Your forecast
A mix of sun and cloud. Wind from the southwest at 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High -11 C, wind chill -25 this morning and -16 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
🏒 The Winnipeg Jets play the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, starting at 6:30 p.m.
🎸 Finger Eleven, with the Tea Party and Headstones, plays Canada Life Centre, 300 Portage Ave., beginning at 6:50 p.m. Tickets: $73-$179 at Ticketmaster. Eva Wasney has a preview here.
From left: Steve Molella, Rick Jackett, Sean Anderson, James Black and Scott Anderson of Finger Eleven (Jesse Milns photo)
Today’s must-read
The owner of Cobra Collectibles doesn’t have to peruse his merchandise to come across the stuff of comic books.
Michael Paille says Winnipeg has turned into Gotham City, the fictional home of Batman, with his business and others in the West End struggling under a fever pitch of theft and vandalism.
Paille said his Sargent Avenue small business has been targeted by repeat offenders and police don’t come quickly unless it’s a life-or-death situation.
“We should feel like we’re protected, we feel safe,” he said. “But businesses don’t feel safe anymore.” Malak Abas has the story.
Michael Paille is the owner of Cobra Collectibles and executive director at Sargent Business Community. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On the bright side
Lisa Stiver was on her way to work the first time she saw the angels.
Ascending the escalator in an officer tower at the corner of Portage and Main, Stiver encountered them — volunteers sporting sparkling halos, fuzzy wings and billowing gowns, inviting her to make a donation to the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation.
“It was just really inspiring to see them,” Stiver said. “You don’t see angels very often.”
Little did she know then that a few years later, she would get wings of her own. Aaron Epp has more here.
Lisa Stiver, outside Misericordia Health Centre Thursday, says people ask her about the Angel Squad campaign all year. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On this date
On Dec. 1, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported in Brandon, the Union of Manitoba Municipalities was set to discuss hail insurance and the tax commission at its convention. In Winnipeg, the St. Andrews Society paid tribute to Scotland and its patron saint at its 49th annual banquet, held at the Fort Garry Hotel. Three vessels handed over to Canada by the British admiralty, a cruiser and two destroyers, left Devonport for Canada. Search our archives for more here.
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