What you need to know
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFirefighters and police were on scene on Wilkes to fight a brush fire Sunday.
Fire findings: The Canadian National Railway says “a thorough investigation” found no evidence one its trains sparked five fires around Winnipeg on May 6. Kari Olson, who works at a business affected by some of the blazes, was stunned by CN’s findings. “Really? What else would it have been?” Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Intersection question: Election rules for candidates in September’s city election won’t apply to a ballot question about reopening Portage and Main, which was approved by council yesterday. Manitoba is one of three provinces with no regulations for election-ballot questions, meaning third-party supporters and opponents can spend as much as they want. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be cloudy this morning, clearing this afternoon, with a high of 25 C, a humidex of 28 and wind from the north at 20 km/h.
What’s happening today
Nathan Papes / The Springfield News-LeaderEmergency responders work at Table Rock Lake after a deadly boat accident in Branson, Mo., Thursday.
Duck boat deaths: Eleven people are dead and more are missing after an amphibious tour bus carrying tourists capsized and sank on a lake in Branson, Mo., last night. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board will arrive at the scene this morning. READ MORE
Talking trade: A two-day meeting of the nation’s premiers will wrap up in New Brunswick. The agenda items include Greyhound’s planned pullout from Western Canada and the reduction of interprovincial trade barriers. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has continually raised the latter issue with his western counterparts. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
John Woods / The Canadian Press FilesWinnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry wins a puck battle against Vegas Golden Knights’ Colin Miller. The Jets big-bodied fourth-line centre has signed a new contract to keep him Winnipeg for the next three seasons.
Centre signs: The Jets are headed for an arbitration hearing with defenceman Jacob Trouba in Toronto today. On Thursday, the team signed centre Adam Lowry to a three-year deal, avoiding arbitration set for Sunday. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 20, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Nova Scotia premier Robert Stanfield was heavily favoured to win the federal Conservative party leadership race; Manitoba premier Duff Roblin kept mum on his intentions regarding the race. A top-secret project authorized 13 years earlier to allow UFOs land at a 1,000-square-mile restricted area at Suffield, Alta., was revealed by the federal defence minister; however, no extraterrestrial flying objects sought to land at the designated area. READ MORE
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