What you need to know
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe Jets whiteout street party packs a closed off section of Donald Street in downtown Winnipeg, Wednesday.
Wasn’t that a party?: After 22 years, Jets fans finally have a playoff win to celebrate. The Jets beat the Minnesota Wild last night for the franchise’s first post-season victory after being swept in two previous series. Thousands of fans packed Donald Street, which was closed for a playoff party, before and during the game. Jeff Hamilton and Alexandra Paul report. READ MORE
First funeral: The first funeral for the 16 victims of last week’s Humboldt Broncos bus crash is taking place today, with a service for radio broadcaster Tyler Bieber at the team’s home arena. The death toll from the crash increased after athletic therapist Dayna Brons died yesterday. READ MORE
What’s happening today
New name: The Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies will be officially renamed today in honour of William G. (Billy) Barker, Canada’s most-decorated war hero. Some of Barker’s family members will be at the ceremony.
Trump tweets: U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted early this morning an attack on Syria could be launched “very soon or not so soon at all.” In a tweet Wednesday, he had warned Russia, which supports the Syrian government, to “get ready” after a suspected chemical weapons attack last weekend. READ MORE
Trudeau trip: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will depart for Peru late this morning, his first stop on a foreign tour that includes two international summits. In the first event, the 8th Summit of the Americas, leaders from more than 30 Western Hemisphere countries are meeting. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be periods of light snow ending this morning and then clearing, a high of 1 C and wind at 20 km/h in the afternoon.
Around the water cooler
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsWinnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild during the second period on Wednesday.
Long time coming: This city should savour last night’s long-awaited Jets playoff win, columnist Paul Wiecek writes, but it’s clear the opposing team won’t not be going away quietly. The opposing team served notice with a gritty effort, he writes. READ MORE
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Sidney Crosby: The Pittsburgh Penguins star batted a puck out of mid-air to score a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers in game one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Crosby went on to pull off a hat trick and the Penguins won 7-0 READ MORE
On this date
On April 12, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a plane that had gone missing in Australia, the Southern Cross, was spotted by a search plane and that supplies were dropped to the missing plane’s crew, who were all alive and well. In Ottawa, after much debate, the federal budget passed in Parliament. In southwestern Ontario, flooding had resulted in seven deaths. READ MORE
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