What you need to know
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. Ontario now has 20 cases of the novel coronavirus, with two new people added to the tally today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
Coronavirus crisis: Egypt and South Africa reported their first cases of the new virus today. Japan announced all visitors from China and South Korea must undergo a 14-day quarantine, and Switzerland reported its first death from the virus. Meanwhile, Julia-Simone Rutgers reports on how travel advisories are affecting trips planned by Winnipeg high schools. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy but clearing later this morning, with a high of -2 C, wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning, and wind chill as low as -13. A snowfall warning has ended, but road conditions might affect the morning commute.
What’s happening today
Graeme Bruce/Winnipeg Free Press Photo archivesBrown water from a tap in Wolseley in 2018.
Brown water: The city’s standing policy committee on water and waste will be given a verbal update on discoloured tap water at a meeting this morning.
Brier’s next level begins: The championship round at the national men’s curling tournament starts today in Kingston. Mike McEwen’s wild card team and Jason Gunnlaugson’s Team Manitoba will face Northern Ontario and Ontario, respectively, in the noon draw. The two Manitoba-based teams play each other at 6 p.m. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Curry back on court: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is set to return after missing more than four months with a broken hand, as his team hosts the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors beat Curry and the Warriors in the NBA Finals last year to win their first championship. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Morning light pours on the golden boy at the Manitoba Legislature Wednesday morning in Winnipeg. Sculpted in 1918 in France the 5.25 m statue was first erected on the dome of the Legislature in 1919 and continues to be a symbol of Manitoba. -Standup photo- Sept 11, 2013 (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Survey says statue: Manitobans asked which image best represents the province chose the Golden Boy. Malak Abas reports on the poll, which was conducted by a firm on behalf of the Free Press. READ MORE
From welfare to work: Premier Brian Pallister said he wants to transform Manitoba’s welfare system. “Let’s see if we can help people escape from a life of dependency on government,” he said. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 5, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the federal government had been advised that Canada’s $55-a-month old age pension plan would require vast sums of money and time to change it to something similar to the United States’ employee-employer contributory scheme that paid up to $127 a month. In Europe, western leaders and the Soviet Union grappled with the problem of Berlin; France did not want to recognize East Germany, which was controlled by Communists. READ MORE
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