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Outlet mall opens: Thousands of eager bargain hunters lined up Wednesday morning for the grand opening of Winnipeg’s first and only dedicated factory outlet mall. Doors opened at 10 a.m., but some people began queuing up at midnight, hoping to be among the first 1,000 to get in and receive a $30 gift certificate. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: If it’s true Vitamin D from sunshine is good for our health, Winnipeggers are about to get healthier. Today is expected to be sunny with a high of 19 C. Friday is also forecast to be sunny and 19, with Saturday sunny and 16 and Sunday sunny and 18.
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JASON HALSTEAD / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe MTS Centre will not allow fans to re-enter the building once they leave during an event.
No re-entry at MTS Centre: If you’re at the MTS Centre and want to dash out between periods for a quick cigarette, or reasonably priced food or drink across the street, you can. But you can’t get back in. It was announced on Wednesday that people attending events at the downtown facility will no longer be allowed to re-enter the building after exiting. Scott Emmerson reports. READ MORE
Police and Pride: An organizer of Winnipeg’s Pride parade said on Wednesday it’s still unknown whether police will be allowed to march in the June 4 parade, as they have in the past. Pride parade organizers in cities across Canada are debating the issue after last year’s Pride Toronto parade was interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesting the inclusion of uniformed police. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Up next
Coming soon to a door near you: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “It’s the meter reader.” The City of Winnipeg’s annual water meter reading program began Wednesday and will continue until the end of August. Genuine meter readers have photo identification, a handheld computer and a uniform with the City of Winnipeg logo.
Free soup: The Big Spoon Soup Company, Winnipeg’s first mobile soup restaurant, will introduce itself today by doling out 500 cups of free soup on Thursday from its parking spot on the corner of Portage Avenue and Edmonton Street, near the Manitoba Hydro building. Free soup will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Manitoba’s demographic difference: A national census released Tuesday shows that, for the first time in Canadian history, there are more seniors than children. But that’s not true in Manitoba, where kids made up 19.1 per cent of the population while seniors made up just 18.1 per cent. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Winnipeg’s soccer queen: Sportswriter Mike Sawatzky interviews Desiree Scott, the 29-year-old Winnipegger who is a full-time professional soccer player, splitting her time between FC Kansas City of the National Women’s Soccer League and John Herdman’s national Canadian squad. She says Kansas City “is like a bigger Winnipeg with better barbeque.” READ MORE
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#BuckinghamPalace: Trending as Great Britain’s Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, 95 years old, is to retire from royal duties, as revealed at a meeting at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II, who is 91, has no plans to retire. READ MORE
On this date
On May 4, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the federal finance minister said the proposed Canada Development Corp. should be created as an active agent in promoting Canadian industrial development. Prime minister Lester Pearson’s Liberal government survived a Conservative non-confidence motion. U.S. president Lyndon Johnson said an integrated NATO defence system was of utmost importance to the United States. A Winnipeg school board committee recommended that a family life course, which would teach students about their biological and psychological development into men and women, should be taught in schools. READ MORE
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