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Dwayne Larson / Tinepublic Inc.Barack Obama is welcomed on to the stage at Bell MTS Place Monday evening as the 44th president of the United States opened his Canadian speaking tour in Winnipeg to a sold-out crowd.
An evening with Obama: Former U.S. president Barack Obama spoke at a sold-out event at Bell MTS Place on Monday. In a column, Melissa Martin says he reminded the audience of a time when all things seemed fixable. READ MORE
‘Tragic and senseless’: A cousin of Jaime Adao, the teen slain in a home invasion Sunday night, says his family is devastated. “I don’t want to accept the fact this happened. I feel so empty. When I heard, I just cried,” Roxy Roy said. Ryan Thorpe and Kevin Rollason report. READ MORE
Early morning fire: Traffic closures in the area of Arlington Street and Logan Avenue remain in effect during the morning commute after a fire in the 900 block of Alexander Avenue.
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon, a high of -10 C, and wind chill as low as -27 this morning and -17 in the afternoon.
In case you missed it
Liberal MP Jane Philpott leaves a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Treasury Board president Philpott resigned Monday from the federal cabinet, saying she’s lost confidence in the way the Trudeau government has dealt with the SNC-Lavalin affair. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Crisis continues: Treasury Board president Jane Philpott resigned Monday, saying she has lost confidence in the Liberal government over the SNC-Lavalin affair. At a rally in Toronto Monday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised Philpott and said her decision was not a surprise. ”Concerns of this nature must be taken very seriously, and I can assure you that I am,” he said. READ MORE
What pushes players: The Jets face the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning at 6:30 p.m., their second of four consecutive road games. Mike McIntyre has a column on how some players seem to be motivated to prove people wrong. READ MORE
Reunion with rescuer: Jan Lambourne, the Teulon woman injured in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, had a televised reunion with the Las Vegas man who carried her to safety. She surprised Justin Uhart while he was competing on the U.S. game show Deal or No Deal. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 5, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in Washington, D.C., two Congressmen were charged with graft, having allegedly taken money to obtain pardons and paroles. Regina’s G. Garfield Wray, president of the Saskatchewan Retail Merchants’ association, said in an interview with the Free Press that the trade outlook for 1924 was better. In Manitoba, a bill to incorporate the Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers was passed.
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