What you need to know
Wayne Glowacki/Winnipeg Free Press FilesSidewalk construction along Ness Avenue in Winnipeg.
Cash crunch: A City of Winnipeg report obtained by the Free Press shows there’s a $4.5-billion gap between proposed capital projects and available funding. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Raptors fans rejoice: Pascal Siakam scored 32 points as the Raptors beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Toronto. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny and hazy, with a high of 18 C and wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESPremier Brian Pallister’s government is set to introduce a mineral development protocol today.
Mining in Manitoba: The provincial government will today release a protocol for future mining projects to avoid conflicts with First Nations. Dylan Robertson has the exclusive story. READ MORE
Friday night football: The Bombers open their pre-season at home against the Edmonton Eskimos at 7:30 p.m. Jeff Hamilton has five storylines to keep an eye on tonight. READ MORE
Captain in custody: Police in Hungary have detained the captain of a cruise ship that struck a sightseeing boat filled with South Korean tourists. Seven people were killed, and 21 are missing. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Fighting fires: Crews battled two wildfires Thursday, including a large one Thursday night at the rear of the 800 block of Allegheny Drive in south Winnipeg.
Stabbing spree: RCMP are searching for suspects after a group of knife-wielding youths attacked adults in four separate incidents in Thompson. READ MORE
Extraordinary ending: The Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland ended in an eight-way tie Thursday night, with all the contestants getting the full winner’s prize of US$50,000 after the event ran out of words to challenge them with. READ MORE
On this date
On May 31, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in the United Kingdom’s national election, the Labour party made significant gains, sweeping industrial districts, the Midlands and the north, while the Conservative party was behind in number of seats won, as of the latest election results available. King George V had a feverish attack and was confined to bed at Windsor Castle. In Winnipeg, the buildings of Berkdale Dairy and Golden Paint Works in St. Boniface were destroyed by fire.
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