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Evacuees moving, shelter security, school attack, emergency calls, Bombers preview, Endless Cookie
Plus: Read to the end for a new "missing link" dinosaur

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'We’re hoping to bring them home soon'

Chris Kitching:

Cranberry Portage residents to return home Saturday; Ontario out of room for evacuees

A northern community evacuated due to wildfire has been deemed safe for residents to return this weekend, while Ontario has stopped accepting evacuees from Manitoba after welcoming thousands to Niagara Falls. Read More

 

Malak Abas:

Province now in charge of security at Leila Avenue evacuee shelter

Safety remains concern for those affected by wildfires Read More

 
 
 

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'We need to understand and know why'

Skye Anderson and Erik Pindera:

Teen accused in sword attack planned to hurt others: police

The 16-year-old accused of seriously assaulting a fellow student with a sword at a Brandon high school Tuesday was planning to attack more people, police say. Read More

 
 

'I pray that no one suffered because of the waste you caused'

Dean Pritchard:

Court grapples with how to handle senior who made 350 calls to 911, went to ER 137 times

A Winnipeg senior has spent more than 130 days in jail for making hundreds of phone calls to emergency response services in which she claimed crises that didn’t exist. Read More

 
 

'It will be exciting'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Bombers set to kick off season with battle against familiar face

Returning favourites, fresh recruits face Lions as road to Grey Cup begins Read More

 
 

'Eventually, we gave into the insanity'

Randall King:

Animated documentary Endless Cookie a bite-sized chunk of family life

At the close of the Hot Docs Festival in May, in a field of dozens of live-action films, it was the animated feature Endless Cookie that took home the $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary, a prize determined by audience poll. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Scott Billeck: No link found between deaths, plasma donations: Health Canada
Nicole Buffie: Baby black bears orphaned after mother killed
Scott Billeck: Search for missing Ukrainian refugee detailed, methodical
Gabrielle Piché: Shared Health lacks data to predict future staffing needs
Photography by Ruth Bonneville: In photos: Winnipeg bakers prepare for Easter
Erik Pindera: School division hit with second lawsuit over sex offences
Dean Pritchard: Judge delays sentencing for hockey coach convicted of sexually assaulting player
Tyler Searle: Convicted mail bomber loses parole-denial appeal
Erik Pindera: Interlake paramedic disciplined, fined for misconduct
Tyler Searle: Bank says $343-K error was city law firm’s, asks court to dismiss lawsuit
 

Opinion

Joel Schlesinger: Latest smartphone app launch for young do-it-yourself investors points to industry trending toward no commissions on trades
Scott Forbes: Folly of Canada’s oil, gas addiction clear
Editorial: Trying to read the budgetary tea leaves
Gwynne Dyer: On alliances
David McLaughlin: Pallister portrait shows more of the man
Laura Rance: Farmland values continue inexorable rise
Jen Zoratti: Gimme a break with supporting burnout culture
Tim Kist: Winning rhythm of review, refocus, recharge
Maureen Scurfield: Grieving competition anything but healthy
Tory McNally: Long weekends change time off equation
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Reviewed by Jess Woolford: Dark fantasy explores the demands of being human — and our perfectly imperfect creations
Reviewed by Sara Harms: Stunning stories explore families’ untreated mental illnesses
John Longhurst: Moderator offers vision for future of United Church
Sharon Chisvin: Interfaith bridge-builder Khalid Mahmood honoured
Ben Sigurdson: Grandmother’s memoir lands Colby a Kobzar
Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Golden state governor’s uneven past, tussles with Trump chronicled in frank, fresh prose
Reviewed by Joseph Hnatiuk: NATO (including Canada) anything but peacekeepers in world conflict: author
Reviewed by Alison Gillmor: Wayward prairie scholar reconstructs ancient text as his life falls apart in Martel’s profound prose
David Pitt: Paperbacks: Virginia family entangled with thugs
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Winkler-product records first career major league hit, walk-off RBI single
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the PWHL: Playoff picture; Fantastic Fillier; Green Monster for MVP?
Mike McIntyre: Moose in playoff hunt
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Jets look forward to playing old head coach as club lands in Columbus
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ playoff hopes dimming with loss to Dallas Stars
Joshua Frey-Sam: Star guard/forward Teddy Allen returns to Sea Bears after abrupt departure in 2024
Ken Wiebe: ‘I feel great on the ice’: Barron back as Jets face off against Dallas
Joshua Frey-Sam: Goodbye, Goldeyes — hello, Manitoba Mosquitoes
R.j. Rico, The Associated Press: After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president,’ body camera shows
Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press: Mickelson pulls out of the Masters, which will be without Lefty and Woods for first time since 1994
 

Business

Malak Abas: Papiiro opens doors, journals in Village
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets mixed
Aaron Epp: April Fools’ Day jokes highlight real-life issues, joys of local small businesses, owners say
Aaron Epp: Manitoba gross domestic product growth modest in 2026: Deloitte
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg company’s web series in spotlight at international Shorty Awards
Cathy Bussewitz, The Associated Press: Stopgap measures aren’t enough to halt rising gas prices as the world scrambles for more oil
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Oil shock manageable but prices reflect assumption that conflict will end soon: BMO
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets continue to rise on hopes of end to Iran war, oil prices move lower
Aaron Epp: Harmony Aesthetics banks on cryogenic storage, preservation, future utilization of hair follicle stem cells
Malak Abas: Swan River-based cosmetics brand seeks ‘bigger breakthrough’
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump is receiving mostly negative ratings from countries around the world: poll
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: All regions will get ‘fair share’ of defence windfall: industry minister
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canada invites United Arab Emirates to G7 summit, Brazil says Carney invited to COP30
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: NDP leader says Carney needs to keep Parliament in the loop on trade talks
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
The Canadian Press: Mounties used polygraph tests during some interviews in missing N.S. children case
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Wildfire looming over Squamish, B.C., reached within 40 metres of homes
The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe promises $500 in direct aid to each wildfire evacuee
The Canadian Press: Sabia, veteran of public and private sectors, to head Carney’s Privy Council
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Hockey player invited teammates to hotel room without woman’s consent: Crown
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa And Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press: More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say
Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press: Mandatory military service for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox tests Netanyahu’s rule
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russian attacks kill 3 and wound 64 as drones hit Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine
Michelle Gumede And Gerald Imray, The Associated Press: At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa with toll expected to rise, officials say
Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press: About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids
Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press: Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Jennifer Peltz And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press: Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in split verdict at #MeToo sex crimes retrial
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: Is the Trump-Musk spat really over? Judging from Wall Street trading, it’s a fragile peace
Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press: Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated
Darlene Superville, Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman And Didi Tang, The Associated Press: Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%
 

One last thing...

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press:

‘The missing link’: New early tyrannosaur species discovered by Calgary researchers

The species, Khankhuuluu mongoliensis — meaning "Dragon Prince" or "Prince of Dragons of Mongolia" — is believed to have crossed via a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska roughly 85 million years ago. Read More

 
 

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