What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJets forward Mathieu Perreault wasn’t wearing the yellow, ‘non-contact’ sweater at Wednesday’s practice. He says he’s ready to play whenever the team needs him.
Game on: The Jets can take a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series vs. the Nashville Predators with a win tonight. Game 4 starts unusually late — 8:30 p.m. — at Bell MTS Place, where the Jets are 4-0 this post-season. Jason Bell reports on how forward Mathieu Perreault might return from injury tonight. READ MORE
Party planning: Tonight’s whiteout street party for the Jets-Predators game starts at 6 p.m. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski, who was there for the setup for Tuesday’s event, reports on how the party gets put together. READ MORE
Porn star payment: U.S. President Donald Trump said this morning he reimbursed lawyer Michael Cohen through “retainer” for a non-disclosure deal with porn star Stormy Daniels. Last night, newly hired lawyer Rudy Giuliani contradicted Trump’s previous statements when he said the candidate reimbursed Cohen but it wasn’t illegal. READ MORE
Your forecast
Weather: It will be sunny this morning, with a high of 22 C later today. In the afternoon, there will be a mix of sun and cloud and wind at 20 km/h, with a 30 per cent chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm.
In case you missed it
Closing arguments: Jurors are set to hear closing arguments today in an aggravated assault trial in which a man is accused of strangling his then-girlfriend. Ralph Sacco denied choking Arlene Johnson when he took the stand. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Board to review bombing: A Scottish appeals body announced today it will review a man’s conviction in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing that killed 270 people, “in the interests of justice.” Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds in 2009 and died of cancer in 2012.
FYI
Late delivery: Delivery of the Free Press is expected to be up to two hours late today, and wait times will generally be longer outside the city. As always, all the content of today’s paper is available on our website and in our e-edition. READ MORE
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Gord Brown: The long-serving Conservative MP has died. Brown, who was 57, represented the eastern Ontario riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and was first elected to Parliament in 2004. READ MORE
On this date
On May 3, 2001: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that construction of a new terminal at Winnipeg’s airport, with an estimated cost of $200 million, could begin as early as 2004. At least four Winnipeg lawyers were duped by a phone scammer who passed herself off as a co-worker in distress and in need of cash. In Ottawa, Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day suspended a dissident MP just hours after presenting a plan meant to strengthen and unite his ranks in the Commons. READ MORE
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