What you need to know
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsWinnipeg Jets’ Paul Stastny’s (25) shot is stopped by Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne (35) as Scott Hartnell (17) defends during first period NHL round-two game four playoff action in Winnipeg on Thursday, May 3, 2018.
Late-night loss: The Jets will have a brief skate this morning after their loss last night before heading to Nashville. The Predators beat the Jets 2-1 at Bell MTS Place to tie their second-round NHL playoff series 2-2. Game 5 is Saturday in Nashville, and Game 6 is Monday in Winnipeg. Both are 8:30 p.m. starts, as was last night’s game. Tickets for Winnipeg’s final home game of the series go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESJim Aisaican-Chase in June 2017.
Ticket trial: A senior battling terminal cancer will be back in court today for a verdict in his trial for running a red light in 2015. James Aisaican-Chase insisted on fighting the ticket with the help of Wise Up Winnipeg in hopes the case will force the city to consider longer amber light times. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Trump talks: U.S. President Donald Trump will speak at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention today in Dallas, the fourth consecutive year he has addressed the meeting. Trump declared he would stand up to the gun lobby after a mass shooting at a Florida high school in February but has since backpedalled. READ MORE
Your forecast
Weather: Today will be mainly sunny, with a high of 20 C and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
OmnitraxChurchill has been isolated since a flood washed out portions of the rail line that connects the northern community to the rest of the province.
Rail line to reopen? A group of First Nations says it has formed a partnership with Omnitrax, the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway, to reopen the shuttered rail line to Churchill. A company called iChurchill Inc. says in a news release it hopes to sign an agreement by June so the rail line can be fixed before the fall. READ MORE
Evacuations ordered: The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted last night, sending lava shooting nearly 50 metres into the air in a residential area near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island. About 1,500 people have been evacuated. READ MORE
Myanmar mining site: A landslide of jade-mining waste killed at least 14 people in northern Myanmar today. People often settle near the mounds to scavenge for jade in the high piles of waste, The Associated Press reports.
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#MayThe4thBeWithYou: Star Wars fans get it — and Lucasfilm hopes that will carry over into advance ticket sales for the spin-off film Solo, which opens May 25.
On this date
On May 4, 2011: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the federal Conservatives under leader Stephen Harper, formed a majority government in Parliament, with both the Conservatives and the NDP seeing gains at the expense of the Liberals. Details emerged about the U.S. operation that killed terrorist Osama bin Laden. READ MORE
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