What’s happening today
CPA vote to send the articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump to the full House could happen on Thursday. (Matt Rourke / The Associated Press)
Articles of impeachment: The U.S. House of Representatives’ judiciary committee will meet this evening to deliberate on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. A vote to send the articles to the full House for a vote could happen Thursday. READ MORE
Eve of election: Party leaders in the United Kingdom are trying to persuade undecided voters on the final day of campaigning before Thursday’s election. The latest polls suggest Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives are poised to remain in government and win a slim majority. READ MORE
Time picks teen: Time magazine has named climate activist Greta Thunberg its person of the year. READ MORE
Weather
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESSeasonal Affective Disorder lamps at the Millennium Library in Winnipeg.
Your forecast: Sunny with increasing cloudiness early this afternoon, a high of -19 C with risk of frostbite, wind from the southwest at 10 km/h for much of the day, and wind chill as low as -33 this morning and -30 this afternoon. Meanwhile, Katie May reports on how more people are using light-therapy lamps to get through dark days. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Family and friends gather for a vigil for Norma Andrews who was murdered in Winnipeg in September. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Reporter: Tessa
First in femicide: With 11 women and girls slain in 2019, Manitoba has the worst femicide rate among the provinces. Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
Jets roll over Red Wings: The Jets beat the Red Wings at Bell MTS Place last night, scoring three goals in a two-minute span late in the second period. The two teams play again in Detroit on Thursday. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
French figures: An analysis by Statistics Canada says fewer Manitobans are speaking French at home but more are able to hold a conversation in that language. Justin Johnson of the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities said the numbers are encouraging. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Dwelling disparity: Indigenous populations are becoming more evenly distributed across urban areas, but Winnipeg is on the lower end of the scale in terms of integration. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 11, 1973: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that extension insurance bought from autopac could jump by as much as 35 per cent in the coming year. The provincial government could soon be at odds with the Health Sciences Centre after announcing that funding for a major 1,500-bed expansion to the facility was dropped to half the original amount promised. At a NATO meeting in Brussels, U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger reaffirmed his country’s support for its European allies. READ MORE
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