Global National: Feb. 27

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is visiting Manitoba’s capital after Mark Chipman, the owner of the Winnipeg Jets, raised concerns about the long-term viability of the team staying in the city. What has gone wrong for the Jets off the ice despite their strong season on it, and can Bettman help fix it? Alberta and Quebec both plan to opt out of the federal government’s national pharmacare program, which Ottawa says will give all Canadians better and cheaper access to medicine. Why are both provinces not interested and how soon could the federal legislation be tabled? Plus, millions of Canadians do not have a family doctor, and the consequences of not having one play out differently if you live in a small town instead of a big city. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden says he’s confident a ceasefire could be reached between Israel and Hamas next week, both sides are downplaying that notion. Two years after Russian troops killed hundreds of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, the city has repaired much of its buildings and is helping heal the mental scars of the children who lived through the massacre. Plus: there’s no business like snow business, and the unusually warm winter in Western Canada is drying up profits for some.