What’s happening today
CPBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, at the Diamond Jubilee Pageant in London in 2012. (John Stillwell / The Associated Press files)
Duke dead at 99: Britain’s Prince Philip — the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II for 73 years — has died at age 99. He was defined by his stalwart support for his wife and known for occasionally making racist and sexist remarks. READ MORE
Party to debate policies: The resolutions to be debated at the three-day NDP convention include calling for “phasing out” the Canadian military, removing all statues of Sir John A. Macdonald and nationalizing large automakers. More than 40 riding associations have endorsed a resolution that opposes a working definition of anti-Semitism set out by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Set to release stats: Statistics Canada will announce how the job market fared last month amid relaxed and stricter pandemic restrictions. READ MORE
Japan’s measures begin Monday: Japan has announced it will impose new COVID-19 measures to curb the spread of variants before the Summer Olympics. READ MORE
Union vote at Amazon shop: The count will resume this morning for a vote at a warehouse in Alabama that would create the first union shop in Amazon’s 26-year history. Nearly half the ballots have been counted, and the number of “no” votes is more than double those in favour of unionizing. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 11 C and wind from the north at 30 km/h.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSEishia Hudson’s parents William Hudson and Christie Zebrasky are given gifts by Leah Gazan.
‘No child deserves that’: About 200 people gathered at The Forks last night for a vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of Eishia Hudson, a 16-year-old Indigenous girl, by a police officer while she was behind the wheel of a stolen SUV. “My daughter didn’t deserve what happened to her,” her father, William Hudson, said. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
Killer can seek early parole: A Brandon jury has ruled Michael Bridges can seek parole for the 2002 murder of Erin Chorney three years early, in June 2026. The jury deliberated for four hours before returning with a verdict on Thursday night. READ MORE
Police plan for meeting place: The Winnipeg Police Service has issued a tender to create a space where its members can meet with the public, including those who have protested against police. Critics of the police force told the Free Press they are not interested in options to meet face-to-face. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Victory for visitors: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Canadiens in Montreal to open a five-game road trip last night. The Jets, who have won two consecutive games and earned five of six possible points in their last three matches, play in Montreal again Saturday evening. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
On this date
On April 9, 1965: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Metro council decided not to combine the positions of its executive director and finance director, as well as to increase the salary for each position. Civic, provincial and Pan American Games Society officials signed an agreement to share the cost of hosting the games in Winnipeg in 1967. Communist leaders bitterly attacked U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson’s offer to bargain unconditionally at the peace table over Vietnam, but did not reject it outright.
|
