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Mainly sunny, with wind up to 15 km/h. High 6 C, wind chill -11 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals at One Canada Centre, starting at 7 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Premier Wab Kinew said Monday he should’ve gotten the OK from the ethics commissioner before boarding Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ charter flights to the Grey Cup.
Conflict of interest legislation requires MLAs to seek approval for private air travel. Without admitting to a violation, Kinew explained to reporters Monday why he did not seek approval.
“When I get tickets to a (Winnipeg) Jets game and I pay my own way, I don’t have to disclose those,” Kinew said in a scrum in his office. “So, I figured paying my own way to the Grey Cup, that I wouldn’t have to disclose. But, I talked to (Jeffrey Schnoor) the ethics commissioner (Monday) morning, and he said I should, so I did,” the premier said. Carol Sanders has the story.
Premier Wab Kinew (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
A Manitoba family hopes to give their four-year-old son a cross-Canada vacation to remember — while he can still see. Four-year-old Oaklin Piec was diagnosed last year with a rare eye condition that is causing him to go blind.
“It’s hard, for sure. It does feel like there’s kind of a black cloud hanging over us,” said David Piec, Oaklin’s father.
Oaklin’s ophthalmologist told the family his is the only known case of ADNIV, a genetic condition that affects the eyes, in Canada.
Before the boy loses his sight, his parents are determined to show him Canada’s vast beauty. They plan to buy a motorhome and take Oaklin and his six-month-old sister, Everly, to see the Rocky Mountains and Niagara Falls. Ben Little has more here.
Oaklin Piec (Kristen Tiffany photo)
On this date
On March 25, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Locarno crisis worsened when Germany refused to take its troops out of the Rhineland and rejected the Hague court as a tribunal. In Ottawa, the federal government’s relief program was disclosed in part when the labour minister introduced a bill that would give the government power to coordinate with provinces, organizations and individuals to alleviate the pervasive economic stress on Canadians. Manitoba highways were blocked following the heaviest snowfall of the winter. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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