Coronavirus crisis
Chinatopix / The Associated Press FilesGovernment workers spray disinfectant along a street in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Hong Kong’s leader announced Tuesday that all rail links to mainland China will be cut starting Friday as fears grow about the spread of a new virus. (Chinatopix via AP)
Cases surpass SARS: The death toll from the virus has increased to 132, and the number of confirmed cases in mainland China — 5,974 — has surpassed that of the SARS outbreak there in 2002 and 2003. READ MORE
Flights suspended: British Airways has joined the list of airlines that have suspended all flights to and from mainland China. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of light snow. a high of -8 C, wind from the southeast at 10 km/h and wind chill as low as -16 this morning.
What’s happening today
John Woods / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESThe Law Courts in Winnipeg.
‘Quite frustrated’: Private defence lawyers are set to meet regarding a push for the first legal-aid pay raise in 12 years. Gerri Wiebe, president of the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association of Manitoba, said a walkout might be considered. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Question period: The next phase of the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump begins at noon CT. Senators have up to 16 hours over two days to ask questions — read aloud by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — of the House Democrats prosecuting the case and Trump’s defence team. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Trump to sign trade deal: Donald Trump will sign the new North American free trade agreement, clearing the way for Canada’s Liberal government to proceed with its own implementation bill. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESGrand Chief Garrison Settee of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak.
Plan to expand cultural practice: Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee said he’s working on a plan to expand restorative justice across the North in the wake of a Free Press series on systemic problems with the courts. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Arson suspected, developer says: Video suggests a blaze at a highrise construction site across from the University of Manitoba last month was arson, the developer behind the now-delayed university student apartment building said. Solomon Israel reports. READ MORE
Big bingo jackpot: Kinsmen Jackpot Bingo’s estimated $600,000 prize has led to a rather intense level of interest, organizers said in a Facebook post. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 29, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Manitoba premier Ed Schreyer confronted several hundred members of the Manitoba Federation of Labour on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building over his government’s support of the federal government’s anti-inflation measures. In Ottawa, the minister of transport was set to announce a plans to reduce transcontinental rail service to one line; the question was whether it would be CN or CP Rail. READ MORE
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