Your forecast
Sunny, with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon and wind up to 15 km/h. High -9 C, wind chill -27 this morning and -12 this afternoon.
Icy road conditions are resulting in bus service to schools in some divisions being cancelled. See this map, then click on the relevant school division to see announcements of school closures in that area.
What’s happening today
In the U.S., it’s Super Tuesday, when voters in 16 different states and one territory will be choosing who they want to run for president. Some states are also choosing who should run for governor or senator for their state, and some district attorneys, too. Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to his string of victories heading into Super Tuesday.
From left: U.S. President Joe Biden, former president Donald Trump and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley (The Associated Press files)
The Winnipeg Jets host the Seattle Kraken at Canada Life Centre, starting at 7 p.m.
Today’s must-read
The Manitoba government spent nearly 19 times more money to make proof-of-immunization cards during the COVID-19 pandemic than it does on paper health cards. It cost $1.67 to produce each plastic credential. The price tag of making a permanent health card is less than 10 cents.
New data shows the rollout of temporary passports equipped with QR codes — an incentive to get two vaccine doses — cost approximately $6.2 million. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
The Manitoba Immunization Card (Kevin King / Pool)
On the bright side
Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb – an advance they believe could open up new areas of prenatal medicine.
Miniorgans, or “organoids,” are tiny simplified structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or study how the real organs they mimic work, whether they are healthy or diseased. The Associated Press reports.
This microscope image shows an intestinal organoid with its distinctive ‘bud’ structure, created from cells collected from amniotic fluid. (Giuseppe Calà, Paolo De Coppi, Mattia Gerli via The Associated Press)
On this date
On March 5, 1932: The Winnpeg Free Press reported the former chauffeur of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Lindbergh’s infant son. The Manitoba legislature passed legislation aimed at helping farmers, by making feed grain for livestock and sowing seed for 1932 crops availabe through loans guaranteed by the province. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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