What you need to know
Serious incident in West End: A section of Ellice Avenue remains closed by police after an early morning incident in the West End. Police have released few details, but Ellice remains closed between Empress and Strathcona streets.
Report to be released: Manitoba children’s advocate Daphne Penrose will release her report on the death of Tina Fontaine this morning. In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair says action must follow well-meaning words. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 0 C, wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 and windchill as low as -14 this morning.
What’s happening today
Christopher Furlong / The Associated Press FilesBritish Prime Minister Theresa May
Divorce deal: Britain’s parliament will vote on another Brexit deal today. If Prime Minister Theresa May’s agreement passes, the United Kingdom would leave the European Union on March 29. READ MORE
Home hockey: The Jets host the San Jose Sharks at 7 p.m. after four consecutive away games. In his latest column, Mike McIntyre reexamines the road trip. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWSD board chairman Chris Broughton says the province handcuffed the school division.
Compliance with cap: Winnipeg School Division trustees approved its budget last night, which includes a two per cent special requirement increase. The board had sought a 2.9 per cent hike, but the province warned that school divisions that ignore a two per cent cap would be subject to extra cutbacks. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Vacating Venezuela: The U.S. is withdrawing its remaining staff members from its embassy in Venezuela. The country has been plagued by blackouts for days and is in the midst of a political crisis. READ MORE
On this date
On March 12, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the price of gasoline fell to $1.20 a gallon; it had been $1.63 a gallon in February. Northern affairs minister Ron McBryde defended Manitoba’s winter roads program, saying it was no great catastrophe that routes to Little Grand Rapids and Red Sucker Lake would not be open that year. Search and rescue officials released aerial photos of a plane that had gone down in Manitoba, killing all aboard. The United Kingdom’s Labour government pledged to seek a fundamental renegotiation of the terms of Britain’s entry into the European Common Market and put the results to the British people.
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