What you need to know
Early Sunday morning, February 26, 2017, eight migrants from Somalia cross into Canada illegally from the United States by walking down this train track into the town of Emerson, Man., where they will seek asylum at Canada Border Services Agency. The Liberal government is taking steps to stem the tide of asylum seekers who’ve been crossing into Canada from the U.S. at unofficial border crossings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Stopping asylum seekers: A provision in a budget bill that arrived in the House of Commons Monday evening would stem the tide of asylum seekers who cross into Canada through fields and forests. It would deny entry to people who have already made refugee claims in the U.S. READ MORE
Architecture award: The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre has won an award that recognizes landmark buildings, putting it in company with the likes of the CN Tower. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 0 C, wind from the north at 20 km/h and wind chill of -17 this morning.
What’s happening today
Ariel Schalit / The Associated Press / PoolIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes during Israel’s parliamentary elections in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)
Election in Israel: Voting has begun in Israel’s parliamentary election, where Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to become the nation’s longest-serving prime minister despite facing corruption charges. The polls close at 2 p.m. CT. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKent Turner, brother of Randy Turner, speaks at a Celebration of Life for the Winnipeg Free Press writer at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg Monday.
Remembering Randy: A service for Randy Turner was held at the Burton Cummings Theatre yesterday. The longtime Free Press writer died last month at age 57 after a year-long battle with cancer. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Company closes: Chateau Roofing and Siding shut down last month. In its heyday, the company was a key player in the city’s roofing industry, Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Season series: Jason Bell and Mike McIntyre examine the regular-season games between the Jets and the St. Louis Blues, who are facing off in the first round of the playoffs. READ MORE
On this date
On April 9, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that flooding along the Souris River led to the waters rising six feet and breaking through sandbag dikes, forcing an evacuation of the town of Souris, and also destroying the town’s 72-year-old swinging bridge. In Ottawa, former assistants to two federal cabinet ministers were under investigation in the so-called Sky Shops affairs; at issue was the granting of duty-free lease extensions for Sky Shops Ltd. of Montreal. Prime minister Pierre Trudeau said, having spoken to his ministers, that he was confident they had done nothing illegal or improper. READ MORE
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