YOUR MORNING NEWS FORECAST

A preview of today’s major events likely to make headlines

MARITIMES MONCTON, N.B. — Daniel LeBlanc to appear in court, accused of threatening Premier Brian Gallant. QUEBEC SAINT-JEROME, Que. —A sex-assault trial continues for former ski coach Bertrand Charest. ONTARIO SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and NDP byelection candidate Joe Krmpotich release internal government documents showing soaring hydro bills at the Sault Area Hospital, and discuss the impact of the Wynne government’s cuts. PRAIRIES EDMONTON — Court appearance for Jared Eliasson, charged with attempted murder in a road rage incident in which a woman had both arms broken.

EDMONTON — Dayhome operator Melissa Suley in court to face child abandonment charges.

EDMONTON — Fatality inquiry into the death of 84year-old Annie Walden, killed in a collision with an unmarked police car. Through March 17. STONY PLAIN — Preliminary hearing for Mickell Clayton Bailey, charged with murder in the deaths of Daniel Miller, his girlfriend Roxanne Berube and her 16-year-old daughter Jazmine Lyon at their home near Edson.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Dangerous offender hearing for Leslie Black, who pleaded guilty of attacking a homeless woman, Marlene Bird, in June 2014 that left her badly burned and needing to have both of her legs amputated.

SASKATOON — Philip Michael Chicoine in court to face child porn and online exploitation charges.

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities begins its four-day annual convention. B.C. SURREY, B.C. — Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of Children, Families and Social Development, speaks to the Surrey Board of Trade regarding the upcoming federal budget.