What you need to know
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSOil tank train cars along Donald Street.
Tracking train safety: With the amount of oil crossing the Prairies by rail growing, the Free Press examines safety complaints by Winnipeg rail workers that were flagged by the Transportation Safety Board. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Dealing with dementia: Alzheimer’s is expected to affect 40,700 people in Manitoba by 2038. Carol Sanders spoke with the spouse of one Alzheimer’s patient, who is in hospital. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: City plows are clearing major routes, but there’s plenty of snow on residential streets. Today will be sunny starting in the late morning, with a high of -1 C, wind chill as low as -9 and a possibility of more snow till about 11 a.m. A snowfall warning for Winnipeg ended shortly before 6 a.m.
What’s happening today
Coup cut short: An attempted coup in Gabon has been put down, as authorities seized the only areas taken by the plotters in the equatorial African nation’s capital. A government spokesman said junior army officers were behind the attempt. READ MORE
Actor to appear in court: Former House of Cards star Kevin Spacey is set to appear in a Massachusetts courtroom this morning. He’s charged with groping a young man on the island of Nantucket in 2016.
In case you missed it
Rami Malek arrives at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Biopic deemed best: In an upset, Bohemian Rhapsody won for best dramatic film at last night’s Golden Globe Awards. Glenn Close and Rami Malek won for best actress and actor in a dramatic film, respectively, for The Wife and Bohemian Rhapsody. READ MORE
Vested interest: In his latest column, Dan Lett says a “yellow vest” protest in western Manitoba this weekend was inspired by a mix of ideas with little in common with the original movement in France. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 7, 1910: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the Gulf of Mexico was the scene of cold weather; there was eight inches of snow at Memphis, Tenn., with Arkansas and Mississipi covered in snow as well; and train tracks in eastern Montana were blocked by huge drifts. Canada’s wheat crop in 1909 was estimated at 166,- to 744,000 bushels, an increase over the previous year. U.S. president Taft made it clear in a new statement from his government that Japan must not interfere with U.S. machinations.
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