COVID-19 crisis
THE CANADIAN PRESSManitoba’s first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Elders get vaccine: Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation says the first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distributed in the community will be administered to elders residing in Ochekwi Sipi Personal Care Home, those over 65 years of age or older and health-care providers. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Initial innovation stalled: A wide variety of measures and practices aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 and dealing with its effects that were proposed by government, Health Canada and business leaders early on in the pandemic were never put into practice. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Positivity rate edging down: Winnipeg’s coronavirus numbers are showing signs of improvement, with the five-day test positivity rate for the city reaching 9.4 per cent, the lowest it’s been for two months. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It’s looking to be another warm winter day, with cloudy periods and fog patches clearing this morning, and an expected high of -1 C.
Insurrection aftermath
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence talk as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Speaker talks impeachment: Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says if Vice-President Mike Pence and cabinet won’t remove U.S. President Donald Trump under the 25th Amendment, the House will proceed with impeaching Trump for his role in inciting a riot among his supporters that saw them overrun the Capitol Building while Congress was certifying the presidential election results. Pelosi will seek a vote on a resolution calling on Pence and cabinet officials to invoke the 25th Amendment; the House is also expected to introduce articles of impeachment against the president today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Ottawa eyes terrorist designation: In the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on government in Washington, D.C., the Canadian government is considering designating one of the groups involved, the so-called Proud Boys, as a terrorist organization. A far-right group, the Proud Boys were founded by a Canadian and are known for misogynist views and have been increasingly linked to white supremacy and hate, and they currently have members in Canada. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe Rubin Block at 270 Morley Ave. has been vacant and growing derelict since 2014, and a new petition has been circulating urging the owners to act and sell it to a buyer who will actually maintain it.
Bringing back the block: A resident of South Osborne has posted a treatise on the Rubin Block, an apartment building on the corner of Osborne Street and Morley Avenue whose suites have sat empty for six years, urging the building owners to restore the building. Nearly 1,500 people have signed a petition to the city, calling for the building to be refurbished into a site for affordable housing. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 11, 1919: The Manitoba Free Press reported that all Canadian troops still overseas following the end of the Great War would be home by August; 20,000 were expected to return to Canada in January and 30,000 in February, but further acceleration of demobilization was uncertain. In Great Britain, prime minister David Lloyd George unveiled his new cabinet. In Berlin, German government forces clashed with the Spartacans, as power struggles continued following the end of the war and the flight of the Kaiser.
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