What’s happening today
Brandon Sun FilesErin Chorney was murdered in the 2002 by her ex-boyfriend Michael Bridges, who was convicted of first-degree murder in 2005.
Faint hope hearing: Michael Bridges, who is serving a life sentence for killing Erin Chorney and hiding her body in a freshly covered grave in 2002, is scheduled to begin his bid for early release at a “faint hope clause” hearing in Brandon. READ MORE
Taking adviser’s place: Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez is set to testify at a parliamentary committee about the since-cancelled WE deal instead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or members of his staff. READ MORE
Details on deadly attack: North Vancouver RCMP are expected to release more information about their investigation into a stabbing rampage that left a young woman dead and six people injured in and around a library on Saturday. Yannick Bandaogo, 28, is charged with second-degree murder. READ MORE
New COVID-19 numbers: Health officials are slated to hold their first news conference since they announced Friday that 46 previously reported COVID-19 cases were of the U.K. variant. READ MORE
Series split so far: The Winnipeg Jets face the Flames in the last of three consecutive games in Calgary at 9 p.m. CT, ending a seven-game road trip out west. The Jets won the first game in the mini-series Friday night and lost Saturday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 17 C, a 60 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon and throughout the evening, and wind from the south at 40 km/h gusting to 60. Snow and blowing snow Tuesday morning.
In case you missed it
MIKE SUDOMA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSimarpreet Singh said young people, many of whom work on the front lines, increasingly need higher education to get decent jobs but end up with debt that takes decades to pay off.
Hardest hit: Dylan Robertson reports on how young Canadians have been disproportionately affected financially and mentally by the pandemic. READ MORE
Ready to roll: Some food trucks have already started operating this season despite some weird March weather and the likelihood of cancelled events because of the pandemic. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Cleaning up communities: In her latest column, Shelley Cook says picking up garbage can be a great experience. READ MORE
Donations up, not down: Some Canadian charities based in Winnipeg have seen an increase in donations despite the economic fallout from pandemic closures and restrictions. John Longhurst reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 29, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the provincial government was planning to buy 1,347 acres of land in and around Winnipeg for low-income residential housing developments. The federal government would soon introduce rail relocation legislation to free extensive land holdings in downtown Winnipeg and other Canadian cities. Government officials anticipated gasoline prices would likely jump by as much as 10 cents per gallon west of the Ottawa valley and up to five cents to the east because of the new national oil agreement. Exiled Soviet writer Alexander Solzhenitzyn arrived in Switzerland from Moscow.
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