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When Uber comes to Winnipeg: What impact will the ride-share service have on the transportation market? According to other Canadian cities, Uber quickly became a popular choice, traditional taxis now charge less than the maximum rates and cab licences declined drastically in value. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: If valued readers of Head Start seek advice on their underwear selection today, we can confidently advise they keep their longjohns in the drawer. It will warm up to +1 C today, and +7 on Thursday. Wind from the southeast will be 30 km/h.
In case you missed it
Fotolia / TNS FilesChiropractors bill Manitoba Health $12.10 per patient visit, with the remainder of the fee covered by the client. The subsidy is set to increase to $12.30 per visit on April 1.
Chiropractic coverage to end?: Manitoba is the only province in the country offering broad coverage for chiropractic patients, providing a subsidy of $12.30 per visit up to 12 visits a year. But a source tells Free Press reporter Larry Kusch the Pallister government is looking at ending the subsidy. READ MORE
Portage and Main: City councillor Jeff Browaty stood at the iconic corner on Tuesday and said it’s time city hall released a $116,000 consultant’s report into the viability of reopening the intersection to pedestrians. The report was completed in November. “In the interest of openness and transparency, I’m calling on Mayor (Brian) Bowman to join me in asking our city administration to release the report,” Browaty told reporter Aldo Santin. READ MORE
Up next
JUSTING TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESPrime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) walks with Minister of Finance Bill Morneau in 2016.
Federal budget today: Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will unveil its second budget today, promising to focus on skills training to address the rapid pace of technological change and its impact on the workplace. And watch for the government to add to the federal debt of $676 billion that will be inflicted on the next generation. Governments typically say they will pay down the debt when economic conditions improve, but that anticipated improvement always seems to be around the next corner. READ MORE
Joel Plaskett: Maritime rocker Joel Plaskett knows how to get the crowd going, and tonight, the crowd will be going to the West End Cultural Centre. Plaskett, known for his contagious exuberance, will perform with his father, Neil. The show starts at 8 p.m. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Trevor Hagan / The Canadian PressPhiladelphia defenceman Radko Gudas hits Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele along the boards during second-period action Tuesday in Winnipeg.
The 50-50 Jets: Fans at the game engage in a lottery called 50-50, where the winning ticket gets half of the total revenue of ticket sold for the draw. Meanwhile, the on-ice players engage in their own version of 50-50, where they try to win at least as many games as they lose. Tuesday evening’s 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers lifted the Jets to 33 wins, 33 losses and 7 ties. READ MORE
Waddle like a penguin: The emergency rooms of Winnipeg hospitals saw four times as many visits by patients injured when they fell on ice while walking last weekend. Lewis Smith of the Canada Safety Council said walking like a penguin could help people stay upright: “We recommend that folks sort of waddle rather than take long steps.” Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Trending now
Blake Wheeler: The Jets captain is trending locally after he, along with Mark Scheifele, powered the Jets to victory over the Flyers Tuesday night.
On this date
On March 22, 1971: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that world curling champion Don Duguid and his rink returned home to Winnipeg after their successful defence of the Silver Broom in Megeve, France. In Portage la Prairie, a six-year-old boy was turned over to probation services by the RCMP after he was apprehended in a downtown hardware store sniffing glue. In Flin Flon, 200 women marched to show support for workers striking against Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Internationally, the South Vietnamese operation into Laos was coming to an end. READ MORE
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