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We’re No. 2: Manitoba has been ranked the second-most-attractive jurisdiction for mining investment in the world in the 2016 Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies. Report co-author Ken Green said: “Manitoba is riding high right now.” And what is the No. 1 jurisdiction for mining investment? Saskatchewan. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: “In like a lion, out like a lamb” is a saying commonly linked to the first and final days of March. In the unlikely event that lions might roaming Winnipeg today, they would freeze. The high is expected to be -8, with a wind chill making it feel like -25. There is also a 60 per cent chance of flurries.
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WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSOne of two bodies removed from a house in St-Georges, Mb. Tuesday afternoon.
Double homicide: Two men were found slain in their home early Tuesday morning in the quiet Métis community of St-Georges along the Winnipeg River. The victims, Jody Brown, 43, and Steven Chevrefils, 35, were friends and living together when they were killed. Bill Redekop and photographer Wayne Glowacki visited the tragic scene. READ MORE
Protecting bus drivers: The February killing of a Winnipeg Transit driver prompted a city hall discussion on Tuesday about better protection for bus drivers. Possible measures include additional transit inspectors, shields around drivers, dedicated security force, enhanced driver training, on-board announcements and more signage. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
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Love Lies Bleeding: The Alberta Ballet is in town for a five-show run of Love Lies Bleeding, a ballet using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The $1.2-million multimedia production opens today at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Concert Hall. Holly Harris has a preview. READ MORE
Uplifting new CMHR exhibit: A new exhibit opens today at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Titled Our Canada, My Story, the exhibit uses video vignettes to portray seven remarkable people overcoming diverse human rights challenges. For example, a Calgary dancer with cerebral palsy takes a leading role in a theatrical performance company.
Around the water cooler
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSMitchell Fabrics general manager Paula Mitchell: “Despite best efforts, Mitchell’s has not found a buyer.”
Farwell to Mitchell Fabrics: The business at the intersection of Main Street and Logan Avenue, a staple for the city’s designers and sewers, announced Tuesday it is closing after 70 years of cutting broadcloth, sizing up flannelette and ordering bolts of material. Alexandra Paul, herself a seamstress, reports from the well-trod wooden floor of the iconic business. READ MORE
An indecent proposal: The anonymous know-it-all who pens Head Start fancies himself a Romeo and thus feels qualified to opine on a romantic gaffe displayed on the Jumbotron during the Jets game at the MTS Centre on Tuesday evening. In front of the camera, a misguided young man dropped to one knee and pulled out a ring, which he offered to his female companion. She appeared surprised and flustered. She accepted the ring, of course, what else could she do with 15,000 people watching? But here’s advice for other lovestruck men who might consider proposing in public: don’t do it. Marriage proposals should be a private matter. She shouldn’t have to make up her mind while she’s ambushed in a public spectacle. READ MORE
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JIM LO SCALZO / POOL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSU.S. President Donald Trump leaves after his speech to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.
#JointAddress: U.S. President Donald Trump made his first address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, for the most part staying on-message regarding issues such as the Republicans’ drive to repeal the Affordable Care Act. READ MORE
On this date
On Mar. 1, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that British bombers hammered a German U-boat base at St. Navaires, France, while Finnish president Risto Ryti urged his people to fight on in solidarity with Germany. Axis forces in northern Tunisia advanced despite heavy losses, and Allied bombing raids caused heavy damage to Italian cities. In Winnipeg, liquor stores saw an eleventh-hour rush “to obtain liquor permits and liquid supplies” just before new laws took effect. READ MORE
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