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HIGH 16 — LOW 1 CITY OSBORNE VILLAGE PUTS ‘EYES’ ON STREET / B1 SERVING MANITOBA SINCE 1872 PROUDLY CANADIAN FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025 Russian attack on Kyiv earns U.S. president’s ire ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ Trump tells Putin KYIV — Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities early Thursday, prompting a rare rebuke from U.S. President Donald Trump, who called the deadly attack “not necessary, and very bad timing.” “Vladimir, STOP!” he wrote on Truth Social, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has generally refrained from criticizing Russia’s conduct of the war and has instead denounced Ukraine, claiming Kyiv is reluctant to end the conflict. The Russian attack killed at least 12 people and wounded about 90 others, emergency authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in nearly a year. The strike, the latest in a devastating series of Russian attacks on civilians, came as the White House pushes Kyiv to trade territory for peace without adequate security guarantees, enrag- ing Ukrainians, who feel abandoned by Washington and are turning to Europe for support. France strongly backed Ukraine and its insistence on a ceasefire Thursday. French President Emmanuel Macron demanded that Putin must “finally stop lying” and respond to the offer for a truce. “When President Putin speaks to American negotiators, he tells them, ‘I want peace,’” Macron told BFMTV. “He continues to bombard Ukraine, he continues to kill.” Trump claimed Wednesday that Rus- sia was ready for a deal, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was proving difficult. In fact, Ukraine ac- cepted a U.S. proposal for a full cease- fire in March, but Russia did not. The White House has since proposed in- creasingly generous terms for Russia, including U.S. recognition of Russian sovereignty in the strategic Crimean Peninsula, which was invaded and illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014. Zelenskyy has demanded a ceasefire before he’ll talk about concessions. “I think Russia is ready,” Trump said Wednesday, hours before the deadly barrage. “I think we have a deal with Russia, and we have to get a deal with Zelenskyy.” Measles cases spur fears of outbreak EFFORTS are being made to slow the spread of measles in a region with Manitoba’s lowest vaccination rate, as cases of the highly contagious virus climb locally and across the country. “We’ve been concerned about the potential for significant measles outbreaks for a long time,” said Dr. Davinder Singh, the province’s public health lead on the subject of measles. “If it just happens to get into an under-immunized group, they have a real significant exposure during a contagious time, it could increase quite rapidly.” The province announced Wednesday two new confirmed cases of measles in the Southern Health region at an elementary school in the Rural Munici- pality of Stanley. On Thursday, public health officials were setting up an immunization clinic at Southwood School between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to offer inoculations to the school population and community at large, Garden Valley School Division superintendent Dan Ward told the Free Press. The province said the sites of expo- sure were Southwood School on April 14 and 15 during school hours, and Bus 2683 before and after school, servicing Southwood School and Prairie Dale School in the nearby community of Schanzenfeld. The two measles cases stemmed from recent international travel to Mexico, a news release said. In a letter sent to parents and staff, Ward wrote Southwood School is work- ing closely with public health to ensure the health and safety of students, staff and families. Singh said a school exposure is of significant concern and public health will continue to connect with families with outdated immunization records. Liberal Leader holds court at Pyramid Cabaret; supporters say Canada not about to ‘follow U.S. example’ ‘Back so quickly’; Carney rallies at nightclub R EGULARLY reserved for bar crawls and cover bands, the Pyramid Cabaret featured Liberal Leader Mark Carney as its headliner Thursday, as red-clad sup- porters rallied at the prime minis- ter’s second stop in Winnipeg before election day. “It is great to be back in Winnipeg, back so quickly,” he said to cheers from the audience. Bartenders slung soda and water under the Pyramid’s disco ball to hundreds of supporters, who were holding signs that read “Never 51” and “Canada Strong.” Carney, who was last in the city for a news conference and rally April 1, repeated many of the talking points that he has carried through- out the campaign. That included con- demning the “tragedy” of the trade war and heightened tensions with the U.S. and calling Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a “lifelong politician who worships at the altar of the free market.” “I’m still learning how to be a politician — I think it’s a good thing — but I think I’m a pragmatist,” he said. “So when I see something that’s not working, I will change it.” Carney reiterated a promise to put in legislation that would remove fed- eral barriers to interprovincial trade by July 1 — “free trade in Canada by Canada Day,” Carney said. “We need one economy in this country, not 13.” Flanked by Liberal candidates who joined the leader on stage, Diana Fox Carney described her husband as empathetic and strong-willed. “Criss-crossing over the country over the past weeks, I think you’ve seen my husband is incredibly hard-working, that he is committed to listening to all of the many people like yourselves that he’s met along the years,” she said. After the rally, Winnipeg Centre candidate Rahul Walia accepted a friendship bracelet from one of the few youth in attendance and took photos with supporters. He told the Free Press he knows he’s up against a strong contender in NDP candidate Leah Gazan, but believes the Liberal party will prevail federally. “Even for me, I don’t know, but all I know is (it will be a) Liberal major- ity,” he said. MALAK ABAS SIOBHÁN O’GRADY AND ANASTACIA GALOUCHKA ● PUTIN, CONTINUED ON A2 ● MEASLES, CONTINUED ON A4 ● CARNEY, CONTINUED ON A3 NICOLE BUFFIE SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Liberal Leader Mark Carney and wife Dianna Fox Carney are presented with Ukrainian bread and salt by members of the Ukrainian community Julianna Chubenko and Anton Verma as they arrive in Winnipeg, Thursday. ;