What’s happening today
Quarterback Dakota Prukop on the first day of the Bombers’ rookie camp. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
CFL strike over: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will open their full training camp this afternoon after the CFL announced Wednesday night that it has reached a tentative agreement with the players’ union to end a strike. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
New virus numbers: The province is set to release its weekly COVID-19 bulletin. The number of Canadian adults infected tripled during the fifth wave of the pandemic compared with the total in the previous four waves, a study published Wednesday found. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Investigating incidents: City police continue to investigate separate hit-and-run incidents that killed a pedestrian and seriously injured a cyclist. Erik Pindera reports. READ MORE
New legislation expected: The Liberal government is expected to introduce legislation to give the RCMP watchdog the responsibility of handling complaints about the Canada Border Services Agency. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
WHL draft: The Winnipeg Ice have been off for nearly a week, but there is some Western Hockey League action tonight. Hayden Paupanekis of Winnipeg is among the top Manitoba players eligible in the league’s prospects draft. READ MORE
Flooding and weather
An excavator carries super sandbags through the rising floodwaters of the Little Saskatchewan River to create a dike to protect Minnedosa Collegiate. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)
‘It’s very scary’: About 30 homes and a few businesses are on evacuation notice because of flooding in Minnedosa. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Cloudy, with rain beginning this afternoon and continuing well into Friday morning, a high of 14 C and wind from the east at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h. About 10 to 20 mm of rain is expected tonight, and there is a chance of rain mixed with snow Friday morning.
In case you missed it
Betty Hughes was killed in the 2019 explosion. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun files)
Sentencing hearing: The son of a man convicted of killing his wife in an explosion read his victim impact statement and his sister’s during a sentencing hearing. The man convicted told court, “I died two-and-a-half years ago, it’s just my body that they won’t allow to die. I miss (my wife). I’m still trying to make sense of what happened.” Drew May of the Brandon Sun reports. READ MORE
Panel sides with union: An arbitration board has awarded a four-year contract, with retroactive pay increases and interest, to a group of MGEU members who fought provincial wage-freeze legislation. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
’No place to go’: A Lundar woman is speaking out about her experience after she suffered chest pains and was told there were no ER doctors available within a 100-kilometre radius. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Kenney done as premier: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is stepping down after barely winning a leadership vote. READ MORE
Appealing award ruling: The provincial government has filed to appeal a recent court decision requiring it to pay the University of Manitoba Faculty Association more than $19 million in damages for interfering in salary negotiations. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 19, 1961: The Winnipeg Free Press reported U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev would meet in Vienna in June for “a general exchange of views” and talks on major world issues. Dr. Roper Cadham, a Winnipeg medical health officer, said that because of heavy sewage contamination, all water skiing on the Red River in the city should stop. A U.S. food-processing company announced plans for a multimillion-dollar plant in Carberry. READ MORE
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