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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 18, 2025, Winnipeg, Manitoba SPRING IS COMING, TIME TO MAKE THE MOVE! $700 MOVERS CREDIT * with Carefree Concierge $500 RENT REBATE * Must move in before Apr 1, 2025 PLUS *terms and conditions apply 204.788.8020 misericordiaterrace.ca The Heart of Independent Living ustboniface.ca The application deadline for the Bachelor of Nursing (Baccalauréat en sciences infirmières) is March 1 st . Discover Nursing en français SERVING MANITOBA SINCE 1872. FOREVER WITH YOUR SUPPORT. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025 WEATHER SUNNY. HIGH -20 — LOW -27 TOP NEWS EUROPEANS TALK TROOPS FOR UKRAINE CEASEFIRE / A3 CHARLES KRUPA / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION Canada’s Sidney Crosby (centre) celebrates his goal that sealed Finland’s elimination from title contention at the 4 Nations Face-Off Monday in Boston. With the 5-3 win, the Canadians have a chance for redemption against the U.S. Thursday in the final after an earlier defeat / D1 Plane crash at Pearson Airport injures several T ORONTO — More than a dozen people were injured but no one died when a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and flipped over on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Monday afternoon. Paramedics said out of 80 people aboard Delta Air Lines flight 4819, at least three people, including a child, were sent to hospital with critical but non-life-threatening injuries. Others were reported to have minor injuries. During a brief media statement on Monday evening, the airport’s CEO Deborah Flint praised the work of emergency crews in helping the 76 passengers and four crew members to safety. “This outcome is due to their heroic work and I thank them profusely,” she said. The flight operated by the airline’s subsidiary Endeavor Air was involved in what Flint called a “single aircraft accident” around 2:30 p.m. as it landed at the airport. Videos posted to social media showed emergency crews hosing down the flipped-over aircraft with a dam- aged wing while passengers climbed out of emergency exits to the snowy tarmac. Gusting winds up to 65 km/h and blowing snow were reported at the airport around the time of the crash. Flint spoke for less than five minutes and offered no details about a possible cause or what factors may have con- tributed to the crash in her update. She did not take questions from reporters. Arrivals and departures at the airport resumed by 5 p.m., but delays were expected over the coming days as crash investigators did their work, Flint said. Two runways remained closed. JORDAN OMSTEAD AND RIANNA LIM Manitobans boycotting U.S. goods, poll finds SCOTT BILLECK THE threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has resulted in widespread boy- cotts in Manitoba, a new poll finds. Three-quarters of Manitobans are actively planning to stop buying Amer- ican-made products and more than six in 10 Manitobans have cancelled vacations to the U.S., a Probe Research poll shows. The poll was conducted via an online survey of 600 adults, a representative sample of Manitobans, from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6. NDP and Liberal supporters are much more likely than Conserva- tives to be boycotting U.S. travel and purchases of U.S. goods, the survey results show. Buying Canadian products has often been top of mind for Karen Lumley. Since Trump returned to office, she’s been checking a few more labels. “Buy Canadian, support Canada,” she said. She’s felt the wave of patriotism, especially online and through social media platforms such as Facebook. “There is a lot of stuff that says, ‘Buy Canadian,’” she said. “And there are things on there that help people figure out what’s Canadian.” It’s something Lumley has been paying more attention to. “We’ve been watching groceries and for shopping, we’re always checking tags,” she said. “The products are good. The food is good. It’s just being aware. “I would rather pay more money and buy Canadian than support the American economy. I don’t agree with Trump. I won’t say what I think he is.” Murray and Elaine Dehn wouldn’t consider themselves to be in the boycotting camp when it comes to American-made products and services, but they’re certainly feeling patriotic these days. It’s cold out — don’t forget your kilt ONE of the many things the Great Ca- nadian Kilt Skate celebrates each year is the hardiness of the Scottish people. That ruggedness and resilience were tested on Monday as temperatures plunged close to -30 C while wind- chills made it feel closer to -40 C, and weather advisories warned against being outside much longer than a few seconds. A few dozen braved the elements on the Duck Pond at Assiniboine Park to mark the annual skate, many using just their leg hair to keep their exposed lower limbs warm as they carved their way across the ice. “It’s a tribute and a shoutout to Scottish culture and the hardiness and the endurance that they had, especial- ly here in Winnipeg when they first landed,” said Peter Heavysege, event organizer and past president of The St. Andrew’s Society of Winnipeg. “The Selkirk settlers were the first descen- dants and they endured much more than we are today.” The first kilt skate was held in 2015 on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. Since then, the event has fanned out to sever- al cities nationwide and internationally. SCOTT BILLECK At least three people sent to hospital after jet flips over on tarmac POLL PROBE RESEARCH Winter tradition celebrates Scottish culture despite freezing temperatures ● PLANE, CONTINUED ON A2 ● BOYCOTT, CONTINUED ON A2 ● KILT, CONTINUED ON A2 ;