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Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Wind becoming south at 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 5 C, wind chill -6 this morning.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals at Canada Life Centre, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Manitoba trapper Clint Janzen could barely believe his own eyes when he captured a cougar late last month. “It was quite a shock,” the Minitonas-area trapper said Sunday.
Janzen expected to see a wolf in the leg trap he’d set last month along a trail on the north side of Duck Mountain Provincial Park, about 500 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. On his way up the trail, the longtime trapper noticed what he assumed were lynx tracks in the snow. Katie May has the story.
A live cougar was caught near Duck Mountain Provincial Park. (Supplied)
On the bright side
The Rhineland Food Bank has been serving Altona and the surrounding community for more than 25 years, and Angelika Stoesz has been there from the start.
Stoesz has served as chair of the food bank’s board of directors for most of the time it’s been open. The 71-year-old retiree has also done every job there is to do, whether it’s stocking shelves or assisting clients.
“It’s just something I enjoy doing,” Stoesz said. “I’m a very active person. I don’t like to sit much.” Aaron Epp has the story.
Angelika Stoesz volunteers at the Rhineland Area Food Bank in Altona. (Supplied)
On this date
On March 11, 1923: The Winnipeg Free Press reported an earthquake in southern California spread destruction along a path 200 miles long and 30 miles wide, killing 133 people and injuring 4,000. In Winnipeg, the alertness of the manager and staff at the Marlborough Hotel led to the arrest of a man suspected in the holdup of the Main Street and Selkirk Avenue branch of the Imperial bank the day before, in which $683 was stolen. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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