What’s happening today
Homicide arrest announced: Manitoba RCMP are holding an afternoon news conference at their Portage Avenue headquarters to announce an arrest in a homicide case. Police didn’t state which investigation they’re referring to.
Rally at hydro HQ: A rally over environmental concerns and Manitoba Hydro’s relationship with Indigenous communities is happening at 5:30 p.m. outside the utility’s downtown headquarters. The board of the Crown corporation resigned yesterday, saying the premier wouldn’t discuss “critical issues” with them, such Hydro’s “efforts to further develop its relationship with Indigenous peoples.” READ MORE
Traffic notes: Higgins Avenue is closed in both directions at Annabella Street in Point Douglas after a vehicle slammed into a building. Meanwhile, Empress Street will be closed to traffic in both directions between Wellington and Sargent avenues at 8 a.m. for building construction work. The section of road will reopen at 5 p.m. Friday.
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be cloudy, clearing late this morning, with a high of 2 C and patches of fog dissipating in the morning.
In case you missed it
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSGreg Tonn says he’s sorry to end the store’s movie run. DVDs are being sold for up to 80 per cent off before the Movie Village becomes the second Into the Music location.
That’s a wrap: Movie Village, beloved by cinephiles for its collection of obscure and classic films, will soon be a thing of the past. The video rental business took up residence inside Music Trader in 2012 after its former Osborne Village location was torn down. Music Trader was sold in December, and Movie Village’s DVD inventory is being sold off till the end of the month. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Most councillors spend maximum: Two-thirds of city councillors spent the full amount allowed for expenses last year, Ryan Thorpe reports. Coun. Russ Wyatt was the biggest spender, with only $19.78 in carryover funds for 2018, while outgoing Coun. Jenny Gerbasi — who came in more than $13,500 under budget and has $8,192 available for 2018 — was the thriftiest. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
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Tough times for premier: The timing of the mass resignation of Manitoba Hydro’s board couldn’t have been worse for Premier Brian Pallister, Dan Lett says. Pallister is still trying to build support for the provincial budget and has now been rebuked by someone who’s considered royalty by Progressive Conservatives, Lett writes in his latest column. READ MORE
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#WorldWaterDay: The United Nations’ Water Action Decade launches today to highlight the need for access to safe drinking water.
On this date
On March 22, 1956: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that provincial flood forecasters had knocked a foot and a half off the predicted peak of the Red River in Greater Winnipeg and that the river would cause no damage as the crest flowed north from Emerson, but that the Seine River posed the risk of causing damage in St. Vital and St. Boniface. According to the United States, the Soviet Union had conducted a new series of nuclear weapons tests. READ MORE
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