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A mix of sun and cloud with a high of -12 C and a low of -23.
What’s happening today
Raucous debate, big-ticket spending promises, finger-pointing, and a few swan songs are expected as Manitoba lawmakers return to Broadway today for a final, high-stakes sitting of the legislative assembly before the fall election. Danielle Da Silva has a preview of the 45-day spring sitting.
Premier Heather Stefanson will face voters Oct. 3. It’s do or die during the spring session of the legislature, which starts today. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Today’s must-read
Manitoba Families Minister Rochelle Squires unveiled a so-called whole-of-government homelessness strategy Tuesday. It promised $58 million in new funding for 2023-24 on top of the $68 million it had pledged this fiscal year. Carol Sanders has the story.
Families Minister Rochelle Squires announces $126 million in funding for new homelessness projects across Manitoba at Circle of Life Thunderbird House in Winnipeg on Tuesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On March 1, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senate president Arthur Vandenburg urged the Senate to approve the European recovery program, also known as the Marshall Plan, and harness the resources of the U.S. to prevent a third world war before it started. Pre-war tension was high in London as Britain’s defence minister accused the Soviet Union of advocating disarmament for freedom-loving countries while keeping its own large military to “work its will throughout the world.” Winnipeggers were hard-pressed to determine whether March had come in like a lion or a lamb, following a weekend winter storm that hit much of Canada but which Winnpeg avoided the worst of. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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