What you need to know
Bodies on Buckingham Road: The Winnipeg police homicide unit is investigating after two bodies were found in a Charleswood home Monday. The home on Buckingham Road remains sealed off.
What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets salute their fans after losing game five and the NHL Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights in Winnipeg on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
Final farewell: Winnipeg Jets players will be emptying their lockers today after a disappointing end to their unprecedented playoff run. Columnist Paul Wiecek says with contracts expiring and players owed big raises, another deep post-season push next season isn’t certain. READ MORE
Forest fire: The RM of Grahamdale declared a state of local emergency Monday night because of wildfires east of Highway 6 between Ashern and Mulvihill. Evacuations are possible, and Lakeshore School Division said three schools — two in Ashern, one in Moosehorn — are closed today because of the fire situation. READ MORE
Canadians coming home: Hundreds of Canadians stuck in Cuba since a plane crash killed 111 people are set to return home today and tomorrow. Cubana Airlines grounded all its flights Friday after a Boeing 737 crashed after takeoff. READ MORE
Your forecast
Weather: Today will be mainly sunny with a high of 29 C.
In case you missed it
Alex de Vries / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESA VIA Rail train sits idle at the train station in Churchill in June 2017.
Anniversary of isolation: Wednesday is the anniversary of Churchill’s railway being washed out near Gillam, cutting off the community. Reporter Dylan Roberston says residents are clinging to hope the line will be repaired soon. READ MORE
Buzz around Bombers: The Blue Bombers made a huge acquisition over the long weekend, signing linebacker Adam Bighill, and also re-signed running back Andrew Harris to a two-year extension. Jeff Hamilton reports the debate on where Bighill should play will likely continue well into camp. READ MORE
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Game 7: The Washington Capitals won against the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0, forcing a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals to determine who will face the Vegas Golden Knights for the Stanley Cup. READ MORE
On this date
On May 22, 1913: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in Edmonton, a man who bought two lots of land 22 years previously for $75, had just sold them for $500,000. In Ottawa, Liberal senators met to discuss the naval bill and send it back to Parliament. New Chinese citizens to Canada, 7,745 in the preceding year, contributed $3,349,443 to Canada’s public purse, it was estimated; this was due to federal and provincial poll taxes levied on Chinese immigrants READ MORE
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