Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud with a high of -6 C and a low of -10.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets face the Red Wings in Detroit, starting at 6 p.m. CT. Read why Mike McIntyre thinks the Jets are poised to keep winning, and could end the season on a very high note.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness (John Woods / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson will shuffle her inner circle, promising rejuvenation for the Progressive Conservative party after batch of longtime MLAs announced they will not run for re-election. Danielle Da Silva has the full story.
Premier Heather Stefanson (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
After 20 years of restoration, the remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade have been formally unveiled. The unveiling of the restored home is seen as sign of the rebirth of Pompeii, following decades of modern bureaucratic neglect, flooding and pillaging by thieves. The Associated Press reports.
A detail of the frescoes in the House of Vettii, in the Pompeii Archeological Park. (Andrew Medichini / The Associated Press files)
On this date
On Jan. 10, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Royal Air Force bombers raided German positions in France along the Channel coast from Calais to Boulogne in daylight raids, following a heavy RAF attack overnight in the industrial Ruhr region of Germany. Italian troops were reportedly fleeing westward through Libya ahead of advance British patrols that had reached the Gazzala region 100 miles from the Egyptian frontier. Meanwhile, the plight of Italian forces in Ethiopia grew more desperate as the British chalked up victories there. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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