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Winnipeg Free Press FilesThe rail line to Churchill, shown intact here, has taken a hit this spring from flooding.
On track for trouble: With rail service from Thompson to Churchill suspended last week because of flooding, residents and businesses in the northern Manitoba community are facing shortages of essential goods — including food — that are too expensive to be flown in. Community leaders are worried if rail service doesn’t resume soon, it could result in lost revenue and jobs. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be mainly sunny and hot today to start off the work week, with a high of 30 C and wind from the southeast at 20 km/h, gusting to 40. The forecast high for the rest of the week is at least 25 C, with a chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday.
In case you missed it
JEN DOERKSEN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA number of organizations, community businesses, public servants and gay straight alliances had floats in Sunday’s 30th anniversary Pride Parade Sunday.
A matter of Pride: Thousands of people lined up along downtown streets Sunday for the annual Pride parade. In the inaugural march in August 1987, participants were offered masks for anonymity, and protesters carried signs with messages of hate. Thirty years later, things have certainly changed, one parade participant said. Randy Turner reports. READ MORE
Special safari: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Chris Randle is used to Lions. But seeing the actual animal in its habitat in Africa (as opposed to on the gridiron at B.C. Place) on his belated honeymoon was a life-changing experience this off-season. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Circus worth seeing: Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios — Cabinet of Curiosities is a big-top spectacle with little to find fault with, Erin Lebar writes in her review. The show runs until July 9 at Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway, and the next performance is Tuesday night. READ MORE
Up next
Ganging up against gangs: The Gang Action Interagency Network (GAIN) is releasing its gang strategy for the city this morning. GAIN says immediate action is needed to address Winnipeg’s gang problem because so many young people are involved.
Matchup in Music City: The Nashville Predators host the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. The Predators, who won Game 3 decisively Saturday night, will try to tie the best-of-seven series 2-2. Game time is 7 p.m.
Around the water cooler
DAVE HOGAN / THE ASSOCIAITED PRESSAriana Grande, left, and Miley Cyrus perform at the One Love Manchester tribute concert.
Love was in the air: The One Love Manchester benefit concert Sunday showed love transcends terror, Melissa Martin writes in her latest column. More than 20 people were killed in the May 22 terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert in the city in northern England. READ MORE
Trending now
Clay Enos / Warner Bros. Entertainment /The Associated PressGal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman.’
Wonder Woman: Trending after the opening weekend for the superhero movie starring Gal Gadot and directed by Patty Jenkins smashed box-office records, earning $100.5 million, the biggest opening ever for a film directed by a woman. Critics have also been raving about the movie, a rare female-led feature in a market dominated by male superheroes. READ MORE
On this date
On June 5, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the DO-X Skyliner completed its flight across the Atlantic Ocean, flying from the Cape Verde Islands to Fernando Noronha off the coast of Brazil. The Winnipeg board of trade expressed disapproval at the new method of collecting the sales tax, which had risen from one to four per cent. A conference of representatives of all cities, towns and municipalities in Manitoba on how best to deal with the problem of unemployment was called by the premier. READ MORE
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