Remembering Montreal Massacre
Fourteen lights shine skyward at a vigil honouring the victims of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack, Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Montreal. Several events are planned across the country today to mark the grim 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. On the evening of Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman entered Montreal’s Ecole polytechnique, killing 14 women in an anti-feminist mass slaying before taking his own life.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Wall honours slain women: A memorial wall to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where a gunman killed 14 women at École Polytechnique, will be unveiled at the University of Manitoba this morning. Events are also taking place at the Montreal school’s campus. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 40 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon, a high of -6 C, wind from the southwest at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h from the south, and wind chill as low as -20 this morning.
What’s happening today
Indian policemen stand guard the area where rape accused were shot on the outskirts of Chattanpally in Shadnagar some 50 kilometers or 31 miles from Hyderabad, India, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. An Indian police official says four men accused of raping and killing a woman in southern India have been fatally shot by police. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Suspected rapists shot dead: Hundreds gathered to celebrate in a town in India after police fatally shot four suspects in the rape and murder of a veterinarian. Police said the men, who had not been charged, seized officers’ weapons after being taken to the site of the killing. READ MORE
Impeachment inquiry: As the U.S. House of Representatives’ judiciary committee begins drafting articles of impeachment against the president, Donald Trump faces a 4 p.m. CT deadline on whether his counsel will participate in any further committee proceedings. READ MORE
Collapse in Kenya: At least two people are dead after a six-storey building collapsed in Nairobi, and more are trapped inside. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe BolaWrap from Wrap Technologies which was demonstrated for the first time in Canada in a warehouse in Winnipeg Thursday.
That’s a wrap: The co-founder of the Taser stun gun was here last night to demonstrate a new, non-lethal tool for police officers. The BolaWrap launches a Kevlar tether with grappling hooks that wrap around a suspect’s legs or midsection. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Overdose antidote: The provincial government has expanded access to naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, to the family and friends of users. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Tough loss in Texas: The Jets scored two goals in the third period, including one in the final minute, to tie the Stars in Dallas last night but lost in overtime. Jets coach Paul Maurice wasn’t happy with the penalty that led to the overtime goal. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Speaking out on speed: About 60 people attended a community meeting last night organized by an advocacy group hoping to get the default speed for city streets reduced to 30 km/h. The day before, two teenagers were hit by a car at a crosswalk in St. James. Solomon Israel reports. READ MORE
Alberta appeal: The province’s top court will release a decision today on an appeal by Douglas Garland, who was convicted of murdering a Calgary couple and their grandson. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 6, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a 16-year-old waitress was found strangled to death in a fifth-floor room of the Marlborough Hotel; the girl’s body was found by her parents and a man who was being held on a coroner’s warrant in connection with the case. In Tehran, Iran, British prime minister Winston Churchill, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Soviet premier Josef Stalin vowed to smash the Germans from three sides in the ongoing Second World War. READ MORE
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