Good morning!
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPedestrians on Portage Avenue dressed for the biting wind chill.
Your forecast: It’ll be bright and cold today, with an expected high of -22 C and a low tonight of -28. Conditions will be much the same for Thursday, if a bit warmer with a forecast high of -21, but snow is a distinct possibility on Friday, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries.
In case you missed it
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESDr. Lorne Bellan (left, with Louise Patenaude) predicts wait times for cataract surgeries will continue to climb.
A dim view: Winnipeg surgeon and head of ophthalmology at the University of Manitoba Dr. Lorne Bellan says wait lists for cataract surgery continue to climb with no end in sight. One Winnipeg hospital had a backlog of six months, while at another the wait time was nearly 10 months. Larry Kusch has the story. READ MORE
Man attacked: A Niverville man who surprised three masked intruders in his garage overnight is recovering from machete wounds, RCMP said Tuesday. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
PHIL HOSSACK / FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Police Services members inside the Checkstop van.
Fewer problem drivers: Winnipeg police charged 46 people with impaired driving during the holiday season, according to the December totals for the annual Checkstop program, and that’s a good thing. It’s down from 56 people charged during the program in 2015. Alex Paul has the story. READ MORE
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#WPGvsTBL: The Winnipeg Jets faced the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night, and came away with a 6-4 win. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 4, 1913: The Manitoba Free Press reported that terms that were nearly an ultimatum were presented to Turkey at a peace conference on behalf of the Balkan allies, namely, that Turkey must find a way to renounce to the Balkan states its rights over the island of Crete. In New York, a severe storm hit the Atlantic coast. Also in New York, William Rockefeller agreed through his counsel to be served a subpoena to appear before a government hearing that was investigating the “money trust.” In Canada, a strike by CPR employees continued. READ MORE
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