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Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning and clearing late this afternoon. Wind becoming west at 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this afternoon. High 10 C, wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
What’s happening today
Winnipeg police will provide an update today on the investigation into Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, the lone unidentified victim of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
The Winnipeg Police Service announced the news conference in a media advisory, which provided no other information. Police said additional details will not be shared before the event. Chris Kitching reports.
Men distribute posters to help identify Buffalo Woman on Main Street near Higgins Avenue in January 2023. (John Woods / Free Press files)
Today’s must-read
John Funk’s wait for heart surgery has been an emotional ride since a cardiologist told him almost two months ago he felt Funk required a double bypass for a significant artery blockage.
His wife, Liesa Funk, asked the physician how soon her 75-year-old husband should undergo surgery. The response left them shocked.
“He said probably in the next three to four days. I said, ‘Whoa,’” Liesa said. “That’s kind of a lot to take in. We thought maybe stents (were required).”
Funk, a grandfather, does not yet have a date for his surgery. An appointment for a consultation with a surgeon was scheduled for April 9 and rescheduled for April 30. Chris Kitching has the story.
John Funk has been waiting nearly three months for heart surgery. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.
Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a water pipeline. The Canadian Press has more here.
A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a find of a new species of dinosaur, Duonychus. (Supplied / University of Calgary / The Canadian Press)
On this date
On March 26, 1946: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in New York, the Soviet ambassador informed the United Nations Security Council it had made an agreement with Iran for the removal of Russian troops, and asked this matter be removed from council’s agenda; the U.S. secretary of state objected to the Soviet Union’s motion. Winnipeg city council suspended the dismissal of the city’s war replacement firefighters until a safety subcommittee had looked into the matter. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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