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What’s happening today
Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressing topics including the global economy and the war in Ukraine.
The meeting in the Rocky Mountains, which wraps up Thursday, is a prelude to the G7 leaders summit in June in nearby Kananaskis, Alta. The Canadian Press has more here.
Canada’s Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
The NDP government was on the hot seat Tuesday after some homeowners complained they did not receive the promised $1,500 tax credit on their property tax bill.
During question period, the Progressive Conservatives cited several examples of residents who did not receive the Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit on their bills, which were mailed out May 8. Residents have been hit with higher bills this year thanks to increased property and school taxes. The new credit replaced the previous 50 per cent education property tax rebate.
Finance critic Lauren Stone called the government rollout of the credit “sloppy.” Carol Sanders has the story.
Manitoba Finance Minister Adrien Sala (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
On the bright side
Rafaella (Raffie) Rosenberg has been having a very good year.
The 32-year-old from Winnipeg co-produced her first Broadway show, Oh, Mary!, last summer. In May it was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize and picked up five Tony Award nominations; Rosenberg herself is nominated for a Tony in the Best Play category. Conrad Sweatman has more here.
Raffie Rosenberg (Kristen Sawatsky photo)
On this date
On May 21, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported four-year-old Betty Wolfrum, missing from her Moosehorn home for six days, had been found in the woods nearby; her good physical health and condition suggested she had been fed and looked after, and authorities believed she had been kidnapped but later set free by her abductors the night before she was found. Generous rains brought new hope to many drought-stricken districts in Manitoba, with nearly all parts of the province west of Winnipeg receiving some rain. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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