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What’s happening today
Canadian premiers are taking up the Team Canada mantle in Washington this week for a joint mission to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop tariff threats for good. The Council of the Federation, which includes all 13 provincial and territorial premiers, is undertaking the diplomatic push after Trump put a month-long pause on his plans to slap Canada with 25 per cent tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who is chair of the council, will be speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today, while other leaders will join the Washington mission Wednesday. The Canadian Press reports.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford (Chris Young / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
An inquiry into the scandal-plagued construction of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters will be launched Tuesday, the Free Press has learned.
Government sources confirmed Premier Wab Kinew will announce the hiring of Winnipeg labour lawyer Garth Smorang as chief commissioner, as well as the terms of reference that will guide the inquiry.
Smorang will be authorized to “inquire into the affairs of the City of Winnipeg and determine if any measures are necessary to restore public confidence in the ability of the city to implement large-scale, publicly funded construction projects.” Dan Lett has the story.
Premier Wab Kinew will announce an inquiry into the scandal-plagued construction of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters, Tuesday. (Phil Hossack / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Two rare black wolves, likely siblings, were spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, a conservation organization said Sunday.
The unusual sighting, captured last year on a video camera set up by SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland project coordinator Joanna Toczydłowska, has prompted the organization to collect scat (droppings) in the forest in the hopes of learning more about the black wolves’ genetics.
“It’s something new and unusual,” Toczydłowska told The Associated Press. Read more here.
A rare black wolf crossing a stream in a Polish forest last summer. (SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland via The Associated Press)
On this date
On Feb. 11, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported R. J. Gourley, president of the Manitoba Curling Association, led his Strathcona rink to victory and would represent Manitoba at the Dominion curling championship in Toronto. Winnipeg city council would be asked by the civic public improvement committee to pass legislation for the control of pedestrian traffic. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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