What’s happening today
Public health nurse LoriAnn Laramee administers a vaccine shot at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg in December. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
Set to debate vaccine strategy: A House of Commons committee will hold an emergency debate on the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy. Meanwhile, the Manitoba government plans to announce its inoculation priority list Wednesday, six weeks after the first dose of the vaccine was administered. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
New COVID-19 numbers: Manitoba health officials will announce the latest COVID-19 statistics after reporting five deaths and 113 new cases Monday. Carol Sanders and Danielle Da Silva report. READ MORE
Federal funds unused: A report released today found the majority of provinces haven’t spent all the COVID-19 cash Ottawa has provided for things such as personal protective equipment. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Diverse public service sought: The Liberal government will announce “possible amendments” to the Public Service Employment Act designed to help make federal departments and agencies more diverse. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Ready for rematch: The Winnipeg Jets host the Edmonton Oilers at 7 p.m. The Oilers scored with less than a second remaining to beat the Jets when they played here Sunday. Meanwhile, Manitoba Moose assistant coach Eric Dubois spoke with reporters Monday about the Jets acquiring his son, Pierre-Luc Dubois, in a blockbuster trade Saturday. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of -24 C, a daytime low of -31 C, wind chill as low as -42 this morning and wind from the northwest at 10 km/h this morning.
In case you missed it
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSRuth MacKenzie says she was pleasantly surprised by the process of booking a COVID-19 test through the Fast Pass program for school staff.
Appointments available: There were few people at the Fast Pass COVID-19 rapid testing site Monday. The province broadened eligibility criteria over the weekend to give all school employees access to the tests. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Cool castle: A father and son have built a large ice castle in the front yard of their North Kildonan home, complete with double doors, large windows and a curtain wall running along the top. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Something smelly: Transcona’s city councillor said his office has received about a dozen complaints about a “skunky” odour since summer. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Protesters storm historic site: Tens of thousands of farmers drove long lines of tractors into New Delhi on Republic Day, breaking through barricades and climbing the ramparts of the capital’s historic Red Fort, where prime ministers annually hoist India’s flag to mark the country’s independence. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 26, 1910: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in Great Britain, Unionists were making gains in the recent election as results came in; seven additional seats had gone to that party, putting it at 238, above the Liberal party, which had 210. Results for 112 seats had yet to come in. In Ontario, the CPR gave out information that seven more people were declared missing from Blind River in the wake of a railway wreck in Sudbury; work was still underway to establish the identities of further victims. In Winnipeg, a burning oil shed in the CNR yards spread flames to a telephone pole that connected the city to districts north, south and west, causing interruption to the service.
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