What’s happening today
A patron shows her vaccination card and ID before entering the Selkirk Recreation Complex for a hockey game in December. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Final day before rules relaxed: Today is the final day that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 will be required in indoor public spaces, although some businesses and performing arts venues are choosing to maintain the requirement. This is also the final day of mandatory regular testing for unvaccinated health-care workers and teachers. READ MORE
Snow route parking ban over: The City of Winnipeg’s annual snow route parking ban has ended. No other winter parking bans are in effect. The ban, which runs every year from Dec. 1 to Feb. 27, restricts vehicles from parking on snow routes from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.
New name for school: Today is the final day to submit a pitch for a new name for Cecil Rhodes School. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Capitol riot trial: The first trial in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 begins this week, with jury selection scheduled to begin in the case against Guy Wesley Reffitt today. The Texan is charged with bringing a gun onto the grounds of the Capitol, interfering with police officers guarding the legislative building and threatening his children if they reported him to authorities. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Deadline for deal: Major League Baseball says a deal must be reached by the end of today’s lockout negotiations if the March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule are to be salvaged. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Light snow ending near noon, then mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of more light snow. a high of -8 C, wind chill as low as -17 and peak winds at 15 km/h from the north by mid-afternoon.
In case you missed it
Will Smith accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for “King Richard” at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
SAG Awards: Will Smith won best actor for King Richard at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, perhaps emerging as the Oscar favourite in that category, while Netflix’s Squid Game won three awards in TV categories. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Four snowmobiling fatalities: Four people have died in snowmobiling collisions so far this year, matching last year’s number for all of 2021. Members of Manitoba’s snowmobiling community say the activity is less dangerous than riding a motorcycle. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
Masks might remain mandatory: Masks might remain mandatory at federal Crown corporation sites in Winnipeg such as the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Royal Canadian Mint after they are no longer required under provincial health orders. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Permanent home sought for program: The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba is searching for a permanent home for its tutoring program. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 28, 1920: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Soviet Russia’s minister of war, Leon Trotsky, outlined the Bolshevist plan for converting the Red Army into an army of labour. British Columbia was set to open new land for settlement along the Grand Trunk Pacific line. An aviator reaching an altitude of 30,020 feet — more than 2,000 feet higher than the previous record — fell five miles in two minutes before managing to glide to a safe landing in Ohio.
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