What’s happening today
Premier Brian Pallister (right) and chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin at a news conference on Thursday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Relaxing restrictions: Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, said the government will share more details today about relaxing pandemic restrictions. The current public health orders are set to expire Saturday. Last week, the government announced a slate of services it might allow to resume, including dine-in service at restaurants. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Faceoff with Flames: The Winnipeg Jets face the Flames in Calgary at 9 p.m. CT in the fourth consecutive game between the teams. Meanwhile, former Jets winger Patrik Laine, who was traded to Columbus along with Jack Roslovic, was benched by Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella in a game last night. Roslovic, meanwhile, scored the winning goal against the Carolina Hurricanes. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Making use of methane: A report by City of Winnipeg administrators on four options to use methane produced at the Brady Road landfill to offset greenhouse gas emissions is up for discussion at a committee meeting. Sarah Lawrynuik reports. READ MORE
Court case continues: A hearing resumes for a civil case filed over intimate images of a woman that were distributed to the Brandon Police Service while she was applying to become an officer. READ MORE
‘No big splash’ for Blue: The Canadian Football League’s free agency window begins at 11 a.m. CT, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers aren’t expected to make any major signings. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A 30 per cent chance of light snow until at least Wednesday morning, with a high of -22 C, wind chill as low as -38 this morning and wind from the west at 20 km/h. READ MORE
Trump on trial
CPDonald Trump prepares to speak at a rally shortly before a violent mob stormed the nearby U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Jacquelyn Martin / The Associated Press files)
‘Fight like hell’: The second impeachment trial of former U.S. president Donald Trump is set to begin in the U.S. Senate at about noon CT today. Trump is the first president to be impeached a second time and the first whose trial began after he left office. He is accused of inciting mob violence at the Capitol last month. READ MORE
Survey says: A poll conducted last month found 49 per cent of respondents supported Trump’s impeachment, while 40 per cent were opposed and 11 per cent said they didn’t know. READ MORE
What to watch for this week: Here is an overview of how the trial is expected to proceed. READ MORE
In case you missed it
CPMary Wilson after singing the national anthem before a Detroit Tigers game in April 2019. (Carlos Osorio / The Associated Press files)
Supremes singer dies: Mary Wilson, the longest-serving original member of Motown group the Supremes, has died at age 76. The cause of death wasn’t immediately clear. READ MORE
Data on deaths: Statistics Canada says approximately 163 more Manitobans died in the first seven months of the pandemic than was estimated if the pandemic had not occurred. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Virus and vehicles: The number of vehicles for hire available through taxi companies and ride-hailing services decreased by nearly 50 per cent in the first two months of the pandemic, a city report states. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 9, 1931: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in two separate incidents over the previous weekend, in Hamilton, Ont., and Hull, Que., a total of seven people were killed at railway crossings by the CPR Imperial Ltd. train. In Winnipeg, a lone gunman holding up a grocery store made off with $65 and a thief stole $29 from a church collection plate; a suspect in the latter crime was arrested by police. In Washington, D.C., all indications were that legislation to reduce Canadian immigration to the United States was unlikely to pass. In Paris, two journalists fought an early-morning pistol duel; both shot twice, missing each time.
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