War in Ukraine
CPRoyal Canadian Air Force personnel load aid cargo bound for Ukraine via Poland at CFB Trenton in March. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)
Troops head to Poland: Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are set to depart from an Ontario military base to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Defence-spending poll: A new poll released today found only 34 per cent of Canadians want more money in the defence budget. Christian Bourque, executive vice-president of Leger, said the numbers are surprising given the public conversation about NATO spending targets. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Russian warship damaged: Ukraine said its forces struck and seriously damaged the warship Moskva. The damage to the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet would be a potentially major setback for the invaders and a major blow to Russian prestige. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Neighbours say a man, woman and two young children lived in the unit where the bodies were discovered on 7th Street S.E. in Portage la Prairie. (Chris Kitching / Winnipeg Free Press)
Still searching for suspect: Police continue to search for Trevis McLeod, who is charged with killing a woman and her two children in Portage la Prairie this weekend. He was last seen in downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday. READ MORE
New virus numbers: The province is set to release its weekly virus bulletin.
Weather
The Trans-Canada Highway remains closed from Headingley to the Saskatchewan border. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your forecast: Snow and blowing snow, with a daytime low of -7 C, wind chill as low as -16 and wind from the north at 40 km/h gusting to 60.
What’s happening this weekend
Easter baskets at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brandon. (Tim Smith / Brandon Sun files)
Services after storm: Easter is this Sunday, while Passover starts Friday evening and runs until April 23. Some churches and synagogues have switched to virtual services this weekend because of uncertainty regarding the snowstorm. Brenda Suderman reports. READ MORE
Faceoffs in Florida: The Winnipeg Jets will face the Florida Panthers on Friday evening in what is now the third match of a six-game road trip. The Jets face the Tampa Bay Lightning the next evening. The Jets were scheduled to host the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night, but the game was postponed because of the snowstorm. The Los Angeles Kings, the team that currently holds the Western Conference’s final playoff spot, host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Here is Mike McIntyre’s latest column. READ MORE
NBA playoffs: The NBA playoffs begin Saturday afternoon after the final two games of the play-in tournament Friday. READ MORE
In case you missed it
The beach on Lake Winnipeg in Gimli. (Trevor Hagan / Winnipeg Free Press files)
‘A huge loss’: The executive director of the Lake Winnipeg Foundation says she was “stunned” by the Liberal government earmarking less than one-fifth of the expected $100 million to restore large lakes and river systems. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Renters ‘losing out’: Critics say a new provincial tax credit targeting renters and low-income earners “entrenches income inequality.” Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
On this date
On April 14, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that long-distance aviation was entering a new era, as by the end of the decade travellers would be able to fly at 45,000 feet on jets seating up to 490 passengers; Boeing’s new jet would be two and a half times the size of the largest jets then in operation. Prime minister Lester Pearson announced Ottawa would pay for 75 per cent of the cost of flood fighting in Manitoba. In Saigon, more than 20,000 Buddhists demonstrated against the governing military junta. READ MORE
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