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PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESCBC Sports broadcaster Scott Oake, right, poses with his son Bruce in a family photo. The Oake family is in discussions with the province and city officials in an attempt to build a residential addictions treatment facility in honour of Bruce, who died of a drug overdose in 2011.
Arena on agenda: The city’s property and development committee will today consider a plan to sell the old Vimy Arena to a provincial Crown corporation, which would then lease the land to a non-profit addiction treatment centre. The Bruce Oake Memorial Foundation would be named for the eldest son of broadcaster Scott Oake.
Carlton lanes closed: Carlton Street is closed to southbound traffic between Graham and St. Mary avenues from 6 a.m. today until 6 p.m. Friday for tower crane work. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. The west sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians, and buses will not be affected.
Stirring speech: Oprah Winfrey stole the show while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at last night’s Golden Globes ceremony. After her speech, where actresses wore black in an expression of empowerment in the post-Harvey Weinstein era, social-media users wondered whether Winfrey would run for U.S. president in 2020. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: The relatively warm weather continues today, with a high of -6 C, mainly sunny skies and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKaitlyn Lawes with her mother Cheryl and John Morris celebrate defeating Brad Gushue and Val Sweeting in the Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Portage La Prairie.
Going for gold again: Winnipeg curler Kaitlyn Lawes and her mixed doubles curling partner, John Morris, will represent Canada in Pyeongchang next month after winning the Olympic trials in Portage la Prairie yesterday. Lawes, 29, won gold with Jennifer Jones’ foursome in the last Winter Olympics. Paul Wiecek reports. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
Maggie Macintosh / Winnipeg Free PressThe final two Sears Canada stores in Winnipeg are closing their doors on Jan. 8.Everything in-store at the remaining two Sears stores at Kildonan Place and St.Vital in Winnipeg is on sale from 60 to 80 per cent off.
Sears shuts down: The city’s last two Sears stores, in St. Vital and Kildonan Place malls, will close their doors for the final time tonight. Both stores are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. After a round of store closures, all existing Sears Canada locations started liquidation sales in October, and remaining stores are scheduled to close by the end of the month. READ MORE
Matinee idols: The Jets beat the San Jose Sharks in an afternoon home game Sunday. The Jets have won five of their last six games and haven’t lost in regulation time since Dec. 23. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Trending now
#GoldenGlobes: The 75th annual motion picture awards ceremony brought the discussion over sexual harassment and unequal treatment for women in the entertainment industry to the forefront, with many actresses wearing black in protest to the star-studded event. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 8, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the British drive into Libya had swept over Tobruk, isolating the important Italian base from other Italian strongholds. In England, fire bombs hit central London and did heavy damage. In the United States, president Roosevelt put forward a defence budget of more than $14 billion. READ MORE
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