What you need to know
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPeople exit the concert venue after it was announced that Cher was not well and would not perform in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Concert cancelled: Cher’s concert at Bell MTS Place last night was cancelled more than an hour after it was scheduled to start because she’s unwell. Erin Lebar reports. READ MORE
Staffing scramble: Last week’s decision to transition Concordia Hospital’s emergency room to an urgent care centre has led to staffing challenges that will have a ripple effect, Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Maurice on hot seat?: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre wonders how many more chances Jets coach Paul Maurice will get. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a few showers beginning near noon, ahigh of 16 C and wind from the east at 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning.
What’s happening today
City animal services chief operating officer Leland Gordon recommended two dogs be put down after savagely attacking a five-year-old girl.
Decision on dog’s fate: A City of Winnipeg committee will hear an appeal by the owners of a dog who mauled a young girl in the North End last month. READ MORE
Federal funds: Tourism Minister Mélanie Joly will announce $2.5 million in funding for the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada at the Manitoba Museum. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Deadly riots in Indonesia: Six people are dead after rioting in Jakarta over last month’s presidential election, in which Joko Widodo won a second term. READ MORE
Blues vs. Bruins: The St. Louis Blues clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Final, where they will face the Boston Bruins. The Blues last reached the final in 1970, when Bruins legend Bobby Orr ended the series with his famous goal. READ MORE
Raptors beat Bucks: The Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks handily to tie the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals 2-2. The Raptors were swept in their only previous appearance in the conference finals. READ MORE
On this date
On May 22, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a 67-year-old woman was shot dead at about 3 p.m. while she was babysitting at a home on Jubilee Avenue; police were holding a 15-year-old boy in connection with the death. Two Apollo 10 astronauts guided their spacecraft in lunar orbit to within 50,000 feet of the Moon’s surface, to find a suitable spot for a landing to be made by the Apollo 11 mission in July. READ MORE
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