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Coronavirus crisis

Jae C. Hong / The Associated PressA woman walks down a narrow road lined with restaurants and shops on Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. According to local businesses in the area, the number of visitors has dropped significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jae C. Hong / The Associated Press

A woman walks down a narrow road lined with restaurants and shops on Enoshima Island in Fujisawa, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. According to local businesses in the area, the number of visitors has dropped significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Schools shut down: Japan is closing its schools to prevent the spread of the virus until early April, affecting 12.8 million students. READ MORE

Pilgrims’ plans on hold: Saudi Arabia is closing the holy city of Mecca and the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina to foreign pilgrims in a bid to contain the virus. The move could affect the plans of millions as Ramadan and the annual hajj pilgrimage near, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE

New case in California: On Wednesday, the U.S. announced its first case of COVID-19 where the person infected doesn’t appear to have travelled abroad or been exposed to another patient. READ MORE

Weather

Your forecast: increasingly cloudy with periods of light snow starting late this morning, a daytime low of -19 C and high of -10 C, peak winds at 15 km/h, and wind chill as low as -24 this morning and -17 in the afternoon.

What’s happening today

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSProtesters in support of Wet’suwet’en blockades hold a round dance at Portage and Main closing the intersection to vehicle traffic.

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Protesters in support of Wet’suwet’en blockades hold a round dance at Portage and Main closing the intersection to vehicle traffic.

Anti-pipeline protests: The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs are set to meet with members of the federal and British Columbia governments after the talks had apparently been cancelled. Rail and road blockades have been happening across Canada in support of the chiefs, who oppose a natural gas pipeline project. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE

Rematch with Caps: The Jets face the Washington Capitals at Bell MTS Place at 7 p.m. The Jets have lost three consecutive games but earned a point in a shootout loss to the Capitals on the road Tuesday. Jason Bell breaks down Winnipeg’s playoff chances. READ MORE

In case you missed it

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSCustomers are turned away as police investigate a robbery at a Liquor Mart on Keewatin in Winnipeg, Wednesday.

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Customers are turned away as police investigate a robbery at a Liquor Mart on Keewatin in Winnipeg, Wednesday.

Sentenced for booze-theft spree: A man will serve another three months in jail after being sentenced for a 14-month spree of Liquor Mart thefts. He admitted to stealing nearly $7,500 worth of booze in 29 thefts. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE

Lawsuits over leaked photos: A former employee of the Brandon Police Service being sued for allegedly leaking intimate photos of a woman seeking to become an officer is suing the city for its role in the matter. Erin DeBooy of the Brandon Sun reports. READ MORE

On this date

On Feb. 27, 1998: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that WinnPort Logistics expected within five months to have cargo planes destined for China taking off from Winnipeg, turning a three-year dream of turning Winnipeg into an international air cargo hub into a reality. While rain fell in Winnipeg, southwestern Manitoba was enduring one of the worst blizzards to hit the region, leaving hundreds without power and bringing transportation to a halt. READ MORE

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