Your forecast
Cloudy, with snow beginning this morning, 2 to 4 cm. Wind from the south at 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High -10 C, wind chill -27 this morning and -16 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
😇 The Misericordia Health Centre Foundation is aiming to raise $60,000 during this month’s Angel Squad campaign, which kicks off today. The money will support pediatric dental and ophthalmology patients at the hospital.
🎄 Our annual Homemade Holidays series kicks off today and features 12 festive dessert recipes published over 12 days. The goal is to highlight family traditions, while providing readers with inspiration for their own holiday baking adventures. Read the first instalment.
🎸 PUP will bring its World’s Coolest Guys tour to Winnipeg tonight in support of its 2025 album, Who Will Look After the Dogs? Hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids will open. Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St., 8 p.m. Tickets $37-$63 at Ticketmaster.
Today’s must-read
Some Manitoba schools could soon get new security measures, including controlled entrances if not already equipped, after a Winnipeg student was grabbed by a registered sex offender last week.
The province has directed school divisions to submit their emergency response plans for review to identify gaps in response to Thursday’s assault in a washroom at Darwin School in St. Vital, Premier Wab Kinew and Education Minister Tracy Schmidt announced Monday.
“We’re encouraging schools to implement controlled access, if they haven’t already,” Kinew said. “It seems like funnelling everybody to one door, and then you make the decision whether there’s an intercom and a locked door there, it seems like that makes sense. Chris Kitching has the story.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks to the media, Monday: “What happened at Darwin School last week should never happen.” (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On the bright side
It’s cold outside, but it’s warm and comfortable inside Gordie’s coffeehouse on a Thursday evening in Glenelm. That’s where a full house of around 50 people is gathered to listen to folk and blues music.
People have been coming to weekly concerts at Gordie’s since 2007, listening to local groups like the Nite Snackers, Agassiz Railroad, the Cat’s Advice and Two Crows for Comfort. There’s also an open mic for anyone who wants to perform a song or two.
But what makes Gordie’s unique isn’t just the music — it’s the location: Gordon-King Memorial United Church. Or, as it’s known in the neighbourhood, the Big Red Church. John Longhurst has more here.
The Nite Snackers perform at Gordie’s coffeehouse on a recent Thursday night at Gordon-King Memorial United Church. (John Longhurst / Free Press)
On this date
On Dec. 2, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Norway, civilian refugees arriving from Finland said Finnish troops had retaken the Arctic port of Petsamo from invading Soviet troops. Finland also reported sinking or disabling several Russian ships and shooting down 19 warplanes. Demonstrators across the Scandinavian countries protested the Soviet Union’s invasion of Finland. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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