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Your forecast: Some areas of the city were hit by overnight showers, and another could be on the way this morning. But Environment Canada maintains the rest of the day should feature a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 19 C. Expect a pair of sunny days to follow, with highs of 22 C on Tuesday and 23 C on Wednesday. There’s a bit of uncertainty surrounding Thursday, however, with a mix of sun and cloud during the day and a high of 25 C, but a 60 per cent of showers in the evening.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJian Wyatt (centre) and other Air China passengers wait to check in to board a plane out of Winnipeg Sunday. Passengers from an Air China had to make an unscheduled stop in Winnipeg when their flight made an emergency landing Saturday night.
Winnipeg landing a relief: Nearly 300 passengers on an Air China flight from Washington D.C., to Beijing described a tense, frustrating evening when their flight was diverted for engine trouble to Winnipeg on Saturday night. Many of the passengers were Chinese nationals who described their one-day stay as they prepared to leave late Sunday as fun, with friendly, helpful locals at every step to help them on their layover. Friendly Manitoba lives on. READ MORE
Assisted dying day arrives: The Liberals’ bill is still in the Senate before committee hearings, but June 6 is the date the Supreme Court set for new federal laws to be in place. The top court directed assisted dying to be available to consenting adults with “grievous and irremediable” medical conditions and intolerable suffering. C-14 is more restrictive, allowing assisted death only for consenting adults “in an advanced stage of irreversible decline” from a serious or incurable condition for who a natural death is “reasonably forseeable.” With the legal vacuum, provinces such as Manitoba are expected to still do what they’ve been doing: advising patients to get a court order first. READ MORE
Pride and no prejudice: Thousands of Manitobans took part in the Pride Festival on Sunday at The Forks, a wrap-up to a 10-day celebration in Winnipeg of the province’s LGBTTQ* community. Community leaders of all political stripes turned out for the event, including Premier Brian Pallister, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman and AMC Grand Chief Derek Nepinak. READ MORE
Up next
Drug coverage: Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister joins Dr. Sri Navaratnam, president and CEO of CancerCare Manitoba, today at the health centre, 675 McDermot Ave., for a provincial funding announcement on cancer drug coverage. The event is planned for 12:15 p.m.
Battery recycling: Take Pride Winnipeg is launching a new battery recycling program, Call2Recycle, and Manitoba schools an participate. Schools can register at www.call2recycle.ca/back2school. Batteries will be collected from now until the end of September. Winning schools will receive cash prizes for their schools. For more information, contact Tom Ethans at tom@takepride.mb.ca or by calling 204-792-5464. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
ZACHARY PRONG / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe reproduction of art from the Sistine Chapel is printed on polyester-based cloth.
Sistine Chapel on fabric: A local company is recreating every panel that it took painters decades to produce at the famous Sistine Chapel — but this reproduction is in fabric and it’s being done in less than one week. Valley Fashions, a local custom apparel and display products company, landed the astounding commission for a show in Mexico City. It’s an actual-size replica of the chapel’s art and draperies printed on fabric. READ MORE
Construction season: Rotating construction on city streets is making drivers and businesses beyond frustrated. Sure, we all hate potholes, but the never-ending construction has become a running joke for locals on Portage Avenue. Free Press reporter Aidan Geary has the story READ MORE
Heading to Rio: The Canadian men’s volleyball team is heading back to the Summer Olympics — finally! The national squad defeated Team China in five sets Sunday at a ‘last-chance’ tournament in Tokyo, then had to wait nervously until Poland knocked off Australia in their match, thus ensuring Canada will head to Rio de Janeiro in August. It’s the first time the Canadian men have qualified for the Games since 1992. READ MORE
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Ramadan: Muslims in Canada and around the world welcome the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, a period of fasting, self-evaluation and spiritual growth.
Muhammad Ali: The world continues to mourn the man who transcended the sport of boxing. He died Friday at the age of 74 in Arizona.
On this date
On June 6, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba Premier Ed Schreyer suggested replacing a single mill rate property tax with a graduated municipal property tax, similar to income tax. in the United States, a presidential lawyer confirmed a grand jury would name former president Richard Nixon as a co-conspirator in the cover-up of the Watergate political espionage scandal. In France, survivors of D-Day remembered the 2,000 Canadians killed in the battle of Normandy.
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