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The Wrap: MPI turmoil, The Leaf deficiencies, election campaigning and food foraging

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

A vice-president at Manitoba Public Insurance quit rather than move to Manitoba — but not before the Crown corporation spent thousands of dollars on the commute from his home in Ontario over the past eight months.

The Leaf in Assiniboine Park has been forced to shut down its butterfly exhibit because the butterflies are escaping. This follows news the $130-million horticultural attraction had to close on the weekend due to high temperatures.

Columnist Tom Brodbeck says a new ad campaign that dredges up NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s past risks being seen by voters as gratuitous and an overreach, considering the events occurred nearly two decades ago.

And AV Kitching delves into the often secretive world of foraging with two local women who beat the bushes for mushrooms, wild asparagus and other delicacies.

 

'Significant concerns'

Danielle Da Silva:

MPI ratepayers on hook for ex-VP’s commuting costs from Ontario

Autopac customers paid $19,000 for the chief information and technology officer of Manitoba Public Insurance — who has since quit —to commute to Winnipeg from his home in Ontario over the past eight m... Read More

 
 
 

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'Building deficiency'

Kevin Rollason:

Exotic butterflies’ escape closes The Leaf attraction two days after heat shutters entire facility

Construction deficiencies allowing butterflies to escape their indoor garden enclosure have forced The Leaf to close the popular attraction just six months after its opening. The Assiniboine Park C... Read More

 
 

'Risk of a voter backlash'

Tom Brodbeck:

Reach-for-the-bottom allies offer whiff of foul election recipe desperate Tories might cook up

“Can’t afford these two? Imagine adding Kinew,” an electronic billboard flashes on Portage Avenue, across the street from Polo Park shopping centre. It features an image of Prime Minister Justin Tr... Read More

 
 

'We use what a lot of people call weeds for food'

AV Kitching:

Tasting — and testing — nature’s bounty

The ancient practice of foraging gains popularity and prickly pushback Read More

 
 
 

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