Good morning!
Your forecast: You’ll need to brush off your vehicle again this morning. We received some light snow overnight, but it should end soon and the sun will begin to peek through the clouds by noon. The daytime high temperature today is -3 C. On Wednesday, the milder temperatures continue but there’s a 60 per cent chance of flurries, a risk of freezing rain and wind gusts up to 40 km/h. On Thursday, expect a sunny day and a high of -7 C, while Environment Canada is calling for a high of -1 C on Friday.
In case you missed it
InstagramNicholas Bell-Wright pleaded guilty last summer to assault for an October 2014.
Accused killer was on probation: Nicholas Bell-Wright, 22, the man charged with killing Winnipeg teen Cooper Nemeth, was on probation for an attack on a young, intellectually disabled teen in October 2014, court records show. Cooper went missing on Feb. 14 and was found slain a week later beside a Valley Gardens home. READ MORE
Bear Clan leads smudge ceremony: Winnipeg’s Bear Clan sent the spirit of 17-year-old Cooper Nemeth “on its journey home” with a traditional smudge ceremony Monday night at the Gateway Recreation Complex. Hundreds of community members joined family and friends for the ceremony. The boy’s parents expressed their gratitude to searchers for working tirelessly to try and bring Cooper home. READ MORE
WSD tightens purse strings: The Winnipeg School Division’s draft budget, unveiled at Monday evening’s budget forum, includes dropping subsidies for the milk program and band instruments. Only four members of the public spoke at the community meeting.
Up next
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Jets’ Bryan Little (18) during practice at the MTS IcePlex Monday morning.
Bryan Little update: The Winnipeg Jets hope a Little luck will let them ice a strong line-up against Dallas Stars at the MTS Centre tonight. Ace playmaker Bryan Little missed last Saturday’s game with an unspecified injury, but Jets coach Paul Maurice said Little was skating hard at practice on Monday and might be in the line-up today. Puck drops at 7 p.m. READ MORE
Michael Kaeshammer: If your image of piano concerts was sullied by yawn-yawn boring recitals in childhood, Michael Kaeshammer can change your impression. The singer/pianist, a favorite of jazz fans, is known for engaging audiences with virtuoso keyboard mastery and high-energy showmanship. He entertains at the West End Cultural Centre, Wednesday, at 8 p.m.
Around the water cooler
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FilesMark Chipman, executive chairman of the board of True North Sports & Entertainment Limited.
True North Square has tenant: Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, a 129-year-old law firm and one of Winnipeg’s largest, plans to move from Portage and Main into True North Square, the $400-million mixed-use project planned for the south side of Graham Avenue. It plans to become an anchor tenant in a three-building complex planned for a pair of vacant lots on either side of Carlton Street. READ MORE
Another option for groceries: Edmonton-based Lucky Supermarket, which already has the largest Asian food store in Winnipeg, is opening a second store. A new 26,000-square-foot outlet will be located in the former IGA store location on Jefferson Avenue across from Maples Collegiate. READ MORE
Not exactly tableware: A shipment of lethal ninja stars marked “cutlery,” along with daggers and a chemical used to make a date-rape drug were among the most dangerous items seized in 2015 by the Canada Border Service Agency in Winnipeg. The 2015 report said there were more than 300 contraband seizures, including 151 prohibited weapons and firearms, at Winnipeg’s airport. READ MORE
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JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd did not skate during optional practice today.
#Ladd: Could tonight be Winnipeg captain Andrew Ladd’s final home game with the Jets? All signs point in that direction, with the NHL trade deadline just six days away and rumours of as many as a half-dozen teams pursuing the veteran left winger. The Jets host the Dallas Stars tonight at MTS Centre and then don’t play at home again until Tuesday, March 1 — the day after the dealing ends. READ MORE
#NationalToastDay: Want to really celebrate this glorious day? Follow these easy steps. 1.) Plug in the toaster; 2.) Drop in a couple of slices of rye bread: 3.) Push down the toaster lever; 4.) Wait; 5.) When bread pops out, lather on peanut butter and honey. 6.) Drink milk. 7.) Repeat.
On this date
On Feb. 23, 1993: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that commercial property and owner-occupied condominiums would be hit with property tax increases of between 3 to 6.5 per cent and that a general property tax freeze was impossible. The provincial government gave the new board chairman of the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation a 75 per cent salary increase over his predecessor.
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