What you need to know
Former Liberal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould walks to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Speaking about scandal: Jody Wilson-Raybould will speak about the SNC-Lavalin affair before the House of Commons justice committee today. However, the former attorney general says she can’t tell her entire story because an order-in-council waiving solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidentiality doesn’t go far enough. READ MORE
Cohen to testify at committee: Michael Cohen, the longtime lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, will tell a Congressional committee today his former client is a “racist,” a “conman” and a “cheat” who knew ahead of time WikiLeaks had emails damaging to opponent Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The skies will turn cloudy later this morning, with a 30 per cent chance of light snow today, a high of -14 C, and windchill as low as -35 this morning and -23 in the afternoon.
What’s happening today
Handshake in Hanoi: Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled and posed for photos before holding a private dinner in Vietnam. “I thought the first summit was a great success, and I think this one, hopefully, will be equal or greater than the first,” Trump said. READ MORE
Deadly train disaster: At least 25 people were killed and 47 injured after a speeding railcar smashed into a barrier at Cairo’s main train station, triggering a huge fire. Egypt’s rail system has a poor safety record. READ MORE
Second term for Nigeria’s president: Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term as president of Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy. The former military dictator’s main opponent says he will challenge the “sham election.”
In case you missed it
Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (14) bangs the puck in past Winnipeg Jets’ Dmitry Kulikov (5) and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) late during third period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, February 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Wild, wild ending: The Jets, leading 2-1 with less than 90 seconds remaining in the third period, gave up two goals and lost in regulation against the Minnesota Wild last night. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Building a budget: The City of Winnipeg can learn from Calgary when it begins hammering out its first four-year budget. Alberta’s largest city has been doing multi-year budgets since 2006. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Conflict over Kashmir: Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan are increasing after Pakistan shot down two warplanes Wednesday in the disputed Kashmir region. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 27, 2003: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that NASA engineers had worried about the space shuttle Columbia’s safety after its launch; the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry to the Earth’s atmosphere on Feb. 1, killing all seven crew aboard. United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said Iraq had not provided “fundamental evidence” of an attempt to disarm, providing U.S. president George W. Bush with rhetorical pretext for invading the country. In Selkirk, Happy Thought School was so overcrowded that students were learning in stairwells and lineups to use the washroom were “interminable.”
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