What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDolores Seller holds a photo of her father Harry de Paiva. Seller is meeting her Dutch half sister, who was found through DNA.
Half-siblings set to meet: Two half-sisters who have never met — one from here, the other from the Netherlands — will meet for the first time at Winnipeg’s airport. Their father, a Winnipegger, served in Europe during the Second World War and later met and married a woman here. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Trial continues: The manslaughter trial for the killing of Eduardo Balaquit continues. On Monday, the first day of the trial, prosecutors said Kyle Pietz killed Balaquit while robbing him of his debit card and forcing him to disclose his PIN. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Obama returns to White House: Former U.S. president Barack Obama will return to the White House for the first time since he left office to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his signature Affordable Care Act. READ MORE
Nabbed notebooks back: Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were stolen from Cambridge University’s library in 2001 have been returned, the university announced. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Still searching for shooters: Police in California continue to search for the multiple shooters who fatally shot six people and wounded 12 on a crowded street in Sacramento this weekend. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your daytime forecast: Increasingly cloudy with periods of rain beginning at about noon, a high of 4 C and wind from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
In case you missed it
Health Minister Audrey Gordon plans to engage her constituents in parks and open spaces this summer, offering ‘sofa conversations’ to Southdale residents. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Couching criticism: Provincial Health Minister Audrey Gordon is planning “sofa conversations” with her constituents amid lengthy ER wait times and scant COVID-19 data available to Manitobans. Nurses and other front-line health-care workers “would love nothing more than five minutes to sit down in a park and take a load off,” Manitoba Nurses’ Union president Darlene Jackson said of the plan. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Stefanson skips fair: Premier Heather Stefanson broke with tradition by skipping the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. Brandon University political science Prof. Kelly Saunders questioned the decision. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
‘Sad to see’: As the large amount of winter snow continues to melt, litter is being revealed. “I’m sad to see how much litter is out there right now,” Take Pride Winnipeg executive director Tom Ethans said. Katlyn Streilein reports. READ MORE
Kansas takes title: The Kansas Jayhawks overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels in the men’s NCAA basketball final. It’s the fourth title for the Jayhawks, who pulled off the largest comeback in the final’s history. READ MORE
On this date
On April 5, 1935: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the driver of a car believed to have been stolen on Mountain Avenue was killed when the vehicle collided with a bus; the driver’s companion was critically injured and taken to hospital. In Ottawa, a far-reaching house-building program was proposed to provide work for the nation’s unemployed, and would establish a national housing board in Ottawa. Official sources said German chancellor Adolf Hitler would offer at an upcoming international meeting to accept his country’s current borders for the next 10 years. READ MORE
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