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

 

'We remain concerned'

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press:

Trump’s tariffs will fundamentally change global trading system: Carney

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's tariff regime will "fundamentally change the global trading system" after the U.S. president exempted Canada from his so-called "li... Read More

 

Gabrielle Piché and Martin Cash:

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ address brings relief, uncertainty to Manitoba businesses

Oval Office-directed economic penalties exclude goods covered under North American trade agreement, but details of reprieve clear as mud Read More

 
 
 

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'Certain places... shouldn’t be subject to the discord and disharmony of protest'

Chris Kitching:

Pro-Palestinian protest at Jewish campus sparks call for safety-zone legislation

Federal Liberal MP Ben Carr has called for bubble-zone legislation to ban protests outside “religiously associated facilities,” after a demonstration outside the Asper Jewish Community Campus in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Read More

 
 

'We stand strong and we deliver'

Erik Pindera:

‘Campaigns matter,’ NDP leader tells Winnipeggers, despite party’s flagging numbers in province

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, unbowed by dismal polling numbers in Manitoba, forged ahead with stops in Winnipeg Wednesday, telling supporters that “campaigns matter.” “If you want som... Read More

 

Dan Lett:

Stunning collapse in polls leaves Poilievre, Tories with little to do but hope Carney fumbles on way to goal line

To pivot or not to pivot? That is the question facing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as he barrels towards the midway point in the federal election campaign. You would think some sort of chan... Read More

 
 

More federal election news

The Canadian Press: Poilievre promises to push to end U.S. tariffs, stand with autoworkers
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Liberals pledge dairy-quota support, farm subsidies in tariff plan for agriculture
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Many Poilievre supporters in East Coast say Trump’s threats are a ‘non-issue’
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Singh pitches EI reform, infrastructure and affordability in tariff response plan
The Canadian Press: Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching in the federal election campaign
 

'Just be an athlete. Go run, go free'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Embracing change

Stalwart QB Tachinski’s potential as receiver worth exploring Read More

 
 

'It’s everyone’s favourite opera'

Eva Wasney:

A light in the dark

Director, cast find much to love in Puccini’s romantic tragedy La Bohème Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Brent Bellamy: Hand-drawn 1884 map captures Winnipeg at moment when frontier hadn’t fully given way to a metropolis
Erik Pindera: Former Manitoba Inuit Association CEO arrested on sexual assault charges
Erik Pindera: Back lane paved with trouble
Scott Billeck: Social agencies needed more time before province could close shelter, Kinew says
Dean Pritchard: Frequent litigant apologizes for ‘outrageous comments’ in court
Tyler Searle: Winnipeg women left to navigate criminal justice system on their own for nearly a month until stranger harassing them arrested
Erik Pindera: Lawsuit seeks to destroy former Peguis chief’s reputation: court papers
Free Press staff: Teacher misconduct commissioner didn’t resign, she was fired: Kinew
Kevin Rollason: Carman man tied to swindle says he’s ‘the original’ victim
Joyanne Pursaga: City weighs giving green light to private park land purchases
 

Opinion

Jerrad Peters: De Zerbi wrong fit for sliding Spurs
Editorial: The Trump administration and the pope
Tom Brodbeck: Oblivious Conservatives fiddling while Poilievre burns
Allan Levine: Voting fraud in U.S. elections
Sean Strickland: Building more projects, more efficiently
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
 

Arts & Life

Nia Vardalos: Actor/writer Vardalos offers readers a little sugar
Conrad Sweatman: Festival celebrates the brilliance of baroque music
Free Press: Manitoba Book Awards return
Conrad Sweatman: Pluck, persistence have already paid off for Chickadee band leader
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Olé, Olé or Nay? Some say Jelly Roll’s World Cup tune falls flat, but Canadians are making their own anthems
Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press: Coachella looks like fun and glamour for influencers. Behind the scenes, they fiercely strategize
AV Kitching: Home gardeners have new way to share bumper crops
Free Press: What's Up: Fine art fair, Burt tours, art auction/cupcake party, MCO concert
Eva Wasney: Art sprouting at The Forks
Conrad Sweatman: Studies reveal inequalities in music-biz leadership roles
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Jets look to maintain momentum against Flyers at home
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Canada-wide World Cup trophy tour begins with unveiling in Vancouver
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Ingram, Raptors focused on getting into playoffs with two regular-season games left
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: With Montreal already qualified, Edmonton and Ottawa closing in on NHL playoff spots
Noah Trister, The Associated Press: McIlroy atop Masters leaderboard again, while DeChambeau and Rahm will have to fight to make the cut
Mike McIntyre: Jets hanging on for dear life but have chance to chase Blues away
Joshua Frey-Sam: Young swimmers set record pace in pool
Taylor Allen: Ice win west to reach U18 nationals
Mike McIntyre: Jets beat Blues to keep playoff hopes alive
Steve Reed, The Associated Press: Rory McIlroy opens Masters title defense with 67 after Jack Nicklaus touts his chances to repeat
 

Business

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: High diesel prices could hit consumers harder than gas costs — for months
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delegation to pitch Churchill at Arctic Encounter Summit
Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press: IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth
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
 

Canada

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press: Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge
The Canadian Press: Measles an ‘equal opportunity’ virus for the unvaccinated, Ontario public health doctor says
Hina Alam, The Canadian Press: Religious gathering cancelled in N.S. because of fears of U.S. border policies
The Associated Press: NHL and Rogers announce a 12-year Canadian media rights deal through the 2037-38 season
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: ‘Can’t imagine Alaska without Canada’: Resolution would affirm Canadian sovereignty
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: Newfoundland and Labrador’s pandemic election headed to trial four years later
The Canadian Press: Tanya Talaga, Jane Philpott among finalists for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Jordan Omstead and Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Snow and freezing rain return to parts of Ontario; more power outages possible
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn’t have died’ as B.C. government is grilled over care
 
 

World

Elaine Kurtenbach And David Mchugh, The Associated Press: Sweeping Trump tariffs shock global economy, drawing threats and calls for talks
David Rising, The Associated Press: Myanmar’s military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as deaths pass 3,000
The Associated Press: Middle East latest: Israel is establishing a new military corridor across Gaza
The Associated Press: Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
Mark Kennedy And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
Aamer Madhani And Sarah Parvini, The Associated Press: Amazon’s last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday
Chris Megerian, The Associated Press: Trump says Musk will probably leave in ‘a few months’
Jeff Martin And Hallie Golden, The Associated Press: 1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and South
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press: Shingles is awful, but here’s another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia
Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press: Dana White’s UFC and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta joining forces in partnership
Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: Bye-bye, Helene, Milton and Beryl. Names from those nasty hurricanes are now retired
 

One last thing...

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press:

When the star of the movie is a very good boy

When the star of “The Friend” walks down the street with his co-stars, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, people’s heads turn. “People would go, ‘Hey, get a load of the blonde,‘” Murray says before acting out a double take. “Get a load of THE DOG!’” Read More

 
 

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