Your forecast
Snow ending this morning, then mainly cloudy, with a risk of freezing rain early this morning. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind from the south at 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light late this morning. High 3 C, wind chill -13 this morning.
What’s happening today
The federal government is expected to introduce legislation against online harms today, which the Liberals have promised will tackle issues such as online child endangerment and non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week his government’s upcoming bill will focus on making the internet safer for minors, while not censoring it for the rest of Canadians. The Canadian Press reports.
The federal government is expected to introduce legislation against online harms on Monday. (Graeme Roy / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Ukrainians living in Winnipeg say ongoing solidarity from Manitobans and aid from government officials has bolstered their resolve as they mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“It’s very important for me to have this support, and to see the support for the Ukrainian community from across Manitoba,” said Yevgeniya Tatarenko, a Ukrainian woman who was among hundreds of people gathered at a commemorative rally on Sunday. “It gives me hope. It means that I can keep my will strong.” Tyler Searle has the story.
Hundreds attend the Together, We Stand With Ukraine rally Sunday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in a show of continuing support for Ukrainians against Russian aggression. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday.
JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius (minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit).
The craft, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, made a “pinpoint” touchdown on Jan. 20, making Japan became the fifth country to successfully place a probe on the moon. The Associated Press reports.
An image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) of a robotic moon rover called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on the moon. (JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University via The Associated Press files)
On this date
On Feb. 26, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported Winnipeg’s striking garment workers voted to end their strike and informed police that pickets had been withdrawn from around the Jacob-Crowley Manufacturing premises. The Manitoba School Trustees Association was set to urge the province to investigate the current system of taxation for the support of schools, which trustees deemed inadequate. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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