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Boxing Day bargains: A tip of the holiday hat to anyone brave enough to freeze their feet off lining up in the dark today for Boxing Day sales. Stores were open as early as 6 a.m.
Health-care compromise? U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted this morning he thinks Democrats and Republicans will “eventually come together” on a new health-care plan. Despite having a majority, Trump’s party tried and failed to replace the Affordable Care Act in the Senate earlier this year.
Weather
Your forecast: An extreme cold warning is in effect for Winnipeg, with a high of -25 C and wind chill of -42, mainly sunny skies and wind from the west at 20 km/h.
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Dylan Robertson / Winnipeg Free PressCarley Basler, a scientist with the Churchill Northern Studies Centre.
Veggie tale: Some Churchill residents enjoyed fresher produce than Winnipeggers this month thanks to a hydroponic project. The town, which lost its rail link to the south in May, is believed to be the first northern community in Canada to grow some of its own veggies in winter. Dylan Robertson reports.
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Big changes for building: Preliminary renovation work on the historic Boyd Building is set to begin in January, and commercial tenants of the downtown structure will be gone by the end of this month. The future of the nine-storey building has yet to be decided, but residential units are being considered. Ryan Thorpe reports.
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Helping the homeless: Shelters are cruising city streets, handing out clothing and food and transporting people to their facilities as overnight lows dip to nearly -30 C. Christmas Day was bitterly cold, and Boxing Day will be no better. Kiera Kowalski reports.
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Around the water cooler
Requirement riles: Anti-abortion advocates are frustrated by new rules that require employers to support abortion rights in order to get federal funds to hire summer students. “I think it’s absolutely bogus,” says Justin Jeanson, president of Lorette-based Eastman Youth for Life. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
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#nsstorm: Just over 57,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia remained without electricity after a winter storm brought damaging winds to Atlantic Canada on Christmas Day. READ MORE
On this date
Dec. 26, 1989: A resident died on Christmas Eve and eight others were rushed to hospital after an apartment block filled with carbon-monoxide fumes. Eight people were killed in two crashes over the Christmas weekend. Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife were executed. The dictator had been removed from power days earlier after his security forces massacred thousands of protesters. READ MORE
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