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Legal pot enticing: One-quarter of Manitoba adults would try marijuana if it were legal, according to a new poll conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press. The Probe Research survey found a broad cross-section of Manitobans would try the drug. READ MORE
Your forecast: There may be some light snow this morning but the skies are expected to clear in the afternoon. The high will be -4 C. Tonight, there will be increasing cloudiness and periods of light snow. Low -10. On Thursday, a cloudy day is forecast with a high of -9. The normal high at this time of year is -13, while the normal low is -23.
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ASHLEY PREST / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS’We are an essential service. Dumping snow outside clinics when the hospitals are overburdened with work is non-sensical’: Dr. Peter Arnott
Street-cleaning blues: While the city diligently plowed out streets and lanes, it was cold comfort for some who saw their sidewalks buried in the process. One doctor was enraged at the mountain of snow pushed onto the walkway in front of his clinic, while a pair of 82-year-olds were hemmed in by back-lane windrows. READ MORE
Residential parking ban: The city’s residential parking ban goes into effect tonight at 7 p.m. as snow-clearing crews finish up main routes and start to concentrate on neighbourhood streets. The city estimates the cost of the storm cleanup at between $6 million and $7 million. READ MORE
Up next
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele at practice Monday the MTS Centre.
Centre displays versatility: He leads the Jets in scoring — potting a goal against Chicago in a 3-1 victory over the Blackhawks last night — and now Mark Scheifele is up for a new challenge. He will make a guest appearance at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker on Friday. The Jets centre is one of 17 Winnipeggers chosen for a walk-on role in this year’s run of the Nutcracker at the Centennial Concert Hall.
Around the water cooler
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJoy Black, a single mother of two teenagers receiving social assistance.
Benefits for children: Manitoba families are among the biggest beneficiaries of the federal government’s revamped child-benefit program, but the initiative is not lifting as many children out of poverty as Ottawa initially predicted, Mia Rabson writes. READ MORE
Political fundraising: Premier Brian Pallister is considering changes to political fundraising rules. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Pallister said he is considering raising limits on political donations and how much money candidates and parties can spend during election campaigns. His Progressive Conservative party already raises much more money than its opponents. READ MORE
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FILE – In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, Carrie Fisher presents the life achievement award on stage at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Fisher has reportedly been transported to a hospital after suffering a severe medical emergency on a flight Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP, File)
Carrie Fisher: The actress known for roles in the Star Wars movies as well as When Harry Met Sally, and bestselling author and advocate for mental health issues, has died at the age of 60 on Tuesday. Tributes of all kinds continue to pour in on social media. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 28, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Cypriots fired on British troops as fighting between Greece and Turkey continued on the contested island of Cyprus. Winnipeg was criticized by a Montreal newsman for the city’s demand to retain the Trans-Canada Air Lines overhaul base as a maintenance base for DC-9 aircraft. The Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company was set to open a new copper and zinc mine at Stall Lake on Feb. 3. READ MORE
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