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Jessica LeeEdward Balaquit, son of Eduardo Balaquit, speaks outside the law courts on Wednesday night. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press)
Convicted in killing: A jury has convicted Kyle Pietz of manslaughter in the killing of Eduardo Balaquit, whose body has not been found. The office cleaner’s family expressed relief after the verdict but still wants to know where he is. “That is the piece we really want to know,” son Eduardo Balaquit said. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks during a press conference outside the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Conservative leadership candidate is among five who will appear in a debate Thursday evening in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Tories to take stage: All but one of the six candidates for the federal Tory leadership will take part in an unofficial debate as part of an annual conference in Ottawa. The first of two official debates featuring all the candidates is scheduled for next week. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Folklorama funds: Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Minister Jon Reyes will announce Folklorama funding in a news conference at the Caboto Centre this morning.
Flooding and weather
This photo taken by a drone shows tractors pumping floodwater over Highway 68 about a kilometre west of Arborg on May 4. (North-East Interlake Emergency Measures Board)
Fight continues: Municipalities in the Red River Valley are preparing to hand out more evacuation notices as work continues on closing dikes, pumping water and stacking sandbags. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
‘Going into hiding’: Heather Stefanson has toured flood-hit areas in the past two days without public notice, thumbing her nose at the longstanding playbook that has guided premiers during past floods. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Keeping careful eye on water: Erik Pindera reports from Ritchot, which is among the 25 municipalities that have recently declared local states of emergency. READ MORE
Your daytime forecast: Sunny with a high of 19 C and wind from the south at 10 km/h increasing to 30 km/h later this morning.
In case you missed it
(Francois Mori / The Associated Press files)
Pigs died in power outage: Approximately 2,000 pigs died after a storm caused power outages at a Hylife farm in western Manitoba. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
Redrawing ridings: Some of Manitoba’s political players have weighed in on a commission examining whether to redraw federal electoral boundaries. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 5, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported British prime minister Harold Wilson had no plans to step down, and instead sought union support in an attempt to prevent a split in the Labour party. Winnipeg mayor Stephen Juba was taken by ambulance from his Winnipeg Beach cottage to a hospital in Winnipeg after suffering extreme pain related to his stomach ulcer. In Ottawa, Winnipeg’s James Richardson was appointed minister of supply and services and receiver-general in the Trudeau cabinet. READ MORE
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