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A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 13 C and low of -2. Wind becoming north at 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning.
What’s happening today
The writ is expected to drop in Alberta for an election campaign that effectively began weeks ago with both Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives and Rachel Notley’s New Democrats warning of the dystopian future should their opponents triumph. The Canadian Press reports.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (left) and NDP Leader Rachel Notley (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Karen and Doug Reimer still wrestle with grief over their 24-year-old daughter Jordyn’s death in a vehicle collision a year ago. Erik Pindera has the story.
Karen and Doug Reimer, parents of Jordyn, spread out photographs of their late daughter that they had made into poster boards for her memorial. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
Before retirement, Karen Menkis worked for 20 years with people with intellectual disabilities. Now, she volunteers with them. The 70-year-old Fort Garry resident volunteers at DASCH, the Winnipeg non-profit that supports people with intellectual disabilities through residential, vocational and leisure programs. Aaron Epp has the story.
Karen Menkis (left) with Dorothy Ross (right), chief development officer at DASCH. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On May 1, 1937: The Winnipeg Free Press reported a new constitution declaring all of Ireland to be a “sovereign, democratic, independent free state” was published by president Éamon de Valera of the Irish Free State. Bus operators in London, numbering 25,000, went on strike, with the possibility of more walking off the job. Half a million British coal miners were set to strike beginning May 22. Insurgent Spanish general Francisco Franco told the British government he would not promise to respect foreign ships in Spanish waters aiding the evacuation of Bilbao. Search our archives for more here.
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