Your forecast
Sunny skies with a high of -3 C and a low of -17; wind chill this morning -22.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets, coming off a 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks, host the Detroit Red Wings, starting at 7 p.m.
Today’s must-read
The allegation the NDP paid nurses to quit so the party could score political points signals a new low in the relationship between the government and those it once hailed as health care heroes, the leader of the nurses union charged. Carol Sanders has the story.
Health Minister Audrey Gordon (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
This June, the city will begin building protected bike lanes on River and Stradbrook avenues (from Harkness Avenue to Wellington Crescent), and Wellington Crescent (between River and Stradbrook), as part of a larger road renewal project. A cycling advocate says the link will add a key connection to the city’s bike route network and help many folks commute. Joyanne Pursaga haas the story.
On this date
On March 31, 1982: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a man left crippled by a hit-and-run collision that killed his fiancée was shocked when the motorist responsible was sentenced to only six months in prison. Winnipeggers would have access to pay-TV service in four months when a new station began broadcasting from Pembina, N.D. Further tests would be conducted after PCB contamination was discovered in firefighters’ clothing after a blaze at a University of Manitoba laboratory. Despite 36,000 Manitobans being out of work, Canada Employment and Immigration had to bring in people from outside the country to fill positions in many categories of employment. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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