What’s happening today
Conservative leadership candidates Jean Charest and Pierre Poilievre spar as Roman Baber, Scott Aitchisonand Leslyn Lewis look on during a debate at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on Thursday, May 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Candidates set to clash: The six candidates vying to become the next leader of the federal Conservative party will meet tonight in the first of two official debates. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Green leader stepping down: James Beddome will announce at a news conference this morning that he won’t seek another term as leader of the Green Party of Manitoba. The lawyer has led the party since 2008. His term ends this fall. READ MORE
Report to be released: The U.S. government will release a report on its past oversight of boarding schools for Indigenous children. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Increasingly cloudy this morning with a high of 20 C and wind at 10 km/h from the south and later the north. Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers tonight, with wind from the northeast at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
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‘Morally repugnant’: A driver who didn’t stop to help after striking and killing a man on Highway 6 has been sentenced to six months in jail. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
In sports
The Moose Jaw Warriors celebrate after winning Game 3 of their series against the Winnipeg Ice on Tuesday night. (Winnipeg Ice photo)
Battle with Warriors continues: The Winnipeg Ice will face the Warriors in Game 4 of their second-round Western Hockey League playoff series in Moose Jaw tonight. The Ice lead the series 2-1 after losing on Tuesday night. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
No luck in lottery: The Winnipeg Jets failed to move up in the NHL draft lottery and continue to hold the 14th-overall pick. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Match vs. Milwaukee: The Manitoba Moose will host the Milwaukee Admirals in Game 3 of their first-round American Hockey League playoff series tonight. The Moose trail the series 2-0. READ MORE
Winner takes all: Game 7 of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League final between the Dauphin Kings and the Steinbach Pistons is happening in Steinbach tonight. READ MORE
On this date
On May 11, 1950: The Winnipeg Free Press reported thousands of evacuees fled the greater Winnipeg flood area by train, bus, plane and private car; though numbers were difficult to tabulate, one official estimated the number would reach 30,000 by the next day. Army and civilian flood fighters struggled to prevent the Red and Assiniboine rivers from joining at the Norwood Bridge. The city was still able to protect its main public utilities from the flood danger. READ MORE
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