What’s happening today
Curling mixed doubles gold medalists Kaitlyn Lawes, left, and John Morris. (Patrick Semansky / The Associated Press)
Curler coming home: Curler Kaitlyn Lawes, who was a member of the lone Canadian curling team to win gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, will arrive home late this afternoon. Lawes, who won the first ever gold in mixed doubles, previously won gold in women’s curling with the Jennifer Jones rink in 2014.
Talking trades: The Jets have yet to make any moves leading up the NHL’s 2 p.m. trade deadline. Mike McIntyre examines whether the Jets, a hot team with several players set to return from injury, even need to add to their roster. READ MORE
Governors and gun control: U.S. President Donald Trump says the mass shooting at a Florida high school is the main issue he wants to discuss at the annual winter meeting with the nation’s governors in Washington, D.C., today. ”We’ll be talking about Parkland and the horrible event that took place last week,” he said Sunday. “That will be one of the subjects. We’ll make it first on our list.”
Weather
Your forecast: It will be a relatively warm start to the work week, with a high of 1 C. There will be a mix of sun and cloud and wind from the south at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
Need for speed: Municipalities in the Winnipeg area are looking into installing fibre optic cables to increase internet speeds and creating a utility-like corporation. Internet service in some parts of the capital region is comparable to dial-up. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Director nearly died: Director Kevin Smith is in hospital after he suffered a “massive heart attack” last night. Smith, who rose to prominence with his 1994 indie film Clerks, posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed with wires on his chest to Twitter early this morning.
Around the water cooler
Nathan Denette / The Canadian PressCanada did not figure into the medals on the final day of competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, but its athletes were all smiles Sunday as they marched in the closing ceremony en masse to the country’s best-ever showing at a Winter Games. Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond rides the shoulders of a teammate as Canadian athletes walk into the Olympic stadium during the closing ceremonies at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Sunday, February 25, 2018.
Better and bolder: The Pyeongchang Olympics show Canada has changed, and “all for the better,” Paul Wiecek writes in his latest column from South Korea. “The world got used to ignoring Canada. But they’re noticing us now, and they’re not sure what to make of these new Canadians, brimming with confidence and maybe even a little brash.” READ MORE
Trending now
#ClosingCeremony: The grand finale to the 2018 Winter Olympics Sunday is still trending across Canada. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 26, 1994: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in an investigation that reached to Guyana and the Philippines, Winnipeg man Mohammed Ameerula Khan was arrested in the deaths of his wife and sister. Seven Manitoba doctors who may have billed thousands of dollars in unnecessary medical expenses were flagged in a probe studying patient abuses in the province’s health-care system. In the U.S., a judge gave a grand jury additional time to determine whether to indict figure-skater Tonya Harding’s husband in an attack on her rival. READ MORE
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