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Candace House: The location of a new safe space for survivors of violent crime and victims’ families, will be unveiled today. Candace House will open this fall at 183 Kennedy St., a two-minute walk from the Law Courts building. It honors Candace Derksen, the 13-year-old who was murdered and found frozen and bound in a lumber-yard shed. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: We can goodbye to May with sunny skies and a high of 25 C, with wind from the west at 20 km/h. The sun and clear skies are expected to continue throughout the week.
In case you missed it
Doctors at Misericordia Health Centre say the facility serves a vulnerable population with complex chronic-health, social and mental-health needs. (Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Doctors speak out: About two dozen doctors at Misericordia Health Centre have signed a letter criticizing a government decision to part of the facility during a citywide hospital reorganization. Also Tuesday, the province got a petition with more than 5,000 names demanding it doesn’t close Concordia Hospital’s emergency room. Larry Kusch and Nick Martin report. READ MORE
Bomber watch: The good news is the Blue Bombers look like a legitimate Grey Cup contender, says columnist Paul Wiecek. The bad news in Bomberville is that attendance for Bombers games declined for the third year in a row last season, with overall attendance now down 18 per cent since Investors Group Field opened in 2013 and at its lowest level since 2009. READ MORE
Up next
South End sewage: The public is invited to a City of Winnipeg open house tonight for two presentations. The first is to discuss the impending closure of the South End Sewage Treatment Plant Hauled Liquid Waste Facility. The second presentation is about the maintenance of gravel roads in the south end of Winnipeg. The open house runs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Centre scolaire Léo-Rémillard, 1095 St Anne’s Rd.
Read by Queens: The West End Library, 999 Sargent Avenue, will today host Read By Queens story time, which will include picture book readings by drag queens, followed by themed crafts and games. The event is from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Around the water cooler
True North estimates that all new signage will be in place by September 1. (Supplied)
Rink gets name change: No longer will we say “meet you at the MTS Centre.” Now, we have to say “meet you at Bell MTS Place.” The change reflects the recent takeover of MTS by Bell Canada and was announced by Bell CEO George Cope on Tuesday. READ MORE
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covfefe: The word tweeted out by U.S. President Donald Trump drew attention as people mocked what appeared to be a typo and came up with definitions for it. What does “covfefe” actually mean? We may never know. Trump deleted the midnight tweet, which read “Despite the constant negative press covfefe” but went viral thanks to screencaps of it.
On this date
On May 31, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a drive to stamp out “Igniks” — pedestrians or motorists who ignored the laws governing the relationship between pedestrians and motorists — would begin, as part of an effort to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from collisions. Provincial party leaders campaigned in the Manitoba election, except for premier Duff Roblin, who was speaking in Quebec and would return to the hustings later in the week. READ MORE
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