What’s happening today
CPMembers of the Assembly of First Nations sing a traditional song outside St. Peter’s Square as their delegation meets with the Pope at the Vatican today. (Andrew Medichini / The Associated Press)
Another meeting with Pope: First Nations delegates met with Pope Francis at the Vatican after Métis and Inuit residential school survivors and leaders met with him on Monday. The pontiff did not offer an apology to any of the delegates for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Report to be released: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is expected to release its final report on a fatal train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your daytime forecast: The last day of March will be sunny with a high of -2 C, wind chill as low as -15 this morning and wind at 10 km/h. Malak Abas reports on how some drivers still aren’t able to navigate rutted back lanes even though it’s nearly April. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA sign crew removes Emergency and installs Urgent Care signage at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg Monday, October 2, 2017.
System sicker, poll finds: A Probe Research poll found two-thirds of Manitobans believe changes implemented by then-premier Brian Pallister in 2017 have made health care worse. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Sentenced for ‘hideous’ assault: A man who recorded his attack on a gang underling and posted the video on social media has been sentenced to three years in custody. Brandon Sumner, who is Indigenous, was sentenced to another year for an unrelated attack on a stranger the judge said was clearly “motivated by racism.” Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Students still not safe: A follow-up survey to one done by researchers more than a decade ago found LGBTTQ+ students in Grade 8 and higher are still more likely to feel unsafe at school. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Jets rattle Sabres: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres in a shootout on Wednesday night. The Vegas Golden Knights, who currently hold the final playoff spot in the NHL’s Western Conference, also won last night and are two points up on the Jets. Mike McIntyre reports from Buffalo. READ MORE
Downtown recovery report: A new city report lists projects that could benefit from federal gas tax funds set aside for downtown. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 31, 1954: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Winnipeg Canoe Club was destroyed in a fire. Sixty-foot sheets of flame could be seen for miles and caused $100,000 in damage; firefighters worked four and a half hours in freezing weather. The power of the hydrogen bomb tested on the Bikini atoll took scientists by surprise; the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission said an atomic bomb capable of destroying any city in the world could now be made. READ MORE
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