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Your forecast: We’re headed for a sunny, hazy start to the week, with winds gusting 30-50 km/h and a daytime high of 25 C today. But we’re in for some much-needed rain by Tuesday, with a 40 per cent chance of showers during the day and a 60 per cent chance in the evening. The high Tuesday is 20 C. The Environment Canada forecast calls for showers Wednesday and Thursday, with daytime highs in the low teens.
In case you missed it
DONNA HASTINGS PHOTOSmoke is seen in the distance from the fire in Nopiming Provincial Park.
Forest fire season: Wildfires in Eastern Manitoba maintained their rapid growth over the weekend as mandatory evacuations in the Beresford cottage subdivision of Nopiming Provincial Park continued on Sunday. Winds Sunday continue to drive two raging wildfires in the province, the latest bulletin from Manitoba Sustainable Development says. The fire near Beresford Lake grew in size to nearly 50,000 acres from 32,000 acres on Saturday. There is also concern about a blaze near the Manitoba-Ontario border that was easily visible late Sunday night by cottagers in the Caddy Lake area of the Whiteshell. READ MORE
Bokhari’s 180: After going on record saying she wasn’t going to step down and would pursue running in a potential by-election in St. Boniface, provincial Liberal Party leader Rana Bokhari changed her tune Saturday, announcing she would be leaving her post as the party’s head in Manitoba. Many questions remain, but the Liberals remained tight-lipped on Sunday. READ MORE
Lest we forget: Over 50 people converged on Vimy Ridge Park on Sunday evening to remember those who died in World War II. The second annual Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation coincided with the 71st anniversary of the fall of the Third Reich on May 8, 1945. READ MORE
Up next
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS filesEric Pyle, a.k.a. Eric The Great, has been ticketed for obstructing pedestrians and littering.
Caucus Oath: The NDP’s 14 MLA-elects will be officially sworn in this morning at the Manitoba Legislature. For Fort Rouge’s Wab Kinew, St. Johns representative Nahanni Fontaine and Flin Flon’s Tom Lindsey, it will be their inauguration as MLAs. The Progressive Conservatives will be officially sworn in Wednesday.
Buskers Lobby: After receiving several tickets for breaking a city bylaw, local buskers are lobbying Winnipeg’s protection, community services and parks committee today for new regulations that would allow them to perform in public spaces free of harassment from police. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Laine the real deal: Finnish junior sensation Patrik Laine is making a huge impression playing with the big boys. The 18-year-old winger leads the world hockey championship in scoring with four goals and a pair of assists in just a pair of games. And Winnipeg Jet fans are likely salivating at the mere thought of the NHL club selecting Laine with the second overall pick in this summer’s entry draft.
No repeat: The Portage Terriers were bounced from the Western Canada Cup regional junior hockey championship without a berth in the RBC Cup national championship later this month. The Brooks Bandits defeated the Terriers 2-1 on Sunday to book the second and final spot allotted to teams from the WCC. The West Kelowna Warriors will join the Bandits in junior A hockey’s showcase event. The Terriers won the RBC Cup last season as the host team. READ MORE
Trending now
Jeff Neumann / CBSChris Noth and Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife.
#TheGoodWife: That’s a wrap for the CBS drama “The Good Wife,” which had its series finale on Sunday night. Were all the big questions answered? We haven’t a clue, as the gang over at Head Start never watched it… not once. READ MORE
Guy Boucher: The Ottawa Senators have hired Boucher as their new head coach. The 44-year-old bench boss coached the Tampa Bay Lightning to the NHL’s Eastern Conference final five years ago.
On this date
On May 9, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a Japanese declaration of war on China was imminent. In the United States, Herbert Hoover was leading in the Indiana presidential primary over James Watson. In Ontario, the town of Keewatin was hit by a disastrous fire that engulfed an entire block in flames and destroyed seven residences. Voters in Manitou and Carman declared strongly for the local sale of beer in their municipalities.
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