What you need to know
Christine Wood was staying with her parents at an airport-area hotel when she left one evening and never returned. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Deliberations set to start: Jurors for the second-degree murder trial of Brett Ronald Overby, who is accused of killing Christine Wood, will be given legal instructions by Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Chris Martin before beginning deliberations. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Iran accord unravelling: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will resume higher enrichment of uranium unless new terms for the nuclear deal the U.S. withdrew from one year ago today are reached. READ MORE
This is only a test: Manitobans are scheduled to receive warnings on their wireless devices at 1:55 p.m. as part of public-alerting tests across the country. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud this morning, then sunny this afternoon, with a high of 14 C and wind from the north at 15 km/h this morning increasing to 20 km/h early this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Russia report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Contempt of Congress vote: In Washington, a House of Representatives committee is set to vote on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over the full version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. READ MORE
Voting starts in South Africa: South Africa is holding presidential and parliamentary elections, 25 years after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress, which has been in power since 1994, is expected to win a majority in parliament. READ MORE
In case you missed it
FILE РIn this Nov. 20, 2010, file photo, Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, listens to officials at a prison in Sheikhupura near Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistani media say Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row, has left Pakistan for Canada to be reunited with her daughters. Wilson Chawdhry of the British Pakistani Christian Association told The Associated Press on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, he received a telephone text message from a British diplomat stating simply that “Aasia is out.” (AP Photo, File)
Coming to Canada: A Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan before her conviction for blasphemy was overturned is coming to Canada to live with her daughters. READ MORE
Ashton’s bid blocked: In his latest column, Dan Lett weighs in on the NDP barring longtime former MLA Steve Ashton from seeking the nomination for his former constituency. READ MORE
Talking to Tories: Premier Brian Pallister promised continued prosperity for Manitobans but made no mention of a possible early election at his party’s largest annual fundraising event. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 8, 1998: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that premier Gary Filmon came to the defence of justice minister Vic Toews as Toews faced allegations he had tried to interfere in the appointment of judges for the provincial bench. In North Dakota, water levels in Devils Lake continued to increase due to years of increased rain and snow; the area covered by the lake was four times its original size.
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