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Mainly sunny with increasing cloudiness around noon followed by periods of snow. High of -9 C, nearing -34 with the windchill and a risk of frostbite.
What’s happening today
🍴 The 14th edition of Poutine Week (formerly La Poutine Week) kicked off Sunday at participating restaurants and lounges, offering fans of the rich, savoury Québécois treat a week of exploring a wide range of variations on the dish until Feb. 7.
The event’s website features an interactive map as well as a list of participating restaurants and lounges in Manitoba.
The Ron Burgundy, Underdogs’ 2023 La Poutine Week entry. (Supplied La Poutine Week)
Today’s must-read
Two families are seeking answers after their loved ones died following prolonged waits in the St. Boniface Hospital emergency room last month — cases that have sparked an internal hospital review and a provincial critical-incident investigation.
Scott Billeck has the story.
Judy Burns, 68, died on Jan. 21, three days after being admitted, after experiencing rectal bleeding. Stacey Ross, 55, died after waiting 11 hours in St. Boniface Hospital’s emergency room. (Phil Hossack / Free Press files)
On this date
On Feb. 3, 1938: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the civic finances committee and representatives of the Canadian Pacific Railway met in mayor John Queen’s office the previous afternoon and evening in an attempt to settle amicably the controversy over the railway’s perpetual exemption from city taxes. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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