Your forecast
Mainly cloudy, with periods of snow beginning this morning. Wind becoming northeast at 20 km/h this morning. High -2 C, wind chill -16 this morning and -8 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Paris today, kicking off his first full week as prime minister with a whirlwind three-day trip to France and the U.K. The Canadian Press reports.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, gives a thumbs up as he shakes hands with President of France Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l’Elysee in Paris, France. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
A young mother is angry and feels traumatized, saying she was “intentionally” run over by a van in a hit-and-run incident early Saturday.
Margaret (Macey) Cobiness was walking on Mulvey Avenue East, south of Mulvey Market, when she was struck at about 12:30 a.m. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“I’m really traumatized and in disbelief because I didn’t do anything wrong,” Cobiness told the Free Press on Sunday. “I made sure I was OK to go. I was safe. I wasn’t drunk — I wasn’t anything. I was aware of everything.” Aaron Epp has the story.
Margaret Cobiness‘ injuries from the incident include a broken collarbone, a broken hip, a fractured pelvis and broken ribs. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
Do you know the easiest way to tell the difference between an ape and a monkey? What about the greatest difference between antlers and horns?
The answers are some of the facts Tanya Chopra shares as a camp counsellor at Zoo Camp at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. The Grade 12 student has spent a few weeks each of the last two summers volunteering at the camp, which gives children between the ages of six and 13 the opportunity to learn about animals. Aaron Epp has more here.
Grade 12 student Tanya Chopra (left) and retired veterinarian Linda Hamilton are both volunteers at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Assiniboine Park Conservancy is looking for more volunteers. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On this date
On March 17, 1916: The Manitoba Free Press reported a very strong German attack struck the French positions at Le Mort Homme in the Verdun region, but the assaulting forces were driven back into the Corbeaux woods, where concentrated fire from French guns inflicted heavy losses. In Saskatoon, the provincial agriculture minister warned farmers and farming organizations that new federal legislation on the power of grain commissioners could affect the distribution of rail cars hauling grain during any period of congestion. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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