This morning
Accused stabber approached police: Police had a man in custody after he flagged down officers and told them he’d stabbed two people. But a court released him on bail and he went on to allegedly stab five more people, including attacks at Red River College and at Siloam Mission. James Turner reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: The good news is that the sun will shine brightly today. The bad news is that it will be too cold to sit in a lawn chair and sunbathe. Today’s high will be -15 C, with the wind chill making it feel like -32. Friday, Saturday and Sunday have similar forecasts: sunny, with highs between -12 and -14.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESEducation Minister Ian Wishart
Educators alarmed at funding: Education Minister Ian Wishart announced Wednesday the province is increasing the province’s share of public school funding by $13.1 million, or almost one per cent, which is the smallest increase since the 1990s. Nick Martin talks to educators who say the province’s parsimonious purse means problems for Manitoba schools. READ MORE
Facelift for Manitoba Museum: Reporter Alexandra Paul went to the Manitoba Museum on Tuesday to see what the future will bring. She explains how the museum’s $19-million Bringing Our Stories Forward campaign will see upgrades to 42 per cent of the museum’s public galleries. READ MORE
Up next
From street to runway: Main Street Project clients have been outfitted with sharp suits and will walk a runway at the Fort Garry Hotel this evening in a fundraiser event for the shelter that supported them. Many of these men have lived rough without clean clothing — let alone a custom-made outfit to make them feel dapper.
“Breathtaking daredevil feats”: Chinese acrobats are in Winnipeg today, giving the media a picture opportunity in advance of their public performance on Saturday to mark the Chinese New Year. Their show is on Saturday, at 7 p.m., at Pantages Playhouse Theatre, and a news release promises “an extravaganza of breathtaking daredevil feats, balancing acts, and cultural performing arts.”
Around the water cooler
COLIN CORNEAU / BRANDON SUN FILESJeff Wolfe, assistant manager at the 10th and Victoria Liquor Mart in Brandon, pours the first fill of a growler in 2014.
More choices for growlers: Beer enthusiasts can grab their growlers and fill ’em up in hotel beer vendors with more types of beer than ever, starting March 1. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries said Tuesday hotel vendors will be commanding their own suds selection. Ashley Prest explains. READ MORE
Sports memorabilia theft: Winnipeg police have charged Douglas Bertram Reesby, 54, with stealing sports memorabilia from the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, including an equipment bag used by ex-Jet Randy Carlyle, a jersey worn by ex-Jet Perry Miller, and a collection of pucks adorned with players’ photographs. READ MORE
Trending now
Andie MacDowell and Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.
#GroundhogDay: Manitobans know there’s no point debating whether we’ll get six more weeks of winter, whether the groundhog sees its shadow or not. Instead, the Head Start team advocates watching the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and not thinking about the weather.
On this date
On Feb. 2, 1952: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in the wake of five airline crashes in the United States in recent days, the White House was moving to limit flights over heavily populated areas. In Ottawa, the federal government threw cold water on wheat-marketing recommendations made by the Gordon Economic Commission. Manitoba’s attempt at prison reform was criticized as being a “farce” by CCF leader Lloyd Stinson. READ MORE
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