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Hydro freeze: More than half of Manitoba Hydro’s employees will see their wages frozen this year as the corporation struggles with a massive debt. This comes as the Pallister government has warned that public-sector wage hikes are not sustainable. READ MORE
Your forecast: Periods of light snow will end this afternoon and the skies will clear. Northwest 30 km/h winds this morning will gust to 50 km/h. The temperature will fall to -18 C this afternoon. Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries overnight, again with strong winds. Low -27. On Wednesday, it will clear in the morning. Expect a high of -21.
In case you missed it
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe official reopening of the Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool took place Monday morning.
Making waves: The venerable Sherbrook Pool reopened Monday after four years of repairs and renovations that cost more than $4 million. The 86-year-old facility had structural problems but now looks as good as new. READ MORE
Teen under curfew: A Manitoba teen who posted pro-terrorism comments on social media will spend no more time in custody, but will have to live under strict curfew conditions and wear an electronic monitoring device for more than two years. The teen, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, pleaded guilty to counselling terrorism in a Brandon court on Monday. He had been in custody since November 2015. READ MORE
Up next
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESNDP MLA Mohinder Saran, suspended from caucus, will earn his fate after a meeting Tuesday.
Awaiting judgement: Manitoba NDP MLAs will likely decide today whether Mohinder Saran (The Maples) rejoins their caucus. Saran is accused of sexually harassing a subordinate.
Cabinet shuffle: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet today, and one Manitoba MP, MaryAnn Mihychuk, is rumoured to be given the boot. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe premier says he works 60-hour weeks at the legislature, which he considers the equivalent of working 15 months in a 10-month period.
Proof of work demanded: The citizen watchdog group Democracy Watch says Manitobans should be given proof that Premier Brian Pallister is working when he spends extended periods at his vacation home in Costa Rica. Duff Conacher says there’s no way Pallister should be out of the country for eight weeks every year, and voters shouldn’t have to accept the premier’s word that he’s working while he’s away. READ MORE
River trail expands: For the first time in three years, Winnipeg skaters can zip up and down the Assiniboine River. This year, the Assiniboine River froze in such a way that crews could create a skating trail on it — something that hasn’t happened since 2014. In recent years, only the area around The Forks has been available for skating on the Assiniboine. READ MORE
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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets’ Dustin Byfuglien (33), Mark Scheifele (55) and Nikolaj Ehlers (27) celebrate Byfuglien’s goal against the Calgary Flames during first period NHL action in Winnipeg on Monday. at the MTS Centre.
Flames: Nothing’s on fire, that’s just the name of the team the Winnipeg Jets doused 2-0 at the MTS Centre Monday evening. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 10, 1970: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that France had confirmed the sale of about 50 Mirage jets to Libya. Manitoba had applied for its biggest-ever loan from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Commission — $15 million — to build 600 low-rent units in 1970. Premier Ed Schreyer said his government was not contemplating the nationalization of any industry. Winnipeg lawyer Israel H. Asper began writing a weekly column in the paper called Your Taxes. READ MORE
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