What you need to know
Liberal MaryAnn Mihychuk’s Kildonan-St. Paul seat is seen as a potential battleground between the Conservatives and the Liberals in the next election. (Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press files)
Political poll: A Probe Research poll for the Free Press says support for the federal Liberals is down 11 per cent in Manitoba since the last election, while the Tories are up seven per cent. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Top newsmaker: In the wake of a trial for her murder, Tina Fontaine and her legacy are the Free Press newsmaker of 2018, Niigaan Sinclair writes. READ MORE
Christmas Day killing: Friends and family of homicide victim Tyler Evan Smoke, 26, held a vigil Thursday evening in the back lane where he was slain. Ryan Thorpe and Jessica Botelho-Urbanski report. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of -21 C and a low of -22 C, wind chill as low as -32 and a risk of frostbite.
In case you missed it
Swan River-area trapper Herb Leslie accidentally caught a 61-kilogram cougar on his family trap line Wednesday. (Supplied)
Cougar caught: A Swan River-area trapper found a frozen cougar when he checked his wolf snare in Porcupine Hills this week. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
No spark vs. Flames: The Jets lost to the Calgary Flames at Bell MTS Place Thursday night, snapping a two-game winning streak. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Ex-teacher talks: In her first interview, a teacher who lost her job in 2010 because of a mock lap dance told The Canadian Press she’s “a good person who made a mistake.” READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 28, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Hungary released four U.S. airmen it had been holding for 40 days as “spies” after their plane was forced down by Russian fighters. North Korean farmers were fleeing their farms in what was suspected to be the first signs of defection among the Communists ruling the country. Winnipeg city treasurer W.B. Brown was set to retire after 41 years. READ MORE
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