This morning
Forgiving father’s killer: When Const. Dennis Strongquill was killed on the job near Russell in 2001, he wasn’t the only victim: the life of his son, Ricky Strongquill, was greatly changed by the tragedy. Mike McIntyre has the exclusive story. READ MORE
Your forecast: Sunshine today, and more sunshine Friday and through the weekend. Today’s high will be 13 C, with wind from the north at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
SUPPLIEDDonnelly Eaglestick and her daughter,Danika.
In Little Grand Rapids: Interim Manitoba Liberal Leader Judy Klassen returned on Wednesday from the First Nation where a pack of wild dogs killed a 24-year-old woman who was returning from a friend’s house on the weekend. “I’ve seen dogs all over the community. They become a pack as they move,” she told reporter Nick Martin. READ MORE
Charges in Fontaine homicide: Police announced Wednesday they have charged three men with the slaying of Jeanenne Chantel Fontaine, who was found in her North End home that was set ablaze two months ago. She was the cousin of Tina Fontaine, 15, whose homicide placed the province’s child welfare system under the microscope after her body was pulled from the Red River in August 2014. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Up next
Amanda ThorsteinssonA Triceratops display in Dinosaurs Alive!, which will return to the Assiniboine Park Zoo.
Return of the dinosaurs: The Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit returns to Assiniboine Park Zoo, welcoming an additional dinosaur to the exhibit for a total of 16 life-sized animatronic giants. It opens at 11 a.m. today.
Hospital rally: Staff at Victoria General Hospital today join other city hospitals that have had rallies to protest upcoming changes announced by the Pallister government. Today’s rally, in front of the hospital at 2340 Pembina Highway, goes from noon until 12:30 p.m.
Around the water cooler
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA Big Smoke cheese burger and onion rings.
Dining at Outlet Collection: Alison Gillmor went to the newly opened Outlet Collection Mall to eat, not to shop. “As food courts go, this one is not bad, mostly due to the natural light flooding in through the massive clerestory windows that completely surround it.” READ MORE
Goldeyes season begins tonight: It’s not easy fielding a baseball team. Just ask Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney: “I couldn’t tell you how many hundreds of phone calls we make just to get 22 or 23 guys here,” Forney told the Free Press on Wednesday, one day after he finalized his roster for the upcoming season, which begins tonight in Texas. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
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Chris Cornell: The Soundgarden guitarist and singer has died at the age of 52. Cornell, who also fronted Temple of Dog and later Audioslave, was an icon of the grunge era. The cause of his death is under investigation. READ MORE
On this date
On May 18, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the number of people graduating from the University of Manitoba (1,221) was down for the first time since the end of the Second World War. An area of about 180 acres in St. James was to be taken over by the air force for a housing development and other buildings. In Korea, communist forces pushed back against Allied lines. The United Nations voted in favour of an arms embargo against China. READ MORE
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