Wet and wild
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS An abandoned vehicle in the middle of an impassable River Road just north of Bishop Grandin Boulevard.
‘A time to be vigilant’: An overland flood warning for much of southern Manitoba remains in effect after a weekend storm, and more heavy rain could begin Thursday. Chris Kitching and Tyler Searle reports. READ MORE
Tools in flood fight: Thousands of sandbags are being distributed across Manitoba, and pumping systems are being rolled out in areas hit hard by flooding. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
‘It happened so quickly’: Malak Abas reports on a 55+ condo community in Selkirk that was hit by flooding. READ MORE
What’s happening today
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Melaine Joly talk after a meeting with NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, April 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP
Meeting on Ukraine war: Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will meet with her U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, by video to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Honouring Falcons team: Winnipeg MP and cabinet minister Dan Vandal will unveil a plaque to commemorate the Winnipeg Falcons hockey club, the first-ever Olympic gold medalists in hockey.
Ice out west: The Winnipeg Ice will play the Prince Albert Raiders in Saskatchewan in Game 3 of their first-round Western Hockey League playoff series. The Ice lead the series 2-0. READ MORE
President grants pardons: The White House has announced the first three pardons granted by U.S. President Joe Biden. READ MORE
Weather
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSNicole Vechina and her son Noah, 10, break up some ice in their flooded yard in Headingley. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your daytime forecast: Sunny with a high of 1 C, wind chill as low as -15 and wind from the north at 10 km/h.
In case you missed it
CPJean Charest formally launches his leadership campaign in Calgary last month. (Dave Chidley / The Canadian Press files)
Charest’s climate plan: Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is vowing to repeal the “Trudeau consumer carbon tax.” The federal carbon levy applies in Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan. All other provinces have their own carbon-pricing systems. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Manslaughter trial: Jurors in the manslaughter trial of Kyle Pietz for the killing of Eduardo Balaquit heard the accused was drowning in debt and that his sister identified him as a man seen on security video using the victim’s bank card. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Raptors season not extinct: The Toronto Raptors, who trailed their first-round NBA playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers 3-0, cut the deficit to 3-2 with a road win. READ MORE
On this date
On April 26, 1938: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the body of pilot Mike Sawchyn had been found in a pool of water near Gilbert Plains, half a mile from where his wrecked airplane had been discovered a week earlier. Sawchyn had apparently used a piece of the wreckage as a crutch to walk away from the crash site. France learned of Britain’s abandonment of a “four-power plan” between the two countries as well as Germany and Italy to guarantee European peace. Czechoslovakia rebuffed Nazi demands to change its foreign policy. READ MORE
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