What’s happening today
CPNathan (Jacko) Jack, an Australian living in Toronto, waves flags in front of trucks parked by Parliament Hill on Monday. (Patrick Doyle / The Canadian Press)
Convoy protests continue: Some demonstrators remain on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, vowing to stay until all COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Set to release stats: Statistics Canada is scheduled to provide an estimate of growth in real gross domestic product for 2021 as the economy recovered from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Face-off with Flyers: The Winnipeg Jets will face the Flyers in Philadelphia at 6 p.m. CT in the team’s final game before the NHL all-star break. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Anniversary of army coup: Clashes and violence have been reported amid a nationwide strike marking the first anniversary of the army’s seizure of power in Myanmar. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Jury questioning in case: Questioning of potential jurors is set to begin for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who worked as an emergency medical technician. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A blizzard ending early this afternoon, then light snow with a low of -20 C, wind chill as low as -32 and wind from the northwest at 50 km/h gusting to 80 until the afternoon.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg firefighters were called to an apartment block under construction on Kimberley to fight a fire Monday.
Big blaze: The City of Winnipeg said late last night that Kimberly Avenue would remain closed between Gateway Road and London Street until fire crews completed their work at the scene of a blaze. A four-storey condominium complex that was under construction and the parking garage belonging to a neighbouring condo complex are considered total losses. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Emergency debate on Ukraine: The House of Commons held an emergency debate last night on Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
‘A tragic case’: A lawyer says the death of a family of four trying to walk into the U.S. near Emerson has exposed a gap in Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
COVID-19 and Canada Post: As many as one-quarter of postal carriers in Winnipeg are isolating because of COVID-19, as city residents complain about delayed mail. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 1, 1946: In a joint edition with the Winnipeg Tribune, the Winnipeg Free Press reported Britain pushed back on the Soviet Union’s demand for its forces to leave Greece, countering that communist propaganda posed a grave danger to European peace ahead of Greek elections. Winnipeg’s mayor returned from Ottawa with news the federal government would not support the compulsory billeting of veterans returning from overseas as a solution to the city’s housing crisis.
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