What you need to know
And the nominees are: The nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards will be announced this morning. A Star is Born and Roma are among the films expected to be nominated in several major categories. Check our website later for more on the announcement.
Court case continues: The second-degree murder trial for Brian Kyle Thomas, accused of fatally stabbing bus driver Irvine Jubal Fraser in February 2017, continues today. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Federal food guide: In Montreal, federal Health Minister Ginette Petipas Taylor will unveil a new Canada Food Guide. It’s expected to have more focus on plant-based sources of proteins, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The skies will be cloudy this morning, clearing this afternoon, with a 60 per cent chance of light snow early this morning, a high of -11 C, wind from the northwest at 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning and wind chill as low as -23 in the late afternoon.
What’s happening today
The Associated PressJuventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo attends the award ceremony at the end of the Italian Super Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Juventus at King Abdullah stadium in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo)
Soccer star sentenced: Cristiano Ronaldo was given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to tax fraud in Spain. The former Real Madrid player must pay nearly US$21.6 million in fines.
Rapper detained over rape: Singer Chris Brown has been detained in Paris after a woman filed a rape complaint. A police official told The Associated Press one of two other people detained is Brown’s bodyguard. READ MORE
Extraditing executive: China is demanding the U.S. abandon its request for Canada to extradite telecom executive Meng Wanzhou, saying the relevant treaty infringes on the “safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.” READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 22, 1931: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in parts of Ontario, temperatures reached as low as -39 F. Premier R.B. Bennett of Saskatchewan, also serving as finance minister, gave his consent to an agreement that the Imperial Bank of Canada would purchase the business of the Weyburn Security bank. In Vancouver, eight men were injured when police broke up a “Lenin Memorial” demonstration, dispersing a crowd of thousands. In India, people looked to Veroda prison, where Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned, to learn whether the Nationalist civil disobedience campaign would be called off or intensified. READ MORE
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