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Today’s must-read
A former Manitoba Tory cabinet minister, who is accused of trying to push through approval of a controversial sand mine days after his government lost power, is suggesting colleagues who spoke out against him broke cabinet confidentiality.
“Our cabinet discussions remain confidential,” Jeff Wharton told the Free Press Tuesday. Carol Sanders has the story.
Former economic development minister Jeff Wharton: “Our cabinet discussions remain confidential.” (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
A white rhino calf was born at the Toronto Zoo last week. Zoo officials say a rhino named Sabi gave birth to a healthy calf just before 8 a.m. on Thursday. This is the 14-year-old rhino’s first calf.
White rhinos in the wild are listed as “near threatened” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. The Canadian Press reports.
White rhino Sabi and her newborn calf. (handout / Toronto Zoo / The Canadian Press files)
On this date
On Jan. 3, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Japan had invaded China proper, capturing Garrison City, which lay within the Great Wall; the move was seen as a possible prelude to seizing Jehol Province. In Los Angeles, Paramount studios sued Marlene Dietrich for $200,000 in damages, alleging breach of contract. In Winnipeg, safe-crackers operating in the early hours of the morning made off with $130 in cash and cheques stolen from the Canadian Ukrainian Institute on Pritchard Avenue. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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