What you need to know
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One of two bodies is removed from the scene of a double homicide at a house in St-Georges, Mb. in 2017.
Suspect in slayings: The man charged in a double homicide in St-Georges was a high school principal and a Canadian Forces veteran who served in Cyprus. Bill Redekop reports. READ MORE
Crisis cash: Ottawa is giving Quebecers who live near Canada’s main entry point for asylum seekers thousands of dollars for the “inconvenience,” while southern Manitoba residents will get nothing. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
‘Devastating blow’: The Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities says it might shut down after being denied funding. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of 1 C, wind at 15 km/h and windchill of -9 in the morning.
In case you missed it
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Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey and Blake Wheeler celebrate Morrissey’s game-winning goal in overtime against the Edmonton Oilers in Winnipeg on Thursday.
OT vs. Oilers: The Jets blew a two-goal lead to the Edmonton Oilers before tying the game in the third period and winning in overtime at Bell MTS Place last night. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Star of ’70s films: Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke, who starred in a string of films in the 1970s and early ’80s with her then-partner, Clint Eastwood, has died. READ MORE
What’s happening today
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Pembina Hwy. is shut down in both directions between Jubilee Ave. and Stafford St. for demolition work on the CN Rail bridge.
Traffic note for tonight: Pembina Highway will be closed again between Jubilee Avenue and Stafford Street this weekend, from 8 p.m. tonight to 4 a.m. Monday, for demolition work on the rail bridge. READ MORE
Cohen contradicts Trump: In his first interview since being sentenced to prison time, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, says the candidate knew it was wrong to make hush payments to two women alleging affairs. READ MORE
On this date
On Dec. 14, 1949: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in the U.S., the Committee for Economic Development, a group of business leaders, estimated that national security for the U.S. would cost around $20 billion annually for years to come. Canada and the United Kingdom had negotiated contracts for bacon and cheese imports for the coming year. In Winnipeg, a real estate agent was robbed at gunpoint; the robbers made off with $1,500. READ MORE
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