What’s happening today
CPPeople gather at an anti-curfew protest in Montreal on Sunday. (Giuseppe Valiante / The Canadian Press)
Clash over COVID-19 curfew: Business owners in Old Montreal will be assessing the damage this morning after hundreds of protesters gathered in defiance of a revised COVID-19 curfew last night. Police fired tear gas and rushed the crowd, prompting dozens of people to scatter before setting more fires and breaking windows. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Protests after police shooting: Protests continued in a suburb of Minneapolis early today after a 20-year-old man who was shot by police and then crashed his car into another vehicle died. The incident in Brooklyn Center happened amid the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death. Prosecutors in the trial could rest their case after more testimony today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Set to release surveys: The Bank of Canada will release its business outlook survey and its survey of consumer expectations amid new COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario and elsewhere. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Jets take on Ottawa: The Jets, who have won three consecutive games and earned seven out of eight potential points in their last four games, face the Senators in Ottawa at 6 p.m. CT. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Coun. Kevin Klein says his calling attention to issues reflects his current council work, not a push for higher office. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Klein coy about future: People who have spent their careers watching politicians suspect Coun. Kevin Klein might be waging an unofficial campaign for the mayor’s office. “I’m really just focusing on results for Winnipeg and change for Winnipeg and ending the status quo,” Klein says. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
‘Profound impression’: Shelley Cook’s latest column is about teachers she says refused to give up on her. READ MORE
Student develops parking website: A Grade 10 student who was Winnipeg’s first “kid mayor” has created a website to make finding a parking spot easier. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On April 12, 1975: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Cambodian government was reportedly still in control of Phnom Penh despite claims by Khmer Rouge radio that communist insurgents had penetrated deep into the city and had occupied the airport. Winnipeg city council’s demand for a 10 per cent municipal share of eight provincial growth taxes was rebuffed. Winnipeg police had arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the slaying of a businessman the previous week. In Beirut, fighting with machine guns and grenades continued for a third day between Palestinian guerrillas and a conservative party’s private army.
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