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Indigenous man was innocent: An Indigenous man served more than six months in jail after pleading guilty to an offence, despite the fact he was behind bars at the time and couldn’t have done it. Amanda Carling of Aboriginal Legal Services in Toronto says defendants sometimes plead guilty because they don’t have the resources to fight the charges. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Rest stop to be scrapped: The province is closing a rest stop on the Trans-Canada Highway between Winnipeg and the Ontario border, saying the cost of retrofitting the lagoon that services it is prohibitive. “It’s a fiasco,” says Wayne Lovenuk, who started Zack’s Burger Bus at the rest stop in 2000. “What we should do is lock up all the washrooms at the legislature for a week and see if the politicians change their minds.” Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Premiers parley: The western premiers are meeting in Yellowknife. Manitoba’s Brian Pallister will be at the conference, which Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is skipping to work on salvaging the Trans Mountain pipeline project. READ MORE
A year of frustration: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the rail line to Churchill being shut down, cutting off access to the northern community. On Tuesday, a Calgary-based group shelved its bid to take over the railway. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Your forecast
Weather: Today will be mainly sunny with a high of 31 C and wind at 20 km/h this morning.
In case you missed it
CPThe Winnipeg Jets salute the crowd after falling to the Vegas Golden Knights during the Western Conference Finals, game 5, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Great expectations: Winnipeg Jets players reflected on the disappointing end to the best season in franchise history while packing up their belongings at Bell MTS Place on Tuesday. “Yes, we’re going through hardship right now. But we’re going to be so much better from it,” goalie Connor Hellebuyck says. “We’re talking about being a dynasty and really making pushes every single year.” Mike McIntyre and Jason Bell report. READ MORE
Acclaimed author dies: Novelist Philip Roth, who won the the Pulitzer Prize for 1997’s American Pastoral, died last night at age 85. The satirist’s other notable works include Portnoy’s Complaint, The Human Stain and Sabbath’s Theater. READ MORE
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Morgan Freeman: The acclaimed actor will lend his deep voice to Vancouver’s SkyTrain and bus announcements this summer.
On this date
On May 23, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported that three skulls found in Egypt were far older than any that had previously been unearthed in that country. In Ottawa, debate over the federal budget took centre stage. In the Senate, the importance of the Hudson Bay district was emphasized, and questions were put to the government about what it planned to do to make that route available to traffic. READ MORE
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