Your forecast
Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of snow or freezing drizzle this morning, with a high of -7 C and a low of -11.
What’s happening today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today to visit a rare earth element processing plant. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and the group of 17 metals and minerals known as rare earth elements are being prioritized for investments in exploration, production and processing as part of Canada’s critical minerals strategy. The Canadian Press reports.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Matt Smith / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
After attaching red dresses to a chain-link security fence at Brady Road landfill Sunday, Morgan Harris’s daughters took a step back and lamented the need to make such a powerful display.
Cambria and Kera Harris were part of a group that began putting up 101 dresses, including one that is three metres tall and one metre wide, to raise awareness about the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.
“I feel very disappointed and sad because I shouldn’t have to be doing this,” said Kera Harris, while people attached the larger dress to a gate following a traditional ceremony. Chris Kitching has the story.
One hundred and one dresses, including one that is three metres tall and one metre wide, hang from the chain-link fence surrounding the Brady Road landfill. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
Gerry Boss wanted to do something to help Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion, which began last year. After attending a fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees where he learned about New Journey Housing, he got involved as a volunteer driver, picking up Ukrainians at their hotels and drive them to view apartments in Winnipeg. In just eight months, Boss has logged more than 4,300 kilometres. Aaron Epp has the story.
Gerry Boss volunteers with New Journey Housing. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Jan. 16, 1922: The Manitoba Free Press reported Britain and Belgium signed an agreement securing military aid should Belgium be attacked. Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefanson denied charges that members of his 1913-18 Arctic expedition asked the Canadian government to investigate, including that Stefanson had forbidden members from writing letters; a geologist who was part of the expedition told The Canadian Press that friction had existed between Stefanson and other members from the start. Search our archives for more here.
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