What you need to know
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau holds a media availability in Toronto on Thursday February 28, 2019. When the Liberals release the book-end budget to their mandate, Canadians should expect to hear arguments that years of deficit spending have put the economy on stronger footing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Federal budget: Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the Liberal government’s final budget before this fall’s election today. It’s expected to include measures to help first-time home buyers and a step toward a national pharmacare program. READ MORE
At city hall: The city’s executive policy committee is meeting to consider any last-minute recommendations to the budget. The EPC is unlikely to reverse plans to forego any significant local street work, Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Battle for Baghouz: U.S.-backed Syrian forces say they have seized an encampment in Baghouz, the village where Islamic State militants have been besieged for months. The village is the last territory in Syria controlled by the extremist group. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A fog advisory is in effect. It will be sunny later this morning, with a mix of sun and cloud starting at around noon, a high of 4 C, wind chill of -14 this morning and wind from the southwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon.
What’s happening today
In this image taken from the Twitter page of Lilian Bruigom, emergency services attend the scene of a shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands, Monday March 18, 2019. Police in the central Dutch city of Utrecht say on Twitter that “multiple” people have been injured as a result of a shooting in a tram in a residential neighborhood. (Lilian Bruigom via AP)
Netherlands shooting: Dutch authorities have arrested a third person in connection with Monday’s shooting in Utrecht that left three people dead and five injured. Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old man of Turkish descent arrested earlier, is being held on suspicion of “manslaughter with terrorist intent.” READ MORE
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor, left, scores past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell, front right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 18, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Crowning achievement: The Jets began a road trip out west with a win over the Los Angeles Kings. The Jets have won three consecutive games and six of nine this month. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Pistons bounce Blues: The Winnipeg Blues were eliminated from the MJHL playoffs by the Steinbach Pistons in double overtime Monday night. The Blues trailed 0-3 in the first-round series before winning consecutive games. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 19, 1925: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in the United States, a cyclone that tore across south Illinois, Missouri and Indiana had resulted in 957 deaths. Rising tensions between Poland and Germany over the occupation of Danzig were feared to increase the potential for war. A fire at two Palm Beach hotels in Florida caused $5 million in damage and the death of one guest.
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