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Sunny, with wind becoming west at 20 km/h this afternoon. High -20 C, wind chill -44 this morning and -30 this afternoon. Frostbite can occur in minutes. An extreme cold warning is in effect for the city of Winnipeg.
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Cold weather is blanketing the Prairies, as extreme cold warnings have been issued for all of Saskatchewan, as well as much of Alberta and Manitoba, The Canadian Press reports. Wind chills around -40 are expected throughout the three provinces, with Environment Canada saying things could get even colder in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at times.
What’s happening today
Statistics Canada released its January consumer price index report this morning. The Canadian Press reports.
Today’s must-read
The threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has resulted in widespread boycotts in Manitoba, a new poll finds.
Three-quarters of Manitobans are actively planning to stop buying American-made products and more than six in 10 Manitobans have cancelled vacations to the U.S., a Probe Research poll shows. The poll was conducted via an online survey of 600 adults, a representative sample of Manitobans, from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6.
NDP and Liberal supporters are much more likely than Conservatives to be boycotting U.S. travel and purchases of U.S. goods, the survey results show. Scott Billeck has the story.
Manitobans are embracing boycotts of U.S. products and vacations, a new Probe Research Poll shows. (Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press files)
On the bright side
When Hedie Epp applied to work as an investigator with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner she was, perhaps, uniquely suited for the role. She had a background in nursing plus the counselling skills and experience with death that were prerequisites for the job.
One of Epp’s closest cousins died in a car crash when they were teenagers. A dozen years later, her best friend was murdered. Decades after that, she lost three very good friends in rapid succession: one was murdered, another died by suicide and the third was accidentally shot and killed.
While the work was deeply meaningful, it was intense and came with many responsibilities. One way she took care of herself was by volunteering at places that made her happy — specifically, arts organizations related to music. Aaron Epp has more here.
Hedie Epp is a prolific volunteer (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On Feb. 18, 1922: The Manitoba Free Press reported that nearly half of the United Kingdom’s meat supply was imported, and Canadian chilled meat, following the imposition of a new tariff in United States, was being sold at good prices in the U.K. The Manitoba legislature was considering an amendment to legislation that would allow foreclosure on properties in arrears on municipal taxes. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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