Your forecast
Cloudy with periods of rain beginning this afternoon, and a high of 9 C, with a low of 3. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning.
What’s happening today
Dan Mintz, best known as the voice of the eldest sibling of the Bob’s Burgers clan, brings his monotone standup to Winnipeg this weekend for a three-night residency at Rumor’s Comedy Club. Starts tonight and runs till April 15; for ticket info and showtimes, see rumorscomedyclub.com.
The Jets face the Colorado Avalanche in Denver, beginning at 7 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Winnipeg Jets co-owner Mark Chipman stickhandled through fear and anger Wednesday over what some fans perceived as a veiled threat the team could leave the city without a boost in ticket sales. Martin Cash has the story.
Mark Chipman (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On April 13, 1954: The Winnipeg Free Press reported former Manitoba premier John Bracken had been appointed by the provincial government to head a commission that would probe Manitoba’s liquor laws. A motion passed by Winnipeg city council would grant corporations the right to vote in civic elections if the motion were approved by the provincial legislature. In Canberra, a diplomat identified as chief of the Russian secret police in Australia had fled the Soviet embassy there and had turned over documents to Australian authorities that implied the existence of a spy ring in the country, similar to one exposed in Canada after the Second World War. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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