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Rain or drizzle ending near noon, then cloudy. Wind from the northwest at 30 km/h. High 8 C. UV index 2 or low.
What’s happening today
Local African-Canadian author and lawyer (and Free Press book reviewer) Zilla Jones, whose short fiction has been widely lauded and published by writing prizes, literary journals and magazines, launches The World So Wide, her first full-length novel, tonight at 7 p.m. at McNally Robsinon’s Grant Park location.
Award-winning author Zilla Jones (Ian McCausland photo)
Today’s must-read
The Manitoba government has ordered a high school that has been “ungrading” for the last five years to revive — at least partially — its zero-to-100 marking scale.
A new directive calls on the Louis Riel School Division to ensure all of its Grade 9-12 campuses include percentages on midterm and final report cards in 2025-2026.
At the same time, administrators are facing questions from within their division about the tangible results of Glenlawn Collegiate’s avant-garde practices.
“Me and my children, in our experience, we’re motivated by grades. They can be practical guideposts. They can motivate and incentivize and empower learners,” said Celia Valel, a mother of three children enrolled in a nearby feeder school. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
Glenlawn Collegiate Principal Dionne Potapinski (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Marissa Naylor-McCall made bowling history this year, but her impact on Manitoba’s bowling community transcends time and hardware. Naylor-McCall became the first woman to win the Marinelli City Singles bowling tournament in its 65-year history.
“I think being the first woman is really cool,” she said. “Also, showcasing that women can compete against the men, and we can hold our own — and that we can also beat them.”
Female representation in sport continues to grow across North America, and Naylor-McCall hopes her win inspires a new generation of women’s athletes. Ben Little has more here.
Bowler, mentor and coach Marissa Naylor-McCall says she wants “to leave whatever I’m doing in a better place than I found it.” (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On April 23, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Norway, fast-moving British, French, Norwegian and Canadian columns threw German forces on the defensive on all key fronts. Near Komarno, Man., the body of a 60-year-old farmer was found a week after he had been shot and killed at his home. In London, Britain’s war budget was estimated at £12 billion. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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