What you need to know
Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESSAnthony Bourdain
Bourdain found dead: Emmy-winning chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in France this morning of a suspected suicide. The Parts Unknown host hanged himself, CNN reports. READ MORE
Caps win Cup: The Washington Capitals have won the first Stanley Cup in the team’s 43-year history, beating the Golden Knights in Las Vegas last night. Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin won the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP as the Caps beat the expansion Knights in five games. READ MORE
Cannabis bill OK’d: The Senate voted to approve the bill to legalize cannabis last night, with four dozen amendments. The bill will return to the House of Commons for a final vote, with the Liberal government likely keeping some of the amendments and rejecting others, before legislation takes effect in August or September. Solomon Israel reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud this morning, becoming increasingly cloudy later this morning, with a high of 22 C and wind from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50 starting early this afternoon. There’s a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, with a risk of thunderstorms.
What’s happening today
Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian PressIt’s a mistake for Canadians to assume free-trade thinking will be restored when U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the White House.
Trump comes to Canada: Donald Trump will be in Canada for the first time since he was elected U.S. president at what’s expected to be a tense G-7 summit in Quebec today. This morning, Trump tweeted he’s “looking forward to straightening out unfair trade deals with the G-7 countries.” READ MORE
All aboard: The Nonsuch exhibit reopens at the Manitoba Museum today after a major renovation. The museum spent about three years planning the refurbishment of the exhibit, which opened in 1974 and is focused on the replica 17th-century fur-trading ship. READ MORE
Rail yard renovation: Canadian National Railway will invest $130 million in Manitoba in 2018, the company announced Friday morning. The expansion of CN’s Symington Yard in Winnipeg will see a dozen new and extended tracks constructed.
In case you missed it
Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESSOntario PC leader Doug Ford reacts after winning the Ontario Provincial election to become the new premier in Toronto, on Thursday.
Tories takes Ontario: Voters in Canada’s largest province handed Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives a solid majority government last night, with the NDP — which had been in third place since its government was defeated in 1995 — finishing second. The ruling Liberals failed to retain official party status, while the Greens won their first seat in Ontario’s legislature. READ MORE
Friday night football: The Bombers will be without starting quarterback Matt Nichols for at least the first month of the regular season after he suffered a knee injury in practice, the team announced Thursday. The Bombers face the BC Lions in Vancouver at 9:30 p.m. tonight in their second and final pre-season game. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 8, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Allied forces were pushing further inland in France, capturing Bayeux and Caen, while German forces were scrambling to react to the massive D-Day invasion of June 6. Canadian forces’ participation in the assault, including the Royal Canadian navy, was noted, but the involvement of Canadian soldiers was as yet cloaked in secrecy, as American commander Dwight Eisenhower aimed to keep details of further invasion plans from the Germans. READ MORE
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