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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSObby Khan celebrates after winning the tight race. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Path of Khan: Progressive Conservative candidate Obby Khan was declared the winner of the Fort Whyte byelection to replace former premier Brian Pallister late Tuesday night. Khan barely beat another former Bombers player, Willard Reaves, in what had been considered a safe Tory seat. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
70 years since scoring feat: It has been 70 years since Winnipegger Bill Mosienko set an NHL record by scoring three goals for Chicago in only 21 seconds. Jason Bell has a story on the anniversary of the feat. READ MORE
Caucus might have questions: New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh could face questions about his deal to support the Liberal minority government for the next three years when his party’s caucus holds its weekly meeting. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Anti-racism series: A series of presentations intended to help Winnipeggers understand and fight forms of racism continues. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Curling continues: Canada will face Sweden and be credited with a win over Scotland by forfeit at the women’s world curling championship in Prince George, B.C. Canada, skipped by Kerri Einarson’s Gimli team, beat Japan on Tuesday and is 4-2 in the tournament. READ MORE
Weather
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA back lane in Crescentwood is plowed Tuesday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your daytime forecast: A mix of sun and cloud this morning and sunny this afternoon, with a high of 2 C, wind chill as low as -7 this morning and wind from the north at 15 km/h increasing to 20 km/h and gusting to 40 later this morning. Spring officially began Sunday, but crews were still working to plow back lanes on Tuesday. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck covers up the loose puck as Vegas Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault looks for the rebound while Dylan DeMelo and Logan Stanley defend during the first period in Winnipeg on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Shutout win: The Winnipeg Jets are three points behind the Dallas Stars, the team currently in the Western Conference’s final playoff spot, after blanking the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. The Stars, who have played two fewer games than the Jets, trailed the Edmonton Oilers with less than 5:30 in the third period but won in regulation time. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Tornado tears through: At least one person is dead after a tornado ripped through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs on Tuesday night. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
DUI challenge dismissed: A constitutional challenge to criminal code provisions that allow police to demand roadside breath samples under any circumstances — believed to be the first of its kind in Manitoba — has been dismissed. Erik Pindera reports. READ MORE
Seeking stable funding model: Maggie Macintosh reports on how superintendents and stakeholders have submitted recommendations on how the province should revise its funding formula for schools. READ MORE
On this date
On March 23, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that British and U.S. forces were each pushing Germany’s Africa Corps in a pincer movement around the Mareth line that threatened to cut off the latter’s retreat. Reports that Adolf Hitler had already written Tunisia off as a loss reached Madrid. Lt.-Gen. A.G.L. McNaughton, commander of the Canadian Army in Britain, declared after the forces conducted manouevres and other exercises that the troops were fit and ready for action. READ MORE
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