Your forecast
Sunny skies with a high of -12 C and a low of -17. Wind chill -28 this morning and -18 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
The St. Louis Blues host the Winnipeg Jets, starting at 7 p.m. Mike McIntyre has a column on what centre Mark Scheifele’s praise for new coach Rick Bowness indicates about behind-the-scenes changes for the team.
Country star Kane Brown takes the stage at Canada Life Centre. The show starts at 7 p.m., with opening acts Jessie James Decker and trio Restless Road. For ticket info, click here.
Kane Brown plays the arena tonight. (Supplied)
Today’s must-read
Chantelle Hyland wasn’t surprised when she learned some of the victims of alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki had been homeless women. Hyland said it’s a common occurrence — men purposely preying on women made especially vulnerable by homelessness, addiction or both; trying to convince them to leave shelters or the streets to stay with them. Malak Abas has the story.
Chantelle Hyland (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
In Florida, erosion resulting from two late-season hurricanes uncovered a surprising find: the apparent remains of a wooden ship that was buried under the sand for up to two centuries. The Associated Press reports.
Arielle Cathers jots down information in a notebook at the site of an exposed wooded structure in the sand on Tuesday in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla. (John Raoux / The Associated Press)
On this date
On Dec. 8, 1950: The Winnipeg Free Press reported British prime minister Clement Attlee and U.S. president Harry Truman agreed on shared foreign policy objectives; Canadian foreign minister Lester Pearson was also in Washington, D.C., and supported Attlee’s position in attempting a negotiated settlement with Communist China, beyond the immediate crisis in Korea. The RCAF was authorized by cabinet to fly directly into Korea, including for evacuation purposes, even as retreating U.S. and Allied troops struggled to get free of Communist Chinese forces and reach the Korean coast. Search our archives for more here.
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