Your forecast
Sunny with a high of -10 C and a low of -20; wind chill this morning -30.
What’s happening today
In Ottawa, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to table a federal budget in the House of Commons, which a federal source says will include plans to go after predatory lending and more details on dental care as part of a pitch to make life more affordable. The Canadian Press reports.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press files)
The Winnipeg Jets play the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center, starting at 9:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
Premier Heather Stefanson’s Progressive Conservative government has narrowed the NDP’s lead in the polls after delivering tax breaks and big-budget spending, but it’s unlikely to secure them a victory in the next provincial election, experts say. Carol Sanders has the story.
Premier Heather Stefanson (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On March 28, 1932: The Winnipeg Free Press reported John H. Curtis returned to Norfolk, Va., from a plane trip during which he took part in negotiating the return of the young son of famed aviator Col. Charles Lindbergh; Curtis did not disclose whether he had had contact with intermediates or the kidnappers. In Flinton, Ont., five people died in a fire that destroyed a small general store tenement house. A Burnaby, B.C., police detective was in critical condition after being shot, allegedly by notorious bank robber William Bagley. Search our archives for more here.
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