What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSCity council’s executive policy committee meets last month. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Set for special meeting: City council’s executive policy committee will hold a special meeting devoted to public hearings for the 25-year development plan and its related communities direction strategy. READ MORE
Language law: Quebec’s government is expected to present its revamp of language legislation adopted in 1977 by the government of René Lévesque. Premier François Legault’s government has promised the bill will further reinforce the use of French. READ MORE
Quebec coroner’s inquest: A coroner’s inquest is set to begin in the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who recorded being mocked by female staff members while she lay dying in hospital. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with a mix of sun and cloud and a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, a high of 23 C and wind from the south at 15 km/h increasing to 20 km/h this afternoon.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSisters Sophie (left) and Anica Warkentine line up to get vaccinated at the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre walk-in clinic in Winnipeg on Wednesday, the day eligibility expanded to include all Manitobans over age of 18.
Age limit lowered: Young adults started lining up to be inoculated shortly after the province announced it was lowering the general age requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Transportation trouble: Getting to a vaccination appointment is no small feat for some. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Big on beef: A study found 65 per cent of Canadians consume beef several times in a regular week. Manitobans are among the biggest beef eaters in the country, but nearly half have thought about eliminating the meat from their diets because of rising prices. Temur Durrani reports.
On this date
On May 13, 1997: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a four-year-old boy suffocated after he climbed into his older brother’s ice cream cart, who had brought it home to clean up ahead of working his summer job. Manitobans still showed strong Liberal support ahead of the June 2 federal election, but that support was slipping, a new poll showed. Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest emerged as the apparent winner of the most recent televised debate.
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