This morning
SUPPLIEDDonnelly Eaglestick and her daughter, Danika
Killing wild dogs: Little Grand Rapids has put a $25-per-head bounty on wild dogs after a young mother was mauled to death on the weekend. Animal experts warn the dogs will attack again if they’re not killed. Said one veterinarian: “Some of the dogs have prey aggression. They’re going to hunt people. They’ve learned this is something they can do in order to get food.” READ MORE
Your forecast: Today will be a hold-on-to-your-hat day, with wind from the north at 40 km/h, gusting to 60. The high will be 14 C.
In case you missed it
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKelvin Goertzen, Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living
Medically assisted deaths: Health professionals who refuse to participate in medically assisted deaths won’t be disciplined, according to provincial legislation introduced on Tuesday. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Movie premier: Premier Brian Pallister likes going to movies alone and people would be wrong to invade his privacy, argues columnist Dan Lett. But not all of Pallister’s claims to privacy are equally valid. READ MORE
Up next
Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free PressMKO Grand Chief David Harper (left) and ISO Polar president Barry Prentice show off a 21-metre airship. Chiefs hope airships can solve northern shipping problems.
Cargo Airships: A public lecture this evening will outline how cargo airships could be a huge help to Manitoba First Nations that are seeing their ice-road season reduced substantially by climate change. Speakers include University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at the RBC Convention Centre, Room 2H.
Fiddling at Farmers’ Market: More than 110 vendors will open for business Saturday when St. Norbert Farmers’ Market opens for the season. The fun will include a fiddle jam to mark World Fiddle Day.
Around the water cooler
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg’s is the only major library system in Canada that charges for borrowing regular material, namely DVDs.
Not all library services free: With a fee for borrowing DVDs, the Winnipeg Public Library is the only major library system in Canada that charges for borrowing regular material, writes government librarian Ryan Regier. READ MORE
Play ball: The Winnipeg Goldeyes have finalized their opening-day roster as they get set to begin defending their American Association championship for the regular-season opener on Thursday in Cleburne, Texas. Their home opener is May 29. READ MORE
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SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESInterim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose
Rona Ambrose: The interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is stepping down, as the leadership race enters its final stretch. Among the 13 candidates vying for the top job, one will be chosen by party members on May 27. Ambrose took on the duties of party leader after Stephen Harper stepped down following the party’s defeat in the 2015 election, but will resign her seat in the House of Commons this summer to work in the private sector. READ MORE
On this date
On May 17, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a CNR engineer was killed, and the brakeman and conductor injured, when a freight engine and ten cars hurtled down 100 feet near Cote, Sask., after a road grade gave way; all three men were from Dauphin. In San Francisco, 150 slot machines seized by police were then set afire after being condemned by a city justice. In Geneva, despite a proposal circulating that an international disarmament conference be abandoned and the failure be reported to the League of Nations, there were signs from the French and British that talks should continue, and that Germany seemed willing to return to the conference. READ MORE
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