What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSTina Chen runs the board of directors and the program committee for the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre. Chen has been busy preparing for the traditions she and her family can do under pandemic restrictions.
New moon on Monday: Winnipeg’s Chinese community will mark the start of the Lunar New Year. For the second consecutive year, many celebrants will be spending it apart because of the pandemic. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Relaxed COVID-19 rules: Eased pandemic restrictions are now in effect in Ontario and Quebec, while students are returning to in-person classes in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. READ MORE
Security council convenes: The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet for the first time on the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Curling continues: The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which began in Thunder Bay on Friday night, continues. Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada from Gimli leads Pool B at 3-0. READ MORE
Trial set to start: A trial for a young man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer on Dec. 31, 2020, is scheduled to begin. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud this morning, then cloudy, with snow this afternoon, a high of -2 C, wind chill as low as -21 and wind from the south at 15 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSLindsay Somers, who regularly commutes on the Assiniboine River, nears the Hugo Docks. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Cool commute: A growing number of Winnipeggers are using the winter river trail as transportation, not just recreation. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: A Probe Research poll found four out of 10 Manitobans are starting to lose confidence in COVID-19 vaccines preventing people from getting sick. The same percentage say the province’s public health orders are not strict enough. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
‘Little jolt of optimism’: Shelley Cook’s latest column is about how a small gesture from a stranger can have a big impact. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 31, 1936: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the governor of New Jersey ordered police to reopen their investigation of the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby; the governor had defied threats of impeachment to grant the man convicted of the crimes a reprieve from execution. British Airways sought to begin trans-Atlantic flights from England to New York and Canada with new “composite” aircraft capable of landing on water.
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