What you need to know
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSCoun. Matt Allard, chairman of the infrastructure renewal and public works committee.
Power over passengers: The city’s public works committee has ordered bureaucrats to look into options for expanding the powers of transit inspectors to deal with troublesome riders. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
Residential parking ban: The City of Winnipeg’s residential parking ban started at 7 a.m., with zones A, G, J, L, P and S set to be plowed today. Click here to determine your zone. READ MORE
Teaching tots reconciliation: A newly expanded daycare at the University of Manitoba will include traditional Indigenous teachings in its curriculum as part of the U of M’s reconciliation efforts. Alexandra Paul reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: It will be sunny for most of today, with a high of -15 C and wind chill as low as -28 this morning and -22 in the afternoon, with a risk of frostbite.
What’s happening today
President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about border security Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)
Aftermath of address: U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with congressional leaders, one day after making a pitch for border-wall funding in a televised address from the Oval Office. READ MORE
Watching with interest: In his first policy decision of the year, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is expected to hold the benchmark interest rate at 1.75 per cent. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets’ Mathieu Perreault celebrates his goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Seven scorers: Seven different players scored for the Jets in a 7-4 win against the Colorado Avalanche. In their previous game, five different Jets scored in a win against the Dallas Stars. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Coal generator closed: Manitoba Hydro shut down its last coal generator last summer, more than six months ahead of schedule. READ MORE
On this date
On Jan. 9, 1930: The Manitoba Free Press reported that members of the Canadian wheat pool would travel from Winnipeg to meet with members of the British government in London; the invitation came from J.H. Thomas, lord privy and minister of unemployment, following a visit he had made to Winnipeg earlier. In Brandon, the dominion minister of railways urged diversification in Manitoba’s agriculture.
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