What you need to know
Manitoba’s top RCMP officer says a Mountie who died in a crash on Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway was “the proud father of three teenaged girls” who was just days shy of 13 years of service with the force. Const. Allan Poapst is seen in an undated police handout photo. (RCMP handout / The Canadian Press)
Mourning Mountie: Thousands of people are expected to attend a funeral service for RCMP Const. Allan Poapst, who was killed in a crash on the Perimeter Highway last week. The funeral at Bell MTS Place begins at 11 a.m. Doors open at 10 a.m., and people are expected to be seated by 10:45 a.m.
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with increasing cloudiness and a 30 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon, a high of -8 C, wind at 10 km/h increasing to 25 km/h this afternoon and wind chill as low as -19.
What’s happening today
In this July 1, 2010 file photo, Alexander Vavilov, right, and his older brother brother Timothy leave a federal court after a bail hearing for their parents Donald Heathfield and Tracey Ann Foley, in Boston, Massachusetts. The Supreme Court of Canada has decided the Toronto-born sons of Russian spies are actually Canadian citizens. The high court decision today upholds a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that effectively affirmed the citizenship of Alexander and Timothy Vavilov.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Elise Amendola
Son of spies to speak: Alexander Vavilov, one of two sons born in Canada to Russian spies, will speak to journalists in Toronto one day after the Supreme Court affirmed the brothers’ citizenship. READ MORE
Brexit bill: Britain’s Parliament is expected to pass the first major Brexit bill under the Tory majority government elected earlier this month. The bill would put the United Kingdom on course to leave the European Union as scheduled on Jan. 31. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free PressSharif Atom poses with the Grey Cup and Winnipeg Blue Bombers Linebacker, Thomas Miles at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Thursday.
Christmas with the Cup: Children who until recently had never heard of the Blue Bombers or the Grey Cup got to see and touch the trophy at a Christmas party organized by the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Beaten by Blackhawks: The Jets lost to the Blackhawks at home Thursday night despite the visiting team having played 24 hours earlier. Goalie Robin Lehner, acquired by Chicago as a free agent this off-season, allowed only one goal and made several remarkable saves. “They kind of played to their strengths. Lehner’s having a great season over there,” Jets forward Adam Lowry said. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Plant’s plans: No layoffs are expected at Boeing’s composites part plant in Winnipeg in connection with the upcoming suspension of production of the troubled 737 Max airliner. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 20, 1974: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Dublin the Provisional Irish Republican Army announced a Christmas ceasefire in its guerrilla warfare against the British rule in Northern Ireland; the announcement came hours after a 100-pound bomb in a car exploded outside a department store in London. In Richfield, Minn., an armed holdup at a suburban supermarket that led to the taking of 40 hostages ended when the gunmen freed their hostages and surrendered. READ MORE
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Winnipeg Free Press READ MORE
|
