WINNIPEG — Severe weather spanning two days in June — hitting both Manitoba and Saskatchewan — has led to at least $840 million in insured losses.

The June 9 and 10 weather is the latest in an increasing number of “catastrophic” events with major insurance payouts, said Rob de Pruis, the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s national director of consumer and industry relations.

The Insurance Bureau didn’t share a breakdown of insured losses by province. Most of the claims cover hail and flood damage, including sewer back-ups, de Pruis said.

At the time of the storm, Manitoba saw grapefruit-sized hail, torrential downpours and at least one tornado. Some rural municipalities declared states of emergencies.

1957 Edinburgh Trophy Final

(Best of nine)

(Games in Quebec City and Montreal)

Quebec beats Brandon 5-1.

Here is a look at the game-by-game results from the 1956-57 season, with the attendance if available — n/a if not available — and Brandon’s record.

Oct. 8, 1956: BRANDON 3, Calgary 1 (1,800, 1-0-0).

Oct. 10, 1956: Brandon 2, CALGARY 1 (3,529, 2-0-0).

Oct. 12, 1956: WINNIPEG 3, Brandon 0 (2,699, 2-1-0).

Here is every game the Regals played in the 1955-56 season after the initial game in Brandon on Dec. 17, 1955. The home team is in capital letters. The record is wins, losses, ties. If a team lost in overtime, it didn’t get any points.

Dec. 17, 1955: Edmonton 4, BRANDON 1 (2,266, 9-17-4)

Dec. 21, 1955: Calgary 5, BRANDON 0 (1,354, 9-18-4)

Dec. 23, 1955: WINNIPEG 2, Brandon 1 (n/a, 9-19-4)

WINNIPEG — Close to 100 temporary foreign workers, mainly from China, whose time in Canada is running out, rallied on the steps of the Manitoba legislature Tuesday to raise awareness of their situation.

They arrived in Manitoba before the federal government cut immigration levels — when international students and temporary foreign workers had a shot at becoming permanent residents if they met the requirements to stay, said Ruby Lu.

“We come here for a few years and we work for a few years, pay taxes. Some of us are already bought a house,” said Lu, whose work permit expires at the end of the year.

“So if our (permit) expires, we don’t know what to do,” she said in front of demonstrators holding signs with messages including “we love Manitoba” and “bring back TPP” — the temporary public policy used by the Manitoba provincial nominee program to support open work permits and prioritize permanent residency for select candidates.

OTTAWA OFFERS $100M LOAN

OTTAWA — The federal government is extending a $100-million loan to help a forest products company in Western Canada cope with tariffs and trade uncertainty.

Finance Canada said it’s offering the funds to Millar Western Forest Products, a company that runs three pulp mills across Alberta and British Columbia, to help the company with near-term needs like rebuilding its log inventory.

Canada’s forest sector has been hit directly by steep U.S. tariffs but Finance Canada also said the domestic softwood lumber industry is struggling under the weight of global trade disputes.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO

Robert Young Eaton, president of T. Eaton Co. for 20 years, died in hospital in Midland, Ont. He was 81.

Harry young of Brandon, with a 31 1/2 inch, eight-pound pike, was the winner over Elgin’s James Maguire and his 30 1/2 inch, eight-pound pike in a contest at the Fish Registration Centre at Pelican Lake, Ninette.

SIXTY YEARS AGO