Good morning!
You dirty rat: We begin the day with a short rat tail – er, tale. It seems a handful of rats were found at the Winnipeg Police Service’s District 3 station in West Kildonan earlier this month. These weren’t big, grey New York subway rats that haul away slices of deep-dish pizza. They were small, white laboratory rats that looked a lot like mice. How they got in, no one knows. But they’ve been cleared from the scene, as it were. READ MORE
Your forecast: This week, we invite you to open up your heart and let the sunshine in – just like the song says. Environment Canada is offering up a wonderful, seven-day forecast for Winnipeg and area, beginning today with a daytime high of 14 C under a partly sunny sky. On Wednesday, expect much the same, while Thursday will be sunny and 9 C. The temperature rises to 11 C on Friday and 12 C on Saturday under bright blue skies, and then we start to hit temperatures in the mid- to high-teens Sunday and Monday.
In case you missed it
Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press FILESInfrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi
Mega-millions for Manitoba: The federal government has promised to spend at least $178 million over the next five years on public transit and water treatment infrastructure projects in Manitoba. But exactly where the money will go can’t be determined until the new provincial PC government takes command next week. READ MORE
Canadian executed: John Ridsdel, a Canadian beheaded by hostage-takers in the Philippines, was remembered Monday as a brilliant, compassionate man. Abu Sayyaf gunmen killed Ridsdel in the southern densely forested province of Sulu, sparking condemnations and prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pledge to help the Philippines pursue the extremists behind the “heinous act.” READ MORE
Starting over again: The developer of a partially completed apartment complex destroyed by a fire early Saturday morning hopes to begin rebuilding within a couple of months. Police believe the blaze at the three-storey building at the corner of Maryland Street and Westminster Avenue was deliberately set. Two nearby homes were also heavily damaged, and two women who lived in one of the homes had to be treated in hospital. Four firefighters were also treated for minor injuries but have been released from the hospital. READ MORE
Up next
Up, up and away: Some students from the University of Winnipeg will launch a high-altitude balloon — outfitted with video and data sensors — from the parking lot of FortWhyte Alive this morning. The “Cloud Punchers” team consists of geography and environmental from the U of W. The event is all part of the Global Space Balloon Challenge, a Canada-wide experiment associated with Science Rendezvous, the country’s largest science festival which takes plays next month. Today’s launch is at 8 a.m. at 1961 McCreary Rd.
Primed for Game 3: The Brandon Wheat Kings can take a stranglehold of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final tonight against the host Red Deer Rebels. The Brandon junior squad leads the Western Hockey League playoff series 2-0. Game 4 is set for Wednesday night in Red Deer.
Around the water cooler
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe NDP Caucus met Monday in the Manitoba Legislative building. On left, front to back,: Tom Lindsey (Flin Flon), Jim Maloway (Elmwood), Greg Selinger (St. Boniface), Amanda Lathlin (The Pas), Andrew Swan (Minto), Rob Altemeyer (Wolseley) and Ted Marcelino (Tyndall Park). On right, front to back: Flor Marcelino (Logan), Mohinder Saran (The Maples), Nahanni Fontaine (St. Johns), Kevin Chief (Point Douglas), Matt Wiebe (Concordia), Wab Kinew (Fort Rouge) and James Allum (Fort Garry-Riverview).
Who will lead?: The NDP hopes to have an interim leader in place by the time the new Tory government calls a new session of the Manitoba legislature. Greg Selinger announced on election night he was resigning as NDP leader. The party has just 14 elected members, well down from the 37 it had following the 2011 election. READ MORE
No repeat for Chicago: The St. Louis Blues finally dispatched the Chicago Blackhawks in their first-round playoff series, but it wasn’t easy Monday night. St. Louis posted a 3-2 win in Game 7 of the NHL series. Blues’ forward Troy Brouwer scored the winning goal with just over 11 minutes left in the third period to snap a 2-2 tie. St. Louis led the series 3-1 but then lost two straight to the defending Stanley Cup champions to force Game 7. READ MORE
Starting over again: The developer of a partially completed apartment complex destroyed by a fire early Saturday morning hopes to begin rebuilding within a couple of months. Police believe the blaze at the three-storey building at the corner of Maryland Street and Westminster Avenue was deliberately set. Two nearby homes were also heavily damaged, and two women who lived in one of the homes had to be treated in hospital. Four firefighters were also treated for minor injuries but have been released from the hospital. READ MORE
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On this date
On April 26, 1971: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that David Lewis was the new leader of the federal NDP and hoped to resolve rifts within the party. Antiwar and anti-poverty activists protested in Washington, D.C. In Manitoba, a federal-provincial agreement was pending that could force special environmental studies on several major water-control schemes. Installation employees of Northern Electric Co. in St. James-Assiniboia were forced to stay off the job because of a suspension order.
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