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MPI’s Project Nova, wildfire updates, nursing requirements, CFL rundown
Plus: Read to the bottom for the latest in jumbo snack trends

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'A review... identified concerns'

Dan Lett:

NDP asks auditor general to probe failed IT project at MPI

The NDP government has asked the provincial auditor general to probe Project Nova, the doomed technology project undertaken by Manitoba Public Insurance, the Free Press has learned. Read More

 
 
 

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'Right in the thick of it'

Chris Kitching:

Firefighting help arrives from Quebec, more coming from U.S.; evacuees should expect to be away for weeks, Flin Flon mayor says

99 American firefighters, 24 support staff to be briefed in Winnipeg Thursday Read More

 

Tyler Searle and Erik Pindera:

Winnipeg police, groups rally to keep evacuees safe

Police and other officials have reached out to northern wildfire evacuees who are staying in Winnipeg out of concern for their safety and the fear they could be exploited Read More

 
 
Scott Billeck: Cross Lake elder turns 80 next month; going home her birthday wish
Gabrielle Piché: Mines hit with production stoppages, reductions in face of wildfires
Scott Billeck and Massimo De Luca-Taronno: No-pet policy leaves some wildfire evacuees in tears
Erik Pindera: Province urges evacuee parents to have babies vaccinated for measles as number of cases rises
Photography by David Lipnowski : In pictures: Norway House evacuation
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba
 

'We were very alarmed at the trend that we saw'

Carol Sanders:

Relaxed nursing requirements jeopardize patient safety, Manitoba regulator warns health minister

Rising complaints about nurses without Manitoba experience indicate province more concerned about trade pacts, college says Read More

 
 

Setting up a new season

Jeff Hamilton:

It’s just a question

Road to the Grey Cup could be shaped by these storylines as CFL season kicks off Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: City weighs giving green light to private park land purchases
Free Press staff: Winnipeg asking prices set record in March
Kevin Rollason: Carman man tied to swindle says he’s ‘the original’ victim
Erik Pindera: Man who shot rival gang member, innocent child bystander at Red River Ex about to be released from prison
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba food tax cut could be broadened, budget passes key vote in legislature
Chris Kitching: Kinew launches heated attack on Khan
The Canadian Press: Planned hospital in Portage la Prairie, Man., will not open until next year
Jeff Hamilton: Province’s first teacher misconduct commissioner resigns suddenly
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Stakes so fricking high’: Manitoba’s U.S. trade representative
Tyler Searle: Province will ponder gas tax cut over next month: premier
 

Opinion

Sean Strickland: Building more projects, more efficiently
Maureen Scurfield: Dream of big brood may wane after first go round
Editorial: The Trump administration and the pope
Allan Levine: Voting fraud in U.S. elections
Jennifer MacRae: We are wasting food we already have
Editorial: Broad-based tax cuts not the answer
Free Press: Letters, April 9
Free Press: Letters, April 10
Deborah Schnitzer: Keeping a promise, I’ll share a story that we need to hear
Brigette DePape: Kids need clean air during wildfires
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Free Press: Manitoba Book Awards return
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press: Group from Chilliwack, B.C., launches Canadian social media platform
Conrad Sweatman: Festival celebrates the brilliance of baroque music
Conrad Sweatman: Pluck, persistence have already paid off for Chickadee band leader
Ben Waldman: Sweet, salty advice and plenty of drama in Prairie Theatre Exchange's Tiny Beautiful Things
Eva Wasney: Art sprouting at The Forks
Free Press: What's Up: Fine art fair, Burt tours, Kilter Brewing, art auction/cupcake party, MCO concert
Martin Zeilig: Manitoban Patrick Friesen returns home with new collection of poetry
Ben Waldman: Projection device guides playful excursion of discovery
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Jets beat Blues to keep playoff hopes alive
Taylor Allen: Ice win west to reach U18 nationals
Joshua Frey-Sam: Young swimmers set record pace in pool
Steve Reed, The Associated Press: Rory McIlroy opens Masters title defense with 67 after Jack Nicklaus touts his chances to repeat
Taylor Allen: Manitoba skip Kate Cameron heads east in search of spark
Stephen Whyno, The Canadian Press: U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes has new chiclets as NHL dentists get a moment in the spotlight
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: MLB average salary hits a record $5.34M as the Mets lead spending again
Will Graves, The Associated Press: Sid and Ovi through the years: A look at the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry as its final acts loom
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears pluck local talent on signing day
Mike McIntyre: Accolades pour in for Scott Oake ahead of impending sendoff
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delegation to pitch Churchill at Arctic Encounter Summit
The Canadian Press: RBC plans to invest up to $1 billion through new Canadian growth fund
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX falls while U.S. markets rise amid hopes Middle East ceasefire holds
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Running out of storage space for your files? Here’s how to find more — affordably
Malak Abas: Manitoba small-business owners post second-highest rate of concern about rising crime
Ken Sweet And Christopher L. Keller, The Associated Press: Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump’s announcement
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Canadian Tire reveals first collection of Hudson’s Bay striped goods it developed
Gabrielle Piché: Province greenlights loans to pair of local AI, biotechnology firms
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Feds looking at how to ‘cushion the blow’ as gas prices rise amid Iran war: Carney
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets mostly recover from earlier losses amid latest Trump threat
 

Canada

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Inflation volatility, tariff uncertainty keep Bank of Canada sidelined
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Steel industry, labour leaders call for government action as U.S. tariffs spike
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Smith says she sees a ‘breakthrough’ in talks with Americans on energy
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Throne speech adopted without a vote in House of Commons
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Jobs minister presses Canada Post, workers to reach a deal
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Former astronaut, federal minister Marc Garneau dies at 76
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Immigration minister defends border bill’s restrictions on asylum claims
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Fraser apologizes, says comments on Indigenous consultation eroded trust
Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: ‘Diplomacy ends today’: First Nations warn of protests over Ontario mining law
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Prisoners allege pandemic rules ‘wreaked havoc’ on minds in class-action lawsuit
 
 

World

Hanna Arhirova And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press: Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfields
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa amps up criticism of Israel over ‘appalling conditions’ in Gaza
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: RCMP says it will collect info on possible war crimes in Gaza war
Catherine Gaschka, Sam Mcneil And Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press: US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris
Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens
Eléonore Hughes, The Associated Press: Niède Guidon, the archaeologist who discovered hundreds of cave paintings in Brazil, dies at 92
Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press: ‘Diplomacy ends today’: First Nations warn of protests over Ontario mining law
Aijaz Rahi, The Associated Press: At least 11 people die in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India after IPL win
Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press: Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a ‘bland’ lunch
 

One last thing...

The Associated Press:

A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacks

The elephant stopped in front of the shop’s counter, calmly snatching and chomping snacks, and did not flinch as the national park workers tried to shoo him away. “After he left the shop, he went on to open a bedroom window of another house.” Read More

 
 

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