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Your forecast: Morning fog patches expected this morning and again Wednesday morning are just about the only blemishes on Winnipeg’s extended weather forecast. Expect a mix of sun and cloud today and a high of 0 C, while the low tonight will be -10 C. Once the fog burns off Wednesday morning, we’re in for another mostly sunny day and a high of -3 C, while Thursday the temperature hits 1 C. Incredibly, things get even milder Friday and Saturday, with daytime highs at 4 C both days.
In case you missed it
Colin CorneauBrandon police secure a suspect at 19th Street and Louise Avenue, near Brandon University’s Healthy Living Centre, Monday evening. (Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
Brandon officer injured: An officer with the Brandon Police Service was stabbed as many as five times while trying to make an arrest Monday, but has been treated in hospital and is resting at home. The officer was stabbed during a confrontation at Brandon University. A 19-year-old man and his brother, 16, are in custody. The incident began as an investigation into a suspected arson. Around 5:30 p.m. a BPS officer approached two suspects to make an arrest, and the older suspect began to attack, a spokesman with the BPS said. The 31-year-old officer who has been on the force for six years, is married and has a young child. READ MORE
Beefing up domestic violence laws: The Manitoba government is introducing legislation that would make mandatory firearms bans part of all protection orders and make it easier for victims of domestic violence to obtain stronger orders, Attorney General Gord Mackintosh announced Monday. He said the government is also looking at expanding the use of GPS monitoring for high-risk offenders, ensuring more people charged with offences are enrolled in intervention programming and beefing up police training into the dynamics of domestic violence. READ MORE
Eyeing provincial politics: Steven Fletcher, a former cabinet minister in the Harper government, says he may contest the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination in Assiniboia. Fletcher, 43, who served as a member of Parliament for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia from 2004 until his defeat by Liberal Doug Eyolfson on Oct. 19, says he’s “seriously considering” a provincial run in next spring’s general election. Fletcher said he “loves public service” and he’s been encouraged by several current and former MLAs to let his name stand. Fletcher said he will not make a decision on his political future before Christmas. READ MORE
Up next
Nati Harnik / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVESSome brands of gift cards are hotter on the resale market than others.
Gift card crackdown: As of today, provincial legislation outlawing inactivity fees on shopping centre gift cards comes into effect—just in time for the holiday season. It closes a loophole that allowed companies that sell shopping centre gift cards to charge monthly fees if the card hadn’t been used after a certain period of time. Previously, the province banned inactivity fees and expiration dates for single-retailer gift cards. READ MORE
Just winging it: A crowd of angels will descend on Mulvey School playground, 750 Wolseley Ave., between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. today in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gathering of Angels. The current record is held by Hauzenberg, Germany, with 1,039 angels. The dress-up fun is to celebrate the 20th year of the Angel Squad, a group of volunteers who don gowns and halos every year to raise funds for the good work of the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation.
Around the water cooler
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSOne of two polar bear cubs that arrived in Winnipeg from Churchill, Manitoba a month ago to the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre at Assiniboine Park Zoo.
Polar bear cubs need names: Two new polar bear cubs, orphaned when their mother was shot accidentally, are growing up at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, where they can be seen at the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre. Members of the public are invited to help name the cubs. With a donation of any amount to the Polar Bear Rescue team, starting today until noon Dec. 31, donors can vote for two of four names for the cubs: York, Tatnam, Eli and Aiken. READ MORE
Liberal stranglehold in east: Dwight Ball is Canada’s newest premier as the Liberal party won the provincial election Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador. The party won a majority of the seats in Monday’s provincial election, ending 12 years of Progressive Conservative rule by sticking to a low-key campaign that tapped into voters’ desire for change. Once Ball assumes power, every province east of Manitoba will be governed by the Liberals. READ MORE
Trending now
Trisnadi / The Associated PressIndonesian medical students light candles during a vigil commemorating World AIDS Day in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday.
#WorldAIDSDay: It’s held each Dec. 1 as a day to commemorate those who have died of AIDS, and to raise awareness about AIDS and the global spread of the HIV virus.
#BreakUpIn5Words: Can you be that succinct? Many Twitters users can. Must be the 140-character limit — so don’t wince too much if you hear “It’s not you; its me,” “Thanks for playing…bye now,” “I’m finished packing your stuff,” or “Abracadabra. You are now single.”
On this date
On Dec. 1, 1997: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that half of Winnipeggers said they would be willing to pay for library cards. More and more Manitobans had personal computers, VCRs, cellphones, and CDs in the home. Delegates from 105 countries were coming to Ottawa to sign an unprecedented ban on anti-personnel mines. Philippines President Fidel Ramos visited with members of Winnipeg’s Filipino community. Robert Latimer was to be sentenced for killing his 12-year-old disabled daughter.
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