What’s happening today
Robert-Falcon Ouellette during the 2019 federal election (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Registering for another run: Former MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette announced last night that he will register to run as Winnipeg’s mayor later this morning. He finished third in the 2014 mayoral race. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Manslaughter trial resumes: The trial for the killing of Eduardo Balaquit is set to resume. The Crown closed its case on Wednesday. READ MORE
Picking players: The Canadian Football League draft is tonight. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have the final pick of the first round after repeating as Grey Cup champions. READ MORE
Online auction: An online auction of unclaimed items seized by Winnipeg police begins today. READ MORE
Funeral for Lafleur: A funeral for NHL legend Guy Lafleur will be held at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in downtown Montreal. Thousands of people paid tribute to Lafleur on Sunday and Monday as he was lying in state at the Bell Centre arena. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Flooding on the Peguis First Nation is shown in a handout photo taken with a drone on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Flooding has forced evacuations in some parts of Manitoba after heavy rains caused rivers to swell. The Peguis First Nation, about 150 kilometres north of Winnipeg, was placed under a mandatory evacuation order after ice jams on the Fisher River drove up water levels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Albert Stevenson **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Flood fight: More than 1,000 residents of Peguis First Nation have been evacuated after heavy rain and ice jams caused the Fisher River to overflow. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
Your daytime forecast: Sunny with a mix of sun and cloud beginning in the mid-afternoon, a high of 12 C, wind chill as low as -5 this morning and peak winds at 10 km/h from the south.
In case you missed it
Ruth BonnevillePolice investigate at the scene of the homicide on Alfred Avenue. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Murder trial begins: A woman on trial for first-degree murder in the killing of a man who was tortured while being held captive for several days is expected to claim she was acting under duress. Dean Pritchard reports on the trial, which started Monday. READ MORE
Canadian keeps winning: Mattea Roach is now tied for the fifth-longest winning streak in the history of Jeopardy!, the TV quiz show. The 23-year-old tutor has won 20 games, the longest streak of any Canadian to appear on the show. READ MORE
On this date
On May 3, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that delegates at a fire prevention conference at the Fort Garry Hotel stressed the importance of public awareness and preventive measures such as the enforcement of building regulations and inspection. Polish troops marched in Warsaw amid growing tensions between Poland and Nazi Germany. Britain offered Germany a non-aggression pact even as it made a counter-offer to the Soviet Union in an effort to bring the latter into a non-aggression pact with Britain and France. READ MORE
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