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Environment Canada
Your forecast: The map of Manitoba is awash in red this morning. No, the Liberal Party hasn’t stormed to a resounding triumph in some recent election. In fact, the map is on the Environment Canada web page and screams EXTREME COLD WARNING for nearly the entire province. According to the weather agency, “An Arctic ridge of high pressure building into the Prairies is bringing very cold air southward today with wind chill values near minus 40 over much of southern Manitoba and east central Saskatchewan this morning, and -45 to -50 over northern Manitoba. Wear appropriate clothing.” In Winnipeg today, expect plenty of sunshine, a light breeze and a high of just -21 C with a wind chill of -41. So, no exposed skin, folks. On a sunny Saturday, the daytime high is -16 C but a south wind at 30 km/h will make it feel like -39. The weather warms considerably Sunday, with a high of -6 C and a 60 per cent chance of snow.
In case you missed it
Accused denies killing: Jurors at the trial of Thomas Brine, 29, watched video of the man’s lengthy interview with police where he claims to be innocent of the violent rape and brutal killing of 73-year-old Elizabeth Lafantaisie. He said he found her body already stuffed inside the trunk of a running vehicle he then stole from a University Crescent parkade in February 2011. READ MORE
Enumerator a sex offender: Elections Manitoba has fired an enumerator after discovering he is a sex offender. Elections Manitoba said Thursday a female member of the public reported the enumerator to the agency. After an investigation, Elections Manitoba fired the enumerator, who was hired Feb. 3 as a temporary worker. READ MORE
Fallen Fargo officer: Police in Fargo, N.D., are mourning the loss of a decorated officer, who died Thursday afternoon after suffering a single gunshot wound hours earlier when he responded to a call of a domestic dispute. Officer Jason Moszer, a six-year veteran of the service, was married with two children. He is only the second Fargo police officer killed in the line duty, the last such incident being in 1882. READ MORE
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Torches will light the opening of the Festival du Voyageur.
Torch-lit parade: Don your long johns because the Festival du Voyageur kicks off tonight with a torch-lit walk from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at 6:30 p.m., ending at Voyageur Park at about 7:30 p.m. for opening celebrations that include fireworks. The park will be open today from 5 p.m. to midnight. The festival runs to Sunday, Feb. 21.
Downtown traffic alert: Carlton Street between York Avenue and Broadway is closed today from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. to accommodate RBC Convention Centre construction.
High-flying fundraiser: At Kildonan Place Shopping Centre today, air cadets will launch an unusual fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. They have two flight simulators that replicate a plane flying from St. John’s, Nfld., to Victoria, B.C., through various flying conditions. They’re collecting pledges of one dollar for every mile flown, and people who donate can sit in the simulated cockpit and try flying.
Around the water cooler
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UFCW President Jeff Traeger speaks during the official opening of the UFCW Training Centre and union office, Saturday afternoon on Richmond Avenue in Brandon.
Union defends training centre’s reputation: Jeff Traeger, president of UFCW Local 832 and head of the separately operated training centre’s board of trustees, defended the UFCW Training Centre’s reputation amid controversy. The union and the provincial NDP cut all ties with the the centre’s former director Heather Grant-Jury amid allegations of possible financial impropriety. READ MORE
Adults night at museum: It was night to put on your safari hat, grab your camera and head out to the Manitoba Museum for an adults-only evening of wild photography and civilized fun. At the first Safari Night on Thursday, a sold-out event of 350 tickets, people trekked to the museum for an expedition of fun, food and photography. READ MORE
RWB new season: The 2016-17 Royal Winnipeg Ballet season is shaping up to be a suspenseful one. The 77-year-old company opens the season Oct. 26 with a landmark work, Dracula. READ MORE
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Boston Bruins’ Brett Connolly (14) and Patrice Bergeron (37) celebrate Bergeron’s goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Winnipeg on Thursday.
#Bruins: So, the boys from Beantown are trending this morning after laying a beating on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Exceptional two-way centre Patrice Bergeron scored twice as Boston built a 3-2 lead through 20 minutes and added three goals in the final period to dump the Jets 6-2 in NHL play at MTS Centre. READ MORE
Meryl Streep: The Oscar-winning actress stirred up the debate about diversity in the movie industry late this week when she said dismissed reporters’ questions about the all-white Berlin International Film Festival judges by saying “we’re all Africans, really.” Streep, who has won three Academy Awards and been nominated 16 other times, heads the festival film panel for the first time.
On this date
On Feb. 12, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the United States Air Force had announced a plan to construct 150 intercontinental ballistic missile sites directly south of Winnipeg in the Red River valley. They would hold 60-foot-high Minutemen missiles, capable of flying north over Canada to strike inside the Soviet Union.
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