What’s happening today
Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press. (L to R) Ayza Waleed, Waleed Waleed, Asra Waleed and Sarah Waleed sit in front of their decorated ramadan corner in their living room. April 10, 2021.
Ramadan amid restrictions: The second pared-down Ramadan of the pandemic begins at sundown. Muslims will fast during daylight hours for a month. Brenda Suderman reports. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A new poll released today found at least eight in 10 Canadians intend to be vaccinated against COVID-19, compared with 63 per cent in mid-October, 70 per cent in early February and 73 per cent in early March. READ MORE
Review to be released: A review of the Toronto police force’s handling of missing-persons investigations ordered after the arrest of serial killer Bruce McArthur is set to be released. McArthur later pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder. READ MORE
Slain cop to lie in Capitol: A slain police officer will lie in honour in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, the second such memorial ceremony this year. William (Billy) Evans was killed April 2 when a vehicle rammed into him and another officer. Officer Brian Sicknick died after engaging with rioters during the insurrection at the Capitol in January, although investigators do not yet know exactly what caused his death. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Radioactive water to be released: Japan announced it will start releasing treated radioactive water from a nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years. Accumulating water has been stored in tanks at the Fukushima plant since a massive tsunami damaged its reactors in 2011. The plant’s storage capacity will be full late next year. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Snow and blowing snow with a high of -1 C, wind chill as low as -10 this morning and wind from the north at 40 km/h gusting to 60 all day.
In case you missed it
Dennis and Bernadette Lidgett, pictured after a family hike in Rushing River Provincial Park, one of their favourite camping spots. The duo was best known for their deep love of the outdoors and each other. SUPPLIED
‘These people didn’t deserve this’: The family of Dennis and Bernadette Lidgett, who were found slain in their home near Lorette late last month, were supposed to be busy this spring planning the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Instead, they are planning a funeral service. Jenn Lidgett, the oldest of the couple’s three children, told the Free Press, “We’re shocked, we’re saddened, and we want to turn back time.” READ MORE
Yukon election: Yukon is headed for a minority government. The Liberal and Yukon parties won eight seats each in Monday’s territorial election, while the NDP won two seats. A judicial recount for a constituency where the Liberal and the NDP tied is set for Thursday. If the vote is still tied, the winner of the constituency will be determined by drawing lots. READ MORE
‘Accidental discharge’: Police and protesters clashed for the second consecutive night in Brooklyn Center, Minn., after a Black man was killed during a traffic stop Sunday. Authorities said an officer apparently meant to fire a Taser and not a handgun. In nearby Minneapolis, the defence will begin presenting its case today in the trial of a former Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd’s death. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Still seeking recognition: A judge is expected to present a decision in the coming days in a long legal battle. Richard North and Chris Vogel are hoping the court will find an adjudicator was wrong to decide the province did not discriminate against North by refusing to certify the marriage. Vogel and North were married in a Unitarian church in 1974, decades before Manitoba legalized gay marriage in 2004. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
On this date
On April 13, 1985: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba Lotteries Corp. handed out $3,000 in five-dollar vouchers over three weekends to encourage people to gamble before the noon hour at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. A single mother from Winnipeg said she had to go to North Dakota for an abortion after police raided the Morgentaler Clinic. Winnipeg police confirmed a document concerning Medicare that was presented by Tory health critic Don Orchard in the legislature was the same one reported stolen from a Health Department office. Police took the document, but the MLA refused to say whether he had made a copy.
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