What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSTravellers at the Winnipeg airport in July. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Trudeau to tighten travel restrictions: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce new measures aimed at further restricting international travel as more variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 spread around the globe. His government is expected to require people returning from trips outside Canada to initially quarantine at a hotel, among other measures. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Cottage country rules: Starting today, travellers who arrive in Manitoba from all other provinces and territories must isolate for 14 days, unless they are exempt. People who own cottages in northwestern Ontario can still travel there but must comply with the Ontario government’s stay-at-home order. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Wolseley homicide: Police will release more information today about a fatal assault in Wolseley. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition after being found on Craig Street Thursday afternoon and later died. Police were also investigating at a location on Lincoln Avenue in connection with the case, a spokesman for the Winnipeg Police Service said this morning. READ MORE
Anniversary of mosque attack: Events are scheduled across Canada, including a virtual commemoration in Winnipeg, to mark the fourth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting. Six men were killed and many more people were injured in the attack. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy for most of the day, with a high of -8 C, wind chill as low as -26 this morning and wind from the southeast at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPolice investigate an officer-involved shooting on Lagimodiere Boulevard at Fermor Avenue on Wednesday.
Police shooting ‘preventable’: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair says Eishia Hudson’s death was unjustified, regardless of the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba’s report. The teen was fatally shot by a Winnipeg police officer in April last year. READ MORE
Delivering doses: You have questions about COVID-19 vaccinations, and reporter Dylan Robertson has answers. READ MORE
What’s happening this weekend
Ruth BonnevillePolar bears at the zoo’s Journey to Churchill exhibit. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Zoo reopens: The Assiniboine Park Zoo reopens Saturday. Indoor exhibits will remain closed. Visitors will be required to stand farther away from outdoor exhibits. Masks will be required at the zoo’s entrance, gift shop and washrooms, and mask use while outdoors is “encouraged.” Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Clash with Canucks: The Winnipeg Jets host the Vancouver Canucks at 9 p.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, the Jets had their first full practice since Jan. 17 on Thursday. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 29, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in the upcoming federal election following the dissolution of Parliament, a vaguely defined “national” political group was forming up behind the federal Conservative leader R.J. Manion; their displeasure was directed against Liberal leader and prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Not all of Canada’s crack troops would be headed to the war in Europe; many were being stationed to defend Canada’s coastline from potential seaborne attacks. The Finnish high command said its troops had killed 1,250 Russians in two battles in which the invaders were driven back along the eastern front.
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