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Team Canada, left to right, lead Briane Meilleur, second Shannon Birchard, third Val Sweeting and skip Kerri Einarson celebrates pose with the trophy after defeating Team Ontario. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press)
Second straight win: Gimli’s Kerri Einarson defeated Rachel Homan of Ontario in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final Sunday night. It was the second consecutive win for the team, which includes third Val Sweeting of Alberta, and second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Meilleur, both of Winnipeg. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
COVID-19 crisis: Members of Manitoba’s general public will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations for the first time today. Maggie Macintosh has the latest on the coronavirus crisis. READ MORE
Golden Globe Awards: Nomadland won the award for best dramatic film, and Chloé Zhao was named best director. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with increasing cloudiness this afternoon and a 30 per cent chance of flurries, a high of -13 C, wind chill as low as -34 this morning and peak winds from the south at 40 km/h gusting to 60.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSReid Hepworth hasn’t played his saxophone with a band since last March. At home, virtual concert band classes just aren’t the same, he says.
Getting band back together: Parents and teachers are calling for band students to be allowed to practise in person. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Staying shut: Some business owners have decided they will remain closed even if pandemic restrictions are loosened. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Meet the minister: Sarah Lawrynuik has a profile on Sarah Guillemard, the minister responsible for climate change. READ MORE
Cook column: Shelley Cook’s latest piece is on how she didn’t realize what having a baby would be like. READ MORE
On this date
On March 1, 1972: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a $20-million development was planned for the site of the Glendale Country Club in St. James-Assiniboia, along Portage Avenue; the initial stage called for a $6-million shopping mall anchored by two major department stores. Manitoba premier Ed Schreyer resumed his attacks on the Winnipeg Free Press, criticizing the newspaper for an editorial he called “scandalous in its inaccuracies” and “irresponsible in the extreme.” In Toronto, prime minister Pierre Trudeau apologized to a housewife for using bad language in the House of Commons, as he responded to calls to an open-line radio show on CHUM.
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