What’s happening today
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PREDr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer, announced a drop in new COVID-19 cases on Monday. (Jessy Boily / Winnipeg Free Press)
COVID-19 crisis: The provincial government will announce the latest COVID-19 numbers later today. Manitoba reported four deaths and the fewest new cases of the virus in weeks on Monday. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Parking ban: An extended snow route parking ban started at midnight. Parking is prohibited on all such routes from midnight to 7 a.m. until further notice. READ MORE
Basketball begins: The NBA’s shortened regular season tips off this evening with the Golden State Warriors at the Brooklyn Nets. Later, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers host the Los Angeles Clippers. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with snow beginning later this morning and continuing until well into Wednesday morning, a high of -4 C, wind chill as low as -18 and wind increasing to 30 km/h this afternoon. A blowing snow advisory is in effect, with wind at 50 km/h and gusting to 70 tonight and Wednesday morning.
In case you missed it
Sephora opened its doors Friday to in-person shoppers at Polo Park and St. Vital Centre. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Makeup made essential: Cosmetics were quietly added to the list of essential items that can be sold in Manitoba stores earlier this month. Sephora reopened its doors to shoppers at the Polo Park and St. Vital malls on Friday. One woman went there to pick up an online order and said she was shocked to find it open for in-person shopping. “Skin-care products and moisturizers, yes, I think that’s essential. Makeup and stuff, probably not,” she said. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Road rage amid restrictions: A road-rage expert says it’s possible the stress of the pandemic is contributing to such incidents, including two in Winnipeg in the past few days. “I think people are just stressed and weary, in general,” said Steve Albrecht, a former police officer who works as an expert witness in such cases. “I think people are tired of following rules.” Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Sentenced for slaying: A man was sentenced after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for fatally stabbing a man while high and “acting like a zombie” inside a Middle Gate home early this year. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Ice, ice maybe: Mounties are urging people to stay off thin ice after recent incidents where people had to be rescued or their vehicles fell through. The City of Winnipeg said its firefighters and paramedics have responded to 249 water or ice rescue calls in 2020, compared with 152 last year. Kellen Taniguchi reports. READ MORE
Report on incarceration rates: A Statistics Canada report shows Manitoba’s incarceration rates for adults and youth have decreased but remain among the highest in the country. Rosanna Hempel reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 22, 1977: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that city council voted 19 to 11 to provide a 16,000-seat arena by the beginning of the 1980 hockey season; whether it would be in the form of a new building or as an expansion to an existing facility was yet to be determined. Winnipeg city council also voted overwhelmingly to fight against a 15 per cent hike in Manitoba Hydro rates. In the storm-struck area around Morden, Hydro promised to restore power to everyone by Christmas.
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