What’s happening today
CPInvestigators continue to examine the site of an explosion in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday. (Mark Humphrey / The Associated Press)
Man’s motive remains elusive: Investigators continue to probe the motive behind a bombing involving a recreational vehicle in Nashville on Christmas Day. The lone person killed was the man U.S. officials say was responsible: Anthony Quinn Warner, 63. One official told The Associated Press federal agents are pursuing several theories, including the possibility a landmark AT&T building was targeted. Damage to the building continued to wreak havoc on communications in several states Sunday. Investigators announced Sunday that the 1964 song “Downtown” began playing shortly before the vehicle exploded. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
COVID-19 crisis: Manitoba health officials will announce the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon but won’t be holding a news conference on provincial statistics or vaccine plans until Tuesday. The last such news conference was Wednesday. The province announced a total of 524 new cases and 28 deaths Sunday after not releasing data on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Another variant case announced: Finland is the latest country to announce a case of the more-contagious COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom, The Associated Press reports. The Finnish citizen had recently returned from Britain. In Canada, the variant has been found in Ontario and B.C. “As monitoring continues with the provinces and territories, it is expected that other cases of this variant and other variants of concern may be found in Canada,” Health Canada tweeted Sunday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of -13 C, wind chill as low as -35 this morning, peak winds at 20 km/h and a risk of frostbite.
In case you missed it
The city decided to dismantle the camp after a teepee known as Mathew’s Place burned down.
Story of the streets: The third chapter in Life on the Streets — reporter Ryan Thorpe’s series on homelessness — examines the City of Winnipeg’s effort to dismantle homeless camps. READ MORE
Ducky’s death: The second of our year-in-review articles is on the death of Winnipeg Jets legend Dale Hawerchuk. “For the impact he made both on and off the ice to the legacy he left behind, Hawerchuk is one of 2020’s most significant stories,” Mike McIntyre writes. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: Nearly half of Manitobans say their relationships have worsened over the course of the pandemic, a poll commissioned by the Free Press found. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Cook’s column: In her latest piece, Shelley Cook says loving yourself should be part of every new year’s resolutions list. READ MORE
President signs relief package: U.S. President Donald Trump signed a massive COVID-19 relief bill Sunday after threatening to veto it last week. He will instead send Congress suggestions, and the bill would not necessarily be changed. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 28, 1918: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Lieut. C.R. Collishaw, thought to be Canada’s premier aviator second only to Col. Bishop, announced that he would attempt to fly across the Atlantic in April, departing from Newfoundland along with two pilots and a wireless operator; he planned to make the 1,800-mile journey in 24 hours. In Great Britain, Princess Patricia of Connaught was betrothed to Commander Alexander Ramsey, brother of the Earl of Dalhousie. In Washington, D.C., U.S. and French officials considered the situation in Russia; Bolshevik forces were said to number 590,000 and were well equipped.
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