What’s happening today
CPSome of the bodies of those killed at a religious festival in Israel early today. (Ishay Jerusalemite / Behadrei Haredim via The Associated Press)
Dozens dead in Israel disaster: At least 44 people were killed and about 150 were injured in a stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel early today. READ MORE
B.C. travel ban: British Columbia will announce more details about enforcement of a controversial pandemic travel ban set to expire in late May. READ MORE
Senate set to vote: The Senate will vote on back-to-work legislation for 1,150 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal. READ MORE
Theme park to reopen: Disney’s original theme park in Anaheim will reopen after being closed for 13 months because of the pandemic. Disneyland will operate at limited capacity, and only Californians are allowed in. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with increasing cloudiness, a 60 per cent chance of showers beginning late this afternoon, a high of 13 C, wind chill as low as -9 this morning and wind from the south at 20 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60.
Weekend sports
CPTeam Canada after practice in Calgary on Thursday. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press)
Curling begins in Calgary: Kerri Einarson’s Gimli team will represent Canada when the World Women’s Curling Championship begins today in Calgary. The team missed out on last year’s tournament when it was cancelled because of the pandemic. Canada’s first game is against Sweden at 3 p.m. CT. READ MORE
Match with Montreal: The Winnipeg Jets, who have lost five consecutive games, open a three-game road trip against the Canadiens in Montreal at 6 p.m. CT. Their next game is against the Ottawa Senators on Monday. In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says the Jets could use red-hot Manitoba Moose forward Cole Perfetti right now. READ MORE
NFL draft continues: The second round of the NFL draft begins this evening. For the third time in league history, the first three picks of the draft were used to select quarterbacks, including North Dakota State’s Trey Lance. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Derby day: The Kentucky Derby is happening Saturday afternoon in Louisville. Last year’s event was spectator-free and postponed to Labour Day because of the pandemic. READ MORE
On this date
On April 30, 2016: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the legislative assembly’s longest-serving member, Steve Ashton, was voted out after 35 years in provincial politics. Former Free Press reporter Ray Wyant reflected on his time spent in a cell at the Headingley jail 40 years later, through his professional lens as a judge. Royal Winnipeg Ballet principal dancer Jo-Anne Sundermeier found love off the stage with second soloist Josh Reynolds, and they were preparing to put their chemistry on centre stage during their performance of Peter Pan at the Centennial Concert Hall.
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