Your forecast
Sunny skies with a high of -22 C and a low of -31; wind chill -42 this morning and -32 this afternoon. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
The Bank of Canada is expected to raise its key interest rate; forecasters are divided over whether it will be by a quarter or half percentage point.
The Bank of Canada building (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
Winnipeg police explained in great detail Tuesday why it’s unsafe for investigators to search a four-acre landfill site for the remains of two Indigenous women slain by an alleged serial killer, amid growing calls for one to be conducted. Chris Kitching and Erik Pindera have the story.
Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth (John Woods / The Canadian Press)
On the bright side
Jennifer Ballantyne, executive chef of Manoomin Restaurant, inside the new Wyndham Garden (Odé Aki) hotel owned by Long Plain First Nation, was inspired by foods she grew up with when creating the menu. “Food was always a family affair,” writes Eva Wasney. “Her uncles fished and hunted wild game — such as moose, deer and rabbit — the grandkids picked berries and the matriarchs turned it all into life-affirming soups, stews and jams. Tea and bannock were fixtures of prayer meetings and gospel gatherings.” A Red Seal chef, Ballantyne says: “I wanted to dial in on homestyle favourites, what I was used to growing up, and utilizing ingredients that were familiar for me as a child, while still trying to stay within the realm of traditional and modern.”
Manoomin chef Jennifer Ballantyne, left, and general manager Morgan Beaudry (Ruth Bonnevile / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Dec. 7, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Italians had flown reinforcements into Albania to halt the Greeks, according to captured Italian soldiers. Greek and British warships planned to make use of Porto Edda in the coming offensive in southern Italy; U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt promised aid to Greece. German bombers made a heavy attack on Bristol, England. In London, a woman contributing to the Edinburgh war weapons drive said, “I have been saving this to divorce my husband, but I think I can stick him better than I can Hitler. I’ll deal with Hitler first.” Search our archives for more here.
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