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Your weather: Everybody isn’t working for this kind of weekend. Environment Canada hints Saturday and Sunday won’t exactly be spring-like, with daytime temperatures around the freezing mark and overnight temperatures that are just plain cold. Today, expect increased cloudiness this morning, a 60 per cent chance of showers, winds at 50 km/h gusting to 70 and high of 5 C. The overnight low is -12 C. Expect a sunny morning Friday with clouds in the afternoon, a high of 0 C and a low of -13 C. Saturday’s forecast calls for sunshine, a high of 2 C and a low of -7 C, while Sunday will be cloudy with a high of 0 C and a low of -14 C.
In case you missed it
Young pall bearers carry the casket out of Sommerfield Mennonite Church in Macgregor following the funeral for two-year-old Chase Martens on Wednesday afternoon.
Goodbye to little Chase: Hundreds of people attended a memorial service Wednesday at the MacGregor Sommerfeld Mennonite Church for Chase Thomas Martens, the two-year-old boy who was found dead in a creek Saturday in the vicinity of his home outside Austin after he went missing for more than four days. READ MORE
Not a lost cause: A 10-year-old Winnipeg boy who can’t be touched by the justice system despite his long list of offences, including serious incidences of assault with a weapon and drug possession, robbery and car theft, should not be considered too far gone to help, say a former neighbour and a University of Manitoba professor. READ MORE
Fire kills nine family members: A devastating house fire killed nine members of one family — three generations — including three children under five years of age in the Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario on Tuesday. READ MORE
Up next
Matt Goerzen/Brandon SunManitoba NDP Premier Greg Selinger stands in front of the Parkland Building at the Assiniboine Community College North Hill campus on Tuesday.
On the campaign trail: All three main party leaders will be making all kinds of election promises today. Premier Greg Selinger pledges supports for parents this morning in Winnipeg, a recreation announcement in St. Laurent around noon and investments in Gimli in the afternoon. Liberal leader Rana Bokhari and some of her candidates talk about their rural initiatives in Niverville this morning. Brian Pallister, leader of the PCs, will announce initiatives of an open government strategy this morning at Duff Roblin Parkway Trail.
Trudeau talks nuclear safety: In Washington today, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to a gathering of world leaders attending a summit on nuclear safety. He’ll begin the two-day trip with a speech and question-and-answer session at the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Wheaties gain steam: Down two games to one, the Brandon Wheat Kings will try to pull even with the Edmonton Oil Kings in their Western Hockey League first-round playoff series tonight in the Alberta city. Brandon lost a pair of games at home last weekend but dumped the Oil Kings 3-1 on Wednesday night in Edmonton to get back in the best-of-seven series. The puck drops tonight at 8 p.m. CST.
Around the water cooler
Darren Calabrese / The Canadian Press filesMarie Henein, criminal defence lawyer for CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi, is surrounded by media while arriving at court in Toronto on Thursday, February 26, 2015.
Ghomeshi’s lawyer: You can love her or not, but lawyer Marie Henein is a polarizing figure who has been heralded for her brilliant defence of an alleged abuser and portrayed as a villain who betrayed women. Free Press columnist Jen Zoratti has her say today. READ MORE
Jets lose to Senators: The Winnipeg Jets were beaten 2-1 by the Ottawa Senators at the MTS Centre on Wednesday night to open their final home stand of the 2015-2016 season on a losing note. The Jets (31-39-7), who have been officially eliminated from any hope of post-season action, host the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. Former Jet forward Andrew Ladd makes his second return since being traded. READ MORE
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Len Kropioski
Kroppy: The crowd at MTS Centre gave their favourite fellow Winnipeg Jets fan a standing ovation Wednesday night. Len Kropioski, 97, of Kenora, a Second World War veteran who is always shown on the scoreboard standing at attention and saluting his country at the end of ‘O Canada,’ returned to the rink after an extended stay in hospital. Even Jets and Ottawa Senators players tapped their sticks for Kroppy, who was brought to tears by the show of love.
Byfuglien: Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien unloaded a thunderous hit on the Senators’ Mark Stone during the game in Winnipeg Wednesday night, which had Ottawa out for revenge. READ MORE
On this date
On March 31, 1990: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that RCMP were ready to ask the Crown to lay murder charges in the disappearance of Steinbach boy David Wiebe, who had been missing since 1978. In Winnipeg, the federal Liberal party was to hold its convention to select a new leader, with Jean Chrétien garnering so much support nationally that rival candidates Paul Martin and Sheila Copps seemed to have agreed not to compete with each other for delegates.
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