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Alex Brandon / The Associated PressHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.

Alex Brandon / The Associated Press

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.

Set for historic vote: In Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives’ judiciary committee will vote today on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after a session that lasted more than 14 hours ended abruptly Thursday night. READ MORE

Big win for Boris: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a solid majority of seats in the United Kingdom’s Parliament, breaking a stalemate over a Brexit deal to leave the European Union. It’s the largest majority for the Tories since the days of Margaret Thatcher and a disaster for their rival party, with Labour winning their fewest seats since 1935. Leader Jeremy Corbyn said he won’t lead Labour into the next election. READ MORE

Weather

Your forecast: Snow ending this afternoon, with 5 cm expected, then cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries, a high of -12 C, wind from the east at 10 km/h increasing to 30 km/h from the north and gusting to 50 this afternoon, with wind chill as low as -19 this morning and -27 this afternoon.

In case you missed it

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe Liquor Mart on Keewatin in Winnipeg where an employee was injured in a robbery.

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

The Liquor Mart on Keewatin in Winnipeg where an employee was injured in a robbery.

Shopping for security: Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has put out a tender for “security system components” and is seeking quotes for 26 “impact-resistant transaction windows” as part of a plan to protect staff and customers at its Winnipeg stores. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE

Safety officers suit: A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the provincial government and six northern First Nations claims safety officers, formerly known as band constables, routinely detain people but have no legal power to do so. At least four people have died in band-owned cells in Manitoba since 1999. Katie May reports. READ MORE

Lucky 13: The Jets fell behind 0-3 and went on to lose in Detroit last night, handing the Red Wings their first win in 13 games. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE

Now accepting pelts: The North West Company will resume buying pelts from trappers at its remote general stores through a new arrangement with Canada’s lone remaining fur auction house. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE

On this date

On Dec. 13, 1993: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a retired white businessman from the United States confessed he had hired the assassin who killed Martin Luther King, Jr., and sought immunity from prosecution if he named the gunman, according to a British newspaper. In Russia, president Boris Yeltsin won approval for the country’s new constitution. In Manitoba, members of a ministerial committee working on new policy for gifted students said their work had been shelved by the Filmon government. READ MORE

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