What’s happening today
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS”There will be lots for people to eat, see and do when they get here,” said True North senior vice-president Kevin Donnelly. “The screens will be on. The hotdogs and beer and hot chocolate will be available.”
Playoff party: The Jets will seek their first playoff win in franchise history, and the first for a Winnipeg NHL team since 1996, when they host the Wild at 6 p.m. Thousands of fans are expected to flock downtown for the Whiteout street party, which will be dusted with snow starting about an hour after puck drop. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Agreement to be announced: A news conference is taking place late this morning at Assiniboia Downs to announce an agreement has been reached between the federal government and seven First Nations set to inherit the Kapyong Barracks. Talks were continuing through Tuesday afternoon to see whether specific pledges or timelines will announced today, Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Military plane crashes: The Algerian government says 257 people were killed when a military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed this morning. The crash happened shortly after the plane left an air base southwest of the capital, Algiers. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, a high of 2 C, about 2 centimetres of snow tonight and wind from the northeast at 20 km/h late this evening.
In case you missed it
SUPPLIEDGreta, a Golden Lab mix who was estimated to be two years old, was shot and killed at the Richardson International Airport on Monday.
Dog shot at airport: A wildlife officer shot and killed a dog after it escaped a broken kennel and ran loose on an airport runway Monday. The Winnipeg Airport Authority says flights were diverted because of the dog, a golden Labrador mix from Shamattawa First Nation being transported to Winnipeg. Jessica Botehlo-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Humboldt hurting: Linsey Smith billeted Winnipeg hockey player Matthieu Gomercic, who survived the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 15. Smith says he felt “guilty beyond belief” when he saw the young man at a vigil this weekend. “Because so many people had lost someone. And for anybody to see a smile on my face… I couldn’t let that happen,” he told Randy Turner. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
A photo of the CBC building in Toronto on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. (Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press files)
‘Screwed’ by Sportsnet: Sportsnet’s decision to air the Jets-Wild playoff series means Manitobans are “getting screwed” by having to pay extra to watch their team play, and by early game times, Paul Wiecek writes. The real question, he says, is, “Why are we giving anything at all to the CBC?” READ MORE
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#WpgWHITEOUT: Trending due to both forecast weather conditions for today as well as a certain fan event in downtown Winnipeg. Even the RCMP got into the act, tweeting: “Weather Advisory – #WHITEOUT conditions expected across Manitoba tomorrow, with a FULL #WpgWHITEOUT accumulating around 6pm. Motorists should use caution if cheering while driving.”
On this date
On April 4, 1911: The Manitoba Free Press reported that water for the Greater Winnipeg Area from Shoal Lake would not be filtered, despite some concerns about zooplanktonic cyclops in the water. In France, members of the senate insisted that any peace treaty in the wake of the Great War must guard against all future wars. READ MORE
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