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People enter the Law Courts in Winnipeg for the trial of Raymond Cormier, Tina Fontaine’s alleged killer, Monday, February 5, 2018. A jury has finished hearing evidence in the trial for a man accused in the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found wrapped in a duvet filled with rocks in Winnipeg’s Red River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Case in jury’s hands: Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal will give his instructions to the jury today in the second-degree murder trial of Raymond Cormier. The 11 jurors will then be sequestered for deliberations. Cormier is accused of killing Tina Fontaine, 15, and dumping her body in the Red River. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Going for gold: Canada plays the U.S. late tonight for the gold medal in women’s hockey at the Winter Olympics. In the 2014 final, Canada beat the U.S. in overtime. Meanwhile, Canada’s men’s team is playing a quarterfinal game against Finland this morning. READ MORE
No Sikh separatists, PM says: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan met with the chief minister of the Indian state of Punjab in Amritsar today. Sajjan says they told Amarinder Singh his allegations members of Trudeau’s ministers are Sikh separatists are false. READ MORE
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Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of -12 C, windchill of -29 and wind from the west at 20 km/h.
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Jess Salomon is a former UN war-crimes lawyer-turned-standup comic.
Funny festival: Married comics Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini will co-headline this April’s Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Artistic director Lara Rae says she’s eager to present a festival that includes a broad spectrum of voices. Jill Wilson reports. READ MORE
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Winnipeg Jets’ Joel Armia fires a shot in front of Los Angeles Kings’ Christian Folin during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday.
Ready to hit the road: The Jets ended a stretch of 10 consecutive home games with a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings last night. Captain Blake Wheeler had mixed feelings about his team’s performance over those games, in which the Jets went 6-3-1. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Battle brewing: The byelection resulting from the resignation of St. Boniface MLA Greg Selinger may be among the most hotly contested in recent political history, Dan Lett writes. The Liberals are seeking to get their leader a seat in the legislature, the Tories will also have a legitimate shot, and the NDP can’t afford to lose, Lett says. READ MORE
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#TwitterLockout: Twitter took action Tuesday night to suspend thousands of accounts suspected of being Russian bots.
On this date
On Feb. 21, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the U.S. Air Force hammered northwest Germany just hours after the R.A.F. and the R.C.A.F. heavily bombed the country’s southwest border. The United States’ Pacific fleet inflicted heavy losses on Japanese planes and ships. Hollywood stars led by Kay Francis were in Winnipeg to kick off a tour entertaining service personnel in the city and at other bases in Canada and Alaska. READ MORE
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