What’s happening today
A car enters a COVID-19 testing site last week. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Latest COVID-19 numbers: Health officials are scheduled to release Manitoba’s latest COVID-19 numbers. The province does not provide COVID-19 updates such as new cases and deaths on weekends. Manitoba reported a record 1,494 cases on Friday. READ MORE
Beijing loyalists sworn in: Lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong’s legislature after an election without opposition candidates, and another pro-democracy news website announced it is shutting down amid deteriorating media freedoms. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Brazil’s leader in hospital: President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital with a suspected intestinal obstruction, Brazilian media reported. READ MORE
Big game for Big Ben: Tonight could be the final home game for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and future Pro Football Hall of Fame member Ben Roethlisberger, who has said he might retire after this season. The Steelers have very slim hopes of reaching the NFL playoffs. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of light snow, a high of -19 C, wind chill as low as -31 and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h this morning.
In case you missed it
Jets centre Kristian Reichel is congratulated after scoring a goal against the Golden Knights. (Ellen Schmidt / The Associated Press)
Victory in Vegas: The Winnipeg Jets won their first game since Dec. 19, after several of their matches were postponed because of COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions. Mike McIntyre reports from Las Vegas. READ MORE
A walk that moved: Shelley Cook’s latest column looks back at a “life-changing” event from 2021. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 3, 1922: The Manitoba Free Press reported that independence advocate Mahatma Gandhi intended to continue his campaign of non-violence to secure home rule for India. An anonymous writer struck terror into a small French town; after the death of a local police official whose wife had received many slanderous letters, a second official also died, having “lost his mind” after a similar anonymous harassment barrage against his wife.
Today’s front page
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