What’s happening today
The Keeyask generating station under construction in 2018. (Manitoba Hydro)
Release of mega-projects review: A review of the decisions regarding the construction of Manitoba Hydro’s Keeyask generating station and Bipole III power transmission line will be released. The projects cost billions of dollars more than expected, and the review by former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall cost $2.5 million. He will be speaking at at 10:30 a.m. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Bilateral meeting with Blinken: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will meet virtually with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of the Biden administration’s fence-mending campaign. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Hundreds of students abducted: Approximately 300 girls are the victims of the latest mass abduction of schoolchildren in Nigeria. Several bandit groups operate in Zamfara state. READ MORE
One killed in Syria airstrike: A U.S. airstrike on facilities in Syria belonging to an Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group killed one man and wounded others, a militia official said today. The strike was in retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq that killed a civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Periods of light snow and light snow mixed with rain, with a high of 2 C, wind chill as low as -10 late this afternoon and peak winds from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
What’s happening this weekend
Winnipeg Jets’ Sami Niku (8), Kyle Connor (81), Nikolaj Ehlers (27) and Paul Stastny (25)celebrate Connors’ goal against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on Thursday, February 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Another match with Montreal: The Winnipeg Jets will face the Montreal Canadiens in the second of two consecutive games at Bell MTS Place at 9 p.m. Saturday. The Jets beat the Canadiens last night despite trailing 2-0 and 3-1 in the second period, spoiling interim Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme’s debut. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
A matter of policy: Manitoba New Democrats are holding a virtual policy convention Saturday. Raising the minimum wage and opposing any new pipelines, fracking or extraction projects are among the resolutions that might be debated. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Golden Globe Awards: The 78th awards will be handed out during a ceremony hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler that begins at 7 p.m. CT Sunday. The awards, chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, honour movie and television productions. READ MORE
Set for Trump speech: Former U.S. president Donald Trump will made a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday afternoon. It will be his first public appearance since leaving the White House more than a month ago. READ MORE
Curling concludes: The Scotties Tournament of Hearts continues in Calgary, with the final scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Jason Bell reports on how four Manitoba-based teams have advanced to the championship round. READ MORE
In case you missed it
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Ray Louie, manager and owner of The Gates on Roblin: “We’re not monsters, we’re trying to work with the couples.”
Trouble tying the knot: Wedding venues and planners are scrambling to figure out what they can offer engaged couples who have paid thousands of dollars in deposits for weddings that can’t go ahead as originally planned. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Making a monument: Two Winnipeg-linked teams of artists and architects are on the shortlist to design a national monument memorializing the history of discrimination toward LGBTTQ+ people. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Keeping outreach van rolling: Coun. Sherri Rollins has introduced a motion calling on the City of Winnipeg to find municipal cash and secure provincial funds to keep the Main Street Project’s outreach van running 24 hours a day. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 26, 1952: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that cattlemen from all over Canada were meeting in Winnipeg; one of the chief topics of concern was the outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease in Saskatchewan. In New York, Canadian grains and some vegetables, as well as practically all livestock and meats, were being blocked from entry into the United States, owing to the outbreak. The RCMP and federal officials were investigating the origins of the disease in Canada, and it was thought to be linked to an immigrant known to have worked on a farm in the Regina area.
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