Your forecast
Mix of sun and clouds with a high of -1 C and a low of -6 C.
What’s happening today
After 36 years, Canada’s men’s team returns to World Cup action today. The national team kicks off against Belgium in Group F action in Qatar (1 p.m. CT, TSN).
Justice Minister David Lametti, Defence Minister Anita Anand and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will testify today at the public inquiry on the federal government’s response to the “Freedom Convoy” protests.
Today’s must-read
Respiratory diseases are creating a revolving door of disruptions to regular attendance and lesson planning in Manitoba schools — making it all but impossible to return to pre-pandemic operations and deliver consistent, high-quality instruction. Maggie Macintosh has the full story.
Scarlett Schadek has missed two weeks of school over the last month because of COVID-19 and a cold. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
On the bright side
After suffering severe injuries in a snowmobile crash last year, Ethan Christie’s parents and siblings were allowed into his room at Health Sciences Centre to essentially say their goodbyes while he lay in a medically induced coma.
Thanks to two friends who were with Ethan the day of the crash, the intervention of emergency services and health-care workers and his sheer will to live, the 20-year-old defied his slim odds of survival. Chris Kitching reports.
While he’s eager to get back on his sled, Ethan Christie advises those who are riding on and off trails this winter to slow down, ride with others and wear a quality helmet. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Nov. 23, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the Winnipeg police commission exonerated two detectives alleged to have beaten a Free Press reporter. The Union of Manitoba Municipalities approved a motion that would forbid welfare assistance for unwed mothers with more than one child. The U.S. army air defence command announced it would build a Sentinel anti-ballistic missile site somewhere between Grand Forks and the Canadian border. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
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