What’s happening today
Assiniboia Downs is among the businesses reopening today under relaxed public health orders. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Pandemic rules relaxed: New public health orders allowing more kinds of businesses to reopen and others to expand their capacity took effect at 12:01 a.m. With video lottery terminals open for play, Assiniboia Downs is among the businesses reopening today. Manitobans can now designate one other household unit to visit their abode, or continue to allow two designated visitors. Outdoor gatherings are limited to 10 people. READ MORE
Vaccine update: Provincial health officials are holding a morning news briefing to give an update on COVID-19 vaccine operations. READ MORE
Set to be sentenced: A judge is expected to announce his verdict in the trial of a man accused of striking a 15-year-old boy with a hammer and embedding it in his skull in an unprovoked attack. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 6 C, wind chill as low as -8 this morning and peak winds at 15 km/h from the east this afternoon.
Weekend sports
Winnipeg Jets’ Paul Stastny, right, celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens with teammates Blake Wheeler, left, and Mark Scheifele during the first period in Montreal on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Another match in Montreal: The Winnipeg Jets will face the Canadiens on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT after winning in overtime in Montreal last night. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Brier begins: The Brier — the annual Canadian men’s curling championship — begins in Calgary this evening. Jason Gunnlaugson’s Team Manitoba and Mike McEwen’s Wild Card 1 team are both idle. The teams play in two draws each Saturday, and McEwen’s team will play in one draw Sunday. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Going ahead with game: Despite the pandemic, the NBA All-Star game and skills challenges are happening Sunday in Atlanta. READ MORE
In case you missed it
A vaccine is given at the COVID-19 vaccination super site in Winnipeg. Some seniors in the provice are reporting difficulty booking their vaccination appointments when using Manitoba’s phone-booking system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin King
‘Ridiculous situation’: Katie May reports on how many Manitoba seniors are still trying to figure out if they’re eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot and how to book an appointment. READ MORE
Great One’s father gone: Walter Gretzky, who raised one of the world’s greatest athletes and was a symbol of a devoted hockey parent, has died at age 82. Wayne Gretzky confirmed his father’s death in a social-media post late last night. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On March 5, 2012: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that an elderly couple who were pulled over by police for allegedly using a cellphone while driving were planning to fight the ticket, seeing as how neither of them owned nor used a cellphone. Other Winnipeg drivers were attempting to fight back against tickets issued through a photo radar installation at the corner of Grant Avenue and Nathaniel Street.
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