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Almost ready for takeoff: The federal and provincial governments are close to securing a deal with Air Canada and Cargojet Airways that would mean as many as 400 new jobs to overhaul cargo jets in Winnipeg. Under the terms of the deal, Hamilton-based Cargojet would lease one of Air Canada’s two remaining maintenance hangars in Winnipeg and hire workers to service its planes. Air Canada and Cargojet wouldn’t comment, but provincial and federal sources told the Free Press an announcement could come this week. READ MORE
Your forecast: That was some storm Monday evening, wasn’t it? Forget the driving rain, hail and wind gusts that walloped Winnipeg — what about the lightning show that flashed at least until midnight? Well, this morning we wake to a partly sunny day, with a 30 per chance of rain and a risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. The daytime high is 29 C. Tonight, there’s a slight chance of showers and the temperature drops to 13 C. Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 25 C on Wednesday, and rain on Thursday and Friday.
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Winnipeg Free Press filesPimicikamak Cree Nation, also referred to as Cross Lake, is served by a nursing station run by Health Canada. The station has been called ‘totally inadequate’ for the size of the community.
New hospital, new help: The beleaguered Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba is getting a new hospital, after experiencing a suicide crisis last winter. Six people on the reserve committed suicide last winter and nearly 140 attempted suicide. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpot flies to the community this morning to make the official announcement. READ MORE
New rules at the Grace: After a patient walked out of the mental health ward at the Grace Hospital unnoticed Friday, the facility has changed its policy and will now keep the doors to the unit locked. Charity McLellan’s son, Ozzy, walked out of the unit at the Grace and was found at a friend’s home on Magnus Avenue hours later. READ MORE
Keeping the dream alive: A talented local golfer has sets his sights on a strong showing at this coming weekend’s Players Cup tournament at Niakwa Country Club. Aaron Cockerill, 24, of Stony Mountain says it would be a dream come true to take his game to the next level here at the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada event. READ MORE
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BORIS MINKEVICH / FREE PRESS FILESThe Public Safety Building has come to be considered a heritage building by advocates and architecture.
Marching to new home: The doors to the Public Safety Building officially close this morning, but not before the Winnipeg Police Service gives it a proper farewell. To mark the occasion, the Winnipeg Police Museum will showcase pictures of the building over the decades, along with various vehicles and uniforms, from 9 a.m. to about 10:15 a.m. A short ceremony then begins, with the flag in front of the building lowered. There will be a march to the city’s new police headquarters where there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Opening remarks are expected at approximately 11:15 a.m.
Folk Fest on horizon: The 42nd annual Winnipeg Folk Festival is kicking off on Thursday. This year’s lineup features Sam Roberts Band, Ryan Adams and the Shining as well as Lord Huron, The Head and the Heart, Coeur de Pirate and the Staves.
Delivering tough news: Late Monday, Canada Post issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, raising the spectre of a work stoppage by Friday. The Crown corporation plans to suspend the collective agreement Friday — but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will shut down that day. READ MORE
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JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESOnly 33 per cent of Manitobans call an ambulance when having a heart attack.
Call for help: Manitobans are the least likely Canadians to call an ambulance while suffering from a heart attack or stroke, according to a recent national study conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Only 33 per cent of Manitobans call an ambulance while having a heart attack, well below the nationwide average of 46 per cent. Only 51 per cent of Manitobans will call an ambulance while having a stroke. READ MORE
High waters: Insurance against overland flooding is now available for cottagers in Manitoba form a company called Aviva Canada. This may come as some welcome news for cottagers affected by the recent flash-flooding in the Whiteshell and looking for future protection for their secondary homes. READ MORE
Sour lemonade: The lemonade stand of two Ottawa girls was promptly shut down over the weekend for not having the proper permit. An officer from the National Capital Commission told the two girls to pack up their stand since they were selling lemonade on NCC property. After an angry backlash from the public, the NCC apologized to the two girls and their father, and gave them a permit on Monday. READ MORE
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#TrumpFilms: This hashtag is showing no mercy to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. You may remember him from such films as “The Hunt for Obama’s Birth Certificate,” “All The President’s White Men,” “The Horsesh*t Whisperer,” and “Straight Outta Competence.” Or you may not.
On this date
On July 5, 2000: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that due to high trap counts, Winnipeg’s Insect Control Branch was declaring war on mosquitoes and would begin fogging. Manitoba’s Gaming Minister Ron Lemieux resigned the cabinet post amid allegations of conflict of interest. A trust fund established by the province of Manitoba in 1970 by donating $10 for every baby born in the province on six specific dates in the centennial year had grown to $49,000, and according to the terms of the trust fund, those babies, now 30 years old, would meet to decide where to allocate the fund for the betterment of children in Manitoba.
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