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CPDemonstrators take cover from crowd-dispersal munitions fired by police while protesting the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn., Tuesday night. (John Minchillo / The Associated Press)
Decision expected on charges: Prosecutors expect to decide whether to charge the white former police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, sparking three nights of protests amid the nearby murder trial of the ex-officer accused of killing George Floyd. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Set to face Sens again: The Winnipeg Jets will face the Senators in Ottawa for the second time in three nights at 6 p.m. CT. The Jets blew a 2-0 lead Monday, ending a three-game win streak. The newest member of the Jets, defenceman Jordie Benn, told reporters Tuesday he learned from a Jets player that he had been acquired at the trade deadline. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
New deadline for troop withdrawal: U.S. President Joe Biden will announce he will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks in his country’s history. The decision defies a May 1 deadline under an agreement the Trump administration reached with the Taliban but leaves no room for additional extensions. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Haiti’s PM resigns: Joseph Jouthe, who served as Haiti’s prime minister for just over a year, announced he has resigned. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle until about 8 p.m., with a high of 0 C, wind chill as low as -13 and wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESDr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens says mandatory masks would likely be beneficial in the context of outdoor gatherings where people have a natural tendency to get closer instead of keeping their distance.
Mandatory masks outdoors: Medical microbiologist Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens said making masks mandatory in outdoor settings — something the province’s top doctor has hinted at — would likely be beneficial as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic takes off in Manitoba. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Telephone town hall: Health Minister Heather Stefanson, Dr. Brent Roussin and senior officials with the vaccine task force fielded questions from residents in rural and northern communities about the province’s immunization plan in the first of two telephone town halls last night. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Return to royal duties: Queen Elizabeth II has returned to royal duties after the death of her husband, Prince Philip. The 94-year-old British monarch attended a retirement ceremony for a senior royal official on Tuesday, the official record of royal engagements states. READ MORE
On this date
On April 14, 2005: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that prime minister Paul Martin appeared to be readying for a spring election, positioning the Liberals as champions of medicare and national unity. Two Winnipeg police officers helped rush a pregnant woman to Health Sciences Centre, where her baby was delivered by a nurse in the back seat of a car parked outside the emergency room. A 22-year-old liver recipient urged others to sign organ donor cards, saying she met 10 people who died while on waiting lists for organs.
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