What’s happening today
Amit Sharma / The Associated PressA man runs to escape the heat from funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims at a crematorium on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, last year. (Amit Sharma / The Associated Press files)
COVID-19 death toll: Deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 6 million worldwide today. The Associated Press reports on the grim milestone. READ MORE
League’s new playoff logo: The National Hockey League will unveil a new logo for the Stanley Cup playoffs, replacing the one used for the past 13 years. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of -4 or -5 C, wind chill as low as -21 and wind at 10 km/h from the west increasing to 30 km/h from the south this afternoon.
Opinion
Adele Starr / The Associated PressA doctor looks at a CT scan of a brain. (Adele Starr / The Associated Press files)
‘Pure incompetence’: Tom Brodbeck’s latest column is on how wait times for MRIs, CT scans and ultrasounds have increased even though the number of patients on the list has decreased slightly. READ MORE
Naming rules ‘nonsensical’: Columnist Niigaan Sinclair says not allowing certain spellings or lengths of names, and some accents, is “arbitrary” and “racist.” READ MORE
Health scare offers lesson: Shelley Cook says there is nothing like a health scare to make you stop and think about your priorities. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Fred Greenslade / The Canadian PressJets centre Adam Lowry is pushed by two Rangers players in the third period. (Fred Greenslade / The Canadian Press)
Downward trajectory: The Winnipeg Jets lost to the New York Rangers despite getting more than twice as many shots on goal. The Jets have won only two of their last eight games. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Warehouse fire: Crews were expected to remain at the scene of a fire in a commercial warehouse in the 1200 block of Manahan Avenue until late last night. The building is expected to be a complete loss. READ MORE
On this date
On March 7, 1921: The Manitoba Free Press reported there had been confirmation that Russian rebels were in control of Kronstadt, the fortress and seaport at the head of the Gulf of Finland, near Petrograd; Soviet authorities said Bolshevik forces had suppressed similar rebels in Moscow. In Ireland, a general investigating the shooting of railway men in Mallow was killed in a Sinn Fein ambush. An MP attending a fundraiser in Ottawa to support veterans of the Great War who were in distress said that if Canada were properly governed there would be little such distress and small need for charity. READ MORE
Today’s front page
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