What you need to know
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GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA
Milner Ridge Correctional Centre
Cutting capacity: Justice Department officials have told workers at Milner Ridge Correctional Centre they will close 56 beds next month. “The decision to close these units was made based on the declining population, not to save money,” the department told the Free Press. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Leaner Laine: Jets sniper Patrik Laine has lost 14 pounds this off-season and had a colourful answer when asked how he did it. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Stony Mountain suicides: An inquest report on the suicides of two Stony Mountain Institution inmates examines the problems involved with imprisoning people with mental illnesses. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today with a high of 23 C and wind from the southeast at 20 km/h late this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Reserve responds: York Factory, one of the First Nations involved in the Keeyask generating station project, is holding a news conference on a report that includes allegations of racism and rape at Manitoba Hydro work sites in the 1960s and 1970s. READ MORE
Calgary killer: Matthew de Grood, who was found not criminally responsible after killing five people at a Calgary house party in 2014, will appear before a review board to determine if he should be granted more freedom at the hospital he’s being housed in. READ MORE
Trump talks: U.S. President Donald Trump will speak at Republican fundraisers in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., this afternoon. It will be the third time he has visited North Dakota since taking office.
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