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Roaming Fort Rouge with Rana: Today’s Head Start begins with a snapshot of Rana Bokhari, leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party. Free Press reporter Bartley Kives tagged along with Bokhari last Saturday as she went door to door to drum up support in her own riding of Fort Rouge. Indeed, her first provincial election campaign has had its share of ups and downs. READ MORE
Your forecast: Those of you hoping to get into the yard this weekend might want to peruse the movie listings instead. Environment Canada says we’re in for a whole lot of rain. While we can expect sunshine and a high of 16 C today, clouds roll in and showers begin overnight. On Thursday, the sky will clear in the afternoon and the mercury rises to a relatively balmy 18 C, however, expect a downpour in the evening. The forecast calls for rain Friday and Saturday, with skies clearing Sunday. The outlook for Monday features sunshine and a high of 17 C while Tuesday – provincial election day – could be sunny and 20 C.
In case you missed it
TREVOR HAGAN / THE CANADIAN PRESSGreen Party Leader James Beddome, left, and Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister take part in the provincial leaders’ debate in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Pallister on the hot seat: Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister was the most popular target in Tuesday night’s leaders debate as Premier Greg Selinger of the NDP, Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari and James Beddome, leader of the Green Party, ganged up on the man who polls predict will be the province’s next premier after next Tuesday’s election. Pallister was grilled on poverty, privatization and what he will do if the Tories emerge victorious. READ MORE
RIP PSB: The Public Safety Building is a goner. City councillors on the property and development committed endorsed an administrative recommendation on Tuesday that calls for the demolition of the PSB and the property to be redeveloped, most likely as a public green space. The estimated cost to save the building was $7 million to restore the building’s Tyndall stone exterior and another $66 million to modernize the interior. READ MORE
DJ in hot water: Dave Wheeler, morning man at 92 CITI FM, has been suspended from his job after posting a pair of controversial videos on the station’s website. “Transcona Girls,” sung to the tune of “California Girls” by the Beach Boys, included the lyrics, “North End daughters really like to stab you and steal your bike, and the Wolseley girls with their hairy pits, they keep their girlfriends warm at night.” “North-End Boy,” a spoof of “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver, had similarly controversial lyrics. Wheeler issued a written apology, which was read out to listeners Tuesday morning. READ MORE
Up next
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManitoba NDP leader Greg Selinger.
Trying to repeat: NDP Leader Greg Selinger is in a battle to remain as Manitoba’s premier. Just days before the provincial election, Selinger is the final speaker in the 2016 Leaders Series, hosted by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. today at the Delta Hotel, 350 St. Mary Ave. Tory leader Brian Pallister kicked off the series on March 30, while Liberal leader Rana Bokhari addressed the crowd on April 6.
Young scientists recognized: Some 450 students will present their scientific skills today at the University of Manitoba campus on Bannatyne Avenue for the 46th annual Winnipeg Schools’ Science Fair (WSSF). Students from grades 4-12 from 30 different Winnipeg School Division schools will participate in the event, which goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Around the water cooler
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec.
Pavelec on the shelf: Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec will not play for the Czech Republic at the upcoming world hockey championship in May and the reason depends on who you listen to. The Jets say he passed his year-end medical but was advised to rest his knee, which caused him to miss three months this season. The Czech coach, however, told reporters that Pavelec failed his medical and was therefore ineligible to play at the worlds. Meanwhile, newly signed Jets forward, Kyle Connor, fresh out of college, was added to the U.S. roster for the championship. READ MORE
I’ll be right back, I promise: A Winnipeg man has been found guilty of obstructing justice after requesting a bathroom break while on the witness stand and then taking off. Kelsey Houle had received a subpoena from the Crown requiring him to testify against his cousin in a break-and-enter case last year. In the middle of his testimony, he asked to go the men’s room and the judge agreed with the request. He never returned. The man’s lawyer said his client didn’t fully understand the legal process and may have thought his job was done. House will be sentenced later this spring. READ MORE
Cosby’s legal troubles: Lawyers for comedian Bill Cosby are asking a court to reseal the actor’s deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, Quaalude use and payments to women. The 78-year-old actor doesn’t want the decade-old testimony used in the legal battles he’s fighting with women who are accusing him of sexual assault or defamation. Cosby admits to several affairs in the deposition and says he obtained prescription sedatives to give to women he hoped to seduce. READ MORE
Trending now
BRUCE BUMSTEAD / BRANDON SUN FILESStudents with the Meadows School Youth Revolution show their colours in 2015 supporting the Day of Pink to support anti-bullying initiatives within the school division.
#InternationalDayofPink: April 13 marks the International Day of Pink. It’s a day where communities across Canada – and now across the world — unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, and all forms of bullying. READ MORE
#StrangelyAccurateHoroscope: Hey, what’s your sign? It really doesn’t matter with this exploding hashtag on Twitter. Here’s just a couple: You will have delusions of grandeur today; One of your kids will hate the dinner you make tonight; No matter how hard you try, you still won’t be able to keep up with the Kardashians today; You will be in no mood for working today; and, You will find love today… in a jar of Nutella.
On this date
On April 13, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Allied bombing raids had struck at German aircraft production sites. Russian forces proceeded through Crimea toward Sevastopol, and Indian and British troops counter-attacked Japanese forces near Kohima, India. In Vancouver, a thief mailed a married couple free tickets to a movie, and then robbed their home when they went out to see it.
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