Your forecast
Light snow ending this morning, then clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -8 C, wind chill near -16.
What’s happening today
As today’s 2 p.m. NHL trade deadline approaches, there’s a wave of anticipation over whether or not the Winnipeg Jets are going to take another swing — or two — to augment a roster that’s already been improved after the arrival of centre Sean Monahan. Ken Wiebe has the story.
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
And the Jets face the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena, starting at 9 p.m.
Théâtre Cercle Molière, Prairie Theatre Exchange and Article 11 join forces for the world première of Rise, Red River, a locally set triple co-production directed by Tara Beagan, at 340 Provencher Blvd., 8 p.m.
Starring local actors Marsha Knight and Tracey Nepinak, alongside Calgary-based Caleigh Crow, the production sets off with one woman walking along the clay path of a desiccated Red River, hearing stories from Indigenous women throughout history as the story and the basin wind on. Ben Waldman has a preview.
Today’s must-read
A proposal to let pedestrians once again cross the street at Portage and Main and close the site’s underground concourse is one step closer to reality, with the city poised to defer some road projects to fund it.
On Thursday, council’s property and development committee unanimously approved a motion to set aside $13 million for the initial opening design and construction to open the surface-level crossing by July 1, 2025. The changes still require a final council vote. Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
One of the entrances to the underground Portage and Main concourse. (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Happy 150th birthday, dear jockstrap. How far you’ve come from your modest but mighty days of protecting the precious parts of bicycle messengers as they navigated the bumpy cobblestones of Boston.
Invented for that purpose in 1874 by C.F. Bennett, who worked for a company now known as Bike Athletic, the strappy little staple of yore has become a sex symbol of sorts with a reach well beyond the athletic world. The Associated Press has the story.
This image released by Sean McDougle shows his collection of jockstraps in Sullivan County, N.Y. (Sean McDougle via The Associated Press)
On this date
On March 8, 1972: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the most explosive issue on the legislative agenda for Manitoba’s NDP government when the next session opened was premier Ed Schreyer’s proposal that the government give tax money to private and parochial schools. Separately, the premier said the government would use all means at its disposal, including nationalization, to keep the Tantalum Mining Corporation mine open at Bernic Lake. The onus for the Winnipeg showing of The Stewardesses was placed on the Manitoba censor board as charges against the Metropolitan Theatre for possessing and showing an obscene film were dropped. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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