Good morning!
Your forecast: It’s a chilly morning, Winnipeg. But take solace in knowing this is as cold as it’ll get for about a week here in southern Manitoba. At 6 a.m., the thermometer read -14 C, however, we’re in for a high of -2 C under a mostly cloudy sky and a low tonight of -8 C. The forecast for Thursday calls for sunshine and a daytime high of 1 C, while Friday and Saturday each look to be sunny and 4 C. Those above-freezing temperatures kick around for the start of the second week of December, too.
In case you missed it
Churchill Gateway Development CorpPort of Churchill Manitoba.
Northern hub to be sold: The Port of Churchill and the rail line that services Canada’s most northerly grain export terminal are up for sale. The mayor of Churchill, Mike Spence, told the Free Press he was informed by OmniTrax Canada president Merv Tweed that the company is selling the port as well as Hudson Bay Rail (HBR), the company that owns and operates the rail line between Churchill and The Pas. Details of the plan to sell the port and rail line are expected to be announced today. READ MORE
Judge punishes abuser: A judge has sentenced an Old Order Mennonite man to six months in jail for his part in the physical and psychological abuse of children at a rural Manitoba community. The abuse included hitting kids with straps and shocking them with a cattle prod. The name of the community isn’t being reported to protect the children involved. The man assaulted four girls and three boys from January 2008 to October 2013. This was part of a larger problem of widespread physical abuse against children that led Child and Family Services to apprehend 42 children from 10 families in the community. READ MORE
Victims’ rights champion dies: Floyd Wiebe, an advocate for victims’ rights in Manitoba, has died. Family said the 61-year-old man died of a heart attack on Monday night. He and his wife, Karen, founded TJ’s Gift Foundation to help educate youth in choosing a drug- and gang-free life and to honour the memory of their oldest son, TJ, who was murdered in 2003. The 10th anniversary TJ’s Gift Gala is set for May 19, 2016 to raise funds to support drug-education programs for youth. READ MORE
Up next
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of HealthPeter Agre, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
Meeting a Nobel Laureate: Dr. Peter Agre, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, will be at St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre today to speak with local high school students for a “town hall.” A co-winner of 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr. Agre is in Winnipeg to receive the Robert Beamish Leadership award as part of the 17th annual Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences Awards.
Boys are back in town: The Winnipeg Jets play at the MTS Centre tonight, and it’s not like the team has played an over-abundance of home games recently. The Jets just completed a 29-day stretch in which they played 11 of 15 games on the road. The Toronto Maple Leafs visit tonight. Puck drops at 6:30 p.m. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Mark Zuckerberg via The Associated PressMax Chan Zuckerberg is held by her parents, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg.
Baby bonus: Following the birth of their daughter last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have announced they will donate most of their wealth — some $45 billion — to such causes as fighting disease, improving education and “building strong communities.” READ MORE
New Paris suspect arrested: French police have arrested two people, one with suspected links to the man charged in connection to the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. The man with ties to Jawad Bendadoud is suspected of being an intermediary, but his name was not disclosed by French authorities. READ MORE
Refugees arriving soon: The first planes carrying Syrian refugees from camps overseas are expected to arrive at two of Canada’s busiest airports late next week. A federal document shows Thursday, Dec. 10 as the day when flights are planned to begin carrying refugees from camps in Jordan and Turkey to the Great White North. READ MORE
Trending now
Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESSToronto Blue Jays starting pitcher David Price
David Price: If you’re a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, it likely means you despise the Boston Red Sox. So, it stings that left-handed ace pitcher David Price signed a landmark seven-year, $217-million deal with the BoSox, one of the Jays’ biggest rivals, on Tuesday. Price played a huge part in Toronto’s run to its first playoff berth since 1993. He was 9-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 11 starts.
#Christmas: Now that U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are done, the countdown to Christmas is on. Shopping malls are all dolled up, lights are being hung on homes and the Grinch is already showing up on TV sets.
On this date
On Dec. 2, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the United States administration was asking Congress for funds to keep nuclear weapon-carrying bombers capable of striking Russia aloft at all times. Canadian Parliament was to hold a free vote on the death penalty, in light of the case of a 14-year-old Canadian boy on death row. A report suggested Winnipeg schools were going about teaching French in the wrong way.
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