What’s happening today
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Special finance meeting: A special meeting of city council’s finance committee called in response to an investigative series by Free Press reporter Ryan Thorpe is happening this afternoon. READ MORE
MPI service centre reopens: Manitoba Public Insurance’s Main Street service centre reopens today. The facility has been used solely as a drive-through COVID-19 testing site for nearly two years. The virus testing site, run by Shared Health, will continue to operate even as MPI services such as licence photos and payments, and driver testing, resume. READ MORE
Charest to enter fray: Jean Charest will formerly launch his campaign for the leadership of the federal Conservative party in Calgary. The former Quebec premier and leader of the national Progressive Conservative party has been out of federal politics for more than 20 years. Other declared candidates include Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre, rookie Ontario MP Leslyn Lewis and Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Date with the Devils: The Winnipeg Jets face the Devils in New Jersey at 6 p.m. CT. Here is Mike McIntyre’s latest column on the Jets. READ MORE
Weather
Your daytime forecast: Mainly sunny this morning and increasingly cloudy this afternoon, then periods of light snow, with a high of -11 C, wind chill as low as -34, and wind at 20 km/h from the west increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 from the south later this morning. Blowing snow advisories are in effect in southwest Manitoba. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Tiger Woods becomes emotional during his induction in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Gerald Herbert / The Associated Press)
Golf great inducted: Tiger Woods, the greatest player of his generation, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame last night. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Southern Health staff shortage: Documents obtained by the Manitoba Liberals show the Southern Health region has been hit hard by widespread staff shortages. Katie May reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 10, 1961: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that two Ontario newspapers were found in contempt of court and the papers’ owners, Thomson Newspapers Limited, fined $3,000, stemming from articles and pictures published after the arrest of a man later convicted of murder. The president of Winnipeg-based TransAir said the recent awarding of the majority of Distant Early Warning system supply contracts to his company would make it the third-largest airline in Canada. READ MORE
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