What you need to know
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Premier Brian Pallister delivered his State of the Province address on Thursday, Dec. 6.
Annual address: Premier Brian Pallister will make his state of the province speech at the RBC Convention Centre this afternoon. The Free Press will be there.
Battle over Brexit: Voters in the United Kingdom will decide today who they want to resolve the impasse over Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will get Britain out of the European Union by the end of January, while Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn would hold another referendum. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Articles of impeachment: The judiciary committee is expected to vote today to send two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump to the full House of Representatives. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with increasing cloudiness this afternoon, a high of -16 C with risk of frostbite, wind from the east at 10 km/h and wind chill as low as -28 this morning and -25 this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Adam Lowry celebrates after banging the partially smothered puck across the red line Tuesday against Detroit. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Meeting in Motor City: The Jets face the Red Wings in Detroit at 6:30 p.m., two days after the Jets beat them at Bell MTS Place. Meanwhile, Jason Bell reports on how Jets centre Adam Lowry has been one of the reasons for the team’s success this season. READ MORE
Ruling on religious symbols: The Quebec Court of Appeal will rule today on a request to suspend a law that bans teachers and civil servants from wearing religious symbols such as a hijab or yamulke at work.
Recovery mission: A team of military specialists will land on a New Zealand’s White Island to try to retrieve the bodies of eight of the 16 people killed when a volcano erupted this week. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
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Members of the Winnipeg Police Service direct traffic in front of the St. James’s Costco store in November 29.
‘Special duty’ side jobs: Nearly 500 off-duty Winnipeg police officers have been hired so far this month to work as paid security during the busiest shopping period of the year. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
‘Extravagant lifestyle’: A former Air Canada finance agent has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for fraud. Chalsee Levreault spent $2 million in funds from false customer refunds on drugs, Lululemon clothing and cross-border shopping trips, among other things. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Perimeter plan: The province held an open house Wednesday night on its plans for the south Perimeter Highway. The third and final such meeting of the week begins at the Oak Bluff Recreation Club at 4:30 p.m. today. READ MORE
Provincial party: Illuminate 150, a kickoff event for Manitoba 150 celebrations, is happening Saturday at the Manitoba legislature grounds. Gabrielle Piché has the details. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 12, 1983: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the provincial NDP government was considering changing its plan to offer constitutional entrenchment of certain French-language services in Manitoba after facing a backlash from opposition parties and the public. New provincial Conservative leader, Gary Filmon, was invited to discuss the issue. An auditor’s report found irregularities in the financial records at St. George’s Anglican Church, leading to the resigination of the parish priest. The U.S.-based National Coalition on Television Violence called CTV’s prime-time programming a “ghetto of American violence,” in a report submitted to the United Nations.
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