What’s happening today
Decision day: City council will vote on the proposed 2018 budget in a special meeting that begins at 9:30 a.m. On Friday, a controversial proposal to reduce service on transit routes with low ridership was cancelled after Mayor Brian Bowman and councillors on the executive policy committee opted to increase on-street parking rates instead.
Special event: Alabama voters will choose a new U.S. senator today. In a special election that mirrors that of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, polarizing Republican candidate Roy Moore has faced accusations of past sexual misconduct. Trump and former president Barack Obama have both tried to sway voters with last-minute robocalls. READ MORE
Matter of principle: An awareness walk about Jordan’s Principle is scheduled to begin at Children’s Hospital at 5:30 p.m. and end at the legislature at 6 p.m., when speeches are slated to begin. Jordan’s Principle was established to eliminate jurisdictional disputes after the death of five-year-old Jordan River Anderson of Norway House Cree Nation.
Weather
Your forecast: Today will have periods of freezing drizzle changing to a few flurries and ending this morning, then cloudy, with a high of -4 C.
In case you missed it
HANDOUT / Winnipeg Police ServiceGuido Amsel
Comparing crime scenes: The judge presiding over the trial of Guido Amsel is expected to decide today on the Crown’s request to allow “similar-fact evidence” it says links four bombs he’s accused of making. Amsel’s defence argued Monday some of the alleged links are of “very limited value” in court. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor HaganVancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stops a shot by Winnipeg Jets’ Mathieu Perreault with Ben Hutton in front of the net during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday.
Victory vs. Vancouver: Mathieu Perreault scored two goals, including the 100th of his career, as the Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks at Bell MTS Place last night. The Jets host the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Analysts off the air: Three NFL Network analysts — Marshall Faulk, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor — have been suspended after a former wardrobe stylist at the network filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by several men. The former pro football players are the latest well-known figures in Hollywood and the media who have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment and assault in recent weeks.
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#onstorm: Yes, they’re getting some snow in Toronto, as well as much of southern Ontario in the first significant snowfall of the season for the area.
On this date
On Dec. 12, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that British mechanized troops, airplanes and warships had taken Solum in Egypt and were driving Italian armies from Egypt into Libya. In England, Birmingham was attacked by bombers. In Winnipeg, a cold front brought some of the coldest weather of the winter, with temperatures hitting -28 F; also, traffic speed limits in the city would stay the same at 30 miles per hour. READ MORE
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