What you need to know
University of Manitoba campus scenes. May 29, 2013 Ruth Bonneville Winnipeg Free Press
Probe proceeding: University of Manitoba Prof. Peter Jones is on leave and has been replaced by an interim director of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. News the U of M is investigating allegations against Jones comes after a Free Press article Saturday. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Drug discussion: Mayor Brian Bowman, police Chief Danny Smyth and fire Chief John Lane will speak to a parliamentary committee studying the impacts of methamphetamine abuse today.
Line change: A local clothing company has returned with a new name and look after legal disputes — and landed a Jets player as a model. Danton Unger reports. READ MORE
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Your forecast: Today will be mainly cloudy with a high of -5 C, windchill of -17 this morning and -9 in the afternoon.
What’s happening today
Trevor Hagan / The Canadian PressWinnipeg Jets’ Brandon Tanev (13) scores on Philadelphia Flyers’ goaltender Michal Neuvirth (30) after getting past Ivan Provorov (9) during second-period action in Winnipeg Sunday.
Battle with Blackhawks: The Jets host the Chicago Blackhawks at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, Mike Sawatzky reports on Jets forward Brandon Tanev’s well-rounded play. READ MORE
Huawei executive’s hearing: A bail hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to continue in Vancouver. The U.S. wants to extradite her, saying a Huawei subsidiary violated a trade embargo against Iran. Meanwhile, Martin Cash reports Huawei has a $77,700 application pending to fund research at the U of M. READ MORE
Bid to save Brexit: British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in The Hague, Berlin and Brussels to meet with European leaders as she tries to salvage her Brexit deal. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 11, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported that British, French, Japanese and U.S. forces concentrated “precautionary efforts” at the port of Shanghai as revolts in four widely separated sectors threatened the Chinese Nationalist regime. In Ottawa, the board of railway commissioners began hearings to consider the best way to protect railway crossings from accidents; automatic gates were shown to help decrease the frequency of collisions. Winnipeg pioneer Richard Breen died at the age of 80. READ MORE
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