Your forecast
Mainly sunny skies with a high of -25 C and a low of -33 C. An extreme cold warning is in effect, with wind chill -41 this morning and -33 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
The Liberal government is expected to introduce a law today to delay the extension of eligibility for medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder. Justice Minister David Lametti has said the delay is needed after the federal government heard concerns that Canada’s health-care system might not be prepared for the expansion. The Canadian Press reports.
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti (Spencer Colby / The Canadian Press files)
Today is also Groundhog Day. For most Manitobans, the prognostications are moot, as we can count on six more weeks of winter weather regardless.
Today’s must-read
A majority of Manitobans believe the country is in a recession, but a local economist says that’s not the case. At least not yet. Kevin Rollason has the story.
“We are seeing unprecedented demand,” said Meaghan Erbus, Harvest Manitoba’s director of network, advocacy and education.(Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
In the 138 years since an Indigenous house post was chopped down and ordered burned by missionaries, it was sold under duress, damaged and displayed as a historic oddity, donated to a museum, then packed away in storage at Harvard University for decades. Now the long-house post, which has “incredible” cultural value for the Gitxaala Nation on British Columbia’s northern coast, is on its way home. The Canadian Press reports.
A First Nations house post is being returned to its home in B.C. after 138 years. (Handout / Gitxaala Nation / The Canadian Press)
On this date
On Feb. 2, 1954: The Winnipeg Free Press reported two men charged with conspiracy and out on bail in connection with a holdup at the Free Press, in which two employees were robbed of $26,000, were re-arrested along with three others, hours before the pair was to stand trial. The Manitoba government announced it would set up an inquiry to probe the province’s liquor laws. Soviet foreign minister Vlacheslav Molotov rejected Western govermnents’ proposals for the reunification of Germany. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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