What’s happening today
Protesters and supporters drive over the Nipigon Bridge on the Trans Canada Highway as part of a trucking convoy against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Nipigon, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Jackson
Convoy converges on capital: A national convoy of trucks organized to protest the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers is set to arrive in the Ottawa area. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Revised requirements: As of today, child care centres in Manitoba no longer have to notify families about individual COVID-19 cases. They are also no longer required to identify or notify close contacts of a positive case. READ MORE
Vote on snow funds: City council’s finance committee is set to vote on providing public works with $6.9 million, which would be largely devoted to covering extra snow-removal costs from last year. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Set for sentencing hearing: Sentencing submissions are expected in the case of a Kingston teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for instructing an FBI undercover agent how to build a bomb and telling him to plant it in a public place to kill “enemies of Allah.” The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Tiger King in court: Joe Exotic, who was profiled in the Netflix series Tiger King, is set to appear in U.S. federal court after an Appeal Court ruled last year that his sentencing in a murder-for-hire plot should be shortened. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of -16 C, wind chill as low as -30 this morning and peak winds from the northwest at 10 km/h.
In case you missed it
Vancouver Canucks’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson, J.T. Miller, Nils Hoglander and Luke Schenn celebrate Miller’s third goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the second period in Winnipeg on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Sixth straight loss: The Jets lost to the Vancouver Canucks at home and are 0-4-2 in their last six games. It’s the team’s longest winless streak of the season. “We’re just a little bit late to everything right now, and it’s hurting us,” captain Blake Wheeler said. The Jets face the Blues in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Firefighter faces charges: A city firefighter has been charged for allegedly assaulting and pointing a handgun at his wife, who is also a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service employee, in 2020. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Soccer win down south: The Canadian men’s soccer team beat Honduras in San Pedro Sula to remain atop the eight-team CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings. Canada faces the second-place U.S. team in Hamilton on Sunday. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
One hurt in fire: One person was taken to hospital in critical condition after a fire in the 500 block of Manitoba Avenue on Thursday. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 28, 1965: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that city council objected to a provincial plan to build a $1.5-million magistrate’s courthouse in the proposed Manitoba arts centre area east of Main Street. In Edmonton, a German immigrant was charged with murder after a night security officer was shot at a plant where four American F-84 jets were damaged by dynamite. In London, royalty joined around 200 disabled veterans from both world wars to honour Sir Winston Churchill as his body lay in state.
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