Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud. Hazy. High 27 C. UV index 7 or high.
Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season “will highlight that you can get too much of a good thing.”
Droughts, wildfires and powerful thunderstorms could be in the works across parts of Canada this summer, with warmer-than-normal temperatures possible for the vast majority of the country, according to The Weather Network’s seasonal forecast for the months of June, July and August. The Canadian Press has more here.
An illustration provided by The Weather Network shows the 2025 summer forecast. (The Weather Network / The Canadian Press)
What’s happening today
If the teen reader in your life is looking for something a little on the creepy side, Raven’s End Books (1859 Portage Ave.) has just the thing in the form of the store’s new teen horror book club.
The club’s first meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. at the store, where the novel Wilder Girls by Rory Power will be discussed. The book’s available at the shop; follow @teenhorrorbookclub on Instagram for future picks and events.
Today’s must-read
Camille and Franz Potucek heard a woman frantically screaming when they walked into an Elm Creek bakery before they planned to play a round of golf in the southern Manitoba community last week.
While Franz tried to free the baker, whose hand was trapped in a machine at Tsomie Foods, Camille twice tried to call 911 using her cellphone.
“I didn’t get any reception. I dialed 911 and pressed call, and it didn’t ring,” Potucek said. “I went outside and got the same thing.”
The experience last Thursday left the Winnipeg woman concerned about gaps in cellphone reception in rural or remote areas. Chris Kitching has the story.
After being unable to get through to 911 during an emergency situation last week, a Winnipegger is concerned about gaps in cellphone reception in rural and remote areas. (Phil Hossack / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Vinny Hall saved himself a trip to a non-profit for breakfast Tuesday morning as free egg sandwiches were handed out in Old Market Square. Hall left with four sandwiches, including one for his Bullmastiff dog.
Volunteers from Manitoba Egg Farmers, a group that represents the province’s egg farmers, handed out the sandwiches and coffee Tuesday to passing drivers and to growing lines of people working and living downtown. Matthew Frank has more here.
Vinny Hall and his dog, Baby, enjoy a moment together with the free egg sandwich in Old Market Square Thursday morning. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On May 28, 1955: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Manitoba government would seek federal aid for flood-stricken farmers in the province. Talks between leaders from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in Belgrade were seen as a misstep by the U.S.S.R., which had first demanded Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito meet in Moscow but relented. The mayor of East Kildonan remained silent in the face of charages the municipal council was responsible for the fire department’s failure to help a badly burned man. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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