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Tariff turmoil, diversifying trade, MMIWG cases, homelessness solution, Peace Garden reflections

Good evening. Winnipeg hosts the New Jersey Devils tonight. With just 10 games left in the season, the Jets have a chance to sew up their first-ever division title.

You’ll find game coverage and analysis on our website later tonight — and on Sunday, when the team’s homestand continues with an afternoon tilt against the Canucks.

Here’s a look at what else our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'A lot of turbulent waters to navigate'

Carol Sanders:

Kinew encourages premiers to build up economy together

Carney speaks to first ministers after talking to Trump Read More

 

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press:

Carney says Trump respected Canada in phone call about launching new economic talks

"This was a call between two leaders of their respective governments, between two sovereign nations": PM Read More

 

Dan Lett:

Looks like Carney has the cards, and Trump has given them to him

It is often difficult during an election campaign to identify the moment when the race is over. However, this year, a simple phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Liberal Leader Mark Carney may be that mythical, seminal moment. Read More

 
 
 

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'You sure learn fast that things have changed'

Dan Lett:

Betrayed and dismayed

It’s time Canada breaks it off with the bully to the south to test the waters with more-sensible trade suitors Read More

 
 

'I can’t have peace unless I know'

Chris Kitching:

Quest for justice renewed as memories flood back

Identification of Buffalo Woman brings pain — and resolve — for families of murdered Indigenous women Read More

 
 

'The return on investment... is huge'

Scott Billeck:

Home sweet, supportive, successful home

Dauphin program combines housing and comprehensive wraparound support system under one roof to get people off the street, on to better lives while taking pressure off law enforcement, health system Read More

 
 

'Hope for continued peace, awareness of its fragility'

Alison Gillmor:

Can spirit of hope outlast hostility?

Created to salute Canada-U.S. bond, peace garden now seems a place out of time Read More

 
 
 

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Federal Election

Paul G. Thomas: The modernization of the Senate
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Influencers — not news outlets or politicians — ‘dominated’ election online: report
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
The Canadian Press: Corrective to Oct. 2 story about challenge to election results in Terrebonne riding
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks
Jen Zoratti: Increasingly sophisticated deepfake AI-generated political ads threaten to unravel Canada’s social order
Malak Abas: Despite ease of digital media, candidates still rely on old-fashioned campaign lawn signs
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Elections Canada to launch review following issues with special ballots
Judy Waytiuk: Truth, lies and videotape
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: No evidence federal election was affected by foreign interference, commissioner says
 

Local

Chris Kitching: ‘Steeped in history’: Fort Garry Hotel up for sale
Carol Sanders: Health officials working to control hepatitis A outbreak in province
Nicole Buffie: Hermanos steakhouse to shutter, relocate in Exchange
Gabrielle Piché: Grocery, convenience store PST relief unfair to restaurants, industry advocates argue
Dean Pritchard: Judge delivers six-year sentence to ex-hockey coach who lured, sexually assaulted teen girl
Joyanne Pursaga: Lighting, boiler systems could get green upgrade in city buildings
Scott Billeck: U.S. man charged with luring Manitoba girl, 10, online
Chris Kitching: Province to make non-profit thrift stores eligible for security rebate
Erik Pindera: Ontario MD claims Manitoba recruiters misrepresented Carberry hospital job
Maggie Macintosh: Winnipeg School Division creates network between four inner-city schools
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Health, social crises worsen despite NDP’s undeniable efforts to address them
Kelly Higginson: Small towns and temporary foreign workers
Editorial: Manitoba is leading, in some very bad ways
Tory McNally: Rural employers competing harder than ever for talent
Tanya Palson: Ahead of the curve: Manitoba’s workforce model
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd: Bridging the chasm of hatred
Gwynne Dyer: The plight of three very poor countries
Niigaan Sinclair: Someone call the PM: next governor general doesn’t speak a single Indigenous language
Christopher J. Schneider: The pitfalls of increased use of AI in policing
Scott Forbes: What to do with inconvenient wildlife
 

