What’s happening today
CPPeople on a hill look down at the tsunami damage in Minamisanriku, a town in northern Japan, in March 2011. (Matt Dunham / The Associated Press files)
A decade since disaster: The powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a massive tsunami occurred 10 years ago at 11:46 p.m. CT (2:46 p.m. tomorrow in Japan). More than 18,000 people were killed in the tsunami, which caused catastrophic meltdowns at a nuclear plant. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Slated to be sentenced: Corey Hurren, a military reservist from Swan River who rammed a gate at Rideau Hall before heading towards the prime minister’s home while heavily armed last summer, is scheduled to be sentenced in Ottawa. Hurren pleaded guilty last month to seven weapons charges and one charge of mischief. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Investors await announcement: Financial experts will be looking closely at the wording of the Bank of Canada’s rate announcement this morning. Governor Tiff Macklem has said the key interest rate, which has been at 0.25 per cent for nearly one year, won’t increase until an economic recovery is well underway. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
New COVID-19 numbers: Health officials will release the province’s latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon and will hold a news conference for the first time since announcing 13 more cases of coronavirus variants Tuesday. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
First 50 days: The House of Representatives is set to give final congressional approval of U.S. President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 aid package on his 50th day in office. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny for most of the day, with a high of 2 C, wind chill as low as -9 this morning and wind at 15 km/h from the north and later the northeast.
In case you missed it
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Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Paul Stastny while playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period in Toronto on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Big win in Big Smoke: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Maple Leafs last night in the first of three consecutive games between the teams in Toronto. Mason Appleton’s third-period goal turned out to be the game-winner. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Canada and the Crown: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair explores the thorny constitutional issues that would result from Canada trying to remove Britain’s monarch as its head of state. READ MORE
Cash crunch: A report by FP Canada, given to the Free Press ahead of a wide release, found more than one-third of Canadians say their household expenses have increased in the last year. Nearly a quarter say they have been unable to save any income. Temur Durrani reports. READ MORE
Bishop Grandin Greenway: Coun. Brian Mayes is calling for a historical marker regarding Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin’s support of the residential school system to be erected at an entrance to the route. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Virtual medical visits: University of Manitoba researchers will study the successes and challenges of virtual medical appointments, which have become widespread because of the pandemic. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 10, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that British bombers dropped hundreds of bombs on Munich, Germany. On the Tunisian front, Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery said of German General Erwin Rommel’s most recent attack that the enemy was crippling himself and “it will then be our turn to attack him.” Flying Officer A.G. Lawrence, of Brandon, a Beaufighter pilot, sent a German bomber blazing into the sea near Britain, making his count three downed enemy aircraft. A soldier held as a P.O.W. by the Germans, whose parents lived in Winnipeg, supported the Canadian Red Cross by directing his parents via postcard to make a donation from his trust account.
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