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Chiropractic funding may lessen: It’s likely subsidies for chiropractic services are about to be reduced in Manitoba. Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen said Thursday he met this week with representatives of the Manitoba Chiropractors Association about future funding, and he expects the talks to conclude in the next week or so. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: If a picnic was planned for this weekend, you may want to reconsider. While today’s high will reach 16 C, the high temperature on both Saturday and Sunday will be only 3. Fog patches this morning are expected to dissipate as the day warms up.
In case you missed it
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBetween 80 and 85 per cent of the mall’s 100 stores will be ready for the grand opening.
Fashion outlet mall: The media got a sneak peek on Thursday of a sprawling 400,000-square-foot Outlet Collection Winnipeg mall that’s nearing completion on the northwest corner of Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway. Winnipeg’s first fashion outlet mall opens May 3. Murray McNeill reports. READ MORE
Make KPMG report public: The provincial government claims it doesn’t own health-care information it paid KPMG $750,000 to gather, and the government has reneged on a promise to publicly release the information. University of Manitoba ethicist Arthur Schafer strongly disagrees: “We pay for it, and it belongs to them? Come on. The government that’s spent three-quarters of a million dollars is obliged by accountability and transparency to make it public, full-stop.” Larry Kusch and Nick Martin report. READ MORE
Up next
March For Science: A rally for science and evidence-based policy will be held at the front of the Manitoba legislature on Saturday between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The March for Science is an international movement in over 500 cities, calling for safeguards on the important science that keeps people safe, healthy and prosperous.
Take a hike: With Earth Day marked on Saturday, The Forks is hosting four Target Zero Eco Tours, presented by Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba, at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. on Saturday. The 40-minute walking tours are interactive way to demonstrate how to minimize visitors’ carbon footprints by showing active/eco transportation and biofuel, the BIOVATORTM composter, the budding public orchard and the geothermal loops that keep The Forks energized.
Around the water cooler
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSOne lane on Main Street near Portage Avenue is still closed to traffic at noon Thursday after the area was flooded with water.
Portage and Main flooded: There’s been considerable discussion recently about moving the Portage and Main intersection above ground. On Thursday, the challenge was moving the intersection above water. A water main break flooded the storied intersection and closed it for a few hours. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Rookie of the year?: Winnipeg Jets right-winger Patrik Laine is one of three finalists for the NHL’s Calder Trophy, awarded to the league’s top rookie. Laine, who turned 19 years old this week, finished the 2016-17 season second in scoring among NHL freshmen with 64 points and 36 goals. READ MORE
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#Oilers: Trending after the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime on Thursday. READ MORE
On this date
On April 21, 1962: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Hugh K. Rankin had designed a tartan for Manitoba with the help of his wife: green for the province’s farmlands and forest, maroon for the Red River settlement, blue for Lord Selkirk and the Red and Assiniboine rivers, and gold for wheat. In Paris, France, the leader of the terrorist Secret Army Organization said his movement was collapsing around him. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, rival army factions wheeled out artillery and dug trenches in a conflict that threatened to erupt into outright battle. READ MORE
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