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Today’s must-read
Edward Carriere has cut a lot of hair during the 47 years he has worked in his salon, which is smack dab in the middle of Winnipeg Centre.
He also lives in the riding, and like many voters, Carriere is torn. He wonders which candidate and party to support during these troubled times under U.S. tariffs: incumbent NDP MP Leah Gazan or the Liberal candidate, whose chances have exploded under new party leader Mark Carney.
“Leah is very popular in this area,” Carriere said. “But then there is all the news happening down in the United States. We are personally trying to feel good about it, but it has been only bad. Then the amount of support Mark Carney is getting is amazing. So what do we do? Support someone popular in the area? Or go the other way? These are the questions.” Kevin Rollason has the story.
Edward Carriere (left), who owns a hair salon in Winnipeg Centre and also lives in the federal riding, wonders which candidate and party to support. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On the bright side
For Sara Sambanthan, attending Folklorama is like stepping foot inside her childhood home. “I basically grew up at Folklorama,” she says.
The 29-year-old, whose parents emigrated from Sri Lanka, has been involved with the annual celebration of global culture for as long as she can remember. She danced in the Tamil pavilion as a child before moving on to volunteer roles managing tour groups and serving as an MC.
More recently, she’s volunteered on the festival’s licensing committee and joined its board of directors. Volunteers receive different shirts depending on their role and Sambanthan has a closet full. Aaron Epp has more here.
Folklorama’s manager of group tour programs Courtney Horwood (left) and volunteer Sara Sambanthan at the Folklorama offices downtown. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On April 14, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported tensions in Europe were high, as Britain pledged support for Greece and Romania, angering the Germany-Italy axis powers, and there were reports in Paris and Warsaw that Germany planned to strike immediately against Poland, as large concentrations of Nazi troops were placed at three points on the Polish frontier. In Washington, D.C., U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt pledged his country’s economic support, and to match force if necessary, to defend western nations against foreign aggression. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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