What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESFormer Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive lineman and restaurateur Ibrahim (Obby) Khan will run in the Fort Whyte byelection for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
Khan to seek Tory nomination: Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive lineman turned restaurateur Obby Khan announced he will seek the Progressive Conservative candidacy in a byelection for Fort Whyte. Willard Reaves — another former Bombers player — is running for the Liberals, and former Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra executive director Trudy Schroeder is running for the NDP. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Dozens dead in Kazakhstan: Authorities in Kazakhstan say dozens of protesters are dead after attacks on government buildings and that at least a dozen officers were also killed, including one who was found beheaded. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Teachers return to school: Manitoba teachers will return to work to prepare for a week-long online learning stint that starts Monday. Students had originally been scheduled to return to in-person schooling today. READ MORE
Clash in Colorado: The Winnipeg Jets, who have won three consecutive games, will face the Avalanche at 8 p.m. CT. Mike McIntyre reports from Denver. READ MORE
Weather
Brett Willow, Jessica Willow and their three-year-old son, Dylan, make a run down the toboggan slide at FortWhyte Alive on Wednesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of snow, a high of -24 C, wind chill as low as -40 and wind from the northwest at 15 km/h. An extreme cold warning is in effect. READ MORE
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDr. Marni Hanna, a community pediatrician in Winnipeg and president of the provincial pediatric society, with her school-aged daughter, she is among those who are disappointed the province did not take earlier steps to ensure students could be back in school immediately after the holidays.
‘We all saw this coming’: Parents are busy preparing for another round of remote learning. Amy Hoover, a mother of three elementary students who operates a licensed daycare in her home, said the situation is “nearly impossible.” Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
‘I didn’t quit’: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who removed much of his clothing before walking off the field in the middle of a game Sunday, says he “was cut” after refusing to play through an ankle injury. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 6, 1962: The Winnipeg Free Press reported crack security troops converged on Paris and other main cities in France in an operation ordered by government to guard against a scheduled communist demonstration and take precautions against a possible revolt by right-wing extremists. In Winnipeg, it was found that top city councillors, as well as city and transit employees, drove to work despite an expensive campaign to promote use of transit.
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