What you need to know
Surveillance footage of City of Winnipeg planning, property and development department employees shopping at a thrift shop.
Investigating city inspectors: A group of people who have had negative experiences with the city’s planning department hired investigators to follow inspectors. They say only one staff member under surveillance appeared to be putting in a full day’s work. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
‘It’s weird’: Serge Boucher says he doesn’t understand why the city has ordered him to widen a doorway in his basement when his house may be expropriated anyway. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 3 C, wind from the north at 20 km/h and wind chill of -7 to start the morning.
What’s happening today
Rapper and actor Common takes the Centennial Concert Hall Stage June 20. (Mark Humphrey / The Associated Press)
Feeling jazzed: The Winnipeg International Jazz Festival announced the lineup for its 30th annual festival this morning. Rapper Common, also known for his acting, tops the list. Erin Lebar reports. READ MORE
Biden back in public: Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden will make his first public appearance since several woman made allegations of unwanted touching. He’s speaking at a union conference in Washington, D.C., this morning. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets center Bryan Little (18) tips the puck away from Colorado Avalanche defensemen Patrik Nemeth (12) and Ian Cole (28) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
Calamity in Colorado: The Jets blew a 2-0 lead against the Colorado Avalanche last night, losing in overtime, and fell to second place in the Central Division. The Jets play their final game of the regular season Saturday night. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Ecuador denies expulsion: Ecuador’s government denies claims WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be thrown out of the country’s British embassy, where he has lived since 2012. On Tuesday, President Lenín Moreno accused WikiLeaks of intercepting his phone calls and private conversations. READ MORE
On this date
On April 5, 1956: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba’s flood forecasting committee said Winnipeg could expect a Red River flood crest of 24 feet above datum, and possibly up to 30 feet above datum if weather conditions worsened. In Detroit, Mich., police broke up a mob of 300 people who were demonstrating against an African-American couple who had moved into an all-white neighbourhood; several stones were thrown, breaking two windows in the couple’s home.
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