Your forecast
Cloudy with showers or flurries beginning this morning, a high of 5 C and a low of 1.
What’s happening today
In Washington, D.C., this afternoon, the House Jan. 6 committee will hold what is likely its last public hearing before the midterm elections. The hearing will include evidence from Donald Trump’s Secret Service about the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The House Jan. 6 committee plans to unveil ‘surprising’ details at its next public hearing about the 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol. (Patrick Semansky / The Associated Press files)
Today’s must-read
Winnipeg’s top bureaucrat is taking aim at the union that represents 4,900 city workers — saying residents should be “shocked and outraged” — after the municipal government came within hours of a strike that could have put its critical services at risk. Joyanne Pursaga has the story.
Winnipeg City Hall (Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
CatCon, an annual cat convention in Pasadena, Calif., has been attended by roughly 78,000 people since its inception in 2015. Featuring meet-and-greets with cats, workshops, guest speakers, and an art show, it’s a gathering that will have you feline the love.
On this date
On Oct. 13, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that according to a Swedish newspaper correspondent in Helsinki, a British Expeditionary Force corps of tens of thousands had landed at Archangel; Canadian government officials would not say whether Canadian troops were also involved. Finnish planes conducting raids on the Murmansk railroad scored direct hits on two trains. Crack Red Army troops mounting a counterattack were reported to have stemmed the German offensive toward Moscow. Search our archives for more here.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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