What’s happening today
CPThe attack on Pearl Harbor happened on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Navy / The Associated Press files)
Eighty years since attack: Survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor will participate in a ceremony marking its 80th anniversary. More than 2,300 American troops were killed in the attack, which launched the U.S. into the Second World War. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
More cash sought for canopy: The Trees Please Winnipeg coalition will ask a city council committee for another $6 million in capital spending over the next three years to enhance tree pruning, improve Dutch elm disease management and replace lost trees more quickly. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Critical conversation: U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to warn Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video call that an invasion of Ukraine would lead to major economic sanctions. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Hosting Hurricanes: The Winnipeg Jets host the Carolina Hurricanes in the final match of a four-game home stand tonight. The Jets are seeking their third consecutive win after being shut out in the first of the four games. Jason Bell reports on the home team’s toughness. READ MORE
Show must go on: The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is set to resume performing Orlando after cancelling weekend shows because of a COVID-19 case among the cast and crew members. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of -16 C, wind chill as low as -30 this morning and wind from the south at 10 km/h.
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‘Wellness cards’ criticized: A nurse at St. Boniface Hospital said “wellness cards” depicting a calm-down breathing technique that were given to staff members are “insulting and condescending” amid the strain of the pandemic. “It felt like a slap in the face, like, ‘Here’s these little cards to make you feel better,’” she said. “Really, what we need is better staffing.” Katie May reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 7, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Finnish forces decimated 5,000 Soviet troops in the province of Uleabord; armaments were flowing into Finland from countries all over Europe to help against the Soviet invasion. Nazi Germany threatened smaller countries such as Holland and Sweden that had remained neutral in the ongoing Second World War. British warplanes drove off Nazi aircraft raiding the Firth of Forth.
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