What you need to know
Flush with party fundraising cash and facing two opposition parties still in rebuilding mode, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is not ruling out a snap election call well in advance of the scheduled date of Oct. 6, 2020. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister responds to questions during a news conference at the first ministers meeting in Montreal on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Early election possible: Premier Brian Pallister won’t rule out calling an early election. ”Why would I give my opponent that advantage? I’ll just say 2020 is what it’s scheduled for,” he told The Canadian Press in a year-end interview. READ MORE
Political poll: Probe Research’s latest poll says Manitoba Tories have the support of 44 per cent of decided or leaning voters, the same as in September and up two per cent from June. The NDP and Liberals are up two per cent and one per cent, respectively. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Weather
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA city worker clears sidewalks in River Heights on Wednesday.
Your forecast: Today will be cloudy with a high of -12 C and a low of -13 C, snow ending this morning followed by a 30 per cent chance of light snow, wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon and wind chill of -23 in the late afternoon. Meanwhile, the City of Winnipeg is asking drivers to reduce speed and watch for snow-clearing vehicles today.
What’s happening today
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESRoss Feldman is a leading cardiovascular research scientist whose work has allowed experts to treat high blood pressure as its own disease rather than a symptom, among other breakthroughs.
An orderly affair: Four Winnipeggers are among the 109 people to be named to the Order of Canada next year, the Governor General’s office announced early today. Dylan Robertson has profiles on all four. READ MORE
Facing the Flames: The Jets host the Calgary Flames at Bell MTS Place at 7 p.m. The Jets are seeking their third consecutive win, while the Flames have lost three in a row. Jason Bell reports on some Jets who have played particularly well this season. READ MORE
In case you missed it
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Josh Ruth, managing director for Art City, shows the window the thief or thieves used to break in, conveniently outside the view of security cameras.
Boxing Day break-in: A non-profit art centre in West Broadway is hoping it can recover irreplaceable data stolen Wednesday. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Danes demolished: Canada opened the World Junior Hockey Championship by beating Denmark 14-0 in Vancouver on Wednesday. The team plays Switzerland at 7 p.m. tonight.
On this date
On Dec. 27, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press recounted the progress of the Second World War over the past year in dramatic fashion, with a front-page map showing how the Axis powers sought to expand their reach, efforts by the Allies to control north Atlantic shipping and territory in north Africa, as well as pinpointing dramatic events such as the bombing of Pearl Harbour, which finally drew the United States into the war. READ MORE
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