Your forecast
Mainly cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of snow this morning. Expected high today is -9 C, low of -17, and wind chill as low as -21 this morning.
What’s happening today
The Winnipeg Jets host the Calgary Flames at 7 p.m. at the Canada Life Centre.
In the U.S., the new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s position as speaker in doubt. The Associated Press reports.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (Andrew Harnik / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
As part of our series looking at downtown, Julia-Simone Rutgers looks at the changes an increase in green space could bring to the area, comparing Winnipeg’s concrete- and -asphalt dominated downtown with changes underway in Edmonton to make that city’s core greener. Read the full story here.
The City of Edmonton’s Warehouse Park is set to be completed in 2025. (Supplied)
On the bright side
Scientists are cautiously optimistic about the current North Atlantic right whale breeding season after nine calves of the endangered species were spotted. The Canadian Press reports.
A North Atlantic right whale mother and calf seen in 2021. (The Canadian Press / The Associated Press / Georgia Department of Natural Resources / NOAA Permit #20556)
On this date
On Jan. 3, 1930: The Manitoba Free Press reported that four children narrowly escaped drowning after plunging through the ice on the Red River as they attempted to cross it. Ten people died in Santa Monica, Calif., after two planes crashed at an altitude of 2,000 feet and took a nose-dive into the Pacific Ocean. It was estimated 40 children of Mennonite refugees encamped in Germany had become sick from a “mysterious disease” that “baffled doctors” who said it resembled measles but caused deaths “within a few hours of infection.” Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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