Winnipeg Free Press
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The Assiniboine Park Zoo has a new red panda cub, and they want the public to help name her. Voting is open until Monday at 9 p.m. Find out more on how to take part: http://wfp.to/wMY Photo by Boris Minkevich.
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A water lily in full bloom is reflected in the pond at the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press.
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Assiniboine Park Conservancy gardener Jaime Chavez tries to get out of the spray from the sprinkler system in the English Gardens Saturday. Photo by Ruth Bonneville.
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Winnipeg busted out the red and white to celebrate Canada’s 145th birthday Sunday, and our photographers were on hand: at The Forks, the Legislature, Assiniboine Park and Osborne Village. Details on these photos and others in our full Canada Day slideshow: http://wfp.to/4qm
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Mosquito season? Bring on the dragonflies. Free Press photographer Joe Bryksa found this beauty in the English Garden at Assiniboine Park.
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Hundreds of Winnipeggers turn their gaze skyward for a view of the Transit of Venus at Assiniboine Park yesterday. Miss seeing the black dot move across the face of the sun? Well, there’s always next…century. More on the rare event, which won’t be seen again until 2117: http://wfp.to/YaG
Photos by John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press
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Think a little rain could keep kids away from the Teddy Bear’s Picnic? Not a chance. Thousands of people packed Assiniboine Park on Sunday for the annual fundraiser, and injured teddy bears got some much-needed TLC, including bandages, X-rays and new glasses for these beloved toys. Photos by Trevor Hagan and John Woods.
