What’s happening today
Patrik Mathews was an active combat engineer in the Canadian military and a recruiter for a neo-Nazi paramilitary group until the Free Press broke the story. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Report on racism in military: Defence Minister Anita Anand will release a report that is expected to take the military to task for not doing enough to address racism in their ranks. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Deadline day: The Liberal government has until the end of the day to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during convoy protests against COVID-19 restrictions at the border and in Ottawa earlier this year. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Study says: A study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that vaccinated people who mix with unvaccinated people have a significantly greater chance of being infected. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Official languages announcement: Federal Justice Minister David Lametti and Rochelle Squires, the provincial cabinet minister responsible for francophone affairs, will make an announcement about “official languages” this morning.
Inquiry resumes: A public inquiry on the mass shooting in Nova Scotia in 2020 resumes with a focus on the replica RCMP police car the killer drove and the police gear he acquired. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSStalled cars on Pritchard Farm Road in the RM of East St. Paul on Sunday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your daytime forecast: Cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries this morning and a low chance this afternoon and tonight, a high of -3 C, wind chill as low as -14 and wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50. Here is a photo gallery on this weekend’s storm. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Maddy Nowosad, 22, feels lucky her surgery was delayed by only two weeks after she tested positive for COVID-19. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
‘Pretty frustrating’: Maddy Nowosad is among the Manitobans who worked to minimize their exposure to COVID-19 because of a scheduled surgery but tested positive anyway. Katlyn Streilein reports. READ MORE
Peeved about tower plans: Some North Kildonan residents are calling for a planned 30-metre cellphone tower in a cemetery to be placed elsewhere. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Mask mandate extended: A Manitoba school division has extended its mask mandate until the end of the school year. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Top doc pushes provinces: Canada’s top doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam, says governments should be doing more to encourage people to get third or fourth COVID-9 shots instead of closing vaccination super-sites. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Third-period landslide: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche in the first of four consecutive home games to end their season. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Opinion
CPFederal Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre laughs at an event in Vancouver earlier this month. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press files)
Poilievre’s politics: Tom Brodbeck says Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre’s “toxic, deranged and dumbed-down politics” are reminiscent of Donald Trump’s. READ MORE
Twitter takeover bid: The latest Free Press editorial is on entrepreneur Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter. READ MORE
Non-trivial pursuit: Shelley Cook has a column on a quiz game that teaches participants about the histories of marginalized communities. READ MORE
On this date
On April 25, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported aviator Charles Lindbergh flew 500 miles through a blizzard to deliver a serum meant to treat the serious pneumonia of another U.S. pilot who was in hospital in Quebec. The serum proved to be ineffective for Floyd Bennett’s type of pneumonia. Prof. R.C. Wallace told a gathering of the Prairie division of the Canadian Manufacturers Association in Winnipeg that Manitoba’s wholesalers must establish business ties with eastern Canada to prepare for the expansion of mining activity here. READ MORE
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