COVID-19 crisis
CPPharmacist Barbara Violo holds a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Toronto on Friday. (Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press files)
Expanded eligibility expected: The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is holding a news briefing regarding “updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccines” in Ottawa at 8 a.m. CT. It’s expected the committee will recommend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people 65 and older, CTV and CityNews Toronto reported. READ MORE
Sweden suspends use: On the same day Canada is poised to broaden use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Sweden became the latest European country to stop using it, calling the move “a precautionary measure.” France, Germany, Italy and Spain were among the countries that suspended use of the vaccine Monday. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Survey says: Fifty-one per cent of Canadians say they would get inoculated against COVID-19 with the first vaccine available, while one quarter would be willing to wait for a different kind, a Leger poll found. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
New case numbers: Health officials will release Manitoba’s latest COVID-19 numbers, one day after 18 new cases of the U.K. variant were announced. Katie May reports. READ MORE
President to promote relief plan: U.S. President Joe Biden will visit suburban Philadelphia to promote the benefits of his COVID-19 relief plan. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 6 C, wind chill as low as -6 this morning and wind from the southwest at 10 km/h.
What’s happening today
APIsrael Antiquities Authority conservator Tanya Bitler shows newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments at a lab in Jerusalem. (Sebastian Scheiner / The Associated Press)
Scroll fragments found: Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of Dead Sea Scroll fragments in a desert cave. It is the first such find in 60 years. READ MORE
Ready to abandon royals: An online poll released today found more than half of Canadians think Canada should cut ties to the British monarchy in the wake of Prince Harry and Meghan’s explosive TV interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price makes one of his 34 saves against the Winnipeg Jets as Mark Scheifele takes a tumble during the first period in Winnipeg, Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Home loss to Habs: The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night in their first home game in more than two weeks. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Pro-police ad: Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand is defending his decision to publish a full-page ad in support of police that was greeted with criticism on social media. “I guarantee the vast majority of my people, without doubt, without hesitation, will support what I’m doing,” he told the Free Press. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 16, 1983: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that more people were turning to tax rebate discounting services, in which people expecting a return on their income taxes hired others to prepare and send in the forms, for a fee. The federal Department of Consumer Affairs estimated 200,000 Canadians would use such services in 1983, compared with 62,000 the previous year. In Winnipeg, obstetric units were to be removed from the Concordia and Seven Oaks hospitals, in a move to free up $800,000 for health programs. In Ottawa, federal, provincial and Indigenous leaders met to discuss the ongoing need to define the concept of Aboriginal rights and to establish meetings to expand such rights.
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