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Juan Carlos Hernandez / The Associated PressPolice officers disperse the relatives of prisoners who were waiting to hear news about their family members imprisoned at a police station when a riot broke out, in Valencia, Venezuela,
Dozens dead: Sixty-eight people were killed in a riot and fire at a police station jail in Venezuela on Wednesday. Nearly all the dead at the state police headquarters in Valencia, about 160 kilometres west of Caracas, were inmates. READ MORE
Back in Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the face for advocating for the education of girls and later won the Nobel Peace Prize, returned to Pakistan today for the first time since the 2012 attack by Taliban militants. In a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s office, Yousafzai said she will continue her campaign for education. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will start off sunny, with a mix of sun and cloud later this morning, wind at 20 km/h, a high of -7 C in the afternoon and a 30 per cent chance of flurries. The temperature will plummet early Friday, with a low of -21 C and wind chill of -27.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSLoretta Ross, a member of Hollow River First Nation who works with the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba.
Real estate and reconciliation: The future of the former Kapyong Barracks could mark a more just chapter in Canada’s history, Manitoba’s treaty relations commissioner says. “I think any time you have an opportunity for the First Nation community and non-First Nation community to coexist is a form of reconciliation,” Loretta Ross says. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski has the latest in a series on the site. READ MORE
Tuition hike: The University of Manitoba said Wednesday it will increase tuition by 6.6 per cent in September, the maximum allowed under provincial legislation. The U of M also said it’s exploring options to pay for some form of health insurance for international students this fall after the province cut their coverage. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Winnipeg Jets’ Brandon Tanev (13) celebrates his second goal of the game against the Boston Bruins during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
On the road: After a six-game home stand, the Jets play the first of four consecutive road games in Chicago at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Meanwhile, columnist Paul Wiecek says the rest of the NHL can no longer overlook the Jets. READ MORE
Opening day: The Toronto Blue Jays begin the Major League Baseball season with an afternoon home game against the New York Yankees. Pitcher J.A. Happ will start for the Jays. READ MORE
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#BetterYourselfIn3Words: If you’re looking for some pithy self-help advice, there’s plenty on Twitter at the moment: “Start loving yourself,” “Find your voice,” “Find a mentor,” “Be more humble” and “Take some responsibility” are some of the axioms trending.
On this date
On March 28, 1957: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a report urged that television broadcasting in Manitoba be opened up to competition from private broadcasting; currently only the CBC had licence to operate TV stations. Further, the practice of the CBC board of governors having oversight of both CBC television broadcasting and private broadcasting was one that should be discontinued, the report said. The wife of a U.S. official had been abducted by bandits in Iran who had killed her husband, and she was being taken away to slave markets; U.S. troops were following the bandits’ trail. READ MORE
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