Your forecast
Increasing cloudiness early this morning, with 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High 15 C.
What’s happening today
In Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify today at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s last two elections.
The inquiry has already heard that China and other state actors attempted to interfere, but there has been little evidence so far to indicate whether they were successful. The Canadian Press reports.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Nick Iwanyshyn / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
The Manitoba government is slashing the capital budget for highway infrastructure by about $57 million this year, but insists it’s not a cut and ongoing projects will not be disrupted.
The Opposition Tories have repeatedly targeted the budget for provincial roads and highways since it was released April 2, while suggesting projects could be delayed or cancelled.
“Absolutely not,” Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor told the Free Press Tuesday. “We will spend every dollar. We will be transparent — that is the difference.” Chris Kitching has the story.
(Sarah Taylor / Free Press files)
On the bright side
It’s a new pocket guide designed to save lives. Six years and two major overhauls later, 30,000 copies of an updated guide to housing, food and health-care resources in Winnipeg’s downtown is ready for distribution to the city’s vulnerable and newcomers in need of community connections.
Members of the Winnipeg Outreach Network, a group comprised of community organizations that provide resources to vulnerable people, compiled the 11×17 street guide. Nicole Buffie has the story.
Tammie Kolbuck (left) and Brittney Nygaard, co-chairs of the Winnipeg Outreach Network, show off the updated street guide. *Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On April 10, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported a tornado that swept across Oklahoma killed 152 people, injured more than 1,000, and caused millions of dollars in damage. In Portage la Prairie, RCMP investigated after a man was fatally shot in the home of a neighbour. In Brandon, police searched for convicted safecracker Michael Negrey, who had escaped from the provincial jail while awaiting transfer to the penitentiary. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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