesday. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
New COVID-19 numbers: Provincial health officials will hold their regular Monday news conference on the pandemic. The government announced four deaths from COVID-19 and more than 480 cases on the weekend. READ MORE
Cleric dies of coronavirus: Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, an Iranian cleric who helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, has died of COVID-19. He was a close ally of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, helped found the Revolutionary Guard after the 1979 revolution, served as ambassador to Syria and lost a hand in a book bombing reportedly carried out by Israel. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
First foreign trip: Kamala Harris will meet with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei in her first foreign trip as U.S. vice-president. Harris will meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in his country on Tuesday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Increasingly cloudy this morning, with a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, a high of 28 C and peak winds from the west at 15 km/h this morning.
In case you missed it
Sisters Dorothy Levandosky (left) and Mary Coswin say the decision to sell St. Benedict’s Monastery wasn’t driven by COVID-19. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Moving out of monastery: St. Benedict’s Monastery in West St. Paul has been sold and will be used as a wellness centre for people from eight First Nations communities. Brenda Suderman reports. READ MORE
Spike in staff vaccinations: The COVID-19 vaccination rate among Manitoba’s personal care home workers, who became eligible in mid-March, is estimated to be between 70 and 80 per cent after a campaign to boost inoculations. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Rules for student residents: The University of Winnipeg and Red River College have not ruled out requiring students who live on campus to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The University of Manitoba, Saint Boniface University, Brandon University and University College of the North do not plan to implement such a mandate. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Disproportionate deaths: Nearly 40 per cent of Manitoba’s COVID-19 deaths last month were Indigenous people. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
The Weeknd wins: The Weeknd was named artist of the year, and his album, After Hours, was named album of the year at the 50th annual Juno Awards. He did not appear virtually to accept the awards. READ MORE
On this date
On June 7, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Industry and Trade minister Jean-Luc Pepin said several countries in Eastern Europe had not bought quantities of grain previously agreed to, indicating problems stemming from Soviet attitudes toward long-term grain agreements with Canada. Manitoba NDP leader Russ Pauley was stepping down, and Sidney Green and Ed Schreyer were frontrunners to take over as his successor at the party’s leadership convention.
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