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Marking massacre: People gathered in Vietnam today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, in which U.S. soldiers killed more than 500 unarmed civilians. A group of American veterans laid flowers during the ceremony. READ MORE
Put to death: A man known as the Stocking Strangler was executed by lethal injection in Georgia Thursday night. Carlton Gary, 67, was convicted of raping and murdering three older women in 1977, and prosecutors say he attacked six others, four fatally. They also introduced evidence at trial they say linked him to murders and other attacks in New York state. READ MORE
Power up: About 2,200 customers were without power in parts of the west Interlake Thursday night. Manitoba Hydro said power was restored at about 10:45 p.m. and that the cause of the outage was a downed power line north of Oak Point.
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Raymond Joseph Cormier, 56, was acquitted of second-degree murder on Feb. 22 after a three-week trial in Court of Queen’s Bench.
Big operation: Undercover cops set up a Mr. Big sting operation in a bid to obtain a confession from Raymond Cormier for the killing of Tina Fontaine, the Crown prosecutor for his trial told the Free Press. Cormier was acquitted last month after the three-week trial. Katie May reports. READ MORE
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THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsWinnipeg Jets forwards Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrik Laine, Paul Stastny and defenceman Ben Chiarot celebrate Stastny’s goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during first period in Winnipeg on Thursday.
Early flurry of goals: The Jets scored five goals in the first period against the Chicago Blackhawks last night and added an empty-netter in the 6-2 home win. Defenceman Jacob Trouba returned after missing 20 games with an injury, and Patrik Laine extended his points streak to 14 games, the longest ever by a teen. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Style points: Dustin Byfuglien has his share of critics, but columnist Scott Campbell says the Jets defenceman has played a significant role in the team’s success this season. Byfuglien has adjusted his style of play and performed well in Jacob Trouba’s absence, Campbell writes. READ MORE
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Miami: A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing at least four people. READ MORE
On this date
On March 16, 1995: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that tens of thousands of people in Vigo, Spain protested Canada’s seizure of Spanish fishing trawler Estai, deemed by Canada’s minister of Fisheries to have been taken undersized fish with illegal gear. In Winnipeg, Habitat for Humanity volunteers agreed to rebuild a home for a North End woman whose Habitat-built house had been destroyed by fire; her husband was charged with arson in the destruction. READ MORE
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