What you need to know
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES‘We continue to have faith in the chief,’ says Michael Jack, the city’s chief corporate services officer, of fire paramedic chief John Lane (above).
Mayor backs Chief Lane: Even though the city has been fined $115,000 because Fire Paramedic Chief John Lane showed ongoing disrespect to paramedics, the chief was backed on Thursday by Mayor Brian Bowman and the chief’s boss, Michael Jack. “I continue to support our chief,” Bowman said. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Ride-hailing begins today: It will be a historic moment at 11 a.m. today when Evgeni Stamdolski starts his engine for Winnipeg’s first ride-hailing trip. Two firms, TappCar and Cowboy Taxi, will both have drivers collecting fares in the city. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Jets host Red Wings: Bell MTS Place was rocking on Tuesday evening with the introduction of new Jet Paul Stasny, a hotshot centre who got a goal and an assist in his first game. The excitement continues tonight when the Jets host the Detroit Red Wings (26-27-10). The puck drops at 7 p.m. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A special weather statement by Environment Canada this morning warns of a Colorado Low snowstorm arriving in Winnipeg on Sunday evening, with 15 to 30 centimetres of snow expected. Today, it will be one of those mushy days when the temperature is around zero, and tires spritz muddy water on the windows of other vehicles. The high will be -1 C, with wind from the east at 30 km/h. There could be periods of snow in the evening. READ MORE
In case you missed it
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSt. Paul’s Crusaders players celebrate their 7-2 victory over the Sturgeon Heights Huskies in game three of a WHSHL final Thursday evening.
High school champions: In their biggest game of the season, the St. Paul’s Crusaders beat Sturgeon Heights to win the deciding game of the best-of-three Winnipeg High School Hockey League tier 1 final at the Bell MTS Iceplex on Thursday evening. Mike Sawatzky was there. READ MORE
Ventriloquist cop retires: Staff Sgt. Dave Dixon and his dummy, Sgt. Willie, will be honored by colleagues at a party today, retiring after a career informing school children about safety-themed seminars. The dummy will be donated to the Winnipeg Police Museum. Bill Redekop has the story. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Kristin Scott Thomas as Janet
Reviewing The Party: Reviewer Alison Gillmor invited herself to The Party, a new movie in the “dinner party from hell” genre: ”It’s like a drawing-room comedy on bad acid. Filmed in good-looking black-and-white, it’s brisk and self-contained, not particularly deep but frequently very funny.” READ MORE
Grain trains backlogged: Grain farmers say a railway backlog is on track to repeat the billions of dollars lost four years prior, and want Ottawa to put up emergency help to prevent a devastating blow to the Prairies. Billions of dollars in profit were scuttled in early 2014 as railways bungled communication between various areas, and faced frigid temperatures that slowed and stopped shipments near the Rockies. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Trending now
#HowToGetAwayWithScandal: A long-awaited crossover episode between the two critically acclaimed series created by Shonda Rhimes, Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder, aired Thursday evening, and fans are still discussing it online.
On this date
On March 2, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Consumer and Corporate Affairs minister Herb Gray asked the Bakery Council of Canada to postpone a four-cent-per-loaf increase in the price of bread, In Britain, prime minister Edward Heath tried to maintain his hold on power despite having failed to win a strong mandate for the country. Rising silver prices threw a monkey wrench into plans for Canada’s Olympic Coins program. In the U.S., the Watergate grand jury kept secret its findings about president Richard Nixon even as it indicted seven of his associates. READ MORE
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