What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Police Service are investigating after the suspicious death of a man found inside a home on Bannatyne Avenue.
Few details on death: Winnipeg police continue to investigate a suspicious death on Bannatyne Avenue and may release more details today. READ MORE
Faceoff with Flames: The Jets face the Flames at 7 p.m. The Jets, who lost to Vancouver on Saturday night, beat the Flames in overtime in their season opener. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
New case numbers: Manitoba health officials will announce the latest COVID-19 numbers at a news conference this afternoon. The province announced four deaths and 119 new cases of the disease Sunday. READ MORE
Military coup in Myanmar: Myanmar’s military declared it is taking control of the country for one year after detaining the country’s leader and other senior politicians. The coup came on the morning the country’s new parliamentary session was set to begin. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Rooting out radicalism: French lawmakers are beginning two weeks of debate on a bill intended to prevent radical Islamic beliefs from spreading, although it does not specify faiths. Muslims say they are being targeted, and some critics say the broad and controversial bill, which has 1,700 proposed amendments, covers ground already addressed in existing laws. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy this morning, then a mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of light snow this morning, a high of -6 C, wind chill as low as -12 this morning and wind from the southeast at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Tara Davis, owner of Tara Davis Studio Boutique, is one of several local business owners who have decided to hold off on a full reopening despite the restrictions on in-store shopping being lifted. She still offers curbside pickup and allows a limited number of customers at certain times. (Mike Deal / WInnipeg Free Press)
Still closed to customers: Some businesses are keeping their doors closed to customers or strictly limiting entry even though they are permitted to open at 25 per cent capacity. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
‘I still feel cheated’: Melissa Martin reports on the challenges grieving families have faced to hold funerals for their loved ones amid changing pandemic restrictions. READ MORE
Snow biz booming: With travel restricted because of the pandemic, sales of skis, snowshoes, snowmobiles and ice-fishing equipment are up. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Riled by quarantine rules: The Free Press spoke with a Sprague couple who have put off appointments with their doctor in Minnesota after quarantines for returning medical travellers were mandated. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Cook column: In her latest piece, Shelley Cook explains how she decided to make a career change. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 1, 1950: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the first hydrogen superbomb was expected to be tested in the coming year; the United States’ atomic experts asserted the country was far ahead of the Soviet Union in the nuclear arms race. U.S. officials said the cost of the H-bomb would be low, at only $100 million. In Manitoba, legislation was pending that aimed to compel husky dog owners in the northern part of the province to keep their dogs under control in order to reduce the number of dog attacks on people. Europe was likely to cut grain imports from Canada and the U.S., Harvard economics professor J.K. Galbraith warned in an address to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
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