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Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press filesIndian Posse gang founder Richard Wolfe appears in this Sept. 16, 1994 file photo. Wolfe died Friday.
Gangster found dead: We begin the week with news that the man who co-founded the Indian Posse street gang in Winnipeg is dead. Richard Daniel Wolfe, 40, died after requiring medical attention in the exercise yard of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Details of his death over the weekend have not been released but he had been in poor health in recent years, suffering two heart attacks. He was serving a five-year sentence for an attack and sexual assault on a couple in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., at the time of his death. READ MORE
Your forecast: There’s a window of opportunity to get some yard work done today and this evening before rain clouds move into the Winnipeg area. Today’s high is 24 C under a mostly sunny sky. On a much cooler Tuesday, expect periods of rain with amounts of up to 15 millimetres, wind from the east at 30 km/h and gusting to 50 km/h and a high of just 14 C. More rain is predicted for Wednesday. But Environment Canada is calling for plenty of sunshine by the weekend a highs in the mid-20s.
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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Police were at the scene of a fatal car accident that involved a single pickup truck that was driving at a high speed. It lost control close to the intersection of Corydon Avenue and Edgeland Boulevard, hitting an apartment building. The two occupants of the truck were transported to hospital in critical condition. A 25-year-old man has since died while the other 25-year-old man remains in critical condition.
Deadly crash on Corydon: One man was killed and his friend was fighting for his life after a high-speed crash on Corydon Avenue early Sunday morning. A black pickup truck crossed over the median while driving east and rolled over a berm, a fence and into the back of the Tuxedo Towers. Cody Galbraith died in the crash and Jordan Allarie was in critical condition in hospital. READ MORE
Liberals head home: The federal Liberals wound up a successful convention in Winnipeg over the weekend, celebrating their electoral victory six months ago while also charting a course to hopefully duplicate that feat in 2019. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered the keynote address on Saturday, a speech perhaps most noteworthy for former interim leader Bob Rae getting caught on camera pretending to gag as Trudeau thanked former Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his years of service. READ MORE
Teddy bears recovering: The teddy bear gods were wearing a rare smile on Sunday. The Teddy Bears’ Picnic celebrated its 30th anniversary with nearly 70,000 guests at Assiniboine Park under mostly sunny skies. Thousands of teddy bears were given physicals and had their various injuries patched up by a top-notch medical staff. Historically, Winnipeggers have been able to leave their lawn sprinklers off on the day of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic because of the torrential downpours that usually accompanied the event. READ MORE
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August 30, 2015 – 150830 – Winnipeg Goldeyes’ Adam Heisler (8) beats the throw to Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks’ Michael Wing (4) for the steal Sunday, August 30, 2015. John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press
Fish finally home: It’s been a long road trip to kick off the 2016 American Association baseball league season, but the Winnipeg Goldeyes finally get to play on their home field tonight. The Goldeyes host the Sioux Falls Canaries at 7 p.m. at Shaw Park. Doors open at 6 p.m. and there will be pregame live entertainment. Goldeyes magnet schedules will be given to the first 5,000 fans in attendance. Winnipeg went 6-4 on a season-opening road trip. READ MORE
Budget this week: Manitobans will hear the new Tory government’s financial strategy for the province on Tuesday. Finance Minister Cameron Friesen will stand in the legislature and deliver his first budget. A day later, Friesen will address a Manitoba Chambers of Commerce business audience to break down the budget during the last MBiz Breakfast event before September. That event is slated for Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at the Hotel Fort Garry.
Battle for Cup begins: The San Jose Sharks will try to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in their 25-year franchise history when they battle with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the best-of-seven NHL championship series. Game 1 goes tonight in Pittsburgh, and it’s at 7 p.m. on CBC-TV. The Penguins haven’t won a cup since 2009 when star captain Sidney Crosby was just 22.
Around the water cooler
Just like dad: A Tkachuk scored a huge goal over the weekend, but it wasn’t the one Jets fans used to know. It’s close, though. Matthew Tkachuk, son of former Jets scorer, Keith, fired a pair of goals, including the game winner, to help the London Knights claim the Memorial Cup with a 3-2 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Tkachuk is expected to be a high NHL draft pick next month, perhaps as high as fourth. His dad was picked 19th overall by the Jets in 1990, scoring 50 goals during the 1995-96 campaign before the club headed south to Phoenix. READ MORE
Help from South Africa: Three hundred South African firefighters have arrived in Alberta to help battle the wildfires raging in the province’s north. An Air Canada jet picked them up in Johannesburg Sunday morning and landed in Edmonton late Sunday night. The out of control Fort McMurray fire is now estimated to cover almost 58-hundred square kilometres, and has spread into Saskatchewan. READ MORE
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Wayne Glowacki/Winnipeg Free PressA cyclist rides on a bike route down Bannatyne Ave. during the 7th annual Bike to Work Day.
#BiketoWorkDay: If you normally drive a car on your commute, it’s a beautiful day to hop on your bike instead for national Bike to Work Day. There are hardly any bugs, it’s sunny and the roads are clean. What are you waiting for?
#WhenIFeelLikeBeingBad: Twitter users are revealing the deep, dark underbelly of society with this hashtag, confessing such misdeeds as “I sneak into a PG movie,” ” I mix my garbage and recyclables together,” and “I leave a puddle of water on the floor to ruin the day of sock wearers.”
On this date
On May 30, 1925: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the federal government was prepared to authorize relief up to $5,500,000 to the depositors of the defunct Home Bank. Winnipeg’s Monarch Overall clothing company placed first among 569 companies in a competition of clothing exhibits at the convention of the International Association of Garment Manufacturers in Chicago. U.S. officials said alcohol smugglers were using forged Canadian government seals and manifests to get booze across the U.S. border.
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