Wildfires abate, summer ER warning, Portage & Main, Manitoban PWHL player, NHL draft preview
Plus: Read to the end to meet a feline film critic with serious paw-sonality

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

'I just want to... have a regular day'

Chris Kitching:

Manitoba to lift travel, burn restrictions Friday

The Manitoba government will lift its fire and backcountry travel and camping restrictions at 8 a.m. Friday after recent rainfall lowered wildfire danger in many parts of the province. Read More

Nicole Buffie:

‘We all made it’

Among the first wave to return, Flin Flon resident recalls harrowing journey of smoke and tears — and immense relief after month-long evacuation Read More

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'Not a good situation to be in'

Carol Sanders:

Prepare for rural ER crunch in summer, Manitoba doctors advise

As Manitobans take summer holidays, Doctors Manitoba is urging them to be prepared for rural hospital emergency room closures and staffing shortages before they hit the road. Read More

'I might cross back and forth all day, just for fun'

Massimo De Luca-Taronno:

They talked the talk, now they’ll walk the walk

Longtime supporters of removing barriers at Portage and Main excited to take steps 46 years in the making Read More

'It’s going to be amazing'

Ken Wiebe:

‘Looking forward to that next chapter’

Brandon’s Campbell to goaltend for Vancouver expansion team Read More

'We’ve been considering anything and everything'

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe:

Decisions aplenty for Cheveldayoff and company

‘Win now’ mentality or prospect development weighed by Jets management Read More

Mike McIntyre:

Jets leadership group excited to have Toews on board

Chevy talks inking deal, hope of extending Ehlers Read More

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Local

Scott Billeck: ‘Just staggering’: city’s homelessness crisis worsening, new data reveals

Chris Kitching: Snow forecast has Peguis on edge

Joyanne Pursaga: City could freeze water rates if high usage continues

Jeff Hamilton: ‘Experience and stability’: veteran educator named interim teacher commissioner

Kevin Rollason: Every day is garbage pickup day in Winnipeg when the snow melts

Tyler Searle: Non-profit accuses former financial director of misappropriating millions

Dean Pritchard: Accused killer responded to punch in the face with bullet in victim’s chest, murder trial told

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Northern trade corridor top of mind as Manitoba premier plans meeting with PM

Kevin Rollason: Help arrives in Peguis to help gird for expected flood

Erik Pindera: Not responsible for senior’s death, WRHA claims in court papers

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Governments change, priorities change… and genocide goes on

Tom Brodbeck: Oblivious Conservatives fiddling while Poilievre burns

Brent Bellamy: Finding a fitting way to build in the Exchange District

Andrew Lodge: The need for regulation in a digital age

Editorial: A horror movie, starring you and your money

Free Press: Letters, April 13

Jen Zoratti: Moon mission Earth photo could change your worldview

Russell Wangersky: It’s green for go on spring-loaded imaginings

Editorial: Ground squirrels and city sports fields

David McLaughlin: Donald in Wonderland — apologies to Lewis Carroll

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: Venerable local music venue celebrates 25 years with changes that stay true to its roots

Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press: ‘Saturday Night Live’ moving to CTV/Crave in Canada after decades on Global

Ben Sigurdson: Two plights unfold, two stories told in new Yann Martel novel

Maureen Scurfield: Many strong women around, if you look a bit harder

Ben Sigurdson: Writing community rallies to relaunch book awards

Nia Vardalos: Actor/writer Vardalos offers readers a little sugar

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Ben Waldman: Laser’s blue light gives green light to enter world of pure imagination

Reviewed by Jordan Ross: Late teen’s dealings with London’s criminal underworld unpacked in riveting, remarkable account

Sports

Taylor Allen: Sweeting lands on her feet

Ken Wiebe: High-end Jets’ prospect to make NHL debut against Golden Knights

Joshua Frey-Sam: FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour brings dreams to our doorstep

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: With Montreal already qualified, Edmonton and Ottawa closing in on NHL playoff spots

Mike McIntyre: Sudarshan Yellamaraju used to swing a club inside Winnipeg’s Golf Dome — now he's a big deal on the PGA Tour

Joshua Frey-Sam: Canadian men’s rugby squad returns to the ‘Peg for first time in 33 years

Mike McIntyre: ‘It’s been a lot of fun for me’: Jets’ Vilardi honoured by team nomination for humanitarian award

Ken Wiebe: Jets’ season on the brink

Taylor Allen: Njegovan forms new Manitoba rink

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press: Rory McIlroy pulls away with birdie binge and sets Masters record with 6-shot lead at halfway mark

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Province creating resource-focused website for tech sector startups

Aaron Epp: Crop-enhancement firm eyes potato prosperity

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian, U.S. stock markets rise as oil pares gains from earlier in the day

The Canadian Press: GFL Environmental signs deal to buy Secure Waste Infrastructure

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Statistics Canada reports wealth and income gaps grew in 2025

Aaron Epp: Board game inspires business name

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed amid focus on Middle East

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba premier works on grocery tax-cut pledge as business group calls for more

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

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Canadian man dies while in ICE custody in Florida

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Controversial legislation to fast-track major projects, Bill C-5, becomes law

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Brazeau recovering after collapsing in Senate Wednesday due to ‘dizzy spell’

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says

Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival

The Canadian Press: Frank Stronach to stand trial in Toronto early next year before judge alone

The Canadian Press: Premier Smith says Albertans’ desire for leaving Canada has never been higher

World

Farnoush Amiri And David Rising, The Associated Press: Iran’s Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire

Tara Copp And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press: Pentagon leaders cite military tactics to show destruction from US attacks on Iran

Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press: What we know about the damage done to Iran’s nuclear program

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Ukraine has halted Russia’s advance in the northern Sumy region, commander says

Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb And Sam Metz, The Associated Press: An Israeli strike kills 18 Palestinians in central Gaza as turmoil mounts over food distribution

Jack Dura, The Associated Press: North Dakota considers 2 proposed natural gas pipelines that would stretch across the state

Jean Fernand Koena, The Associated Press: An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school

Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press: UN aid chief warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in rebel-held eastern Congo

Brian Melley, The Associated Press: Double-decker bus carrying students plunges into river in England in ‘terrifying’ crash

One last thing...

Eva Wasney:

Celebrating cats and the pet parents who love them

The cats have come back to the big screen. Read More

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