Your forecast
Periods of snow with a high of -8 C, wind chill as low as -14 this morning and wind from the northwest at 10 km/h.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets host the Boston Bruins at Canada Life Centre, starting at 7 p.m.
Today’s must-read
A couple who have fought for maternity leave benefits denied to them because their daughter was born through a surrogate say their year-long fight has not been fruitful and are filing a human-rights complaint. Malak Abas reports.
Tim and Jaclyn Blazanovic are in the process of filing a complaint to the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, with hopes that other parents won’t have to face the frustrations they have. (John Woods / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Eco-friendly retrofits at a high school in downtown Winnipeg are expected to cut the 69-year-old building’s overall energy use by half, and set an example for campuses across the country.
Gordon Bell High School is being lauded as a national leader in sustainability in the education sector, owing to almost $5 million in renovations planned for the site on the corner of Broadway and Maryland Street. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
After the retrofits are completed, Gordon Bell’s overall energy use is estimated to drop by 51 per cent and natural gas consumption is slated to decrease by 71 per cent. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On this date
On Dec. 10, 1931: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in London, British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald announced in the House of Commons there would be a “great conference of government” held in Switzerland, so that representatives from many countries could discuss the causes and look for solutions to the worlds economic ills. In New York, Jane Addams and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler won the Nobel Peace Prize for their lifelong efforts against war. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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