What you need to know
(Carlos Gonzalez/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, top, makes a save in Game 4 Tuesday.
Jets a win away: Mark Scheifele scored two goals, including an empty-netter with seconds remaining, and Vezina Trophy finalist Connor Hellebuyck had a shutout as the Jets beat the Wild last night. The Jets lead the series 3-1 and can end it Friday night at Bell MTS Place. Jason Bell reports from St. Paul, Minn. READ MORE
Technical trouble: Manitoba Justice has asked a handful of motorists to send in paperwork about their tickets after the information was lost in the wake of technical glitches last month. “I don’t want to have to deal with this again,” said Peter Townsend. “This isn’t my fault.” Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Cuba to pick president: Cuba’s National Assembly will elect a new president in a secret vote today, and the winner will be announced Thursday. The communist country’s new leader will be the first since 1959 who wasn’t named Castro. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, with a high of 13 C and wind from the east at 10 km/h.
What’s happening today
Street census: Volunteers are conducting the city’s second-ever street census. The community-based research project will gather information about homelessness over a 24-hour period.
Pipeline protest: Greenpeace protesters greeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in London, England, calling on him to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline project. Trudeau will later meet with British PM Theresa May and the Queen. READ MORE
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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (right) and former first lady Barbara Bush in 2017.
Barbara Bush: The former first lady of the United States, wife of president George H.W. Bush and father to president George W. Bush, has died. She was 92. READ MORE
On this date
On April 18, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the last of the German forces in the northern Norwegian port of Narvik had withdrawn. Meanwhile, British assaults on the German base of Stavanger, considered the best in Norway for military operations, had rendered it useless for a period of days, and Balkan nations feared that a Nazi push south into their territory was imminent. READ MORE
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