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Garbage contracts up for grabs: This morning, we begin with a story that should make Winnipeg homeowners somewhat relieved. Next month, the city plans to issue a request for proposals for companies interested in two lucrative waste-collection contracts. But the price of the lowest bid alone won’t be the defining factor. The city says it will choose a provider based on experience, technical knowledge and innovative abilities. READ MORE
Your forecast: Winnipeggers are waking to a brilliant sunrise early this morning, and it’s a harbinger of things to come. Expect plenty of sunshine for the next week and temperatures that should green the grass and get trees budding. Environment Canada is calling for a sunny, windy day and a high of 18 C today, Wednesday will be sunny and 19 C, while Thursday’s temperature will soar to 29 C. The weekend looks spectacular, with temperatures ranging from 17 C Friday to 23 C Sunday.
In case you missed it
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe MTS Building at 333 Main Street.
Bell buys MTS: Bell called with an offer MTS couldn’t refuse. BCE Inc. signed a friendly deal valued at $3.9 billion to buy Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., the companies announced Monday. The agreement will add Manitoba’s largest phone, Internet and wireless company to a Montreal-based telecommunication business that stretches across Canada. The downtown Winnipeg arena will still be called MTS Centre. READ MORE
Murder allegations: Two men aged 19 and 22 are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nicholas Brophy, 19, of Thompson. RCMP made the arrests Saturday, the same day they announced Brophy’s remains had been found outside the northern city, but police announced the arrests Monday. Brophy had been missing since Sept. 9, 2015, and searches were conducted in and around Thompson. Human remains were found last Tuesday and were positively identified as belonging to the teen. READ MORE
Stage hit returns: The Book of Mormon, the hit Broadway musical that last appeared in Winnipeg in March 2015, returns to the Centennial Concert Hall from Sept. 27-Oct. 2. Group tickets of 10 or more go on sale May 2 by calling 1-800-889-8457 and single tickets go on sale at the concert hall and at Ticketmaster on June 13 at 10 a.m. READ MORE
Up next
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESPremier-designate Brian Pallister
New premier: Premier Brian Pallister and his new cabinet will be sworn in Tuesday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. We’ll be livestreaming the ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press filesSen. Mike Duffy
Duffy back on the Hill: Canadian Sen. Mike Duffy returned to Parliament Hill on Monday for the first time in more than two years, after the end of his long-running legal odyssey. Duffy stayed mum as he passed through the Senate doors to the Centre Block, adding to the suspense for Tuesday’s Senate sitting when he can take his seat in the upper chamber. READ MORE
Unlikely champions: Leicester City pulled off a nearly unfathomable sporting achievement Monday night, winning England’s top-flight Premier League soccer title. The team was a 5,000-to-one underdog and had not won a national crown in its 132-year club history. Leicester tied Manchester United 1-1 on the weekend and secured the title when its closest challenger, Tottenham, earned only a 2-2 tie with Chelsea on Monday. READ MORE
Pesky Penguins: The Washington Capitals were the NHL’s best team during the regular season, but the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t just bow down to Alex Ovechkin et al. during the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Then Penguins posted a 3-2 victory on Monday night to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with the Capitals. The series continues Wednesday. READ MORE
Trending now
#Census2016: Forms for the resurrected long-form and short-form census arrived at millions of Canadian households this week, prompting such a flurry of activity at the government’s census website that it crashed. Canadians are, apparently, data nerds.
#farmtofood: Not just thinking about where your food comes from, but also looking at ways to reduce food waste in your home. Browse the hashtag for strategies such as “shopping” your pantry before heading to the store, freezing pastes and sauces flat to save room in the freezer, or keeping parsley in water in the fridge to make it last longer.
On this date
On May 3, 1988: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that doctors were warning Winnipeggers with asthma or allergies to stay indoors, as high winds were dumping huge amounts of dust on the city, making breathing difficult. “In my 12 years as an emergency physician, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Dr. Neil Swirsky. Six hundred people were forced to flee Whitedog Indian Reserve due to fires in the Kenora and Whiteshell region. In the western part of the province, flooding caused havoc near Swan River.
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