What’s happening today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands in front of his cabinet as he speaks to media during the final day of the Liberal cabinet retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma
Cabinet shuffle: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle some of his cabinet ministers ahead of a retreat in which the Liberals will plan their strategy for the resumption of Parliament. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Removing Trump: Elected Democrats and a growing number of Republicans declare that U.S. President Donald Trump is unfit for office. In the wake of Trump’s encouragement of a mob of his supporters, who attacked the U.S. Capitol last week to disrupt certification of Joe Biden’s election victory, Trump faces a charge of “incitement of insurrection.” Democrats in the House say they have the votes to impeach Trump, and at least three Republicans in the Senate, where a vote to remove Trump would have to pass, have indicated their support for his removal. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Execution on hold: A judge has granted a stay in the execution of Lisa Montgomery, which was to take place at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Judge Patrick Hanlon made the decision late Monday, citing the need to determine Montgomery’s mental competence. The execution would be the first for a female inmate in the United States in 67 years. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The mild weather continues today with winds from the southwest at 20 km/h and a windchill of -15 this morning and a high near zero.
COVID-19 crisis
CPMargaret Watson, 94, a resident at Oakview Place Long Term Care Residence, is all smiles after getting her COVID-19 vaccine. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)
First care home vaccination: Margaret Watson, 94, became the first care home resident in Winnipeg to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She received her first dose of the vaccine at Oakview Place Monday morning. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Tests not sent in: Though thousands of Manitobans have received test kits from the federal government that can determine whether a person has antibodies to COVID-19, the federal study has received less than half the response it had projected two months ago. “It means a bit of a hole in the data,” said Catherine Hankins, a McGill University public health professor who co-chairs the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPolice investigate a serious assault at the Ramallah Café, at 325 Pembina Hwy., on Tuesday.
Trial begins in cafe death: A three-week trial has begun for Mahfuthmm Assi, charged with second-degree murder in the April 2019 stabbing death of 20-year-old Yazan Al Horani outside the Ramallah Café restaurant and hookah lounge, and attempted murder in the stabbing of a second man, Moussa Almoussa. A judge heard on Monday that what began as a dispute over a restaurant customer’s attempt to take a selfie escalated to a violent confrontation. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 12, 1929: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Canadian National Railways was being open about its attitude toward westward expansion of rail lines, and that it felt wasteful competition between CN and Canadian Pacific Railways should be avoided. Among the branch lines planned by CP, which it was seeking legislation for by Parliament, was a line from Lac du Bonnet to a point near the Manitoba border. Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor Theodore A. Burrows underwent surgery after suffering appendicitis; his surgeon reported Burrows was resting and out of danger.
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