What’s happening today
Protesters along Memorial Boulevard on Wednesday night. (Tom Brodbeck / Winnipeg Free Press)
Set for special meeting: City council is holding a special meeting this morning. Members will vote on a motion intended to put political pressure on the Manitoba government and Winnipeg’s police service to enforce laws being violated by “freedom convoy” protesters near the legislative grounds. Erik Pindera reports. READ MORE
Meeting in Moscow: U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged Russia to defuse tensions as thousands of troops engaged in manoeuvres in Belarus, saying invading Ukraine would “have massive consequences and carry severe costs.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Drone attack on airport: Twelve people were injured in a drone attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia near the kingdom’s border with Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said the drone was launched by Houthi rebels inside Yemen. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Going for another gold: Canadian skip Jennifer Jones has begun her quest for a second Olympic gold medal in women’s curling. If Canada makes the podium, the 47-year-old lawyer would become the oldest woman to earn a medal for any country in any Olympic winter sport. Her team is currently playing South Korea in its first game of the round robin. READ MORE
Olympic opener: The Canadian men’s hockey team will face Germany in its first game of the Olympic tournament later this morning. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy, with 5 to 10 cm of snow expected today, blowing snow, snow mixed with rain this afternoon, a high of 0 C, wind chill as low as -19 and wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50.
In case you missed it
Rodger Salm, a Winnipeg-based marketing director for Petland Canada, with a tortoise. The company is against the proposed bylaw changes. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Backlash against possible bylaw changes: An ad campaign says potential changes to Winnipeg’s pet bylaws would make it “the most anti-pet city in all of Canada.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Carr calls for green jobs plan: Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr has introduced a private member’s bill calling on his own government to commit to a green jobs plan for the Prairies. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 10, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported there were massive power outages in London because of Britain’s ongoing fuel crisis, with no electric lighting and almost no heat, forcing an unpaid day off for 3 to 4 million people. Roads and highways remained blocked after a week of cold winter weather in the U.K., with many villages and towns cut off. Manitoba premier Stuart Garson said taxation agreements being negotiated between the provinces and the federal government would not be enough to stave off a large recession threatening to sweep the world.
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