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KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe city depends on citizens calling 311 to report new pothole outbreaks as soon as they are spotted.
Pothole patrol: The Great January Meltdown has revealed a rash of potholes across the city that crews are patching around the clock. Nine flat-deck trucks loaded with cold-pliable asphalt were working around the clock on the weekend and Monday, with crews filling up potholes as quickly as they could find them. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Umbrella or parka hood? Rubber boots or snow boots? Planning an outdoor wardrobe is a complicated matter as the January thaw continues with yet another day of temperatures hovering near the freezing mark so that snow melts and drizzle freezes. Today’s high will be -2 C, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries, cold rain, or maybe both.
In case you missed it
Extending CFS protection: Manitoba’s children’s advocate told a legislative committee on Monday that child and family services be extended to youths up to the age of 25: “I think it’s really important that we just don’t stop at age 18 and say, ‘OK, you’re on your own’.” Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Connecting with Justin: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will bring his Connecting With Canadians tour to Winnipeg on Thursday, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Centro Caboto Centre on Wilkes Avenue. Reporter Mia Rabson explains how you can be one of the Canadians who connect with the PM.
Up next
Inspiring young women: Fourteen young women will participate in political forums at the Winnipeg legislature today as part of the 100th anniversary of some Canadian women attaining the right to vote in federal elections. The Manitoba delegates will next meet in Ottawa when 338 delegates — one for each federal riding in Canada — will gather in Parliament on International Women’s Day, March 8. Profiles of the Manitoba women are at www.daughtersofthevote.ca. READ MORE
Taking care of business: Ever dream of being your own boss? A three-day business planning workshop beginning today at the Millennium Library explains business plans and how to start and grow your business. Call: 204-945-8200. Email: embevents@gov.mb.ca
Around the water cooler
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSOne of the two cakes for the Centenarian Celebration at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre.
Centuries’ worth of wisdom: Columnist Jen Zoratti met 11 wonderful women on Monday, each of them more than 100 years old. She asked them the secret to happiness. Faye Packer said: “Be content and don’t expect too much. Be happy for whatever happens.” READ MORE
Fake cop convicted again: Thomas Hanaway, 59, has been convicted for the fifth time of impersonating a police officer. Hanaway, whose previous crimes included walking into the Hartford Street police station in full RCMP gear bearing a box of Tim Hortons doughnuts, was convicted this time of using the identity of a real Manitoba RCMP officer to make online posts, some of which were described as anti-Muslim, anti-refugee and anti-Obama. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Trending now
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSNikolaj Ehlers scores on Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jonathan Bernier in the third period to put the Jets within one.
#ANAvsWPG: The Winnipeg Jets hosted the Anaheim ducks at the MTS Centre Monday, but things didn’t go the Jets’ way — the Ducks won 3-2. READ MORE
The Last Jedi: The next Star Wars film has an official title, which has been trending on Twitter since it was announced Monday. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi hits theatres Dec. 15.
On this date
On Jan. 24, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg would apply for 1,000 new homes to be built as part of a federal program to build 2,300 new dwellings earmarked for the west under the government’s veterans’ housing program for 1948. In Kashmir, thousands of raiders equipped with machine guns and mortars crossed the Punjab border into southern Kashmir. An analysis piece argued Russia’s intent to dominate the Balkans remained unchanged. READ MORE
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