Good morning!
Your forecast: We’re not exactly talking Birds Hill Park picnic weather here, but weekend temperatures will certainly be the milder than they’ve been in weeks. There’s already less of a chill in the air this morning, with the temperature at -12 C at 6:30 a.m. and climbing slightly to -10 C later today. The overnight low drops to -19 C, with a wind chill of -29. Expect a frigid Friday, with a temperature of -13 C but gusts of up to 60 km/h will make it feel like -31. Things really warm up on a cloudy Saturday with a daytime high of -4 C, while Sunday will be sunny and -9 C and Monday will be cloudy and -6 C with a chance of flurries.
In case you missed it
Avery Hiebert is seen in a photo on Kristen Hiebert’s Facebook page.
Tale of survival: Kristen Hiebert and her four-year-old daughter Avery are recovering in a Winnipeg hospital after they survived a night outside in frigid temperatures when their car went off a rural highway and down a steep embankment. They were rescued early Monday morning after Tina Dubyts spotted Hiebert clinging to a guard rail trying to summon help. READ MORE
Red River excrement: Craig Tulloch, a Glenwood Crescent resident, is being credited with alerting the city Wednesday to the flow of five million litres of raw sewage into the Red River which occurred at a sewage outflow pipe adjacent to St. John’s Park, north of Redwood Avenue. City hall could be fined or reprimanded. READ MORE
Cancer misdiagnosed: Myles Keleher, 22, was incorrectly diagnosed with skin cancer diagnosis last spring and had subsequent surgery to remove the alleged cancer which caused him to miss out on his summer job planting trees and lose about $10,000 in pay. Keleher needed the money to pay for university and is now asking for compensation and an apology. READ MORE
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JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets Ondrej Pavelec, left, chats with goaltender Connor Hellebuyck during practice Wednesday.
Banged-up Jets battle Predators: With forwards Mark Scheifele, Drew Stafford and Adam Lowry still on the mend, the Winnipeg Jets will have a tough time tonight when they host the Nashville Predators at the MTS Centre. Game time is 7 p.m. The Jets are coming off a 2-1 loss Monday to the Colorado Avalanche, while the Predators were dumped 4-1 by the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. READ MORE
Diversity Gardens information session: Winnipeggers are invited to a public information session tonight to learn more about Canada’s Diversity Gardens, a major part of the Assiniboine Park’s $200-million redevelopment campaign. The session is at 7 p.m. in the South Campus Chapel at Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. In a media release, project director Gerald Dieleman says “Canada’s Diversity Gardens will blend culture, diversity, plant collections, horticulture displays and community gathering space all in one location and we’re looking forward to sharing these project details with the community.”
High-profile case: In Toronto, a jury resume deliberations today in the case of a police officer charged with murder after fatally shooting a teen on an empty streetcar. Const. James Forcillo has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim. Four area video cameras captured the incident that took place just after midnight on July 26, 2013. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESThe breach in the dike at the hoop and holler bend is seen along the Assiniboine River outside of Portage La Prairie in May 2011. A report commissioned by Manitoba warns flood protection in the province has dozens of significant weaknesses and needs $1 billion in upgrades now to prevent billions in damage down the road.
Flood-proofing plans: A 1,600-page flood protection study, requested by the Manitoba government in the fall of 2012 and released Tuesday, recommends the province can either pay $1.16 billion now in prevention upgrades for flood-proofing the Assiniboine River or pay billions more to clean up after a disaster. READ MORE
Golden Jet launches kids fund: Bobby Hull, the Winnipeg Jets legend, is launching the Bobby Hull Foundation for Children by assuming the mantle from the Steen family, which ran the Amadeus Steen Foundation for many years. The foundation will raise money for the Children’s Hospital. READ MORE
Trending now
Mary Altaffer / The Associated PressFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Iowa State University, Tuesday.
Sarah Palin: The former Alaska governor and John McCain’s 2008 vice-presidential running mate has thrown her support behind Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency, endorsing his run earlier this week at a rally in Iowa. Naturally, the twitter world is going bonkers. Here’s a sample: “Hearing Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump is like learning the two worst people you went to school with married each other.”
#NationalHugDay: Make sure you give someone a big hug today, one on one, group, virtual or otherwise.
On this date
On Jan. 21, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg Transit drivers and mechanics were set to go on strike at 3:30 a.m. on Monday the following week unless they got a better wage proposal from the city. Drivers wanted a 27 per cent increase from their hourly wage of $5.95 and mainenance workers wanted an increase of 32. 8 per cent on their wages, which varied and were below $5.95. Doctors from across Manitoba met to discuss opting out of medicare. In the United States, the IRS was investigating former president Richard Nixon for tax fraud.
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