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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPremier Brian Pallister
MMF on ‘misinformation’: The Manitoba Metis Federation will hold a news conference this morning to discuss legal action it plans to take over “misinformation” by Premier Brian Pallister. The provincial government has nixed a proposed $67.5-million agreement between the MMF and Manitoba Hydro, a dispute the Tories mentioned in a mass fundraising email to supporters. Nick Martin reports. READ MORE
Seeking bail: Andrea Giesbrecht, who was sentenced this summer to eight and a half years in prison for concealing the remains of six dead infants in a storage locker, is scheduled to appear in court today. It’s expected she will ask to be released on bail while she awaits an appeal of her convictions, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There was rain mixed with snow and a high of nearly -2 C early this morning, and the rest of the morning will be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries and wind at 30 km/h gusting to 60. A mix of sun and cloud is expected this afternoon.
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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe view from Grant Avenue, looking southward through the fence of Kapyong Barracks with a row of residential homes on far left side.
Land in limbo: People who live near the former Kapyong Barracks have been waiting since 2004 to find out what will happen to the prime piece of real estate. “It has been in limbo for so long. It seems like it will be like that forever,” Diane Lee says. Ryan Thorpe has the latest in a multi-part series. READ MORE
Station plan scrapped: The Winnipeg Police Service has apparently abandoned its plan to build a new North End station at the Old Exhibition Grounds. The WPS released a statement Tuesday confirming it is recommending city council look at other sites. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Trevor Hagan / THE CANADIAN PRESSWinnipeg Jets’ Brandon Tanev (13) celebrates after scoring on the Boston Bruins.
Surprise star: The Jets ended a six-game home stand with their sixth consecutive win last night, beating Boston 5-4 in a shootout as fourth-line winger Brandon Tanev got his first hat trick. It was the fourth consecutive extra-time game for the Jets, who remain five points behind the Nashville Predators for the division lead. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Gamble for Grits: It appears Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont will soon announce — as early as today — he will seek his party’s nomination in the byelection in St. Boniface. Columnist Dan Lett says it’s a gamble, as victory or defeat would be “amplified significantly.” READ MORE
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Adam Rose / ABCRoseanne Barr, left, and John Goodman in the reboot of ‘Roseanne.’
#Roseanne: The eponymous sitcom from the 1980s and 1990s, created by and starring Roseanne Barr, has been rebooted, reuniting original cast members. Some fans of the original series are dismayed that the main character, like its star, has become a vocal Donald Trump supporter. READ MORE
On this date
On March 28, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba provincial budget forecast a surplus of nearly $4.5 million, thanks in part to liquor and gasoline taxes. Winnipeg’s municipal budget was balanced, at about $13 million. A U.S. diplomat formerly stationed to Bulgaria and Turkey said he doubted “more than 10 per cent of us will be alive five years from now” due to U.S. reluctance to bomb the Soviet Union with atomic weapons. Manitoba’s oldest resident, Mary McPherson Brown, died at the age of 107. READ MORE
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