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Your forecast: We’re bouncing back from Monday’s heavy rainfall with a sunny, breezy day in Winnipeg today. Expect a daytime high of 27 C. Environment Canada is calling for a 60 per cent chance of showers on a hot, humid Wednesday, but the sun returns Thursday and the weekend looks terrific, with temperatures in the high 20s.
In case you missed it
Facebook photosAbwii-Giizis Kennedy
Tragedy at Bloodvein: The driver in a fatal rollover Saturday that killed two teens and injured several others near Bloodvein First Nation blames herself for the crash as grieving families try to support each other, the community’s chief says. Two girls identified by friends on Facebook as Abwii-Giizis Kennedy,14, and Blossom Asia Scott, 13, were killed when the allegedly stolen pickup truck they were riding in with seven other young people rolled into a ditch about three kilometres outside of the First Nation early Saturday. READ MORE
Churchill feeling crunch: The northern town on the shore of Hudson Bay is beginning to feel the effects of a reduction in freight services, cutting its access to supplies — ranging from fresh food to lumber. The change comes from Omnitrax Canada, which announced its intention to cut freight services on its northern rail line in half last week, reducing shipments to one train per week from two. Sunday marked the first scheduled shipment to be cancelled since the announcement. READ MORE
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Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr
WAG announcement coming: Liberal MP Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre) makes an announcement this morning about the Winnipeg Art Gallery. It’s at 10:30 a.m. at the gallery at 300 Memorial Blvd.
Taming Ticats: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will try to make it two in a row when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in CFL action Wednesday night at Investors Group Field. Winnipeg (2-4) knocked off Edmonton last week, while Hamilton (3-2) had a bye week.
Countdown on: It’s about 84 hours and counting to The Tragically Hip show at MTS Centre. The show is slated to start at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Winnipeg’s downtown arena.
Around the water cooler
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg-based Ben Moss Jewellers is going out of business after more than 100 years.
Golden days over: After more than a century in business, Winnipeg-based jewelry chain Ben Moss Jewellers is closing its doors. Going-out-of-business sales are beginning at all 54 Ben Moss Jewellers Western Canada Ltd. locations across Canada, five of which are in Manitoba. As of May, the company owed creditors $68.18 million. READ MORE
Wheaties’ boss rolling dice: Kelly McCrimmon, a fixture with the Brandon Wheat Kings for more than a quarter century, is leaving the junior hockey club to join the NHL expansion team in Las Vegas. A report, from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, says McCrimmon, 55, the Wheaties’ majority owner, general manager and head coach, has agreed to be the Vegas team’s assistant general manager. READ MORE
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TwitterA wedding is in the works for JoJo and Jordan.
#Bachelorette: Jordan got the final rose in the latest installment of The Bachelorette. He got down on one knee and asked Jojo Fletcher to marry him, just minutes after she sent Robby packing. READ MORE
#skstorm: Two tornadoes that touched down in southeastern Saskatchewan have left significant damage to several farms and a home, but no injuries. READ MORE
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