What’s happening today
Economic Development Minister Cliff Cullen (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
COVID-19 ‘recovery’: Economic Development Minister Cliff Cullen will be joined by several business leaders at an announcement this morning. The media advisory refers to “post COVID-19” times, but as Malak Abas reports, the virus hasn’t gone anywhere and is still killing Manitobans. READ MORE
Byelection call expected: The provincial government is expected to call a byelection for Thompson, which has been without an MLA since Danielle Adams died in a motor vehicle accident in December. A blackout on government announcements will begin when the byelection is called. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Ice on road: The Winnipeg Ice, up 2-0 in their second-round Western Hockey League playoff series, will play the Warriors in Moose Jaw tonight. READ MORE
Queen misses ceremony: The United Kingdom’s parliament opened a year-long session. The ceremony took place without Queen Elizabeth II, who is having “mobility issues.” READ MORE
Weather
Dani Nelson and her son, Alex, 6, walk along Memorial Boulevard on a rainy Monday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your daytime forecast: Sunny for most of the day after clearing this morning, with a high of 18 C and wind from the southwest at 20 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington last week. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. (Jose Luis Magana / The Associated Press Files)
Drawn into divisive debate: In his latest column, Dan Lett says it “would be naive to suggest that a ban on abortions couldn’t happen here,” although it’s “a very steep hill to climb for any politician or party.” Abortion might turn out to be an issue that helps decide Canada’s next federal election, Lett writes. READ MORE
Waiting for phone fix: A 90-year-old woman who needs a land line for her medical alert device to work has been without phone service since early April, along with her Crescentwood neighbours. Service was intermittent for nearly a year before that, the senior said. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
‘Would not be viable’: The Manitoba Métis Federation says giving the Roxy Lanes building a heritage designation would make a planned housing complex at the site too expensive to pursue. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Avs advance: The Colorado Avalanche became the first team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, sweeping the Nashville Predators. READ MORE
‘Unanswered questions’: Critics say the province must answer questions about how it will transport patients safely before it proceeds with a new air ambulance contract. Katie May reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 10, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported British prime minister Neville Chamberlain had resigned and Winston Churchill would form a new government, in which Labour, Liberals and Conservatives joined to meet the threat of the German blitzkrieg. British and French troops rushed to battle the Germans along the Belgian and Dutch front lines; fighter planes and bombers from all four nations clashed with German airmen over sea and land. READ MORE
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