Your forecast
Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries. Wind from the northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40. High -3 C, wind chill -14 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival of a more “traditional Canadian winter,” a meteorologist for the Weather Network predicts as it releases its seasonal outlook.
Most of Canada is expected to see near or colder than normal temperatures, and near or above normal precipitation and snow, says the network’s seasonal forecast for December, January and February. The Canadian Press reports.
A resident uses a snowblower to clear a driveway in Cremona, Alta., on Monday. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press)
What’s happening today
📚 The seventh edition of Wild and Wonderful Words takes place at Sookram’s Brewing Co. (479-B Warsaw Ave.) at 7 p.m. and will feature authors Sue Sorensen, Alyssa Sherlock, Michael McMullen and J.L. Kies reading their work. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
🏒 The Winnipeg Jets face the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena, starting at 6 p.m.
🎸 The Strumbellas, a five-piece from Lindsay, Ont., play the Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St., starting at 8 p.m. The Strumbellas are touring Canada in support of their new EP, Burning Bridges Into Dust, which follows the group’s 2024 release, Part Time Believer. Tickets are $48-$149 at Ticketmaster.
Today’s must-read
The University of Winnipeg has begun the search for a new leader after terminating its president.
The board of regents, the governing body in charge of operations at U of W, removed Todd Mondor following a meeting Monday night.
Mondor began what was supposed to be a five-year term on April 1, 2022.
“In the best interest of both parties, he vacated the role, officially, today,” board chair Michelle Pereira said in an interview Tuesday. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
Former University of Winnipeg president Todd Mondor. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Sometimes, even Santa Claus has to fight city hall to create holiday magic.
“Santa,” also known as Brad Wallace, was issued a use-of-street permit by the city Tuesday. It allows him to keep in place a display of arches along the length of the sidewalk in front of his home at 724 McAdam Ave. in Garden City. They are meant to enhance his annual holiday display that sports more than 7,000 lights and takes him a month to set up.
“I’m going to laminate it and keep it handy,” said Wallace shortly after he received the document. Kevin Rollason has more here.
Brad and Roxanne Wallace, dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus, with city councillor Devi Sharma, who assisted them in getting a permit for their Christmas light display. (John Woods / Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 26, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Canadian Pacific Railway would ask for wide tax concessions in lieu of a rate increase on grain shipped under the Crow’s Nest Pass rate when it appeared at the McTague Royal Commission. Delegates to the Union of Manitoba Municipalities convention approved a resolution that all revenue-bearing cemeteries be taxed. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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