What you need to know
FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. The Senate resoundingly approved a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of President Donald Trump’s demands for building a wall with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump talks: U.S. President Donald Trump will speak at the White House this morning about his plan to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his promised border wall. READ MORE
Federal funds: Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly is holding a morning news conference at the Université de Saint-Boniface to announce funding for “an infrastructure project that will support official languages.”
Ontario Amber Alert: An 11-year-old Ontario girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert received by Manitoba cellphone owners late last night was found slain in Brampton shortly after. The girl had allegedly been abducted by her father. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of -16 C, and windchill as low as -36 this morning and -22 in the afternoon.
What’s happening today
Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESSPrime Minister Justin Trudeau visits a construction site in Sudbury, Ont., on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019. CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Trouble for Trudeau: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face more questions on the SNC-Lavalin controversy when he announces $40 million for BlackBerry in Ottawa this morning. READ MORE
Hé ho, let’s go: The 50th annual Festival du Voyageur begins today. Organizers honoured the late couple who were the first “voyageurs officiels” at an event Thursday. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Convoy coming: A pro-pipeline convoy of about 160 semi-trucks and other vehicles is expected to roll into the Winnipeg area at about 1 p.m. Organizers will decide this morning whether to drive through the city or take the Perimeter Highway. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION OFFICES – FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Defying directive: The Winnipeg School Division is poised to ignore a directive to limit special requirement hikes — which increase property taxes — to two per cent, saying the province refuses to “fund education adequately.” Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Spaniards to vote again: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for a general election in April after his Socialist government lost a budget vote. It will be the third such election in less than four years. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 15, 2012: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that due to a Public Utilities Board ruling, Manitoba Hydro would not be allowed to raise electricity rates by 2.9 per cent, meaning its net income would only be half of a projected $130 million. Manitoba saw its biggest population increase in 65 years, due in part to 16,000 immigrants settling in the province and a booming Indigenous population.
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