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ID card nixed: A plan by the former NDP government to develop a new ID card has been cancelled by the Pallister administration. The new card, which would have eliminated the current paper health card and combined it with one’s driver’s licence, would have cost $13 million. READ MORE
Your forecast: There will be milder-than-normal temperatures for as far as the good folks at Environment Canada can see. Today, the high will be zero. On Friday, it will be +1; Saturday, +2; Sunday, zero; Monday, -3; and Tuesday, -6. Complicating matters, however, is the likelihood of showers on Friday night that could make for slippery driving. There’s also a chance of precipitation over the weekend.
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France-based Roquette will build a pea-processing plant in Portage la Prairie.
Pea plant for Portage: A French-based company is building what would be the largest pea-processing plant in the world near Portage la Prairie. The $400-million investment by Roquette, which produces ingredients for the food and pharmaceutical industries, will create 150 permanent jobs and provide a new market for Prairie farmers. READ MORE
Tower on hold: A $187-million, 45-storey office and residential tower project in downtown Winnipeg appears stalled over the developer’s demand that the city pay a $6.5 million grant before construction begins. Fortress Real Developments says its proposed SkyCity development is not viable without the civic handout. The city wants to see construction begin first. READ MORE
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Trial resumes: The retrial of Mark Edward Grant resumes today with four witnesses scheduled to take the stand, including two DNA analysts, a police officer and a knot specialist who examined the twine found on murder victim Candace Derksen’s body.
Around the water cooler
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dennis Quaid with a dog, voiced by Josh Gad, in a scene from “A Dog’s Purpose.” A spokesman for American Humane said Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 that it has suspended its safety representative who worked on the set of the film when a frightened German shepherd, not shown, was forced into churning waters. (Joe Lederer/Universal Pictures via AP)
Animal cruelty alleged: An animal rights group has filed complaints of animal cruelty after a video surfaced showing a German shepherd being dragged into turbulent waters during the filming of a movie in Manitoba. The footage was shot near Winnipeg in November 2015 for the movie A Dog’s Purpose. The movie is set to be released later this month. READ MORE
Proceeds from crime: The province has elected not to pursue proceeds from the estate of a police officer who died while facing criminal charges. Trent Milan was killed after he drove into the path of a gravel truck last October, just weeks after being charged with 36 offences, including theft and drug and weapons possession. Under the province’s Criminal Property Forfeiture Act, Justice officials could have initiated civil proceedings against Milan’s estate. READ MORE
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#3wordsbetterthaniloveyou: A tall order, but try these expressions of ecstasy: “Class is cancelled,” “Made of chocolate,” “Just got paid!” or “I brought food.”
On this date
On Jan. 19, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that communist China had two atomic bombs. France stood in the way of Britain’s entry into the European Common Market. In Canada, the federal government said it would increase winter works and community projects in northern Manitoba to help combat unemployment among indigenous communities there. In Winnipeg, 1,700 people were on waiting lists to be admitted to hospitals. Premier Duff Roblin returned from a two-week vacation in Jamaica. READ MORE
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