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Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Rob Carver at a news conference in late February. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Amber Alert ends: The first Amber Alert issued by Winnipeg police ended quickly when a mother suspected of taking her two-year-old son during a supervised visit turned herself in to RCMP in Amaranth, police said. The boy is safe. Manitobans received multiple alerts on their smartphones for nearly an hour beginning at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. READ MORE
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Ruth BonnevilleWinnipeg police examine the rapid transit station on Tuesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Details on death: Police might release more information about their investigation into the body of a woman found at the Confusion Corner rapid transit station on Tuesday morning. READ MORE
Jets back in hangar: The Winnipeg Jets host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 6:30 p.m. in their first home game since St. Patrick’s Day. It is the first of four consecutive home games for the Jets after a seven-game road trip out west. READ MORE
Arrest in attack: A man has been arrested for a brutal attack on a 65-year-old Asian American woman near New York City’s Times Square that was caught on video. READ MORE
‘Maritime militia’: The Philippines says more than 250 Chinese vessels it believes are manned by militia are swarming several islands and reefs in the South China Sea claimed by Manila. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Court hearing continues: A Stony Mountain Institution employee testified Tuesday that Michael Bridges has gradually developed remorse for killing Erin Chorney in Brandon in 2002. A court hearing to determine whether he can apply for early parole under a now-repealed section of the Criminal Code continues in Brandon. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of -1 C, wind chill as low as -23 this morning and wind from various directions at 20 km/h.
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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSTranscona Coun. Shawn Nason wants speed-reader boards at Winnipeg’s most-ticketed spots.
Speed-reader signs: Coun. Shawn Nason wants the City of Winnipeg to add speed-reader boards at the most-ticketed mobile photo radar spots. Joyanne Pursaga reports.
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Doctors press province: Doctors Manitoba, which represents more than 3,000 physicians, sent a report with seven recommendations to the province’s vaccine task force Tuesday. One recommendation is to provide them with mRNA vaccines, such as Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, to give to patients at clinics. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
‘I’d do it again’: G. Gordon Liddy, who spent more than four years in prison for the Watergate break-in that ultimately led to U.S. president Richard Nixon’s resignation, has died at age 90. READ MORE
On this date
On March 31, 1994: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeggers would have two months to tell the federal, provincial and municipal governments how they wanted to see $75 million spent developing Winnipeg over the next five years. Spending controls led to Winnipeg police overtime costs being cut from $3.4 million to $1.8 million over the previous year. Despite long odds, many Winnipeggers were tempted by the huge Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $19 million; winning numbers were drawn, but it was not yet known whether any ticket had won.
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