Free Press Head Start for May 26

Good morning.

Laura Fay Buboire, 32, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Deena Marwick, 45, but in a plea bargain agreed to admit guilt to the lesser charge of manslaughter. She was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison. Dean Pritchard reports.

A Winnipeg woman whose cats were trapped inside a burning apartment building has been reunited with her feline friends, days after fearing they were killed in the blaze. Tyler Searle has the story.

— David Fuller

Your forecast

Sunny skies with mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. A heat warning is in effect, with an expected high of 32 C and a low of 18.

What’s happening today

Lady Muse and the Inspirations perform at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at 7 p.m., kicking off Pride Month festivities. (As a bonus: the entire museum is open late with free admission after 5 p.m. as part of the CMHR’s Free Friday Nights promotion.) For more information, click here.

Lady Muse

Blue Note Park, 220 Main St., kicks off a jam-packed 2023 season of music tonight at 7:30 p.m. with the otherworldly sounds of the Mariachi Ghost, along with guests El Leon and the Strangers. For ticket information, click here.

Blue Note Park (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Today’s must-read

The Tory government is under fire for giving a patronage appointment to a former Manitoba attorney general who doesn’t believe the residential school system was a form of genocide. Chris Kitching has the story.

Jim McCrae (Colin Corneau / The Brandon Sun files)

On this date

On May 26, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported at least 100 groups would have their contracts ended by Manitoba Health Services for what it called “a serious breach of underwriting regulations,” which would affect around 1,000 Manitobans. In Arkansas, three advocates of racial segregation were ousted from the Little Rock school board in a special election seen as a major blow to governor Orval Faubus. Secret talks were to begin in Geneva concerning a settlement between Soviet and Western governments over Berlin. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.

Today’s front page

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Top news

Danielle Da Silva:

Tory campaign co-chair Bergen bemoans ‘brainwashed’ youth

Progressive Conservative election campaign co-chair Candice Bergen lamented the entitlement and disengagement of young people, some of whom she described as brainwashed by the education system, while ... Read More

Carol Sanders:

Rural paramedics union rings summer alarm

As Manitobans prepare for summer holidays, the union representing rural paramedics is warning popular vacation destinations also have some of the longest ambulance response times. Rural emergency m... Read More

Joyanne Pursaga:

City eyes permanent public washroom hours options

Safety concerns could prevent Winnipeg’s permanent public washroom from operating 24 hours, delaying a key goal of its supporters. A new city staff report lists options to give vulnerable people mo... Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Manitoba-affiliated South Korea school students hike Kapyong Trail with Trudeau

A group of students at a Manitoba-affiliated school in South Korea joined Canada’s leader last week for an impromptu hike and history lesson along the Kapyong Trail — a historic site where Canadian so... Read More

New in Sports

Mike McIntyre:

Who has this man’s mask?

WHA Jets legendary goaltender Daley seeks gear from playing days Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

Steep learning curve for Bombers newcomers

When you’re able to bring back a majority of your team from one season to the next, much like the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have done for years, it creates several advantages. Read More

Taylor Allen:

Focused on making the kick

Preseason tilt a showcase for Big Blue’s aspiring punters and placekickers Read More

New in Arts and Entertainment

Eva Wasney:

Story about ’60s Scoop takes flight

Made-in-Manitoba series examines painful history of flawed government program Read More

New music

Reviews of this week’s releases Read More

New in Business

Martin Cash:

Polo Park hotel becomes home away from home for Inuit medical travellers

It’s checkout time for Winnipeg’s Clarion Hotel and Suites. An Inuit investment corporation has acquired the Portage Avenue building next to Polo Park that also houses the Urban Oasis spa, an Origi... Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Reducing emissions for the long haul

Renewed government funding to help trucking industry trim carbon footprint Read More

Fresh opinions

Editorial:

Social media and the safety of children

Of all the duties that are incumbent on civil societies, surely the protection of their most vulnerable must rank near the top of the list. There are none more vulnerable than children; it is they ... Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Greg who? NDP has to make voters forget about last leader

Kinew’s achievable books-balancing pledge important step to leave party’s fiscally irresponsible recent past behind Read More

Royce Koop:

Bernier’s chances slim in Portage-Lisgar

This past week, I walked out of a store in Winnipeg and was greeted by PPC leader Maxime Bernier’s smiling face plastered on a giant purple SUV. Read More

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