What you need to know
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman wants the Manitoba government to balance its budget this year.
Draft budget day: A draft of the city’s first multi-year budget will be released today. The process to shape the budget has been divisive, with critics accusing the city of proposing cuts that won’t happen in order to make the actual draft more acceptable. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of -1 C, wind from the south at 20 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 at about noon, with wind chill as low as -17 this morning and – 9 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Rahmat Gul / The Associated PressBritish soldiers with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces arrive near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday.
Attack in Afghanistan: Twenty-seven people were killed and at least 55 were wounded when gunmen attacked a remembrance ceremony for a minority Shiite leader in Kabul. Several political leaders were unhurt, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Update on abduction case: Toronto police said they will release more information about a 14-year-old boy who was found safe last night after an Amber Alert was issued the previous day. Police have said the boy was abducted Wednesday morning in connection with his stepbrother’s drug debt. READ MORE
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‘This isn’t complicated’: The case of a woman who was charged for shoplifting even though she was in jail at the time of the theft points to gaps in the province’s justice system. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Liquor and lottery tickets: Some Liquor Mart stores in Winnipeg have started selling lottery tickets. Ticket sales were first introduced at the Fort Richmond store, without fanfare. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries said there are “no plans right now” to expand lottery ticket sales to more stores. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
‘It was hell’: The Free Press spoke with seven women who have accused former fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape. Six were teenagers when they were allegedly assaulted, and three said the attacks were their first sexual experiences. Ryan Thorpe reports from the Bahamas. READ MORE
Weekend sports
(AP Photo/David Becker)Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith shoots against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit. The Jets have allowed 61 goals in the first period this season.
Golden opportunity: The Jets, in the hunt for a playoff wild card berth, face the Vegas Golden Knights at Bell MTS Place at 7 p.m. Mike Sawatzky reports on the Jets’ first-period struggles this season. READ MORE
Brier battle continues: The final game of the national men’s curling tournament in Kingston is happening Sunday. Mike McEwen’s wild card team (7-2) and Jason Gunnlaugson’s Team Manitoba (5-4) both play twice today and are seeking berths in this weekend’s page playoffs. Jason Bell reports on McEwen’s win over Gunnlaugson last night. READ MORE
On this date
On March 6, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba moved closer to representation by population with the final report of the electoral boundaries commission, which would mean the greater Winnipeg area would get seven new MLAs under redistribution, an increase of one in the northern part of the province, and a decrease of eight electoral divisions in the rural portion of the province. Mining, tourism and trade could boost Greater Winnipeg’s population to 800,000 by 1981, according to a report to be delivered to the Manitoba legislature. READ MORE
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