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CPA flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. A coalition of climate change advocates say the new Parliament needs to stop letting anxieties in the oil patch threaten progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Action Network Canada along with representatives from Unifor, Lead Now, Greenpeace and 350.org say climate was the biggest factor in this election and the parties that ran on climate platforms owe it to voters to cooperate quickly to respond. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Climate legislation in House of Commons: Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will introduce climate legislation that supposedly includes “legally binding” five-year emissions targets for 2030 and 2050. The Liberal government has vowed to get Canada to net-zero emissions by the latter date. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
COVID-19 crisis: The provincial government will give its daily COVID-19 update this afternoon. The government announced 400 new cases and 11 deaths Wednesday. That’s the second-highest number of deaths reported since the pandemic began. Julia-Simone Rutgers and Danielle Da Silva report. READ MORE
Telephone town hall: Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, and other officials will hold the third in a series of telephone town halls on the pandemic this evening. Registration is open until 11 a.m. READ MORE
Report on Georgia results: Election officials in Georgia are expected to release a report on their hand tally of about 5 million votes in the U.S. presidential race. The state’s results must be certified by Friday. After that, the losing campaign can request a recount if the margin remains 0.5 per cent or lower. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of -2 C, wind chill as low as -12 this morning, wind from the northwest at 30 km/h decreasing to 10 km/h later this morning and snow expected from this evening until about midnight.
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Made-in-Manitoba masks: A local company has delivered its first shipment of reusable N95 respirator masks to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and hopes to send out 20,000 by the end of the month. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Talking trade: Canada is in the final stages of negotiating a new trade deal with the United Kingdom before that country leaves the European Union, a spokeswoman for Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a statement to The Canadian Press. READ MORE
Businesses no longer on list: A local epidemiologist says she agrees with the provincial government that reporting sites of COVID-19 exposures at businesses is of little value because the coronavirus is too widespread. “At this point, other than very specific exposure — whether it be in the interior of an aircraft, a health system, a school or a long-term care facility — where there’s more risk potentially involved, or at least an ability to know the specifics, it’s just not a solution,” Cynthia Carr said. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 19, 1984: Grey Cup victory celebrations swept downtown Winnipeg and Edmonton as jubilant Blue Bomber fans celebrated their team’s 47-17 triumph over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Storekeepers in Britain cleared an estimated 10 million Mars candy bars from their shelves after animal rights activists said they injected some with rat poison to protest the use of monkeys in a sugar-rich diet experiment. Manitoba Public Insurance Corp said little or no premium increase was likely for 1985.
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