Your forecast
Fog dissipating near noon, then a mix of sun and clouds with a high of -10 C and low of -17.
What’s happening today
Following Manitoba Sen. Mary Jane McCallum’s bill passed in Parliament late last year, Jan. 4 now marks Canada’s National Ribbon Skirt Day. The Canadian Press reports.
Young women wearing ribbon skirts arrive for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremonies in Calgary last September. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press files)
Today’s must-read
A Winnipeg man accused of killing two people and injuring four others in a deliberately set fire at a downtown apartment block on Christmas Day has past arson convictions, according to court records. Chris Kitching and Dean Pritchard have the story.
Warwick Apartments on Qu’Appelle Avenue (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On this date
On Jan. 4, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Germany’s pact with the Soviet Union could mean a general war between Germany and Finland, and German tensions with other neutral nations such as Norway and Sweden increased. In Italy, the fascist media reported increased military activity in the Near East and predicted the war could extend to control of the Eurasian oil fields. U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt named economist James H.R. Cromwell to be minister to Canada. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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