What’s happening today
SUPPLIEDUbisoft, the company behind video game franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, will announce today it is opening a studio in Winnipeg. The global firm employs more than 12,000 people.
Game on: Video game giant Ubisoft, the maker of Assassin’s Creed and other popular franchises, is opening a studio here, the Free Press has learned. A news conference is happening later this morning. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
At city hall: Among other matters, the city’s public works committee will consider a recommendation from the department not to change the policy on clearing snow from sidewalks. Meanwhile, the finance committee will get an update on the progress of Stage 2 of the southwest transit corridor project. Aldo Santin and Jessica Botelho-Urbanski will be at the meetings.
Latest turn in trade spat: China is vowing to “fight back firmly” in an escalating trade dispute after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. The White House made the surprise move after the stock markets closed Thursday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be sunny this morning with a wind chill of -27 C at about 7 a.m., wind from the northwest at 40 km/h gusting to 60 for most of the day, and a mix of sun and cloud, a high of -7 C and a 30 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Fire Paramedic Services Chief John Lane speaks to the media at city hall in Winnipeg, Thursday.
Motive behind memo?: A city union is questioning the timing of a memo by Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Chief John Lane offering paramedics and their families counselling services because of possible job losses. An arbitrator has ordered Lane and the local union executive to participate in a one-day conciliation session scheduled for today. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Step toward heels law: A private member’s bill by NDP MLA Nahanni Fontaine that would prohibit employers from requiring workers to wear high heels was approved in principal Thursday. It faces several more steps before becoming law, including public hearings. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsWinnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck saves a breakaway attempt by Calgary Flames’ Nick Shore.
Playoff series set: The Jets will face the Minnesota Wild to open the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Nashville Predators clinched the Central Division with a win in Washington last night. Later, the Jets beat Calgary in their fourth consecutive win and then clinched the second-best record in the conference when the Golden Knights lost in Edmonton. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
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#TheMasters: Canada’s Adam Hadwin shot an impressive 3-under 69 on Thursday in the first round of the Masters. The tournament continues today. READ MORE
On this date
On April 6, 1968: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that rioting and looting swept U.S. cities in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination; the U.S. federal government deployed troops to Washington, D.C. to control the streets and Illinois called out the National Guard for similar purposes in Chicago. READ MORE
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