What’s happening today
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESDerrik Lawrence Edward Smith pleaded guilty to manslaughter for an unprovoked attack on Denzel Constant in 2020 that resulted in his death a day later from a brain injury.
Criminal justice reforms: Federal Justice Minister David Lametti is expected to introduce legislation that reforms or eliminates mandatory minimum sentences and adds new measures to divert people charged with relatively minor offences out of the criminal justice system. A mandate letter instructed Lametti to “address systemic inequities in the criminal justice system.” The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
New COVID-19 numbers: Health officials will release the province’s latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon. Meanwhile, the second doses of the Moderna vaccine have yet to be sent to some First Nations, more than 10 days after arriving in Manitoba. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Tokyo chief takes over: Seven-time Olympian Seiko Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, replacing Yoshiro Mori. The former Japanese prime minister resigned last week after making sexist comments. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Tory motion on China’s Muslims: The Conservatives will introduce a motion in the House of Commons to declare China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims a genocide. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Immigration bill to be unveiled: President Joe Biden’s administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill will unveil an immigration bill that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million people living in the United States without legal status. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of light snow this morning, then a mix of sun and cloud with a high of -12 C, wind chill as low as -28 this morning and wind from the south — and later the southeast — at 10 km/h.
In case you missed it
CPOilers players Evan Bouchard and Kyle Turris defend against Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler in Edmonton on Wednesday night. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press)
Series split: The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Oilers Wednesday night, splitting the second of two games in Edmonton. “It wasn’t a missed opportunity,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said after. “We played hard, they played hard, their goalie was good, our goalie was good.” Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Still paying ‘offensive’ salary: Mayor Brian Bowman said the city still thinks it can negotiate the end of a deal in which taxpayers cover most of a union leader’s salary. “I think it’s ridiculous,” he said Wednesday. “To have a union leader’s union activities and salary paid for by taxpayers is, to me, offensive as a taxpayer.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 18, 2001: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Ottawa was expected to invest $12.8 million over five years, including $2.5 earmarked for University of Manitoba scientists, to study diabetes among Aboriginal people; Indigenous people in Manitoba were among those hardest hit by the disease. Hundreds of Winnipeggers rushed a stage at Garden City Shopping Centre to get a free blue box recycling bin at an event geared to teach people how to recycle; the event was kicked off by mayor Glen Murray and area councillor Mike O’Shaughnessy.
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