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Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESPaul Moist, former national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employess, called the Pallister government’s new the Public Services Sustainability Act “neanderthal,” saying the Supreme Court of Canada wouldn’t agree with it.
Airing displeasure: They were billed as public hearings, and soon the government was hearing an earful. Two separate hearings at the Manitoba legislative building last night aired two pieces of proposed legislation. One bill would shrink the number of health-care bargaining units in Manitoba. The other would freeze 120,000 public-sector workers’ wages for two years and hold down their pay for an additional two years. Larry Kusch and Nick Martin report. READ MORE
Your forecast: Opinions differ on whether we should wear hats outdoors today. The proponents argue hats are healthy protection on a day expected to be mainly sunny. But detractors point out the wind from the northwest at 30km/h gusting to 50 could easily send hats sailing away. Your choice. Today’s high will be 19 C.
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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFormer Canadian ambassador to the U.S. and Manitoba premier Gary Doer speaks at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue on Monday.
Doer speaks about U.S.: Former premier Gary Doer was back in Winnipeg on Monday evening for a speech billed as a chance to hear the former Canadian ambassador to the United States speak about the effect Donald Trump’s presidency will have on Canada. “I do believe that there are some challenges for Canada,” Doer said. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Leak-proof premier: Questioned on Monday about the security of his communications while he is in his Costa Rican home but still communicating with his staff in Winnipeg, Premier Brian Pallister said the links are secure. “We haven’t had a single leak,” he said. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
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Use it, or give it away: Face it, you’ll never again pedal that 20-year-old exercise bicycle covered in dust and taking up space in your basement. This weekend is the time to get rid of it. Winnipeg’s Spring Curbside Giveaway Weekend is on Saturday and Sunday.
Lighthouse flooded: Lighthouse Mission, which has served the less fortunate in Winnipeg’s core since 1911, needs help after a crushed drain pipe caused serious flooding and forced a temporary closure of their 669 Main Street location. They lost many of their freezer and pantry food items, and suffered costly property damage. There is an immediate need for $20,000. Scott Emmerson reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Protesters carrying American Indian Movement flags were calling for supporters to join them. (Boris Minkevich / Winnipeg Free Press)
Employee barricades himself in: Police were called to the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on Monday when an employee locked himself inside his office, and the building was closed until late in the day. On Monday morning, youth program co-ordinator Deven Dewar contacted the Free Press to say he had “barricaded” himself in his office at work at the Robinson Avenue centre. “These people are trying to call the police on me and get me arrested for trying to come to work,” he said. Carol Sanders went to check it out. READ MORE
Sizing up 304-pound lineman: Who better to appraise the Blue Bombers new 304-pound defensive tackle, Faith Ekakitie, than Doug Brown, long-time Bomber defensive-line stalwart and Free Press columnist. “Winnipeg is getting an exceptional athlete for someone this big. He moves really well and has good body control, skills and balance for a larger man.” READ MORE
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PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILESGeneral Sally Yates
#SallyYates: The former U.S. acting attorney general Sally Yates, fired by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year, told Congress on Monday that she had warned the White House that Trump’s pick for national security advisor, Michael Flynn, could easily be blackmailed because he had lied to his bosses about his ties to Russia. READ MORE
On this date
On May 9, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg city council would vote on whether a money bylaw for the construction of a stadium, arena and exhibition, totalling $1,500,000, would be submitted to Winnipeg ratepayers in the coming fall election. Manitoba civil servants accepted a wage offer that would boost their pay. Canada’s Lester B. Pearson showed United Nations delegates how to disagree politely as they considered the Palestinian question. READ MORE
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