Your forecast
Mainly sunny, with wind becoming south at 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High 5 C, wind chill -18 this morning.
What’s happening today
The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. For consumers buying gasoline, the increase means the carbon price on a litre of gasoline will now be 17.6 cents per litre, up 3.3 cents per litre from before. That means filling a 50-litre tank from empty will cost about $8.80 in carbon price, about $1.65 more than before. The Canadian Press has a breakdown of how carbon pricing and the quarterly rebates to Canadians works.
Canada’s carbon price could slash greenhouse gas emissions by more than 100 million tonnes a year by 2030. (Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press files)
The Winnipeg Jets host the Los Angeles Kings at Canada Life Centre, starting at 8 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Manitoba RCMP are preparing for possible demonstrations to take place near Manitoba’s provincial borders this week, with protesters planning to rally against the carbon tax.
An RCMP spokesperson confirmed the police force is aware of protests slated to begin Monday along the Trans-Canada Highway.
The protests are expected to happen in the West Hawk Lake area near the Ontario border and near Kirkella, close to the Saskatchewan border. According to the organizer’s website, the Manitoba protests are slated to begin at 8 a.m. They will coincide with the federal government’s scheduled tax hikes, as the price on carbon jumps to 17 cents per litre of gasoline, 15 cents per cubic metre of natural gas and 21 cents per litre of diesel fuel. Tyler Searle has the story.
The protests will coincide with the federal government’s scheduled tax hikes. (Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press files)
On the bright side
Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands such as “sit” and “stay,” but also to words referring to their favorite objects. “Bring me your ball” will often result in exactly that.
But science has had trouble determining whether dogs and other animals genuinely activate a mental image in their minds when they hear the name of an object.
A new study in Hungary has found that beyond being able to respond to commands like “roll over,” dogs can learn to associate words with specific objects — a relationship with language called referential understanding that had been unproven in dogs until now. The Associated Press has the story.
Houdini, a border collie, plays with his frisbee at the City Park in Budapest, Hungary, in March. (Denes Erdos / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On April 1, 1926: The Manitoba Free Press reported all crew members of a sinking British freighter in the mid-Atlantic were saved by a steamer that made it to their location just in time. One of the worst storms in Ontario’s history struck the greater part of the province, leaving its network of telegraph and telephone lines badly damaged. The Free Press overcame technical difficulties in Toronto to report that Port Arthur had defeated Toronto Varsity 3-2 in overtime in a victory that would determine the summer location of the Allan Cup, emblematic of Canadian amateur hockey championship. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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