What you need to know
Cher fans in Winnipeg on Tuesday waited an hour for the star to hit the stage before being told she had an illness and the concert was being cancelled. (Amy Harris / Invision files)
Dealing with disappointment: Cher is only the latest music artist to stand up fans in Winnipeg. Kevin Donnelly of True North Sports and Entertainment says “the aging list of performers” is often a factor in concert cancellations. READ MORE
Somali seeks protection: The former governor of a region of Somalia is living in Winnipeg and seeking refugee status, saying he was targeted by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber near Mogadishu’s airport. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny for most of the day, with a high of 19 C and wind from the northeast at 15 km/h increasing to 20 km/h later this morning.
What’s happening today
Taliban fighter being freed: John Walker Lindh, dubbed the “American Taliban” after his capture in Afghanistan in 2001, is set to be released from a federal prison in Indiana after more than 17 years behind bars. A judge has imposed restrictions on his supervised release for the next three years.
Seeking old seat: Independent MLA Steven Fletcher is launching a campaign to regain his old federal seat, under the banner of Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada. Fletcher previously represented the riding as a Conservative but lost it in 2015. READ MORE
Raptors on road: The Toronto Raptors face the Bucks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Milwaukee at 7:30 p.m. The Raptors, who have never reached the NBA Finals, have tied the series after losing the first two games on the road. READ MORE
In case you missed it
FILE- A Dec. 11, 2018 file photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India. Modi has been skewered by the opposition for going ahead with an airstrike in Pakistan on the mistaken belief that cloudy skies would help India’s air force avoid radar detection over experts’ advice to delay the operation until the weather cleared. In a television interview, Modi said he used his “raw wisdom” in the operation, believing Indian air force aircraft would benefit from the cloud cover. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
More Modi: India’s ruling party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is claiming victory in parliamentary elections, and world leaders have begun congratulating him. READ MORE
Tornado touches down: Three people are dead after severe weather, including a tornado in Jefferson City, struck Missouri late last night. READ MORE
On this date
On May 23, 1979: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Joe Clark’s Progressive Conservatives narrowly defeated Pierre Trudeau’s Liberals in the federal election, and would form a minority government; it would be the first Tory government at that level in 16 years, and Clark would become the first western-born prime minister since Confederation. Manitoba bucked the trend, sending four incumbent PC candidates down to defeat; the NDP took three of those seats and the Liberals one. READ MORE
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