What you need to know
Schools shut down: All 15 schools in the Lord Selkirk School Division are closed after RCMP arrested three suspects in two separate incidents involving threats posted on social media. READ MORE
Peggo problems: Passengers are getting free rides on Winnipeg Transit because of a glitch with Peggo cards, which have been plagued with problems. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Court conditions: An annual report says nearly half the cases in the provincial court system are for allegedly breaching orders. Justice advocates say there’s no evidence courts imposing conditions on people reduces crime. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of light snow, a risk of freezing drizzle this morning, fog patches dissipating this morning, a high of -6 C and windchill as low as -14.
What’s happening today
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-11 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko‚Äé and CSA astronaut David Saint Jacques. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Riding a rocket: Canadian doctor and astronaut David Saint-Jacques, 48, blasted off on a Russian rocket headed to the International Space Station, where he will conduct science experiments. READ MORE
Tory leader in town: Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will announce the final part of his plan for “a safer Canada,” regarding police resources, at the Chalmers Community Centre later this morning.
Bush to lie in state: The body of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush will arrive in Washington, D.C., this afternoon and will lie in state beneath the Capitol rotunda until his funeral Wednesday. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele (left) celebrates with captain Blake Wheeler after scoring the winning goal in the shootout Sunday. NOAH MURRAY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rally vs. Rangers: Instead of blowing a late lead, as in their previous game, the Jets overcame a three-goal third-period deficit before beating the Rangers in a shootout last night. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Qatar quitting OPEC: In a surprise announcement, Qatar says it will leave OPEC in January, throwing into question the role of the oil cartel. READ MORE
Summit starts: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called global warming “the most important issue we face” at the start of a climate summit in Poland today. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 3, 1918: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Great Britain had decided to press Holland to extradite former German Kaiser Wilhelm. Representatives of Britain, France and Italy met in London to discuss the preliminaries to the peace conference following the armistice to the Great War the previous month. Sir Arthur Currie, leader of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, said he was proud of Canada’s fighters, adding their accomplishments were unsurpassed in the annals of the Great War. READ MORE
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