Your forecast
Sunny, with increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this afternoon. High 16 C. UV index 5 or moderate.
What’s happening today
As AV Kitching reports, “Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) is hoping this year’s annual auction takes the (cup)cake. The art show and sale brings together 193 established and emerging local artists who have each contributed a work for the Over the Top Art auction.” Starting tonight, 5-9 p.m., at 329 Cumberland Ave. Read more here.
In addition to supporting MAWA and acquiring art, Over the Top Art Auction participants can also enjoy cupcakes and bid on raffle baskets. (Supplied)
Today’s must-read
A shadowy hacker group has claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack that leaked sensitive personal information and photos of Pembina Trails School Division students and employees to the dark web.
The group, which calls itself Rhysida, sought 15 bitcoins ($1.6 million in current value) when it tried to sell stolen data in January.
The attempted sale followed a ransom demand, which the division confirmed was not paid. Chris Kitching has the story.
Pembina Trails brought in an outside security firm to investigate the cyberattack.
On the bright side
By the time he was 24, Richard Comely had written, illustrated and published the first edition of his very own superhero, Captain Canuck. Since making his debut in May 1975, Comely’s most famous character has starred on pyjamas, animated series and a national commemorative stamp while appearing in more than four million comic books in print worldwide.
Now, amid continuing trade scuffles with the United States, the bilingual special government agent, eco-warrior and Canadian defender is thriving as he approaches his 50th anniversary. Ben Waldman has the story.
Richard Comely is the creator of Captain Canuck comics.
On this date
On April 11, 1968: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Ottawa, members of Pierre Trudeau’s inner circle disagreed whether Trudeau, who had recently been chosen as Liberal leader and was sworn in as prime minister after Lester Pearson stepped down, should call an election in June or wait until the autumn. In Winnipeg, a proposal to allow certain 15-year-olds to drop out of high school to seek jobs was approved in principle by the Manitoba legislature. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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