Pope Francis death, election in final week, lyme disease in dogs, Whiteout continues

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press:

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died Monday. Read More

Chris Kitching:

Pope felt ‘my pain’ about residential schools, Long Plain woman says

When Linda Daniels and Pope Francis looked into each other’s eyes at the Vatican three years ago, she hoped he would recognize the suffering of Indigenous people who were forced into residential schools as children. Read More

John Longhurst:

‘Thank God’ for Pope Francis: St. Boniface archbishop

Local Catholic leaders remember pontiff who ‘walked the talk’ Read More

John Longhurst:

Pope Francis opened doors that others may not be able to close

Although I never met Pope Francis, it seems like he has been ever present in my life and work as a religion reporter and columnist at the Free Press. Read More

The Associated Press:

What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there's a new leader for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics. Read More

Mike McIntyre:

‘This is a different animal’: History won’t let Jets get comfortable with early lead

The good news for the Winnipeg Jets? They’re up 1-0 in their best-of-seven series against the St. Louis by virtue of Saturday’s dramatic 5-3 comeback victory. The bad news? They’ve been in this exact same position before over the past two springs. Read More

Ken Wiebe:

‘Take a deep breath and just go play hockey’

Staying in the moment key for Jets amidst bright, thunderous atmosphere Read More

Ken Wiebe:

Dynamic duo lifts Jets to series opening win over Blues

Mark Scheifele knows that he probably could have found Kyle Connor in open space with his eyes closed. But that would have sounded like bragging, so the Winnipeg Jets’ centre took his post-game answer in a different direction, preferring to heap praise on the guy who has been riding shotgun beside him for the better part of nine NHL seasons. Read More

Photography by Brook Jones:

Winnipeggers show their spirit at Whiteout Street Parties

Winnipeggers have been snapping up tickets to the street parties as the NHL playoffs see the Winnipeg Jets taking on the St. Louis Blues. Read More

Eva Wasney:

The price of prevention

Protecting pets from disease expensive, but cheaper than the alternative Read More

Kevin Rollason:

Fringe benefits

Lesser-known parties, independent candidates put stamp on election campaign Read More

Tyler Searle:

Vandals target Jewish Conservative candidate with antisemitic graffiti

A Jewish politician in Winnipeg has been targeted in a graffiti spree in which his federal election campaign signs were vandalized with antisemitic imagery. Read More

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The Associated Press:

No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. Read More