What’s happening today
CPClerics carry the coffin of Desmond Tutu into the cathedral. (Nardus Engelbrecht / The Associated Press)
Lying in state in South Africa: People are paying their respects to former archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is lying in state today and Friday at St. George’s Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town. Bishop Geoffrey Woodcroft of the Diocese of Rupert’s Land said he’ll never forget meeting Tutu when he visited St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Fort Garry in 2004. Chris Kitching reports. READ MORE
Pedestrian hit on Main Street: Winnipeg police are expected to release more information about a crash involving a pedestrian Wednesday night. READ MORE
Set to plow streets: Crews will begin plowing residential streets tonight, and a parking ban will be in place until Sunday morning. The City of Winnipeg ended the extended snow route parking ban on Wednesday. READ MORE
Biden, Putin to talk Ukraine: U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by phone this afternoon amid the buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine and Putin’s latest demands for security guarantees. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Star set to break record: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry can break his own NBA record for the most consecutive games with a 3-pointer against the Denver Nuggets tonight. He tied his own record of 157 games in a road loss on Tuesday. READ MORE
Weather
Outdoor enthusiasts ride their fat bikes along the Seine River on Wednesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your forecast: Increasingly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of light snow beginning later this morning, a high of -23 C, wind chill as low as -44 and wind from various directions at 10 km/h. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDr. Brent Roussin speaks at a COVID-19 update on Monday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Dangerous delay: In his latest column, Tom Brodbeck asks why the province is waiting to announce new restrictions that are inevitable. READ MORE
Betrayal of daughter ‘enraging’: A woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting she was a “willing participant” in the sexual abuse of her young daughter. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Two charged with sedition: Hong Kong police have charged two Stand News employees with sedition, one day after the online pro-democracy news organization said it would shut down after police arrested seven people. One of the five who are being detained for questioning is Canadian pop singer Denise Ho. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Year in review
CPBrian Pallister announced he would be stepping down as premier in Brandon in August. (David Lipnowski / The Canadian Press files)
Calling it quits: Tom Brodbeck reports on Brian Pallister quitting as premier, deemed by the Free Press to be one of the top stories that mattered in 2021. READ MORE
Top 10 songs: Alan Small has a list of the top songs from Manitoba artists released this year. READ MORE
Bright spot amid darkness: The opening of Qaumajuq, the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s home for Inuit art, was among the stories of the year. Alan Small reports. READ MORE
Another year of adapting: Restaurants and bars faced unpalatable challenges this year. Eva Wasney reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 30, 1952: The Free Press reported Winnipeg’s $16-million air navigation school could be expanded in 1953 with the addition of personnel from the RCAF air navigation school at Summerside, P.E.I. A city alderman criticized the civic election committee and the Free Press for “making rotten inferences” about him and gambling in Winnipeg. A coroner’s jury exonerated a cab driver after a Provencher bridge crash that killed two people.
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