What’s happening today
FileA voter walks out of a polling station in Winnipeg after voting in the October 2011 Manitoba election.
‘Could be a big deal’: The results of today’s byelection in Fort Whyte could be a sign of how the governing Progressive Conservatives will fare in the provincial election due by October 2023. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Constitutional challenge in court: A constitutional challenge over clawed-back disability payments is set to begin in a Winnipeg courtroom. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Captive animals act: A senator is set to introduce a bill in the Red Chamber that would prohibit elephants in captivity and big cats at roadside zoos, and give some animals legal standing in court. The Canadian Press reports on the Jane Goodall Act, which was introduced in 2020 but died last year when a federal election was called. READ MORE
Confirmation hearings continue: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, will face questions from senators for the first time. Jackson’s confirmation hearings began Monday and included opening statements from her and senators. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In sports
General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff shouldn’t escape scrutiny. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
Another golden opportunity: The Jets host the Vegas Golden Knights, the team currently in the conference’s final playoff spot, tonight in their first game since making some moves before the NHL’s trade deadline. Here is Mike McIntyre’s latest column. READ MORE
Curling continues: Team Canada, skipped by Kerri Einarson’s Gimli team, will face Japan in the women’s world curling championship in Prince George, B.C., this afternoon. Canada is 3-2 in the tournament. READ MORE
Weather
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressThe artificial Christmas tree outside City Hall is taken down by crews on Monday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your daytime forecast: Cloudy this morning, with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a high of 3 C and wind from the west at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h later this morning.
In case you missed it
KRISTIE PEARSON PHOTOAlgae covers Lake Winnipeg in 2017.
‘Crisis of political will’: The Lake Winnipeg Foundation is giving the Liberal government a failing grade on making meaningful improvements in reversing years of algae blooms. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Fire on University Crescent: Two people were taken to hospital after a fire in a 15-storey apartment complex on University Crescent. READ MORE
Campaign donors revealed: Premier Heather Stefanson has revealed the list of contributors to her Tory leadership race. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Potential public inquiry: A former commission counsel for the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry said there is nothing stopping the provincial government from holding an inquiry into the Winnipeg police headquarters scandal while the matter is before the courts. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 22, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the proposed federal budget would include $70 million in new taxation and policies to aid farm exports to Britain. In Germany, fascist chancellor Adolf Hitler received pledges of support as the country’s dictator. Banker Charles Mitchell was arrested in New York, facing charges he had evaded more than US$500,000 in income tax payments. READ MORE
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