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: 'Kimberly Akimbo' takes on mortality with heart and humour
Ben Sigurdson: Canadian scribe lands lucrative poetry prize
Holly Harris: Guest clarinetist part of dramatic end to wildly varied WSO season
AV Kitching: Exhibition takes Canadian history of Chinese oppression from the archives into the light
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press: Bell Media deal allows Québécois dubbing of ‘The Simpsons’ to continue
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Cineplex CEO applauds longer theatrical windows for new releases, downplays sale talk
Ben Waldman: Inclusive, integrated musical theatre company in Winnipeg first of its kind in Canada
John Longhurst: Weston-area church seeking financial help to fix leaky roof
Jen Zoratti: Heated Rivalry parody going full steam ahead in NYC
Maureen Scurfield: In seeking bio-family, consider adoptive mom’s feelings
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Six players from Oak Bluff-based prep team chosen by Western Hockey League in Prospect Draft
The Canadian Press: Game 5 of PWHL semifinal in Montreal postponed due to illnesses
Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball a lifeline for Manitoba Bisons’ Dadash-Adeh
Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers training camp begins with excitement
Joshua Frey-Sam: Homegrown guard gives Sea Bears spark in season opening win
Mike McIntyre: Powerhouse Griffins put Moose down
Joshua Frey-Sam: Hutter not afraid to step up in lead role as team prepares for Western Women’s Canadian Football League season kickoff
George Williams: Assiniboia Downs racing season opens Tuesday, and follows in the hoofbeats of record-setting 68th season
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: ‘Final touches’ underway at FIFA World Cup venues in Vancouver, Toronto
Jordan Stoopler, The Canadian Press: Sabres point to lack of discipline, consistency in back-to-back losses to Canadiens
 

Business

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Trans Mountain and its federal parent see case for Ottawa owning pipeline for good
Aaron Epp: Venetian Nail Spa adds third link in local chain, preps for grand opening at CF Polo Park
Malak Abas: IGM Financial caps big year with first steps toward another
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. stock markets inch higher despite gains in oil prices
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: BoC report estimates U.S. counter-tariffs pushed prices up about 6% last year
Malak Abas: Travel Manitoba’s new marketing campaign puts focus on resilience in wake of wildfire-stricken 2025
Joyanne Pursaga: Developers selling some land slated for delayed ‘complete community’ near Polo Park
Aaron Epp: AI-driven app like a grain market ‘analyst in your pocket’
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canada, U.S. stock markets rise amid jobs reports from both countries
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
 

Canada

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Canada’s economy ‘sprinting into a wall’ to start 2025 as tariff hit looms
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Canada’s most wanted: Quebec street gang leader arrested in Rome hideout
Jill Colvin And Linley Sanders, The Associated Press: Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally as Trump strains a longtime partnership
The Canadian Press: Vancouver police deploying big presence to ‘maintain order’ at anti-Tesla protests
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: Canadian police partner with AI in arms race against criminals. But at what cost?
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay cuts 200 corporate jobs effective April 4
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province’s top doctor
The Canadian Press: Newfoundland destroys textbooks with inaccurate information about Indigenous people
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: Michael Bublé says hosting Junos speaks for his national pride
 
 

World

The Associated Press: Putin suggests putting Ukraine under UN-sponsored external governance
David Rising And Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press: Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead
Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press: Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war
The Associated Press: The Latest: Vance visits Greenland as Trump presses for a US takeover of the island
Michael Casey, The Associated Press: A mayor’s lawsuit shut down a newspaper over fake stories. Now he faces corruption allegations
Matthew Brown, Hannah Schoenbaum And Mead Gruver, The Associated Press: Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
Jill Colvin And Scott Bauer, The Associated Press: Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient
The Associated Press: Tufts University student can’t be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says
 

One last thing...

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press:

Fight on in southern Alberta to save Tyra the mega-popular tourist-luring dinosaur

Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event. Read More

 
 

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