What’s happening today
Joe Fudge / The Daily Press FilesDemocrat Shelly Simonds (above) ultimately tied with incumbent David Yancey in the race for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates.
Luck of the draw: An unusual process to determine the winner of a seat in Virginia’s legislature takes place this morning. After a tie was declared in one district, the winner will be decided when a name is drawn from a bowl. If the Democrats win, the house will be split 50-50. READ MORE
Czech date: Team Canada plays the Czech Republic at the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo, N.Y. The semifinal game to earn a berth in Friday’s final starts at 7 p.m. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of -21 C, wind chill of -33 and wind up to 15 km/h.
In case you missed it
Supplied photoWindy Gayle Sinclair.
Daughter found dead: The frozen body of a woman, identified by family as Windy Sinclair, was found between two buildings on Furby Street late last week. Eleanor Sinclair is scheduled to meet with Winnipeg Regional Health Authority officials today to discuss what happened to her daughter. The WRHA says she left Seven Oaks hospital on Christmas Day while in the process of receiving treatment. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Stoughton’s surgery: Jeff Stoughton, a three-time Brier champion skip who is now the national coach for Curling Canada’s mixed doubles program, is used to being in control. But when the retired curler was on an operating table for more than five hours this fall, his life was in someone else’s hands. Paul Wiecek reports. READ MORE
Missing-persons protocol: An agreement between Winnipeg police and child-welfare agencies is aimed at reducing the number of youth who are reported missing. Foster children are frequently reported missing from their placements, many of them runaways who leave group homes or foster homes to see family and friends. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Around the Water Cooler
RUTH / BONNEVILLE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESSustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires recently tweeted her approval for Montreal’s plastic bag ban.
No bag ban planned: Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires says she will consult Manitobans and await the recommendations of a task force before announcing any recycling initiatives. On New Year’s Day, she tweeted her approval of Montreal’s plastic bag ban, asking, “Should Winnipeg add itself to the growing list of municipalities to ban these shopping bags?” Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
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#weatherbomb: A a massive winter storm that pulled together Wednesday off the U.S. Southeast coast has prompted a somewhat obscure weather term to gain sudden popularity. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 4, 1921: The Manitoba Free Press reported that a group of missing balloonists had landed at Moose Factory on Dec. 14, and were subsequently rescued by dog team. Germany sent a note to France saying it had done its best to adhere to executing the military, naval and aerial clauses of the Treaty of Versailles. READ MORE
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