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Flurries ending this afternoon with a high of -6 C and a low of -16.
What’s happening today
In Montreal, a court judge is scheduled to deliver his verdict in the trial of a Montreal man accused of promoting hatred against Jews. Gabriel Sohier Chaput faces a single charge of wilfully promoting hatred in connection with an 2017 article he wrote for neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer. The Canadian Press reports.
Gabriel Sohier-Chaput (Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
A report on the merits of a city-wide residential food waste pickup program for Winnipeg is expected to be completed this year, and Coun. Brian Mayes, who chairs the civic water, waste and environment committee, said he hopes it will be done in time for city council to take action. “I think we should have a debate this year on it and have it in with the multi-year budget,” Mayes said. Kevin Rollason reports.
Jeanette Sivilay, the city’s co-ordinator of the Winnipeg Food Council, said she is looking forward to the day organic waste is picked up citywide. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Jan. 23, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported the minister of public works told the legislature there was still no decision made on policy regarding the province’s hydro system. The Germans and the French both claimed the advantage in the economic battle in the Ruhr region, with the Germans claiming the strike by coal miners had been a complete success; there were growing fears, however, that it could lead to a general strike in Germany. Search our archives for more here.
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