What you need to know
Cops investigating crash: An adult male pedestrian was rushed to hospital Thursday night after he was hit by a tractor-trailer. City police will release more information today about the collision, which took place on Notre Dame Avenue in the area of Edmonton Street just before 8:20 p.m. READ MORE
Trump talk: Donald Trump is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The first U.S. president to attend the forum since Bill Clinton, he was expected to tout his economic agenda and argue America is open for business, The Associated Press reports. When asked earlier today about a New York Times article stating he tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last summer, Trump called it “fake news.”
Pianist passes: Jazz pianist and former senator Tommy Banks has died in Edmonton at the age of 81. The award-winning musician hosted The Tommy Banks Show from 1968 to 1983 and performed around the world. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be cloudy with a high of -1 C, fog patches dissipating this morning and a 60 per cent chance of freezing drizzle, a 60 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon and wind at 30 km/h.
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BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSheena and Laudimere Baldo say he received inadequate and unprofessional care while seeking medical treatment at Seven Oaks Hospital.
Potentially deadly delay: A father of five who says his pain was twice dismissed as mere constipation at Seven Oaks General Hospital was later found to have gallstones that were near rupturing. Laudimere Baldo is planning to meet with Seven Oaks administrators about the care he received there. Jane Gerster reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Anaheim Ducks’ Ondrej Kase, bottom, of the Czech Republic, falls as Winnipeg Jets’ Joel Armia, of Finland, moves the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif.
Jets pick up point: The Jets lost to the Ducks 4-3 in a shootout in Anaheim last night. Jets rookie Jack Roslovic scored his first NHL goal to tie the game in the third period. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Temporary Tory leader: Ontario’s Tory caucus will choose an interim leader today after Patrick Brown resigned early Thursday amid allegations of sexual misconduct. It’s not clear whether a leadership race will be held before the June provincial election. READ MORE
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Vince McMahon: The WWE impressario has announced the return of the XFL, a national football league in the U.S. that McMahon launched in the early 2000s, only to have it fold. The new XFL will launch in 2020.
On this date
On Jan. 26, 1982: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that dozens of unfinished provincial laws had piled up under the previous 10 years of Tory and NDP governments, legislation that had been approved by the legislative assembly but never made law by being officially proclaimed. Prime minister Pierre Trudeau refused to withdraw his government’s budget in the face of criticism from Opposition leader Joe Clark of the Liberals’ economic policy. READ MORE
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