Your forecast
Mainly cloudy with a high of -3 C, a low of -7 and wind chill of -20 this morning. A winter storm warning is in effect, with snow beginning later today.
What’s happening today
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is set to appear in a Manhattan courthouse to face criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. The Associated Press reports.
Police officers secure the perimeter outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Tuesday, in New York. (John Minchillo / The Associated Press)
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities will host a provincial political leaders forum at its spring convention in Winnipeg. The event takes place today at 9:15 a.m. at the RBC Convention Centre, during the AMM convention that runs until April 5. Carol Sanders has a preview.
Premier Heather Stefanson (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Voters in Wisconsin will elect a judge to the state Supreme Court, which will affect abortion access as well as the future of Republican-drawn legislative maps, voting rights and years of other Republican policies. The Associated Press reports.
The Winnipeg Jets host the Calgary Flames, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
The province has ordered an organization review of Manitoba Public Insurance after a pileup of management issues, including massive cost overruns related to its project to move Autopac services online. Danielle Da Silva has the story.
(Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On April 4, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the giant U.S. dirigible Akron came down in blustery weather off the coast of New Jersey, and was a wreck, according to a report from nearby German tanker. The Toronto Maple Leafs won a gruelling Stanley Cup semifinal against the Boston Bruins, 1-0, in what was the longest such game in history to that point, with 104 minutes and 46 seconds of overtime and lasting until 1:50 in the morning. Search our archives for more here.
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