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HANDOUT / WINNIPEG POLICEChristine Wood
Murder trial set to start: The second-degree murder trial of Brett Overby for the slaying of Christine Wood is set to begin today. The 21-year-old’s remains were found in a shallow grave in a farmer’s field in 2017. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Crisis in Venezuela: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has taken to the streets with a group of heavily armed soldiers and posted a video on social media this morning calling for a military uprising. Venezuela’s government says it is putting down a small “coup attempt” by “traitors.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud this morning, then cloudy this afternoon, with a high of 9 C and wind from the northeast at 20 km/h.
What’s happening today
Conservation complaints: Members of a conservation group in the Interlake region say they will provide evidence of “government negligence in the protection of valuable coastal wetlands that are being destroyed at multiple locations in their community and beyond” at a news conference this morning.
Emperor’s era ends: Japanese Emperor Akihito, the nation’s head of state since 1989, formally announced his abdication at a ceremony today. His elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will take over as emperor in a few hours. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESKyle Unger reached an out-of-court settlement Monday in his wrongful conviction lawsuit.
Compensation for conviction: Kyle Unger has reached a financial settlement for his wrongful conviction in the 1990 killing of 16-year-old Brigitte Grenier at a music festival in Roseisle. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
‘A little vague’: Health Minister Cameron Friesen says he’s not ready to say when Concordia Hospital’s emergency department will close and apologized for “being a little vague.” The provincial government has previously said the ER would shut down in June. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
On this date
On April 30, 1928: The Manitoba Free Press reported that two young people were killed in auto accidents in the Winnipeg area, an 18-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy. Winnipeg pioneer Duncan Lloyd McIntyre, prominent in newspaper circles in the West for many years, died at the age of 70. The first men to fly the north Atlantic from east to west were planning to attempt a round-trip journey across the ocean. READ MORE
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