What’s happening today
Nathan Denette / The Canadian PressEmergency services close Yonge Street in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk crashing into a crowd of pedestrians on Monday.
Suspected killer in court: The man suspected of killing 10 people and injuring 15 others with a van on Toronto’s Yonge Street yesterday is scheduled to appear in court this morning. Charges against Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., will be revealed. READ MORE
Last leader: Premier Brian Pallister will speak at a Manitoba Chambers of Commerce breakfast event, the third and final event in a series. Meanwhile, Pallister was questioned by the Opposition NDP about an abortion pill, pharmacare and freedom of the press during a budget committee meeting Monday. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Miller time: Steve Miller performs at Bell MTS Place tonight along with fellow 1970s rocker Peter Frampton. David Sanderson has a by-the-numbers look at Miller’s legacy. READ MORE
Your forecast
Weather: Today will be sunny with a high of 12 C and wind at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
RYAN THORPE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAlex Forrest, president of the United Firefighters of Winnipeg speaks at the location of the St. James warehouse fire in February. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the city is being reckless with Winnipeggers’ money by paying Alex Forrest regardless of whether he shows up for joint safety committee meetings or not.
‘No accountability’: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it’s “not right” that the city pays part of firefighters union leader Alex Forrest’s salary when he’s not even showing up to meetings. Todd MacKay made the comments after the Free Press revealed Monday Forrest hasn’t attended a joint safety committee meeting since at least December 2006. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Tennessee tickets: Jets fans hoping to make a road trip to Nashville to watch the Jets face the Predators in the NHL playoffs won’t be able to buy tickets from the Tennessee team. The Preds have restricted sales to people with credit cards tied to addresses in the team’s TV viewing area. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe playoff series between the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators pits the league’s Top 2 teams against each other in the second round. Really?
‘Stupid’ system: Columnist Paul Wiecek says the fact the two teams with the best regular season records are facing off in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs shows the format “is profoundly stupid.” However, the format offers an opportunity to banish the ghosts of Oilers past, he writes. READ MORE
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Game 7: The Toronto Maple Leafs won 3-1 against the Boston Bruins, tying the series at 3-3 and forcing Game 7 in the NHL playoff series. The home game came hours after 10 people were killed when a van mounted a sidewalk in Toronto’s north end. READ MORE
On this date
On April 24, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Parliament was considering the creation of a new department that would have jurisdiction over air services, railways, canals, wireless and other matters. High duties were imposed on fresh vegetables imported into Canada. In Peterborough, Ont., a patient walked out of a medical clinic with $1,000 worth of radium in the cuff of his trousers; the patient’s grandson assisted worried medical staff in finding the lost pellet. READ MORE
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