Your forecast
Sunny today with a high of 17 C. Tonight clear and a low of 4 C.
What’s happening today
Constantinople, formed in 1988 by Canadian Iranian brothers Kiya and Ziya Tabassian, is a period music ensemble specializing in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern medieval and baroque esthetics. The group performs tonight at 7:30 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd. Tickets $10-$48 available online.
Constantinople is Mediterranean and Middle Eastern medieval and baroque music. (Supplied)
Today’s must-read
Efforts are being made to slow the spread of measles in a region with Manitoba’s lowest vaccination rate, as cases of the highly contagious virus climb locally and across the country. Nicole Buffie has more on the story.
On the bright side
Headquartered in a 1,000-square-foot production space in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, GarmaTech Inc.’s owner, her seven employees, and occasional contractors do design work, pattern making and manufacturing with partners in China, Vietnam, and South Africa. Aaron Epp has the story.
On this date
On April 25, 1960: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Montreal that the president of the Canadian Labour Congress called for “resounding support” for a new left-wing political reform party from Canada’s labour movement. In Cape Town, the Nationalist government planned to rush a bill through parliament aimed at making South Africa a republic; under the legislation, a plebiscite on the matter would be open only to white citizens. Soviet Russia threatened to cut off access to Berlin if the West did not sign a peace treaty with East Germany.
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Today’s front page
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