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Flight-path changes proposed: New flight paths proposed for planes over Winnipeg would mean some households that now endure the overhead roar would get a reprieve. And vice-versa. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: An apt wardrobe choice today would be a tuque and red-and-black checkered coat to reflect the start of Festival du Voyageur. The weather for the opening weekend of Winnipeg’s favourite winter shindig promises to be mild. Today will hit a high of +5 C, with wind from the southwest at 30 km/h. Saturday will be a high of +3, Sunday will be -4, and holiday Monday will be +4.
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TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe Winnipeg Police Headquarters building.
High cost of justice: It’s one thing to seek a public inquiry. It’s another thing to pay for it. Mayor Brian Bowman has suggested crooked deals at city hall warrant a wide-ranging public inquiry, which could cost millions. But members of Manitoba’s debt-plagued provincial government wouldn’t say Thursday whether cost might be a factor in deciding whether to call the inquiry. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Chainsaw art: The Festival du Voyageur’s first-ever wood-carving challenge will feature six chainsaw carvers, including two stars of HGTV’s Carver Kings and OLN’s Sawdogs. The 10-day festival begins tonight with a torchlit walk at 6:30 p.m., and opening celebrations at 7:30 p.m. Ashley Prest reports. READ MORE
Up next
GREG GALLINGER / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA photo of Irvine J. Fraser near where he was killed at The University of Manitoba.
Rally for slain bus driver: A rally at city hall today at 10 a.m. will commemorate Irvine Jubal Fraser, 58, the Winnipeg Transit driver tragically killed on his route Tuesday. It’s being organized by Amalgamated Transit Union, which has called for more safety measures for drivers. READ MORE
One for the birds: If you’re the type of Manitoban who looks at a bird on the fence post and knows whether it’s a Harris’s sparrow, a Connecticut warbler or a Smith’s longspur, this is an important day. Today marks the beginning of the four-day Great Backyard Bird Count, a global event first held in 1998. More information is available at www.birdscanada.org. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
JUSTIN TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESSThe federal government is facing mounting pressure, including from within the Liberal caucus, to change the name of the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office, the Langevin Block, located across the street from Parliament Hill.
Honouring Louis Riel: Winnipeg Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette is advocating for the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office to be stripped of the name of a man who helped build the residential schools system — and renamed after Louis Riel. Mia Rabson reports. READ MORE
Bombers sign backup QB: Veteran CFL quarterback Dan LeFevour, 29, will don the blue and gold this coming season, as a backup to Matt Nicols. LeFevour, a five-year CFL veteran, started three games or the Toronto Argonauts in 2016. Paul Wiecek reports. READ MORE
Trending now
AP Photo/Gene J. PuskarPittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby looks to pass with Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry defending in front of goalie Connor Hellebuyck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.
#GoJetsGo: That’s twice in a week that this hashtag is trending locally, with the Winnipeg Jets facing stiff competition from the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night. The Jets played hard, but ultimately the Penguins won in overtime, 4-3. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 17, 1961: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba Liberal leader D.L. Campbell criticized the government for its failure to state its policy on aid to public and parochial schools; he called it a “dereliction of duty” and his speech in the legislature led to a non-confidence motion. At the United Nations in New York, a special summit was called for all leaders in the Belgian Congo to achieve a federal form of government in that country, following the collapse of its two-year-old Liberal Catholic government. Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker called on uncommitted African and Asian countries to “see to it the Congo situation is resolved in accordance with the best interests of Africans and of world peace.” READ MORE
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