What’s happening today
Mourners leave flowers at the site where a family of five was hit by a driver, in London, Ont., Monday, June 7, 2021. A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the local mosque of the family struck and killed by a driver in an attack London, Ont., police said was intentional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brett Gundlock
Vigil for victims: A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of the Muslim family police say was intentionally struck down by the driver of a pickup truck in London on Sunday. Four people — Salman Afzaal, 46, Madiha Salman, 44, daughter Yumna Salman, 15, and Afzaal’s 74-year-old mother — were killed. The couple’s nine-year-old son, Fayez, remains in hospital with serious injuries. READ MORE
Residential schools survey: A survey found 77 per cent of respondents think the federal government should order the grounds surrounding all former residential schools be searched for possible unmarked graves. READ MORE
Police officer pleads guilty: A British police officer has pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of a woman who was walking home in London in March. He was not asked to enter a plea to a charge of murder. The disappearance and killing of Sarah Everard caused an outcry across the United Kingdom. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Websites working again: The websites of the New York Times, CNN and the Guardian — and other sites such as Reddit and Twitch, and the British government’s home page — were down briefly this morning after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Insurrection report released: A report from a U.S. Senate investigation details sweeping failures surrounding the insurrection at the Capitol in January. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 29 C, humidex of 33 and peak winds from the east at 20 km/h beginning later this morning. Showers beginning this evening, with thunderstorms overnight.
In case you missed it
CPTyler Toffoli scores on Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck in overtime. (Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press)
Series sweep: The Jets were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs with an overtime loss in Montreal as the Canadiens swept the second-round series in four games. The Jets, who swept the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, were 3-0 in overtime this post-season before last night’s loss. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Murder trial begins: A second-degree murder trial for a man accused of fatally stabbing a stranger in an unprovoked attack began Monday. The man previously served prison time for manslaughter in another fatal stabbing. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 8, 1979: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that parking a DC-10 jet at the Winnipeg International Airport was relatively cheap, at only $45.20 per day. In Ottawa, the treasury board announced a spending restraint program and a public service hiring freeze. Winnipeg city councillors attending a Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Quebec City agreed they gained little from the trip. Mark Porteous resigned as company manager of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet following the mass resignations of 11 dancers and two associate artistic directors.
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