What you need to know
WAYNE GLOWACKI/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe St. Boniface city hall building
Seeking to sell: The City of Winnipeg is trying to sell St. Boniface’s former city hall. The request for proposals also includes the old fire hall behind the building. The exterior of both structures, built in the first decade of the last century, are on the city’s historical resources list and are protected. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries till the early afternoon, a high of -1 C, wind from the southwest at 20 km/h increasing to 30 km/h from the northwest at about noon, and wind chill as low as -19 this morning and -8 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWendi Park, Forever Families of Canada’s co-founder and CarePortal’s Canadian liaison, demonstrates the platform on Wednesday.
Connecting care: CarePortal, a platform that uses location-based software and social services agencies to get help to needy people, is holding a launch event at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights tonight. So far, 11 city churches are involved, and two social services are submitting requests. Brenda Suderman reports. READ MORE
Face-off in Florida: The Jets face the Panthers in Florida at 6 p.m. CT. Reporter Mike Sawatzky has a story on defenceman Luca Sbisa’s solid play over seven games since he was claimed off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks. READ MORE
Another bid announced: Deval Patrick, a former governor of Massachusetts, has announced he’s seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. president. Patrick, who was the state’s first black governor, joins a very crowded field less than three months before voting begins. READ MORE
In case you missed it
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshWinnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros started the season as the number one pivot on the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Pivots practice: Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros has had an improbable season, going from the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ starter to facing them in the playoffs this Sunday. His former backup, Cody Fajardo, is injured. The Riders pivot practised Wednesday but didn’t attempt any throws. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Renewed rocket fire: Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel today, hours after a cease-fire was declared to end two days of fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad group. No one immediately claimed responsibility for today’s barrage, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 14, 2001: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Northern Alliance forces poured into Kabul, Afghanistan, on trucks, tanks and troop carriers, having driven the Taliban from the city. The Winnipeg Free Press and the Brandon Sun were sold by Thomson Corp. to Ronald Stern, a Vancouver businessman with deep ties to Winnipeg, and Bob Silver, chief executive of Western Glove Works. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ star receiver Milt Stegall would be back in action as the Bombers faced the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final. READ MORE
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