What you need to know
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJennifer Zyla, who goes for Herceptin infusions every 3 weeks to keep her breast cancer from returning is worried that the pumps used to administer it are beyond their inspection due date.
Patient sees problem: A cancer survivor says she’s uncomfortable pumps used to administer a drug are past their due date for inspections. The WRHA says the due dates are for preventive service and alarms would alert staff of a malfunction. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Privacy changes promised: Health Minister Cameron Friesen told the Free Press the Manitoba government plans to introduce amendments to the Personal Health Information Act this year. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud for much of the day, an unseasonable high of 0 C and wind chill of about -11 this morning.
What’s happening today
Crews battle blaze: A house fire in the 900 block of Manitoba Avenue early today spread to the two neighbouring houses. One of the homes — which was under construction — was destroyed, while the roofs of the other two collapsed.
Storm strikes: A tropical storm some feared would be the worst to hit Thailand since 1989 made landfall, with wind speeds of up to 70 km/h on the nation’s east coast. READ MORE
Penguins soaring: The Jets face the Penguins, who have won seven consecutive games, in Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. In a column, Mike McIntyre says Jets General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff should be seeking to improve his team for another playoff run. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Bianca Andreescu of Canada returns to Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine during their Fed Cup tennis match in Montreal, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu has recorded her second stunning tennis upset in as many days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Another upset in Auckland: Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., scored a major upset over seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams at the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. On Thursday, the 18-year-old stunned third-ranked Caroline Wozniacki. READ MORE
California killer: A parole panel in California has recommended convicted murderer and Charles Manson follower Robert Beausoleil be freed. Panels had ruled against paroling Beausoleil 18 times. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 4, 2001: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba Theatre Centre’s production of Camelot, whose costs approached $1 million, was the most expensive show ever staged by the company. Manitoba Hydro planned to convert its controversial East Selkirk plant from coal to cleaner burning natural gas, a change that would cost $59 million. Stock markets skyrocketed after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a half-point to dampen recession fears.
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