Your forecast
Increasing cloudiness early this morning. Wind from southeast at 20 km/h gusting to 40, becoming south at 40 gusting to 60 this morning. High 14 C. UV index 4 or moderate.
What’s happening today
Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s French language skills will be put to the test, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to turn his numbers around, when the five main federal party leaders square off in Montreal tonight in the first of two debates ahead of election day on April 28. The Canadian Press reports.
From left: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Liberal Leader Mark Carney; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and co-leader of the Green party Jonathan Pedneault. (Jacques Boissinot, Chris Young, Sean Kilpatrick, Spencer Colby, Mathieu Catafard / The Canadian Press files)
The Winnipeg Jets host the Anaheim Ducks at Canada Life Centre, starting at 6 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Canada’s first duty-free shop, and one of only two in Manitoba, is at risk of closing as fewer Canadians head south thanks to the political fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports.
“The uncertainty surrounding our future has deeply affected the store my family has operated for over 40 years,” said Simon Resch, the owner and operator of the Emerson Duty Free Shop.
”It no longer feels like a place of stability, but one of constant stress and crisis. These days — or maybe I should say, these years — all of the reward has been removed, the risk has been enhanced. It’s demoralizing, it’s deflating and the real impacts of it are people are losing their jobs. People, like me, are losing their homes, we’re losing our livelihoods, our life investments.” Tyler Searle has the story.
Simon Resch of the Emerson Duty Free Shop says the store will soon close ‘if something doesn’t change soon’ (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
On the bright side
Once a crime-ridden hotel where bartenders slung cheap drinks next to a gritty parking lot vendor, health and hope have come to a neighbourhood hungry for change.
Since opening in December, the Right Care Medical Centre at 465 Cumberland Ave., has treated hundreds of patients.
“It’s been nice to be here because you definitely see that there’s a need,” said Dr. Shiza Pirzada. “There’s a lot of patients that don’t have family doctors looking for care.” Scott Billeck has the story.
Dr. Shiza Pirzad said her background has helped connect with community members who visit the clinic. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On April 16, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the city’s police chief was up in arms over the coming Royal Tour in July, which included a half-hour boat trip up the Red River from St. Boniface to Kildonan Park, and said the event would be fortunate to avoid a drowning. Winnipeg Enterprises Corp., which owned the Winnipeg Arena, turned down a bid by the Winnipeg Warriors team to lower its rent in a move some worried would mean the end of professional hockey in Winnipeg. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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