What’s happening today
CPJustin Trudeau with Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Jacquelyn Martin / The Associated Press)
Set for summit: Electric vehicles — including Joe Biden’s proposed tax credit, which would effectively shut out Canadian-made automobiles and parts — will be a major part of discussions between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the U.S. president at the White House. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will also be there as part of the Three Amigos leaders’ summit. Tory Leader Erin O’Toole is calling on Trudeau to deliver “tangible results” for Canadians. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Stefanson set to speak: Premier Heather Stefanson will deliver the keynote address at the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s awards breakfast this morning, outlining her government’s priorities for next year. Stefanson took part in only her second news conference as premier on Wednesday and said her government is considering requiring everyone who enters the legislature to provide proof of vaccination. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Familiar foes: The Jets face the Edmonton Oilers for the second time in three nights. The game starts at 8 p.m. CT. The Jets won Tuesday, ending a seven-game home stand. Tonight’s game is the first on the road for the Jets since Oct. 30. Mike McIntyre reports on how defenceman Josh Morrissey has taken his play to a new level. READ MORE
‘Grateful’ for $2M gift: The Thistledown Foundation — created by Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke and his wife, Fiona McKean — announced it is donating $2 million to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Exoneration expected: Prosecutors are expected to join defence lawyers in asking a judge to toss out the convictions of two men convicted in the 1965 assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X in New York. One of the men was released in 1985, while the other was released two years later and died in 2009. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries until after 8 a.m., then a mix of sun and cloud with a high of -4 C, a low of -6 C, wind chill as low as -14 and wind from the northwest at 40 km/h gusting to 60 this morning.
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Deadline delayed: City council’s executive policy committee voted to extend the deadline for a multi-year funding formula aimed at making policing costs “sustainable and predictable.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
‘Many significant concerns’: Nurses are skeptical about the rollout of a new mentorship program for undergraduate students. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 18, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Ottawa, a broadcaster who was friend to both Conservative leader John Deifenbaker and party president Dalton Camp was picked to help heal the divide in the party; after the party’s defeat in 1963, Camp had sought to reorganize the party and led a grassroots campaign to subject Deifenbaker to a leadership review. Economists predicted Canada would thrive in conditions of free trade with the U.S.
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