What’s happening today
CPThe Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to the federal government’s carbon tax. (Jason Franson / The Canadian Press files)
Carbon tax case: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is constitutional, in what could become a landmark case for the division of federal and provincial powers. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Report to be released: A report by the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth focused on disability services and recommended improvements will be publicly released this morning. READ MORE
Curling tourney concludes: Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott of Winnipeg Beach will play in the national mixed doubles curling championship final tonight. They will face the winner of a semifinal game between Kerri Einarson of Gimli and Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., and Alberta’s John Morris and Danielle Schmiemann. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
President’s first presser: Joe Biden will hold his first news conference as U.S. president, where he will likely face questions about a pair of mass shootings and increasing numbers of migrants crossing the border from Mexico. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning and increasingly cloudy this afternoon, with a high of 9 C, wind chill as low as -10 this morning and wind from the southeast at 20 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 this afternoon.
In case you missed it
CPWinnipeg Jets forwards Adam Lowry, Nikolaj Ehlers and Andrew Copp celebrate Copp’s fourth goal against the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press)
Consecutive wins out west: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Canucks in Vancouver for the second consecutive game. The Jets next play the Flames in Calgary on Friday. READ MORE
Cop cross-examined: The Crown suggested a Winnipeg police officer on trial for assault lied about seeing a possible weapon in the suspect’s hand. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 25, 1954: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a 64-year-old man had been arrested by city police and charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and stepson. In Brandon, carbon monoxide poisoning killed two people and put a third person in hospital in serious condition; the family had been living in a closed-in basement room, and fumes from the coal and wood-burning range in the unit overcame them. In Winnipeg, work on more than $88 million worth of realty projects were in planning stages or already underway.
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