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Pushing boundaries: Tensions are rising in the border town of Emerson as more migrants seek refuge in Canada. More than 100 asylum seekers have crossed into Canada at the Manitoba border point since the beginning of the year. READ MORE
Your forecast: It will be increasingly cloudy this morning. Expect a high of +2 C today. There’s a 60 per cent chance of flurries late this evening and overnight with a risk of freezing drizzle after midnight. On Wednesday, it will clear in the morning. Expect a high of zero. The normal high for this time of year is -6.
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PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe proud “snow goose” built to grace the main entrance to the Festival du Voyageur sits as a soggy pile Monday after warm temperatures and rain destroyed the impressive snow sculpture.
Mild Festival: Warm Texas air destroyed snow sculptures, but didn’t spoil the celebratory mood at Festival du Voyageur on the weekend. Chainsaw wood carvings fared better. Organizers spread sawdust to keep the grounds from turning muddy. Temperatures Monday were just shy of the all-time high of +6.1 in 1930. READ MORE
PM apologizes: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for answering questions posed in English in French last month at an event in Sherbrooke, Que. Trudeau is now promising to answer questions from the public in the language they are asked. His apology was delivered to a Montreal-based anglophone advocacy group and posted on its website on Monday. READ MORE
Up next
Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian PressManitoba skip Michelle Englot looks at her delivery as she takes on Newfoundland during the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ont., on Monday.
Scott Tournament: Team Manitoba attempts to keep its winning streak alive at the Scott Tournament of Hearts in St. Catherines, Ont., today, taking on Alberta and Chelsea Carey’s Team Canada squad in a pair of draws. Michelle Englot’s Manitoba foursome are 5-0 heading into today’s action. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Jeff Chiu / The Associated Press FilesPortesters oppose Donald Trump’s travel ban outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Feb. 7.
Trump revises ban: A draft of U.S. President Donald Trump’s revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who have a visa to travel to the U.S. A senior U.S. official said green-card holders and dual citizens of the U.S. and any of the affected countries are exempt. Syrian refugees are no longer being specifically targeted. READ MORE
Following the evidence: An investigation into a case of alleged domestic abuse led Winnipeg police to the discovery of a homicide of a 42-year-old woman. Perez Cleveland, 43, is charged with first-degree murder. READ MORE
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Jeremy Papasso / Daily CameraMilo Yiannopoulos
Milo: The right-wing rabble-rouser Milo Yiannopoulos, known for making sexist, misogynistic, racist and transphobic remarks, who made headlines in 2016 for encouraging his followers to harass actress Leslie Jones off Twitter, and earlier this year with news of a $250,000 book deal, experienced a backlash when remarks he made on video regarding sex with minors became public. Simon and Schuster cancelled his book deal, and Yiannopoulos was disinvited to this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 21, 1991: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a million troops stationed in Saudi Arabia awaited orders to launch a ground war to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had occupied, prompting an international coalition led by the United States to take military action against Hussein. In Manitoba, anesthetists at five hospitals in Winnipeg and Brandon were prepared to walk off the job if they were not given pay raises won by their counterparts at other hospitals. A University of Manitoba economist estimated Manitobans were paying $14 million a year in taxes on taxes at the gasoline pump. The cost of gasoline was expected to hit 48 cents a litre by the spring. READ MORE
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