What’s happening today
CPFlood waters surround a farm in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)
More rain for West Coast: A new storm is expected to hit B.C.’s inner south coast tonight, dropping 40 to 80 millimetres of rain on a province hit hard by flooding. Environment Canada says another so-called atmospheric river is forecast to drench the south coast on Saturday. READ MORE
‘Scrutiny and accountability’: Members of Parliament will debate whether the House of Commons will return to a hybrid format that has allowed MPs to participate virtually amid the pandemic. The Liberals and the NDP support the move, while the Conservatives and the Bloc Québecois want to return to in-person sittings. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Clash in Columbus: The Winnipeg Jets face the Blue Jackets in Columbus at 6 p.m. CT. It’s the first time the teams have played since the blockbuster trade that sent Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic to Columbus and Pierre-Luc Dubois to Winnipeg. Mike McIntyre says the trade is starting to look like a win for both teams. READ MORE
First female PM: Sweden’s parliament approved Magdalena Andersson as the country’s first woman prime minister earlier today. READ MORE
Jury deliberating in Georgia: Jurors will continue deliberating in the murder trial of three white men for the killing of a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, in Georgia in February 2020. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries for the remainder of the morning, blowing snow in outlying areas this morning, a high of -6 C, a low of -15 C, wind chill as low as -24 and wind from the north at 40 km/h gusting to 60 this morning.
In case you missed it
The Winnipeg School Division cited a study that found there was little long-term gain for full-time kindergarten students. (Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Kindergarten classed dismissed: Manitoba’s largest school division will end full-day kindergarten at the 11 schools that have such programming at the end of the academic year. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Curling comeback quashed: Kerri Einarson scored two to beat Jennifer Jones in the 10th end in a battle of Manitoba teams at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Saskatoon. Jones’ team trailed 6-0 but led 9-8 going into the final frame. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
‘A small nudge’: NASA launched a spacecraft on a mission to test whether it’s possible to knock an asteroid off course. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Record cases in Czech Republic: The Czech Republic had a record 25,864 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the eastern European country’s health ministry said today. READ MORE
Series set to resume: The U.S. shut out the Canadian women’s hockey team in Game 4 in Ottawa, tying the Rivalry Series at 2-2. The series, which the teams are using as preparation for the Olympics, will resume south of the border next month. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 24, 1967: The Winnipeg Free Press reported MPs who had opposed ending the death penalty a year and a half earlier approved a bill to limit capital punishment to killers of police officers and prison guards for a five-year trial period. Hundreds of Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party delegates were set to convene to select a new leader and thus the new premier; premier Duff Roblin, the leader for 13 years, was stepping down. U.S. presidential envoy Cyrus R. Vance sought in Athens to head off a Greek-Turkish war over Cyprus.
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