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Health-care cuts: Records obtained by the Free Press on job cuts by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority offer insight into the Tory government’s order to slash 15 per cent of management positions. NDP health critic Matt Wiebe says the cuts seem to have been made arbitrarily. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSUMSU president Tanjit Nagra says students do not want uncertainty in their education.
Students seek guarantee: The University of Manitoba Students’ Union says it wants the U of M and its faculty to agree on a new contract by mid-September, when students can still withdraw with a full refund and without academic penalty. Failing that, UMSU wants a guarantee any student who requests them can still get a full refund and academic amnesty after that date. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Scammer sentenced: A former financial adviser was given a two-year sentence Wednesday for fraud. Jeffery Gordon Cox, 40, bilked clients out of $330,000 between 2010 and 2013 while he worked at Sun Life Financial. He was banned last spring by the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada after it determined he used the stolen money to fund a methamphetamine addiction. Katie May reports. READ MORE
New commish takes command: Winnipeg native Randy Ambrosie was appointed commissioner of the Canadian Football League Wednesday, after the Free Press first announced his hiring last week. Jeff Hamilton spoke to Ambrosie about his local roots and his lifelong connection to football. READ MORE
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Party in the park: The Winnipeg Folk Festival starts tonight at Birds Hill Provincial Park, and Erin Lebar has a preview. One special project this year is a workshop Saturday afternoon in which a collective of musicians from Canadian folk festivals will perform key songs from Canada’s history. READ MORE
Players Cup commences: Eric Hawerchuk, the son of former Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk, tees off today at the opening round of the Players Cup at Pine Ridge. He earned full-time status on the Mackenzie Tour — PGA Tour Canada this spring and is looking to cash his first cheque after missing the cut in the first three tournaments, all in British Columbia. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Blue Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller: “If fans parked on campus don’t find their drive home quicker than before, we’ll give them two free tickets to the July 13 game.”
Big promise from Blue: Winnipeg Blue Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller is betting fans will have a much easier time leaving Investors Group Field after Friday night’s home opener. If fans get hopelessly mired in traffic despite major changes to the stadium’s parking and transportation plan, they’ll get free tickets to the next home game. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
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Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESEdmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid
Connor McDavid: The Edmonton Oilers have signed a contract extension with Connor McDavid that covers eight years, with an average salary of $12.5 million per year. The deal makes McDavid, 20, the highest-paid player in the NHL on an annual basis. READ MORE
On this date
On July 6, 1995: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that city lawyer Alan Sweatman had been named chairman of the Spirit of Manitoba group, which was spearheading fundraising efforts to keep the Winnipeg Jets hockey team in Winnipeg. A Boissevain man was suing two doctors, claiming a failed abortion for his former girlfriend was their fault. READ MORE
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