What you need to know
SUPPLIEDPhotos showing Christine Wood with her accused killer, Brett Overby.
Entered as evidence: Jurors at a second-degree murder trial were shown photos of the accused and victim together, one day after watching a video of Christine Wood’s accused killer telling police he had never met her. In the images, Wood is wearing the same outfit she had on when her parents last saw her alive. The trial continues today. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Foggy, then sunny later this morning, with a high of 15 C and wind from the southeast at 10 km/h for much of the day.
What’s happening today
Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESSA woman shops at a FreshCo store in Mission, B.C.
Stores set to open: FreshCo is opening its first two Winnipeg stores, on Jefferson Avenue and at Kildonan Crossing. The conversion of two former Safeway stores comes more than five years after Sobeys paid $5.8 billion for the western Canadian chain. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Hockey HOF: The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum will announce its latest class of inductees later this morning. Players, coaches, builders and teams are added to the honour roll every second year.
Skipping Senate hearing: The U.S. Senate’s house judiciary committee is set to convene even though Attorney General William Barr has said he won’t return for a second consecutive day of questioning about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. It’s possible Senators will face an empty witness chair. READ MORE
In case you missed it
DARREN STONE / TIMES COLONISTPacific FC Noah Verhoven, left, and Emile Legault surround Valour FC Stephen Hoyle in CPL action at Westhills Stadium in Victoria, B.C., Wednesday.
Footie first: Dylan Carreiro scored in the 78th minute to give Valour FC the win in its first ever game. The soccer team beat Pacific FC 2-1at Westhills Stadium in Victoria. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
‘Duped’ doctor suspended: A Winnipeg doctor will lose her medical licence for one year after being found guilty of professional misconduct in connection with a stem-cell clinical trial involving multiple sclerosis patients. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 2, 1958: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba Conservative leader Duff Roblin and premier D.L. Campbell each kicked off their campaigns in the upcoming provincial election. Railway unions affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress were not expected to join the strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, but railway operations might nonetheless be brought to a halt by the railway workers’ refusal to cross the firemen’s picket lines.
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