What’s happening today
Seeking answers in 1970 slaying: The family of Geraldine Settee, the young girl found slain after leaving her St. Vital home to buy snacks at a nearby store in January 1970, is holding a news conference at the legislature to demand the province hold an inquiry into the case. READ MORE
Decade since dictator’s death: North Korea is calling for greater public loyalty toward Kim Jong Un on the 10th anniversary of the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries, a high of -14 C, wind chill as low as -22 and wind at 10 km/h from the northwest and later the north.
What’s happening this weekend
Kendra Woo photo Hannah Hunter, left, and Ava Wease
Ballet begins: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s run of The Nutcracker begins at the Centennial Concert Hall on Saturday. READ MORE
Clash with Caps: The Winnipeg Jets face the Washington Capitals tonight and the St. Louis Blues on Sunday afternoon to end a three-game home stand. Mike McIntyre reports on the team’s wasted opportunities against NHL bottom-feeders. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Toppled electrical posts lie along a street in Cebu city, central Philippines caused by Typhoon Rai on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday, toppling trees, ripping tin roofs and knocking down power as it blew across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been evacuated. (AP Photo/Jay Labra)
Deadly disaster: At least 12 people are dead after massive floods in the Philippines brought by Typhoon Rai. READ MORE
Miners rescued: Crews have rescued 20 of 21 coal miners trapped inside a flooded shaft in northern China, with one still missing. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Fatal fire in Japan: More than 20 people are feared dead after a fire in a building in Osaka that police are investigating as a possible arson. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 17, 1971: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the field representative for the Letter Carriers of Canada in Winnipeg assured the postal director for Manitoba that Christmas mail would be picked up and delivered, with members using their own cars if necessary. Mail transportation, handled by private contractors, was in jeopardy because of contractors’ dissatisfaction with the government’s takeover of intra-urban mail transportation. The president of Pakistan accepted a ceasefire proposal from India, ending a 14-day war on the subcontinent.
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