What’s happening today
Rink rivals: Flurries are predicted for an outdoor world junior hockey championship game between Canada and the United States. The game at New Era Field, home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, starts at 2 p.m. READ MORE
Closed for construction: Pembina Highway will be closed to traffic in both directions from 8 p.m. tonight until 4 a.m. Tuesday as workers install bridge girders as part of the southwest rapid transitway project. Winnipeg Transit buses and emergency vehicles can still use the overpass, and pedestrians can use the east sidewalk.
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today, with a high of -23 C, wind chill of -40 and wind from the northwest at 30 km/h in the morning.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFred Mulder suffers from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease. He’s connected to an oxygen tank 24 hours a day.
Gasping for air: Fred Mulder, who has an incurable lung disease and uses a oxygen tank, says idling diesel trucks parked next his West Alexander home leave him struggling to breathe. The 64-year-old says he’s frustrated Spring Taxi won’t move the vans or park them facing the other way. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Cross-stitch store closing: Sheena’s Gallery is shutting down after 25 years of serving the hobby market. The St. Mary’s Road business is the last of four cross-stitch art stores in the city to close. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler (left, racing defenceman Julian Melchiori at practice Thursday) said No. 1 centre Mark Scheifele’s absence will be felt. He was injured in Wednesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.
Jets juggle lines: The Jets host the New York Islanders tonight at 7 p.m. at Bell MTS Place. With the injured Mark Scheifele out six to eight weeks, the home team’s top line will be Blake Wheeler at centre and Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor on the wings. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
The time of Trump: Free Press readers voted living next to Trump’s America as the top national story of 2017. The Emerson area has felt the strain of hundreds of asylum seekers crossing the border on foot since Donald Trump became U.S. president in January. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Trending
#ItsSoCold: No idea why this should be trending in Winnipeg, nope, no idea at all, nor why #ExtremeCold is also trending…
On this date
On Dec. 29, 1969: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that three people had died in a severe blizzard that struck Quebec, dumping 30 inches of snow on the province. Parts of Vermont were hit with 50 inches of snow. Tom Lamb, originally from The Pas and called the “Babe Ruth of bush pilots,” died at the age of 71 in Hawaii. The loud noises of modern society, from rock music to sonic booms, were cited as health hazards to the unborn. READ MORE
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