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Steady-as-she-goes budget: No new taxes. No tax increases. No drastic spending cuts. There had been considerable trepidation that the provincial budget unveiled on Tuesday would enforce austerity, but the Pallister government chose a cautious approach. A Free Press team details how the budget measures will affect Manitobans. READ MORE
Your forecast: Slowly, the week has warmed as it has progressed, and the trend continues with a high of 13 C today, and a high of 17 on Thursday. Today is expected to be mainly sunny, with wind from the northeast at 20 km/h late in the afternoon.
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FACEBOOKJudy Kenny, 54, was described as “very easy to get along with.”
Wolseley homicide: Homicides in Winnipeg commonly involve street gangs, prostitution or drugs, but this one seems different. Judy Kenny, 54, who had been an administrative assistant for CKY for 30 years, was found dead in her Camden Place home. A neighbour, Brenda Lee Schuff, 44, is charged with second-degree murder. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Health workers protest: More than 200 protesters gathered outside Concordia Hospital Tuesday for the first of what health-care workers promise will be many demonstrations in opposition to drastic changes across Winnipeg that include closing three emergency departments. READ MORE
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Skate To Great: Perhaps it’s finally time to accept we’re not going to make the NHL, and it’s okay to part with our extra pairs of skates. Your backup blades can be donated to a good cause today, from 11 a.m. to noon, at FedEx Express, 1950 Sargent Ave. They will be turned over to Skate To Great, a registered Canadian charity that supports organizations such as Big Brother/Big Sisters Canada, Hockey 4 Youth, HEROS, as well as a number of school boards.
Budget for breakfast: Manitoba’s Finance Minister Cameron Friesen will be the guest speaker the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce’s annual post-budget breakfast today. The event runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Fairmont Hotel.
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Ignoring bus stop-arms: Lord Selkirk School Division will announce today it is installing high-definition cameras on the exterior of its buses to catch the drivers of vehicles that ignore the stop-arm on buses. The video of scofflaw drivers will be turned over to police for possible prosecution. Scott Emmerson reports. READ MORE
Impaired lawnmower driving: A man driving a lawnmower with a child on his lap has been charged with impaired driving in Winkler. The driver was spotted riding the mower along streets, weaving in and out of ditches and the sidewalk. Police pulled him over and saw him discarding a beer can and holding “a small boy.” A search of the man produced three more unopened cans of beer. Randy Turner reports. READ MORE
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#BravePledge: Many students across Canada are wearing pink today to show solidarity in standing up for others and against bullying.
On this date
On April 11, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Britain and France clashed after France moved to get British and Italian support for its appeal to Geneva against German rearmament. Carrying a freight estimated to be worth more than $1 million, the CPR “silk express” reached Winnipeg. Baldur’s John Johnson, a “curler of note,” died. READ MORE
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