What’s happening today
A look at the lives of 10 Manitobans lost to COVID-19 over the past 12 months and what they meant to family and friends
The lives lost: Reporter Kevin Rollason profiled some of the more than 900 people who have died from COVID-19 in Manitoba since the province’s first case of the virus was announced on this date a year ago. READ MORE
Set to release stats: Statistics Canada will release jobs data for February. The economy lost nearly 213,000 jobs the previous month. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
City’s virus scenarios: The City of Winnipeg’s finance committee will discuss a range of pandemic scenarios outlined in a report released earlier this week. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 6 C, wind chill as low as -19 this morning and wind from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 for most of the day.
This weekend
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews gets past Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele to score the game-winning goal on goaltender Connor Hellebuyck during overtime action in Toronto on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Series split so far: The Winnipeg Jets face the Maple Leafs in the last of three consecutive games between the teams in Toronto at 6 p.m. CT Saturday. The Leafs won in overtime Thursday night, while the Jets won the first game Tuesday. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Library’s last day: The River Heights Library will close permanently at 5 p.m. Saturday. The library, which is offering contactless services only, opened 60 years ago this September. The nearby Bill and Helen Norrie Library opens March 29. READ MORE
Next round begins at Brier: The championship round at the Brier begins today and continues Saturday, with the top three teams advancing to Sunday’s playoffs. Jason Gunnlaugson’s Team Manitoba advanced despite three consecutive losses in round-robin play. Mike McEwen’s Wild Card 1 team, based out of West St. Paul, won both games Thursday but failed to advance. Manitoba faces Team Saskatchewan’s Matt Dunstone at 1:30 p.m. CT today and Ontario’s John Epping at 7:30 p.m. CT. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Grammys given out: The Grammy Awards will be presented in a ceremony at 7 p.m. CT Sunday. READ MORE
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESJennifer Gehman, right, is a Winnipeg mom who is a long-time homeschooler that has five kids and has graduated four of them.
Staying home for school: A provincial spokesperson says no decisions have been made about whether Manitoba will continue to provide support to home-schooled students in the next school year. Education department briefing notes obtained by the Free Press show the number of home-schooled students has increased by 118 per cent compared with the 2019-20 school year. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Inoculating inmates: Inmates in Manitoba jails will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines next month, the provincial government told the Free Press. Katie May reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 12, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the U.S. secretary of defence Robert McNamara warned Cuba against terror acts on other Latin American countries; while he did not cite specific forbidden acts, he referred to political assassinations, and said the U.S. could be prompted to invade the island nation. Egyptian president Gamal Nasser was said to be looking favourably on Iraq’s proposal for a new Arab union. Canadian prime minister Lester Pearson said he believed NATO should not be planning offensive operations but instead focus on defence. Manitobans would soon see a price increase in soft drinks, bakery products and biscuits, among other sweet goods, as the price of sugar went up; a 10-pound bag of Manitoba sugar, which previously cost 89 cents, would now cost $1.39.
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