What’s happening today
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COVID-19 clampdown: Tonight is the final night bars and restaurants can serve liquor until 2 a.m. Starting Wednesday night, licensed premises in the Winnipeg area can’t sell liquor later than 10 p.m., and customers must be gone by 11 p.m. Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, said transmission of the coronavirus at bars tends to happen later in the evening, presumably after patrons have drunk more liquor. Larry Kusch report READ MORE
Turner to be buried: Former prime minister John Turner will be laid to rest in Toronto after a state funeral. He died at age 91 last month. READ MORE
Turkey criticizes Canadian move: Turkey is accusing Canada of “double standards” for suspending arms exports to the NATO ally. Ottawa is investigating the use of Canadian drone technology in the conflict between Azerbaijan — which is backed by Turkey — and Armenia. A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement notes a United Nations report said Canada was helping to fuel a war in Yemen and accused the ally of being influenced by Armenian diaspora groups. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Physicists win prestigious prize: Three scientists were named as the winners of the Nobel Prize in physics. Briton Roger Penrose won “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity,” while German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez won “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Kyrgyzstan cancels election results: The results of Kyrgyzstan’s recent parliamentary election were declared invalid by a commission after mass protests in the capital led to one death and hundreds of injuries. Members of several opposition parties announced plans to oust the president and form a new government, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A few showers ending this morning, then a mix of sun and cloud with a 40 per cent chance of showers late this afternoon, a high of 19 C and wind at 20 km/h from the west increasing to 30 km/h from the northwest later this morning.
In case you missed it
Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid skates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday December 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Star player tests positive: Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid, considered by many to be the best player in the NHL, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is isolating at home and experiencing mild symptoms, the Oilers said Monday. READ MORE
Ex-teacher sues police service: A former University of Winnipeg Collegiate teacher has filed a statement of claim against the Winnipeg Police Service, saying officers made hateful comments and threats while he was being held on sexual assault charges that were later stayed. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 6, 1971: Early indications pointed to a heavy turnout of voters as Greater Winnipeg residents were set to elect a mayor and 49 councillors; members of the Manitoba Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists voted to strike; and the United States Court of Appeals ordered a second look the largest underground atomic explosion ever planned underneath the Alaskan island of Amchitka.
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