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Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 1 C, wind chill -13 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
What’s happening today
The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate announcement this morning as it weighs the effects of the conflict in the Middle East, trade uncertainty and recent economic data. The Canadian Press reports.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem (Justin Tang / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
Manitoba’s public health officials are bracing for a second potential superspreader event that’s poised to push the province’s nation-leading measles count even higher.
The number of cases in Manitoba, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of all measles cases in Canada, has been trending upward since the beginning of the year, spurred on by the Manitoba Ag Days event in Brandon from Jan. 20 to 22.
“We are still seeing sustained community transmission,” said Dr. Davinder Singh, who is leading the provincial response to the outbreak.
Officials are concerned about another superspreader event in Brandon — this time at the winter fair during spring break. Tyler Searle has the story.
Manitoba’s public health officials are concerned the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon could push the number of measles cases much higher. (Weichen Zhang / Brandon Sun files)
On the bright side
Among his unusual instructions on a recent school day, phys-ed teacher Jordan Adam discouraged his students from cheering on their teammates.
“I need the audience to be quiet,” he told his packed gymnasium at Beaverlodge School.
Adam wanted them to have an authentic goalball experience, after all, and that required active players — all of whom were blindfolded — to be hyperaware of the sounds around them.
Jordan Adam, phys-ed teacher at Beaverlodge School, which has started a new inclusive sports program to expose students to lesser-known activities and spark discussion about accessibility. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
This year, he’s launched a new inclusive sports program to expose students to lesser-known activities and spark discussion about accessibility.
The initiative was inspired by a Grade 3 student who entered the halls of Beaverlodge in a wheelchair in the fall. Maggie Macintosh has more here.
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