What you need to know
The Capitol is seen beneath dark skies as the House is set to begin public impeachment inquiry hearings as lawmakers debate whether to remove President Donald Trump from office, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Must-see TV: The first televised congressional impeachment hearings for a U.S. president since the investigation that led to Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974 begins at 9 a.m. The world will get to see and hear for themselves whether President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine are impeachable offences, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries, a high of -5 C, wind from the northwest at 20 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and wind chill as low as -15 late this afternoon.
What’s happening today
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Firefighters deploy after a factory hit by a rocket caught fire in Sderot, southern Israel , Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 12m 2019. Israel has killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza in a rare targeted killing that threatened to unleash a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Rocket fire resumes: Israeli airstrikes targeting Islamic militants in Gaza resumed after a brief lull, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 18. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Escape attempt: The first-degree murder trial for the 2017 killing of Mustafa Peyawary resumes today. On Tuesday, jurors heard one accused spent hours hiding at the crime scene, plotting to orchestrate a diversion so he could escape while police investigated the killing. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
Canadian being questioned: A co-founder of Cirque du Soleil has been taken into custody in Tahiti regarding claims of cannabis cultivation, a Montreal-based entrepreneurial organization called Lune Rouge said this morning. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
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One private vendor outside Winnipeg city limits has started putting some of its more expensive stock out of public reach.
Alcohol out of reach: A privately run vendor just outside the city has begun blocking access to pricier liquors amid the massive surge in booze thefts in Winnipeg. An employee retrieves the bottles for customers who ask, similar to how liquor stores operated across Manitoba decades ago. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Beginner’s luck: The Colorado Avalanche’s third-string goalie, Adam Werner, helped shut out the Jets after replacing the starter only 31 seconds into the game. It was Werner’s NHL debut after playing only nine AHL games. “Their guy made a bunch of good saves,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. “We had a bunch of good chances that didn’t go for us.” Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
‘A good start’: The father of a young man killed in a crash on the south Perimeter Highway last month said he agrees with the province’s planned changes near the Brady Road landfill, “but a lot more needs to be done.” Jessica Botelho-Urbanski reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 13, 1991: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that city bureaucrats were calling for fee increases on everything from ambulance service to sewer and water rates to raise $15 million in the coming year. The province, city and local business leaders struck a deal that would pay the private owners of the Winnipeg Jets $10 million to keep the team in Winnipeg until 1996-97. A city physician was censured by the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons for attempting to kiss a patient against her wishes. READ MORE
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