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A mix of sun and cloud, with wind from the south 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -8 C, wind chill near -20.
What’s happening today
In London, Ont., a sentencing hearing is set to begin today for a man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont.
Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was found guilty in November of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder for hitting the Afzaal family with his truck while they were out for a walk on June 6, 2021. The Canadian Press reports.
Nathaniel Veltman is escorted leaving trial in September. (Dax Melmer / The Canadian Press files)
The Winnipeg Jets face the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center, starting at 9:30 p.m.
Today’s must-read
City councillors could once again find police body cameras on their agenda now that the province has announced a willingness to cover some costs after officers shot and killed suspects in separate incidents over the past week.
Mayor Scott Gillingham and police board chair Coun. Markus Chambers said Wednesday they are open to exploring the idea again and having discussions with the province. Chris Kitching reports.
Promotional image of an Axon Body 3 camera. (Axon Public Safety Canada)
On the bright side
The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it.
Technically, Willis — aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world — made it to what gamers call a “kill screen,” a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game. The Associated Press reports.
In this image taken from video, 13-year-old player named Willis Gibson plays a game of Tetris. (Willis Gibson via The Associated Press files)
On this date
On Jan. 4, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Saigon, there was heavy fighting between government forces and Viet Cong Communists where the government suffered a bloody defeat two days earlier. In Ottawa, recently retired NATO commander Gen. Lauris Norstad declared at a press conference the Canadian government had committed its forces serving in Europe under NATO command to the acceptance of nuclear warheads. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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