Trouble for Trudeau
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was “surprised and disappointed” by Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation.
Firing back: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Winnipeg for an unrelated transit announcement when he responded to Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet earlier Tuesday. Dan Lett says the scandal couldn’t be more unflattering or potentially damaging heading into the fall election. READ MORE
Rocky road to reconciliation: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair says Wilson-Raybould’s resignation comes amid “a brutal period of conflict” between Ottawa and Indigenous peoples. READ MORE
Weather
Madeleine Vrignon and Gary Tessier don’t mind a bit of extra snow, which goes into the creation of their Festival du Voyageur sculpture. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Your forecast: Today will be overcast, with about 2 to 4 cm of snow, a high of -14 C, and windchill as low as -27 in the morning and -20 in the afternoon. This month will likely end up as the snowiest February in Winnipeg since 1987. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSENT – RWB, Lord and Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet.RWB with Craig Ramsay and Catherine Wreford Ledlow, playing Lord and Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet.Catherine and Craig share goofy, fun and closeness as they rehearse together at a studio in the RWB Friday.Craig and Catherine are lifelong friends and have developed a strong bond between each other. Both well-known Broadway stars, began their careers together as students 20 years ago at the RWB. It’s notably their first time performing onstage together.Adding to the intensity between them is how Catherine is living with terminal brain cancer, which gives their relationship even deeper resonance, and even urgency.See Holly Harris story.Feb 8, 2019
Ballet begins: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s new production, Romeo and Juliet, opens tonight. Holly Harris has a preview of the company’s penultimate show of the season. READ MORE
Talking terms: Egypt’s Parliament has begun deliberating constitutional amendments that could allow its president to stay in office until 2034.
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele (55) celebrates with right wing Blake Wheeler (26) after scoring on New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist (30) during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Rally vs. Rangers: The Jets trailed but scored twice in the third period to beat the New York Rangers last night. Mark Scheifele had two goals, giving him 30 on the season, and an assist. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Meth crisis: The Manitoba NDP is urging Mayor Brian Bowman to consider bypassing the province to get federal permission to open a safe-consumption site for drug users. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 13, 1992: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Winnipeg a judge said a woman who was arrested in her nightgown and handcuffed to a table in a police station after accusing her boyfriend of abuse was the victim of vindictive police officers. The federal government added import duties and provincial governments would be able to impose tax on alcohol products purchased abroad, measures intended to combat the rise of cross-border shopping.
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