What you need to know
Bruce McArthur is shown in a Facebook photo. Toronto police say a significant development is expected in the case of an alleged serial killer accused of preying on men who disappeared from the city’s gay village.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Serial killer case: A “significant development” about accused serial killer Bruce McArthur is expected in a Toronto courtroom today. He’s charged with eight counts of first-degree murder related to men who vanished from the city’s gay village between 2010 and 2017. READ MORE
Ice, ice, baby: A news conference is scheduled for this afternoon to announce the Western Hockey League’s Kootenay Ice are moving to Winnipeg after this season. Winnipeg hasn’t had a WHL franchise since the 1983-84 season, before the Warriors moved to Moose Jaw. Jeff Hamilton and Mike Sawatzky report. READ MORE
And the nominees are…: The nominees for the 2019 Juno Awards will be announced in Toronto this morning. Drake and Shawn Mendes are expected to be in the running for awards at the March 17 ceremony, where Corey Hart will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. READ MORE
Weather
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free PressTessa, 4, takes a turn on a rope swing during self-directed play outdoors Monday morning at the FortWhyte Alive Forest School.
Your forecast: An extreme cold warning is in effect. There will be a mix of sun and cloud today with a high of -30 C, wind chill near -48 this morning and a risk of frostbite, a 30 per cent chance of light snow, blowing snow in open areas and wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50. It’s so cold, even a preschool program at Fort Whyte Alive that embraces the outdoors is closed. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, right, arrives at a parole office with a member of her private security detail in Vancouver, on Wednesday December 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Case in court: The case of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to return to court in Vancouver. The U.S. government, which is seeking to extradite her, unsealed its case against Meng and Huawei on Monday. READ MORE
Crash sentencing continues: The sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, continues in Melfort, Sask. About half of the 75 victim-impact statements have yet to be heard. READ MORE
Battle in Boston: The Jets face the Bruins in Boston at 6 p.m. after losing to the Flyers in Philadelphia last night. Jason Bell reports on the Jets’ second consecutive loss. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 29, 1981: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in St. Pierre-Jolys, the impending demolition of the community’s 76-year-old Catholic church would mean the end of community support for the parish, according to the chairman of the parishioners’ group. Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. wanted a massive supply of cheap power guaranteed for at least half a century before it would build a $500-million smelter near Winnipeg.
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