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Good morning.
A Winnipeg man who alleges he was sexually abused decades ago by two Catholic priests — including one who was convicted of sex crimes in the 1990s — is suing the Archdiocese of St. Boniface and the Red River Valley School Division. Erik Pindera reports.
With drumming, blessings and traditional ceremonies, Treaty One Nation celebrated a land reclamation that they hope will spark others. The Wednesday event was the first to be held on the Naawi-Oodena land since it was officially converted to reserve status, a key step in creating the largest urban economic development zone in Canada. Joyanne Pursaga reports.
— David Fuller
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Your forecast
Clearing this morning; hazy. Wind from the south at 30 hm/h gusting to 50. Expected high is 28 C with a low of 18.
What’s happening today
Local artists Laura Gow and Karen Remoto’s “feminist, dark comedy, punk rock” opera, The Mansplaining Division, aims to redefine the classical genre, using satire to pick apart sexism. At the Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort St., through Friday, May 26; 7.30-9.30 p.m. For more info, click here.
Today’s must-read
After several years of negotiations, the City of Winnipeg finally has a new contract to provide ambulance service for the province, though some fear it lacks the resources needed to speed up emergency care. Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham (right), with Premier Heather Stefanson (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On May 25, 1949: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Soviet Union effectively imposed a rail blockade on Berlin by withdrawing workers from key switches on tracks into the city from West Germany. In China, communist forces marched into Shanghai, and a battle far worse than the preceding siege developed. In Cranberry Portage, a two-year-old girl was saved from being mauled by a German shepherd when her dog, Nipper, intervened, stopping the attack and driving the other dog away. In Winnipeg, Victoria Day celebrations proceeded despite it being the coldest May 24 on record; one 18-year-old man who had “celebrated a little too much” was summoned to court the next day and fined $1 for throwing a firecracker at a police officer. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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