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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESCouncillor Jeff Browaty: “What is the WPS doing to ensure the safety of citizens by evicting illegal squatters?”
Nobody’s going to slow me down: Coun. Jeff Browaty points to a new poll he commissioned to argue most Winnipeggers don’t want the speed limit lowered on residential streets. According to the Probe Research poll, if given a chance to vote on a plebiscite to reduce the residential speed limit to 30 km/h from 50 km/h, 66 per cent said they would vote “no,” 26 per cent said they’d vote “yes” and eight per cent weren’t sure. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
New restrictions in France: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered temporary school closures nationwide and new travel restrictions to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases. But Macron has resisted a strict lockdown, hoping to chart a “third way” of handling the pandemic. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The day is set to get off to a chilly start, with temperatures near -7 C and a windchill of -14 this morning, but the afternoon is expected to be sunny and reach a forecast high of 11.
In case you missed it
CPPaul Stastny goes down after getting a high stick to the face from T.J Brodie, which knocked out a tooth or two. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)
That hurts: The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a home game on Wednesday night. Paul Statsny and Derek Forbort each got a bit banged up, and team captain Blake Wheeler left the ice with an injury in the first period and never returned. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
More distanced celebrations: In a second year of COVID-19 Zoom gatherings for Passover, Easter and Ramadan, among other special events, worshippers and families face the same choice this spring. Now is not the time to flout public health orders by gathering in large groups, our editorial argues. READ MORE
On this date
On April 1, 2004: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a construction firm was refusing to provide critical information concerning Winnipeg’s water supply during the floodway expansion project, over concerns of “forced unionization.” Thirteen more homes were to be protected by sandbags, after a heavy rainfall sharpened fears of worse flooding as the crest on the Red River approached. The city opted to replace Randy Gadowski as city entomologist, just before the onset of its annual anti-mosquito efforts.
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