Highway conditions
Tow trucks and other vehicles on McGillivray Boulevard. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
Roads reopen: The Perimeter Highway, along with highways 59 and 3, reopened early this morning after being closed for much of Tuesday because of poor driving conditions. About 80 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes on southern Manitoba highways Tuesday. A blowing snow advisory has since been lifted. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free PressDan Vandal in Winnipeg in September 2021. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Federal dollars for downtown: Dan Vandal, the Winnipeg MP and minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, will announce “investments supporting economic and community growth in downtown Winnipeg” at a news conference in True North Square this morning.
Set to sign order: U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether it should create its own digital currency. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Forum on fees: The provincial government will begin hosting forums on the future of college and university fees. Institutional leaders and student groups have been invited to weigh in. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Kicking off campaign: Roman Baber, an independent member of Ontario’s legislature, will launch his campaign for the federal Conservative leadership. He was kicked out of the Progressive Conservative government’s caucus in January 2021 after calling for an end to a COVID-19 lockdown. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Kidnapping plot trial: Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of pandemic restrictions she imposed. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your daytime forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon and into the evening, a high of -15 C, wind chill as low as -33 and wind from the northwest, and later the west, at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets’ Nate Schmidt (88), Neal Pionk (4), Kyle Connor (81) and Dominic Toninato (21) celebrate Connor’s game winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period in Winnipeg on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Jets hand Lightning loss: The Jets blew 2-0 and 3-1 first-period leads but scored four goals in the third period in a win over the defending Stanley Cup champions. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Vaccine mandate scrapped: Austria announced it is suspending its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for most adults, a week before enforcement was scheduled to begin. READ MORE
On this date
On March 9, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Allied troops broke through Communist lines on the Korean peninsula, advancing as much as four miles; Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was at the forefront. Thousands of Red casualties were added to the total of 17,000 killed or wounded in the two days of the northward push. Yugoslavian president Josip Tito accused the Soviet Union of applying “military pressure” against the country and of supplying Soviet satellite states with arms and troops with which to overthrow his government. READ MORE
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