Winnipeg Free Press

1. Manitoba golf tourament gets status boost

   Major changes are afoot for the Canadian Professional Golf Tour's visit to Manitoba this summer. Updated 3:53 PM

2. Russia advances to world hockey final

   QUEBEC -- Veteran Sergei Fedorov got the opening goal as Russia used its quick-strike attack to down Finland 4-0 this afternoon and advance to the final of the IIHF world hockey championship. Updated 2:36 PM

3. Fake U.S. bills circulating: police

   Winnipeg police are warning counterfeit U.S. bills are showing up in the city. Police said U.S. $50 bills, in particular, are circulating. Updated 11:32 AM

4. 86 students graduate as MDs

   Eighty-six students became doctors this morning after graduating from the faculty of medicine at the University of Manitoba. Updated 11:20 AM

5. Boy with bomb walks up to patrol, wounds two Canadians

   KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A boy possibly as young as 10 was used in a suicide-bomb attack against a joint Canadian and Afghan army patrol in Afghanistan today. Updated 1:35 PM

6. Man charged in overdose death of city woman

   Winnipeg police have charged a 47-year-old man with drug trafficking and manslaughter following the over-dose death last October of a 20-year-old Winnipeg woman. Updated 1:46 PM

7. Man found unconscious behind Flora home

   A man is in hospital in critical condition after he was found behind a home in the 400 block of Flora Avenue this morning suffering serious injuries. Updated 2:51 PM

8. Crown must prove youth crimes deserve adult sentences

   OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the Crown must prove young offenders deserve adult sentences, saying they should be presumed less morally culpable for their crimes than adults.
   
   Youth crime climbs three per cent
   More National Breaking News Updated 10:12 AM

9. U of M VP nominated to research board

   University of Manitoba vice-president of research Joanne Keselman will serve on a major national body that provides $312.7 million in research grants and scholarships this year. Updated 2:04 PM

10. Weather will be warm but windy

    Good news? No snow expected on the long weekend.
    Bad news? It will be uncomfortably windy. Updated 7:21 AM

11. Dutch cartoonist investigated under hate speech laws

    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A Dutch political cartoonist, who works under the pseudonym Gregorius Nekschot, was arrested Tuesday and held overnight before being released. Updated 9:45 AM

12. Manitoba new car sales increase 1.3 per cent

    Manitobans returned to the dealer showrooms in March, pushing up new-vehicle sales and making up for some of the ground that was lost in the previous month.
    
    More Business Breaking News Updated 9:26 AM

13. Price of oil climbs to record $127 a barrel

    Oil prices soared more than US$3 a barrel, surpassing US$127 for the first time today and putting more pressure on already lofty gasoline and diesel prices ahead of the summer driving season in the northern hemisphere. Updated 11:01 AM

14. Stubby Clapp allowed to play for Canada

    The heart and soul of Canada's national baseball team will be making the trip to Beijing.
    
    More Sports Breaking News Updated 11:14 AM

15. Province seeks refund on faulty bridge repairs

    The province will use legal action if necessary to recover costs because it must repair construction repairs that were faulty.

    Updated 7:32 AM

16. Toews on bench would be 'bombshell'

    The possibility of senior federal cabinet minister Vic Toews being considered for a judicial appointment to the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench has been described as an unprecedented "bombshell".
    
    Political futures spur debate Updated 11:07 AM

17. Aboriginal agency probed over expenses

    A review of questionable financial practices by an aboriginal child welfare agency is expected to be finished within a few weeks.

    Updated 7:24 AM

18. South Beach Casino goes smoke free

    The South Beach Casino and Resort on the Brokenhead First Nation will go smoke-free tomorrow when it opens an additional 300 game devices. Updated 9:07 AM

19. Water bus casts off on Saturday

    The Forks water bus casts off at noon Saturday to begin its season of river transportation.

    
    VIDEO: Take a ride on the water bus Updated 8:50 AM

20. Pro video gamers in Winnipeg tonight

    Want to win the chance to play video games professionally?

    Updated 7:37 AM

21. Einstein letter dismissing 'childish' religion auctioned

    LONDON — A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish" has sold at auction for more than $400,000.
    
    More International Breaking News Updated 6:38 AM

22. Survivors pulled from rubble as aftershock shakes China

    BEICHUAN, China — Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble today who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicentre of China's powerful earthquake.
    
    Officials questioned about school collapses
    China's 1-child policy causes extra pain Updated 3:40 PM

23. Access being blocked by Myanmar's military junta

    YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Yangon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching cyclone-battered regions where millions need food and medicine.
    
    Logistics key to helping victims of disaster Updated 3:04 PM

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