What’s happening today
Shea Theodore of the Vegas Golden Knights after scoring in overtime against the Washington Capitals. (Sam Morris / The Associated Press)
Clash in Carolina: The Winnipeg Jets face the Carolina Hurricanes at 6 p.m. CT in their first game since being eliminated from playoff contention. The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals late Wednesday night to end Winnipeg’s near-impossible playoff chances after the Dallas Stars lost to the Edmonton Oilers earlier Wednesday. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Reports to be released: Manitoba’s auditor general will release two reports this afternoon, including one on how many of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to action the province has acted on.
Métis meet with Pope: The Manitoba Métis Federation will hold a news conference in St. Peter’s Square after meeting with Pope Francis earlier today. The Pope apologized at the Vatican earlier this month for the church’s role in residential schools after a week of meetings with First Nations, Métis and Inuit delegates. READ MORE
Stefanson set to speak: Premier Heather Stefanson will speak at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities’ annual general meeting in Brandon this morning. Chris Kitching reports on how a women’s political action group is calling for changes to the Municipal Act. READ MORE
Weather
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Ed Purvis’s 2001 Toyota Camry sustained a bent rim and a ruined tire from a Ness Avenue pothole.
Pothole season: It’s late April, and Winnipeg drivers are still dealing with snow ruts along with potholes concealed by water from the late spring melt. Katlyn Streilein reports. READ MORE
Your daytime forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 5 C, wind chill as low as -7 and wind from the north at 20 km/h. Snow is in the forecast for early Friday morning. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement saying a Colorado low will bring heavy snow to some areas of Manitoba, and heavy rain to others, from Friday morning through Monday. READ MORE
Flood risk: Manitoba flood forecasters are keeping a close eye on the ”potentially significant” amount of snow and rain headed towards the southern and central parts of the province. Danielle Da Silva and Chris Kitching report. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Police outside the duplex where the killings happened. (Chris Kitching / Winnipeg Free Press files)
‘Never should have happened’: The Canadian Press spoke with the father of Shantelle Murphy, who was slain along with her two young children in Portage la Prairie earlier this month. “I tried for years to get her away from him,” he said of the man charged in the homicides. READ MORE
Life sentence sought: A man convicted of fatally stabbing another man after serving time for doing the same thing years earlier should go to prison for life, a Crown attorney argued Wednesday. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
‘Would be a disaster’: In a letter to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, gun-control advocates are urging the federal government to abandon plans to allow provinces to ban handguns. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
‘Dire housing crisis’: The federal Liberals are defending the funds they have allocated for Indigenous housing. “This is a healthy amount, and we are going to demonstrate that we can put every single dollar to good use,” Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu told the Free Press. READ MORE
On this date
On April 21, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Greek army seized power in Athens, arresting premier Panayotis Kanellopoulos and other key ministers and political figures. In Ottawa, prime minister Lester Pearson unveiled the throne speech for the coming legislative session before the current one had ended, previewing many changes, including an end to the death penalty. Two members of France’s national assembly fought a duel after one called the other an idiot during an assembly debate. READ MORE
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