What you need to know
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Provincial court Judge Ray Wyant outside the Law Court Building at 408 York Avenue.
Crisis in the courts: In the latest instalment of our series on Manitoba’s meth crisis, Katie May reports on how the drug is affecting the court system. “It’s one of the most dangerous things that I’ve ever seen in my years in the criminal justice system, honestly,” says provincial court Judge Ray Wyant. READ MORE
Deadly disaster: In his latest column, Dan Lett says people will die if the provincial government stays its fiscal course and ignores the meth epidemic. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There will be a mix of sun and cloud today with a high of -6 C, wind from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50 in the mid-afternoon, and windchill as low as -21 this morning and -14 in the afternoon.
In case you missed it
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Debbie Hogue is asking the city to extend the hours of Brookside Cemetery for the holidays. Debbie regularly visits her mom and stepfather, and believes the current closure time of 4:30 p.m. does not allow for those with day jobs to visit.
Seasonal cemetery hours: Debbie Hogue wants the city to reconsider its reduced winter hours at cemeteries so people can visit the graves of loved ones during the holiday season. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Another OT winner: Mark Scheifele scored in overtime for the second consecutive game as the Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, moving into first place in the NHL’s Western Conference. Jason Bell reports on Scheifele’s ascent to stardom. READ MORE
What’s happening today
Dauphin device: A year after the province confirmed Dauphin will be getting an MRI machine, the device — first promised in 2013 — will be unveiled. READ MORE
Airstrikes in Somalia: The U.S. military said today it killed 62 al-Shabab extremist rebels in weekend airstrikes in the Gandarshe area of Somalia. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 17, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a Trans-Canada Airlines flight, backed by a 115-knot tail wind, cut nearly an hour from the regular flight time from Winnipeg to Toronto, making the journey in two and a half hours. France, under pressure from NATO allies, agreed to technical talks on a unified defence system in Western Europe. Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas predicted that, under a CCF government, the province would start a province-wide compulsory medical care program in 1961. READ MORE
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