What’s happening today
DANIEL CRUMP / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESCourt heard Reagan Danielle Gross had been renting a basement suite in Trudeau’s St. Vital home for a few months prior to her death.
Court hearing continues: A court hearing on whether a man who admits he killed his roommate — saying she was possessed by a “demon” — should be found not criminally responsible is expected to wrap up. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Ukraine crisis: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva, seeking to avoid a conflict in Ukraine. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Set for summit: Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is holding a virtual summit with Central American leaders to discuss Haiti’s future. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Deadliest day: Australia reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with 80 coronavirus fatalities. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Decision in triple murder case: A judge is set to give his decision in the case of a man accused of murdering a woman and two of her children in Ajax, Ont., The Canadian Press reports.
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with about 5 cm of snow, a high of -6 C, wind chill as low as -26 and peak winds at 40 km/h gusting to 60. A blowing snow advisory is in effect. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk, left, scuffles with Nashville Predators left wing Tanner Jeannot during the second period. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Predators pounce on Jets: The Jets lost to the Nashville Predators last night and are 0-1-1 on a road trip that continues with afternoon games in Boston and Pittsburgh this weekend. “They pressured kind of all over the ice and made it tough on us, so we needed to make adjustments, and we just didn’t capitalize,” Jets forward Mark Scheifele said. “We just weren’t sharp enough.” Mike McIntyre reports from Tennessee. READ MORE
Snow-fence study: A city councillor is seeking a study on whether more temporary snow fences should be used to block drift-prone areas. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Bureaucratic boo-boo: Confusion last week over whether truckers would remain exempt from a vaccine mandate stemmed from bureaucrats misinterpreting policy, The Canadian Press reports. A source said an order-in-council issued by cabinet was mistaken within the Public Health Agency of Canada as a sign the policy had changed. READ MORE
Together again: The Free Press spoke with a senior who was glad to be reunited with his wife of 72 years when she was released from isolation after contracting COVID-19 at her care home. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 21, 1964: The Winnipeg Free Press reported parents of 21 St. Vital parochial school children continued to keep them home despite a warning they would face prosecution under the Manitoba School Attendance Act. The parents withdrew their children from St. Emile Parochial School early in November after a $6 monthly fee was charged for each student using the public school bus. Prime minister Lester Pearson shuffled his cabinet and announced plans for a major overhaul of the government’s financial-control machinery.
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