Good morning!
Your forecast: And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the snow. OK, so we played around with the lyrics from the old Creedence Clearwater Revival class, but Winnipeggers waking up to the sight of more falling snow will likely start to, well, wonder. Environment Canada says we can expect two to four centimetres of snow today, with winds at 30 km/h gusting to 50. The temperature will reach a high today of -5 C. On Thursday, Christmas Eve, expect a mainly cloudy day and NO SNOW (!!!) with a daytime high of -12 C and an overnight low of -17 C. Christmas Day will be sunny and a brisk -12 C.
In case you missed it
Abuser of adopted baby pleads guilt: A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault causing bodily harm and failing to provide the necessities of life, admitting to committing acts of repeated physical abuse and neglect against the newborn baby he and his husband had just adopted in 2014. He will be sentenced early next year and remains free on bail. The victim, in the care of Child and Family Services, has serious, lingering health issues. READ MORE
Crack dealers in court: Three Winnipeg men, all convicted of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, have been handed rare community-based sentences. The Crown appealed all three, saying a dangerous series of precedents has been set. The appeal results were mixed — two cases were upheld, and one was overturned. But there is now some clarity and instruction from the Court of Appeal going forward. READ MORE
Jets crash-land in Alberta: A trip west was anything but kind to the Winnipeg Jets this week. The NHL club suffered a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night — just a day after the team was clipped 3-1 by the Edmonton Oilers. Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau had his second three-goal performance of the season for Calgary. Jets head coach Paul Maurice said his club, now 15-17-2, needs some rest. READ MORE
Up next
Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free PressFamilies line up to snap a shot with Santa and Rudolf at the Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at the Red River Exhibition Park Tuesday night.
Brilliant light show: Make sure you take a drive through Canada Inns Winter Wonderland. The province’s largest drive-thru light show, with over a million lights and 26 different themes, can be seen at Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Ave., near Assiniboia Downs.
Really big cast: It’s not too often we’d plug a movie opening, but the film The Big Short, starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell and Brad Pitt, deserves it. Adapted from the Michael Lewis book on the 2008 housing market crash in the U.S, the film is already getting a lot of Oscar buzz. It’s showing at the Polo Park and McGillivray cinemas, starting today. READ MORE
Assault case against Fantino: The case of private assault charges laid against former federal cabinet minister Julian Fantino stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred more than 40 years ago returns to court today in Toronto. Fantino’s lawyer Mark Sandler says his client will vigorously defend the charges of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm from 1973 when Fantino was a police officer. The accuser, John Bonnici, alleges he was arrested in a raid overseen by Fantino and was roughed up by officers.
Around the water cooler
Festivus for the rest of us: Today is Festivus, which only makes one wonder: Why has this made-up holiday from the iconic Seinfeld show become such a timeless classic? Check out Brad Oswald’s story — as well as video online — to find out. READ MORE
Winnipeg is so cool: The Great Ice Show promises to be the place Winnipeggers and travellers will converge starting in the middle of January at The Forks, if the weather co-operates. The plan is for 50 Chinese ice artists to arrive on Christmas Day and start carving what will be visually stunning creations set off by 40,000 LED lights. READ MORE
Trending now
#ImStillBummed: What are you still disappointed about? Let fly with your discontent! Twitter users declare they’re still bummed “that Ralphie shot his eye out!” “because I still think Steve Harvey’s first choice for Miss Universe was the right one,” and “Nicholas Cage wasn’t in Star Wars.”
#HappyHolidays: This hashtag really needs no explanation. It’s trending citywide, nationwide and worldwide. The Head Start crew hopes everyone has a safe and happy holiday season.
#YodaSpeakASaying: Altering just about any line to sound like it was delivered by the diminutive but powerful Jedi master is simply funny. Take these tweets for example: “A first name my bologna has, O-S-C-A-R, it is”; “Do or do not, either way, a bigger boat you will need'”; “The truth you want? Handle the truth you cannot”; and, “Gets the worm, the early bird does.”
On this date
On Dec. 23, 1958: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a new kind of grain elevator, which was more squat in design, could change the Canadian prairie landscape. The Soviet Union’s budget for military spending decreased only marginally from the previous year. Mild weather was predicted for Winnipeg over Christmas, with rain or freezing drizzle likely. Prices for Christmas trees across the city dropped sharply. A Winnipeg family, already struggling with unemployment, were devastated when their home and possessions were destroyed in a fire.
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