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Ex-cop sentencing, school bus crash, Crown Royal support, Orient Express, Team Lawes
Plus: Business in the front, party in the back

Good evening. The Winnipeg Jets are trying for a three-game win streak — their first since November — as they host the New York Islanders in a game that just got underway at Canada Life Centre.

Hockey writer Mike McIntyre is at the game; check our site later tonight (and tomorrow’s print edition) for results and analysis.

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

 

'The gravity of these offences… cannot be overstated'

Dean Pritchard:

Corrupt WPS officer’s criminal actions over eight years ‘fundamentally corrosive,’ Crown says during sentencing hearing

Former Winnipeg Police Service constable Elston Bostock trafficked drugs, interfered with crime scenes, fixed traffic tickets for friends and other officers and shared confidential information that put the public in harm’s way during an eight-year run of criminality. Read More

 
 
 

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'It hits the heart'

Chris Kitching:

Four suffer ‘significant injuries’ in western Manitoba school bus rollover

Witnesses reported seeing students being ejected from the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation education authority bus when it crashed into a snow-filled ditch on Highway 10 shortly after 8:30 a.m. Read More

 
 

'I want to appeal to my buddy Doug'

Tyler Searle:

‘Got to stick together’: Kinew implores Ford to keep Crown Royal on Ontario shelves

Manitoba premier proposes meeting at upcoming Jets game to settle dispute Read More

 
 

'The train of my dreams'

Ben Waldman:

All aboard!

Stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic Murder on the Orient Express takes killer off-the-rails approach Read More

 
 

'We’re just gonna play until they tell us we can’t anymore'

Taylor Allen:

‘It was crazy that it was that close’

Team Lawes makes Scotties Tournament of Hearts final spot on points Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Scott Billeck: ‘Just staggering’: city’s homelessness crisis worsening, new data reveals
Chris Kitching: Snow forecast has Peguis on edge
Joyanne Pursaga: City could freeze water rates if high usage continues
Jeff Hamilton: ‘Experience and stability’: veteran educator named interim teacher commissioner
Kevin Rollason: Every day is garbage pickup day in Winnipeg when the snow melts
Tyler Searle: Non-profit accuses former financial director of misappropriating millions
Dean Pritchard: Accused killer responded to punch in the face with bullet in victim’s chest, murder trial told
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Northern trade corridor top of mind as Manitoba premier plans meeting with PM
Kevin Rollason: Help arrives in Peguis to help gird for expected flood
Erik Pindera: Not responsible for senior’s death, WRHA claims in court papers
 

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Governments change, priorities change… and genocide goes on
Tom Brodbeck: Oblivious Conservatives fiddling while Poilievre burns
Brent Bellamy: Finding a fitting way to build in the Exchange District
Andrew Lodge: The need for regulation in a digital age
Editorial: A horror movie, starring you and your money
Free Press: Letters, April 13
Jen Zoratti: Moon mission Earth photo could change your worldview
Russell Wangersky: It’s green for go on spring-loaded imaginings
Laura Rance: Few food innovations as polarizing as genetic modification
David McLaughlin: Donald in Wonderland — apologies to Lewis Carroll
 

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: Venerable local music venue celebrates 25 years with changes that stay true to its roots
Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press: ‘Saturday Night Live’ moving to CTV/Crave in Canada after decades on Global
Ben Sigurdson: Two plights unfold, two stories told in new Yann Martel novel
Maureen Scurfield: Many strong women around, if you look a bit harder
Ben Sigurdson: Writing community rallies to relaunch book awards
Nia Vardalos: Actor/writer Vardalos offers readers a little sugar
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Waldman: Laser’s blue light gives green light to enter world of pure imagination
Reviewed by Jordan Ross: Late teen’s dealings with London’s criminal underworld unpacked in riveting, remarkable account
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Sweeting lands on her feet
Ken Wiebe: High-end Jets’ prospect to make NHL debut against Golden Knights
Joshua Frey-Sam: FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour brings dreams to our doorstep
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: With Montreal already qualified, Edmonton and Ottawa closing in on NHL playoff spots
Mike McIntyre: Sudarshan Yellamaraju used to swing a club inside Winnipeg’s Golf Dome — now he's a big deal on the PGA Tour
Joshua Frey-Sam: Canadian men’s rugby squad returns to the ‘Peg for first time in 33 years
Mike McIntyre: ‘It’s been a lot of fun for me’: Jets’ Vilardi honoured by team nomination for humanitarian award
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ season on the brink
Taylor Allen: Njegovan forms new Manitoba rink
Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press: Rory McIlroy pulls away with birdie binge and sets Masters record with 6-shot lead at halfway mark
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Province creating resource-focused website for tech sector startups
Aaron Epp: Crop-enhancement firm eyes potato prosperity
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. stock markets rise as oil pares gains from earlier in the day
The Canadian Press: GFL Environmental signs deal to buy Secure Waste Infrastructure
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Statistics Canada reports wealth and income gaps grew in 2025
Aaron Epp: Board game inspires business name
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed amid focus on Middle East
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba premier works on grocery tax-cut pledge as business group calls for more
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: High diesel prices could hit consumers harder than gas costs — for months
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delegation to pitch Churchill at Arctic Encounter Summit
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney off to China, Qatar and Davos to court investment, mend fences with Beijing
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: Coastal First Nations call on Carney to defend the B.C. tanker ban in pipeline talks
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Federal bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes wouldn’t cover X images: expert
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Police say person arrested following anti-regime protest at Iran’s empty embassy
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canadian charity opens relief hub for children in Gaza
Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press: Sydney, N.S., selected as the preferred base for new Arctic icebreakers
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Canada losing momentum on climate action as economic worries grow: RBC
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: B.C. RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah fired with immediate effect over ‘vulgar’ group chats
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Why an Ontario couple is leading a court battle to change MAID in B.C.
 
 

World

Mark Vancleave And Tim Sullivan, The Associated Press: Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death
Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown
Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russia attacks Ukraine’s power grid again in freezing temperatures
Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Gaza’s living conditions worsen as strong winds and hypothermia kill 5
Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Denmark, Greenland leaders stand united against Trump’s Greenland takeover call ahead of key meeting
Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown
Sam Metz And Omar Faruk, The Associated Press: Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland brings uproar and threats to a volatile region
Regina Garcia Cano And Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press: Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are ‘political prisoners’
Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press: Marine Le Pen’s appeal trial opens in Paris, with far-right leader’s 2027 presidential bid at stake
Jill Lawless And Brian Melley, The Associated Press: The BBC seeks to dismiss Trump’s $10B defamation lawsuit in a Florida court
 

One last thing...

Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press:

‘Joe Dirt’ tribute takes top prize in Pennsylvania Farm Show mullet contest

A contest to find the best mullet hairstyle attracted about 150 competitors and more than a thousand spectators on Monday — and the top award, in the form of the rear bumper of a Corvette, went to 10-year-old. Read More

 
 

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