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PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheiflele gets tackled by the Islanders’ Casey Cizikas and Adam Pelech during a scrum in front of the Islanders’ net, Thursday. There was no penalty on the play.
Jets meltdown: If Winnipeg Jets fans seem grim-faced this morning, it’s because the team blew a two-goal lead last evening and collapsed defensively to let the New York Islanders score three goals to win 5-4. Coach Paul Maurice noted: “We’ve taken a game that we had complete control of and invited them back in.” Mike McIntyre has the bad news. READ MORE
New FASD court: Thursday marked the first day of a new Winnipeg court for defendants with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Judge Mary Kate Harvie said: “The idea behind this court is that we not take a business-as-usual approach.” Katie May reports. READ MORE
Rethinking $1 deal: City council has been asked to negotiate a new deal on the $1-a-year stadium land lease between city hall and the Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team owned by former mayor Sam Katz. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
The next generation: Youth from eight Manitoba First Nations communities will gather at the Clarion Hotel today to pitch community infrastructure proposals they developed as part of the first-ever Manitoba First Nations Youth Summit. Attenders will include Dan Vandal, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, and Terry Goertzen, Indigenous Services official.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The Natural Health Services clinic on St. Mary’s Road.
Cannabis data breach: To some Manitobans who buy cannabis, it’s important that their use remains private. That’s why a proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched against Natural Health Services, a chain of medical cannabis clinics with locations in four provinces, including Manitoba, whose patients’ personal medical information was exposed in a digital data breach. Sol Israel reports. READ MORE
Turmoil at transit: An increasing number of verbal and physical assaults on city transit drivers has contributed to an unusually high average of 10 per cent of transit staff quitting every year. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Waiting for care: The Brian Pallister government says it’s spending more on health care than ever, even as it fixes the system. But columnist Dan Lett points out: “To get to the real truth, you have to look at key indicators like the number of priority surgical procedures — hip and knee replacements, and cataract surgeries — the health system performs each year”. READ MORE
On this date
March 29, 2005: Police were going through Terry Arnold’s belongings in the hope a journal would be found that would mention Barbara Stoppel’s death; the countdown was on for the Junos which the city was hosting; Evelyn Hart quit the RWB after being denied the opportunity to play the lead in any single production in the upcoming season; and Springhill Winter Sports Park planned to us the million cubic metres of dirt unearthed during the floodway expansion to improve their facility. READ MORE
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