What’s happening today
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Conflict claim in court: Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said he will appear in court this morning to present his case that Premier Heather Stefanson violated conflict-of-interest laws when she failed to disclose more than $30 million in real estate sales. READ MORE
Inflation info: Statistics Canada will release its inflation figures for last month later this morning. READ MORE
Kenney to learn fate: The United Conservative Party will release the results of the mail-in balloting from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership review. Party rules state the leader must quit if they fail to win at least 50 per cent of the vote. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Battle of Alberta: The Calgary Flames will host the Edmonton Oilers to start their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. It’s the first Battle of Alberta since 1991. The Oilers won four of the five previous series. READ MORE
Flooding and weather
Workers add rocks to the eroding shoreline of the Little Saskatchewan River at the Minnedosa dam on Tuesday. (Tim Smith / Brandon Sun)
’It is a safety issue’: Flooding has forced Minnedosa students into remote learning as their two schools are surrounded by water. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Your daytime forecast: Rain this morning with risk of a thunderstorm, showers ending this afternoon, a high of 13 C and peak winds from the northwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Daniel CrumpKeri Sobkowich stands on the stretch of land that separates her property from the south Perimeter Highway. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)
Noise complaints: A group of River Park South residents wants a noise barrier to be built along a stretch of the south Perimeter Highway. Erik Pindera reports. READ MORE
Education rebates on hold: Manitoba’s finance minister says the NDP is threatening to delay the process of issuing education property tax rebates. The NDP’s finance critic calls the claim “political theatre.” Carol Sanders and Danielle Da Silva report. READ MORE
‘It’s incredibly sad’: David Shanks felt a familiar sense of distress as he learned of an online video depicting a mass shooting in Buffalo. Three years ago, Shanks — who is in Winnipeg for an event aimed at fighting against unsafe digital spaces — was faced with the question of how to stop the spread of a video of a massacre in New Zealand. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Minister mandates training: Teachers, coaches and other school personnel will soon be required to complete new abuse prevention and recognition training. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Ex-nurse sued: A former psychiatric nurse who has given up her right to practise is being sued for allegedly claiming a hospital “tries to kill its patients.” Drew May reports for the Brandon Sun. READ MORE
On this date
On May 18, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported 1,221 students graduated from the University of Manitoba, down 300 from the previous year, making it the first time the number had decreased since the end of the Second World War. The federal government took over an area of 180 acres from St. James for an air force housing development near Stevenson airfield. Canada’s 25th brigade was in the battle line in Korea after training in Fort Lewis, Wash. READ MORE
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