Your forecast
Periods of light snow today with a high of -15 C and wind chill of -22 this morning. Low tonight of -27.
What’s happening today
A Federal Court in Ottawa will begin two days of hearings concerning the federal government’s refusal to repatriate 19 Canadian women and children being held in Syria. Family members are expected to argue this amounts to a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Press reports.
The Karma camp for internally displaced Syrians. (Omar Albam / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Manitobans gathered at The Forks for a vigil Sunday, armed with posters of loved ones’ names, like Heaven Traverse, from Fisher River Cree Nation, and Tammy Nattaway, from Garden Hill First Nation. Gabrielle Piché has the story.
People gather at the Oodena Circle at The Forks for a vigil on Sunday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Dec. 5, 1910: The Manitoba Free Press reported Mary Baker Glover, the founder and leader of the Christian Science church, died at the age of 90. Brandon’s fight against scarlet fever had been partially successful. Thirty people were killed and more than 100 were injured during moose-hunting season in northern Michigan. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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