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Awkward encounter: Premier Brian Pallister and Mayor Brian Bowman are scheduled to attend a kickoff event for Festival du Voyageur today, days after Bowman told reporters he felt snubbed by Pallister. Dylan Robertson reports on the schism between the two leaders. READ MORE
City of singles: Census data shows Selkirk has the third-most self-declared singles per capita among Canadian cities. (Just FYI, if you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day.) Jessica Botelho-Urbanski and Graeme Bruce report. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today with a 30 per cent chance of flurries, a high of -16 C, windchill as low as -34 this morning and wind from the northwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
What’s happening today
Congress votes on compromise: Both chambers of the U.S. Congress will vote today on a border security deal that includes much less money than President Donald Trump was demanding for a wall with Mexico. READ MORE
Marking massacre: Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people were fatally shot one year ago, will mark the anniversary of the murders by working on service projects.
Seeking a streak: The Jets will seek their third consecutive win when they play the Colorado Avalanche at Bell MTS Place at 7 p.m. Jason Bell reports on how defenceman Joe Morrow is more than a fill-in veteran. READ MORE
Around the world
Soldiers killed in Kashmir: At least 10 soldiers were killed and 35 were wounded by a large explosion that struck a paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir today. India and Pakistan each claim the entire territory. READ MORE
Journalist out of jail: Maria Ressa, a journalist and critic of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, has been freed on bail after being arrested in a libel case.
On this date
On Feb. 14, 2002: The president of the Canadian Olympic Association said that Canadian pairs skater Jamie Sale and David Pelletier ought to be awarded gold medals at the Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the organization was formally filing an appeal with the ISU, after the head of the French Olympic team said one of the judges was pressured into awarding gold to Russia.
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