Free Press Head Start for May 30

Good morning.

The West End’s Greenway School is among the latest namesakes to come into question as trustees in central Winnipeg investigate what historical figures and beliefs their buildings are honouring. Board members in the Winnipeg School Division are currently reviewing the titles of two elementary buildings: Greenway, a nursery-to-Grade 6 building, and Champlain School in the St. John’s neighbourhood. Maggie Macintosh reports.

Calls for more swim lessons and education for children and newcomers to Canada were renewed on the weekend. A 12-year-old Winnipeg boy was swept to his death after slipping and falling into the water Saturday morning at Sturgeon Falls in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Chris Kitching talks to Mathew Joseph, a program manager with the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba, and others about what can be done to teach more people to swim and and stay safe in and around water.

The Winnipeg Police Service has tweeted that westbound Burrows Avenue, from Salter to Powers streets, is currently closed due to an ongoing police investigation.

And, out west: Alberta’s United Conservative Party emerged bloodied but still standing in Monday’s bitterly contested provincial election to win a second consecutive majority government. The Canadian Press reports.

— David Fuller

Your forecast

A mix of sun and cloud with a 60 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and a risk of a thunderstorm. Expected high is 27 C, with a low of 16.

What’s happening today

A judge will rule today whether a Winnipeg teen should be sentenced as an adult for a brazen shooting at the Red River Exhibition last summer that sent two boys to hospital and fair-goers running for cover. Dean Pritchard reports.

Security personnel search people as they enter the Red River Exhibition on June 21, 2022 after a shooting. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Today’s must-read

Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen apologized Monday for the committee appointment of a former Tory cabinet minister who has publicly denied the harmful impact of residential schools. Goertzen blamed a “deficiency” in the vetting process. Carol Sanders has the story.

Former attorney general Jim McCrae (Colin Corneau / Brandon Sun)

On this date

On May 30, 1930: The Winnipeg Free Press reported city police investigating the slaying of North End resident Wasyl Baran were convinced Baran was killed by a bullet from his own gun, and were making an exhaustive search for the missing weapon. In Ottawa, actions taken in Parliament by prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King indicated a general election on July 28 was all but certain. In Brandon, the Conservatives’ nominating committee unanimously chose Col. D.W. Beaubier as the candidate for the federal riding. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.

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Top news

Danielle Da Silva:

Ewasko reprimanded in house over Kinew, Beach comments

Education Minister Wayne Ewasko got a hard lesson in racial sensitivity from Speaker Myrna Driedger, who reprimanded the Tory MLA for concerning remarks made towards Opposition Leader Wab Kinew. Dr... Read More

Erik Pindera:

Activist ‘quite angry’ about likely demolition of seized Point Douglas homes

A community activist is criticizing the province’s redevelopment plan for homes seized in Point Douglas, saying the government should rejig the plan so it creates housing for people more deeply in need. Read More

Katie May:

Electoral reform group stuffs byelection ballot with candidates

Activists for electoral reform have set their sights on Winnipeg South Centre. Read More

New in Sports

Schuyler Dixon, The Associated Press:

Vegas, year removed from missing playoffs, gets to 2nd Stanley Cup Final

DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone credits the front office for keeping the core intact after the Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the only time in the young franchise's histo... Read More

Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press:

The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O’Brien Trophy

Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all. And Jimmy Butler was proven right. Finally, we have ... Read More

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press:

Winnipeg's Katona back on 'The Ultimate Fighter'

Brad (Superman) Katona earned his way into the UFC by winning Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2018. One win and two losses later, the Winnipeg bantamweight was released by the mixed martial ... Read More

Mike Sawatzky:

Team owner, league brass blown away by Sea Bears debut

Could the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s Winnipeg debut Saturday have been a bigger success? It’s hard to imagine anything to top that, given the long pre-game lineups at the merchandise tables... Read More

New in Arts and Entertainment

Shelley Cook, AV Kitching, Eva Wasney, Jen Zoratti:

The little meh-maid

What is gained in redoing a Disney classic? Read More

Ben Waldman:

New musical gives voice to solitary struggles

Emo punk gets literal in funny and honest premiere Read More

New in Business

Gabrielle Piché:

From urban blight to bright business site

Couple originally from B.C. transforms size-large south Point Douglas space into riverside professional centre with 21 offices Read More

Martin Cash:

Sunny day for solar glass project

Operation formally launches financing Read More

Fresh opinions

Editorial:

A celebration — but there’s still need for action

On June 28, 1968, The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located in New York City’s Greenwich Village, was raided by police. When the cops became violent, the patrons — many of them drag queens and LGBTTQ+ people of colour — rose up and fought back. Read More

Dan Lett:

Challenge classified designations, commit to public interest

In the rush to condemn him, many have decided David Johnston — special rapporteur looking into allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections — only had two options at his disposal. Call... Read More

Deveryn Ross:

Book-banning threat needs province-wide response

As most of you know by now, Brandon received national attention earlier this month after a presentation to the Brandon School Board trustees by former BSD trustee Lorraine Hackenschmidt, in which she argued that books discussing subjects like gender identity and sexual health do not belong in the division’s school libraries. Read More

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