What you need to know
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESA modern infill home on Beaverbrook Street in River Heights.
Infill hot topic: City hall crackled with tension and tempers on Monday during debate on a proposed cap on the amount of space an infill home can cover. Developers repeatedly told councillors the cap will kill the industry. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Visting Neil Young’s home: A warm Winnipeg welcome is extended to Sergio Bratti, who travelled from his home in Italy to Winnipeg to attend Neil Young concerts Sunday and Monday evenings. He has attended 84 Young concerts. “I saw Neil for the first time in 1982 in Italy in Verona, and it started a love for his music and his soul about his music,” Bratti, 54, said. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
Timberlake tremendous: Justin Timberlake performed for more than 12,000 fans at Bell MTS Place on Monday evening with a grand display of dancing and singing. Reviewer Erin Lebar called it a “pop spectacle. The Man of the Woods tour is the epitome of sensory overload.” READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It ‘s best to keep the shovel close at hand as periods of light snow are expected to begin this morning. The high will be -21 C but the windchill will make it feel like -39 in the morning and -28 in the afternoon.
What’s happening today
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSByfuglien enjoys a laugh at practice with team, Monday.
Buff back?: When the Winnipeg Jets play the San Jose Sharks tonight, Dustin Byfuglien is expected to be back in the line-up after missing 14 games due to injuries. He hasn’t played since a collision with the Minnesota Wild’s Luke Kunin on Dec. 29. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Trump’s big night: U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address tonight, and Democrats are preparing to confront him. Some congresswomen are planning to wear white, the colour of the women’s suffrage movement. READ MORE
In case you missed it
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshConstruction workers install sheets of drywall at a building project.
Fewer workers needed: The number of construction jobs in Manitoba is expected to decline by about five per cent over the coming decade, according to a report released on Monday. Part of the reason is the end of several major projects, such as Manitoba Hydro’s Keeyask dam. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Heritage status: Three buildings owned by the University of Manitoba were added to the City of Winnipeg’s list of protected historical resources on Monday, even though the university has previously objected to the designation. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Fe. 5, 1934: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that women leapt for their lives from a second-storey window to escape a fire at a Russian Greek Orthodox monastery in Sifton, Man.; damage was estimated at $15,000. In Montreal, a waiter who once served the Prince of Wales was arraigned for murder in the death of a Winnipeg woman.
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