What you need to know
Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS FilesCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Trudeau in town: Justin Trudeau is in Winnipeg today. At 2 p.m., he will participate in a meeting of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council at Red River College’s downtown campus. At 7 p.m., he will hold a town hall at the Investors Group Athletic Centre at the University of Manitoba. READ MORE
Call for unity: U.S. President Donald Trump used his first State of the Union address last night — one of the longest on record — to tout a growing economy, call for “a new American moment of unity” and portray the immigration debate “as a battle between heroes and villains,” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Large labour union: Local chapters of the Canadian Union of Public Employees representing health-care staff at 20 sites have merged into one union. A news conference is scheduled for this afternoon to launch CUPE 204, which represents approximately 7,000 workers.
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be mainly sunny with increasing cloudiness this afternoon, a 30 per cent chance of light snow late this afternoon, a high of -17 C, wind chill of -34, wind from the northwest at 50 km/h gusting to 70 at about noon and blowing snow in open areas late this afternoon.
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MELISSA MARTIN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManitoba curler Leslie Wilson, in Penticton, B.C. Tuesday, traces her struggles with mental health back more than a decade. ‘It’s not a choice,’ she says.
Off-ice battle: Manitoba curler Leslie Wilson, currently competing at the Scotties in Penticton, opened up to Melissa Martin about her mental health struggles. While depressed last summer, Wilson nearly quit the sport that has filled her life since childhood. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson makes a save against Tampa Bay Lightning’s Yanni Gourde as Jets’ Josh Morrissey, Tyler Myers and Mathieu Perreault defend during first period .
Striking the Lightning: The Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, the league’s top team, at Bell MTS Place last night. Goalie Michael Hutchinson, called up from the AHL to give Jets starter Connor Hellebuyck a rest, allowed one goal. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Bloody spectacular: The first super blue blood moon in 35 years is happening today, as a blue moon coincides with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. The trifecta won’t happen again till 2037. The Yukon is among the best places in the world to watch today’s cosmic show. READ MORE
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Tony Dejak / The Associated Press FilesFoam Chief Wahoos line the shelf at the Cleveland Indians team shop.
Chief Wahoo: The mascot of the Cleveland Indians baseball time, which has been decried as a racist caricature of Indigenous people, will no longer be used on the team’s uniforms. Activists pushing for the removal of the mascot applauded the move, calling it a step in the right direction, but the Indians will continue to wear the logo during the upcoming season and sell merchandise featuring the big-toothed emblem. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 31, 2012: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg city council delayed making a motion on banning snowmobile use until 2014. Kayaker and adventurer Don Starkell was remembered after his recent death. The provincial government moved to increase school funding. A father who recently lost his wife, his three children and his mother in a fire was supported at a community memorial. READ MORE
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