Your forecast
Cloudy, becoming a mix of sun and cloud, withf fog patches dissipating, near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -3, wind chill -18 this morning and -5 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets face the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center, starting at 8 p.m.
Today’s must-read
As part of the Free Press‘s ongoing series taking a deeper look at Winnipeg Transit, Joyanne Pursaga takes a ride with Mayor Scott Gillingham. On a commute in early December, as the bus slowly fills up with passengers on its way downtown along Portage Avenue, Gillingham is taking stock of what’s happening both inside and outside. “I can check out the bus shelters, what’s happening, ones that are damaged, ones that have people sleeping (in them),” says Gillingham. Read more here.
Mayor Scott Gillingham tries to take Transit at least twice a month. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
And Eva Wasney looks at how things have changed after she stopped taking Transit in 2020 — and why she started again. “Despite using transit regularly for most of my adult life, I fell out of the habit during the pandemic. After the public health crisis waned, I stayed out of the habit under the guise of convenience. Driving everywhere seemed easier than checking schedules, finding bus fare and waiting for unreliable transfers.” Read her full story here.
During a two-week experiment, Eva Wasney boarded 37 individual buses through many neighbourhoods she had never visited via transit. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free press)
On the bright side
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer may have millions of carrots set out for him on Christmas Eve, but what about the rest of the year? Finding food in a cold, barren landscape is challenging, but researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland report that reindeer eyes may have evolved to allow them to easily spot their preferred meal.
It’s further evidence that while reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh, it’s their vision that really sets them apart, says Nathaniel Dominy, a Dartmouth anthropology professor and co-author of a recent study published in the journal i-Perception. The Associated Press reports.
Reindeer eyes may have evolved to allow them to easily spot their preferred meal. (Ed Murray / NJ Advance Media / The Associated Press filesile)
On this date
On Dec. 27, 1932: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the death toll of holiday mishaps, a mine disaster and highway fatalities marred Christmas in the United States. A demonsrtation of a mini-submarine, to be used for peaceful purposes of exploration, was tested off City Island in New York. The federal government was considering the trade of Canadian railway material for Russian oil. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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