In Washington
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., talks during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Drew Angerer/Pool photo via Getty Images North America)
Impeachment inquiry: The U.S. House of Representatives’ judiciary committee convenes this morning to formally receive investigative findings against President Donald Trump. Chairman Jerrold Nadler said the committee could vote as early as this week to proceed with two or more articles of impeachment against Trump. READ MORE
Report on Russia probe: A report being released today is expected to reject Trump’s claims the Russia investigation that culminated in a report by Robert Mueller was a hoax but also document errors made during the investigation. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny this morning with increasing cloudiness and a 60 per cent chance of flurries late this afternoon, a high of -18 C, wind at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h from the north and gusting 40 late this afternoon, and wind chill as low as -32 this morning. (You should definitely dress warmly.)
What’s happening today
Tribune Media TNSRick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), left, and Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.’
Golden Globe Awards: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association began to unveil its nominations for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards shortly after 7:04 a.m. CT. The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Marriage Story are among the films expected to receive multiple nominations, and there will likely be some “quirky picks,” too. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Olympic ban for Russia: Russia’s flag and anthem have been banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and other major sports events for four years. Russian athletes can compete in major events if they are not implicated in positive doping tests or if their information in a Moscow laboratory database wasn’t tampered with, the World Anti-Doping Agency said today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Many people missing: Police say five people are dead and many more are missing after a volcanic island in New Zealand erupted while dozens of tourists were exploring its surface. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
SHANNON VANRAES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDespite the challenges winter presents, Alex Ivanko pedals down a bike lane on Nassau Street North. Winnipeg is one of the 10 best cities in Canada in which to ride a bicycle.
Cycling-friendly cities: Winnipeg is among the top Top 10 Canadian cities for biking in rankings by an online real estate brokerage. The rankings evaluated cities across four criteria. Solomon Israel reports. READ MORE
Y2K after 20 years: In December 1999, the world was preparing for possible Y2K problems, fearing computer programs might interpret Jan. 1, 2000, as Jan. 1, 1900 instead. As people partied on New Year’s Eve, a 26-member emergency crew sat in the Woodsworth Building, ready to spring into action. Declan Schroeder reports. READ MORE
Nine lives, six toes: A kitten named Polly with one or more extra toes on each paw — something that’s “extremely rare” — is charming customers at the MCC Furniture Thrift Store where she lives. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 9, 1953: U.S. president Eisenhower proposed that all the atomic powers, including Russia, pool their resources for peaceful purposes; first-class mail rates would increase by one cent an ounce the next year; Scarborough police offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a masked gunman who abducted Marion McDowell, 17; the Manitoba Farmers’ union went on the record favouring press censorship; and the Royal Journey was to be the subject of the Queen Elizabeth’s Yule Talk. READ MORE
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