What you need to know
Cops close Main Street: Main Street is closed at Higgins Avenue in both directions as police investigate the scene of a crime that took place early this morning. Two people were injured in the incident.
‘Love hasn’t faded’: The first day of the trial of Christine Wood’s accused killer offered flashes as to who the young victim was. Read Melissa Martin’s column. READ MORE
More protests planned: A day after an uprising failed to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, opposition leader Juan Guaidó is calling for a new round of mass protests today. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with wind at 10 km/h, a high of 9 C and a 30 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon.
What’s happening today
A DoorDash driver starts to bag up an order in Daly City, Calif. (Christie Hemm Klok / The Washington Post)
Delivery service starts: A third-party food-delivery service, DoorDash, launches in Winnipeg, joining Skip the Dishes and UberEats. The U.S.-based business has deals with 300 local restaurants. Kelly Taylor reports. READ MORE
Late soccer start: Winnipeg’s new professional soccer team, Valour FC, will play in the Canadian Premier Leagues’s first match against Pacific FC in Victoria at 10 p.m. CT. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Barr faces questioning: U.S. Attorney General William Barr will appear at a Senate hearing for the first time since special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was released. There were reports Tuesday that Mueller expressed frustration with how the attorney general portrayed the report’s conclusions. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Victoria Jones / The Press Association filesJulian Assange gestures as he arrives at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, after the WikiLeaks founder was arrested by Metropolitan Police on April 11.
Assange sentenced: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks for jumping bail in the United Kingdom seven years ago by taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. READ MORE
Quite a twist: The Pembina Valley Twisters were trailing 4-0 in the second period but beat the St. James Canucks in Game 7 to win the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League championship. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Probe into prosecutions sought: Innocence Canada is calling for the province to launch an inquiry into the career of former Crown attorney George Dangerfield. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 1, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Winnipeg the Red River had reached its peak, at 23.4 feet above datum for 36 hours, but that the Assiniboine River was still rising. Brandon faced a record flood due to the Assinboine. Winnipeg welcomed Canada’s governor general, the Viscount Alexander of Tunis, and Lady Alexander.
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