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Wildfire update, wrongful conviction, Jonathan Toews, Rez Vibe Connections
Plus: Read to the bottom for a close-up look at the original scream queens of summer

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

 

'Please come together, work together'

Nicole Buffie:

Flames devour buildings in Lynn Lake; skeleton crew stays behind

Provincewide state of emergency remains as wildfires continue to rage Read More

 

Tyler Searle:

Premier says 1,000 more hotel rooms to open for evacuees

Premier Wab Kinew said Monday 1,000 hotel rooms would open up for evacuees after Indigenous leaders raised concerns about people having to sleep in arenas and other uncomfortable congregate settings. Read More

 

Kevin Rollason, Massimo De Luca-Taronno:

Heavy wildfire smoke delays mail, creates health hazard for vulnerable, people working outside

Most mail delivery was suspended in Winnipeg Monday and city employees working outdoors were given extra breaks, as the worst air quality in 30 years wafted through the city amid a massive wildfire ba... Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s been a long haul'

Dean Pritchard:

‘Relieved’: charges stayed before new trial for wrongfully convicted man

Sanderson spent 25 years in prison for 1996 triple murder Read More

 
 

'They’re calling in like crazy'

Conrad Sweatman:

‘Leave your labels at the door’

Radio host gains wide audience among incarcerated in part by not being judgmental Read More

 
 

'It will be an interesting journey to watch how things unfold'

Ken Wiebe:

Home town a perfect landing spot for Toews’ next chapter

Winnipeg product would be a depth upgrade for Jets’ centre-ice position Read More

 
 

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Local

Tyler Searle: Province will ponder gas tax cut over next month: premier
Free Press staff: Winnipeg asking prices set record in March
Malak Abas: Survey reveals widespread support in province for LGBTTQ+ community’s rights
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
Erik Pindera: Man who shot rival gang member, innocent child bystander at Red River Ex about to be released from prison
Conrad Sweatman: Snowballing government and private surveillance awash in ethical shades of grey
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
 

Opinion

Allan Levine: Voting fraud in U.S. elections
Editorial: The Trump administration and the pope
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
Brigette DePape: Kids need clean air during wildfires
Tom Brodbeck: Think tank report on federal government finances a warning Canadians ought not ignore
 

Arts & Life

Conrad Sweatman: Studies reveal inequalities in music-biz leadership roles
Maureen Scurfield: Dream of big brood may wane after first go round
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
 

Sports

Taylor Allen: Ice win west to reach U18 nationals
Mike McIntyre: Jets beat Blues to keep playoff hopes alive
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

Kyle Duggan and Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: Premiers heap praise on meeting with Carney, but no specific projects identified
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: ‘Mission impossible’: Why the Bank of Canada faces ‘risky’ June rate decision
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Liberals pressed to reveal how much revenue U.S. tariff response has raised
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: Defence wraps its case in hockey players’ sex assault trial
David Baxter and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Joly commits to prioritizing Canadian steel, aluminum for defence, infrastructure
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Former PM Harper calls for renewed ties with India, does not mention murder probe
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press: N.L. man’s remains have gone unclaimed for a year. These two want to bring him home
The Canadian Press: Man wins three lottery prizes worth $2.5 million total in under nine months
 
 

World

Mehmet Guzel, The Associated Press: Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
Samya Kullab, The Associated Press: A surprise drone attack on airfields across Russia encapsulates Ukraine’s wartime strategy
Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Israeli forces open fire a kilometer away from Gaza aid site, killing 3, health officials say
Lee Keath And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: UN, Iran and Egypt meet to discuss Iran’s nuclear program as enrichment continues
Colleen Slevin And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press: Suspect posed as a gardener in Boulder attack and planned to kill all in group he called ‘Zionist’
Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press: The election of a Trump ally in Poland could alter EU and Ukraine policies
Josh Boak, The Associated Press: Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk have doubts
Ghaith Alsayed, The Associated Press: Another sign of Syria’s rebuilding: The Damascus stock exchange opens again
Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press: RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know
The Associated Press: Sicily’s Mount Etna erupts with columns of smoke and ash
 

One last thing...

Carolyn Kaster, The Associated Press:

Photo gallery: Cicadas swarm parts of the Eastern U.S. as the insects emerge in Brood XIV’s 17-year cycle

Cicadas are part of the magic of spring when the yellow and purple irises are blooming, and the green is new and vivid. Billions of them are emerging across parts of the Eastern U.S.; the cicada show takes place in every light of the day and the dark of night. Read More

 
 

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