What you need to know
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigns for the federal byelection, in the food court at an Asian mall in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Byelections will be held Monday in three vacant ridings – Burnaby South, where Singh is hoping to win a seat in the House of Commons, the Ontario riding of York-Simcoe and Montreal’s Outremont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Byelection battles: Three federal byelections are taking place today. One, in Burnaby South, is seen by some as a do-or-die contest that will decide whether Jagmeet Singh, who doesn’t have a seat in Parliament, can continue as NDP leader. READ MORE
And the winners are…: Green Book won best picture at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, a decision that drew scorn on social media. Alfonso Cuarón won best director for Roma, Olivia Colman won best actress for The Favourite, and Rami Malek won best actor for Bohemian Rhapsody. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: An extreme cold warning is in effect for much of Manitoba. Today will be sunny with a high of -19 C, and windchill as low as -38 this morning and -28 late this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Evan Vucci / The Associated Press FilesU.S. Vice-President Mike Pence
Putting pressure on Maduro: U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence is expected to announce new ways his government will pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to step down when he meets with members of a regional coalition in Colombia. READ MORE
Talking with Taliban: A new round of talks between the Taliban and a special U.S. envoy on ending the war in Afghanistan is happening in Qatar. READ MORE
In case you missed it
ROSS D. FRANKLIN / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSA shot by Arizona Coyotes’ Lawson Crouse goes off of Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ben Chiarot (7) and past Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit, right, for a goal as Coyotes right wing Josh Archibald (45) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz.
Disaster in the desert: The Jets lost to the Coyotes in Arizona last night and have won only once in their last five games. The team looks like it needs some help, Jason Bell writes. READ MORE
First Nations foster care: A recent study projects that in three years, the federal government might be spending an additional $40 million to $140 million for foster care on First Nations. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 25, 1983: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitobans would pay a higher sales tax of six per cent as well as more for gasoline and cigarettes; the NDP government hoped to create a pool of $200 million for job creation. The San Antonio gold mine in Bissett would close in May, putting 178 people out of work. Roughly 1,300 Manitoba construction workers lost their jobs in the previous month, pushing the industry unemployment rate to 29.6 per cent.
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