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“Winter-peg” in living up to its nickname. It was a rare snow day for students in Manitoba as an Alberta Clipper brought blizzard conditions across the prairies and into Ontario. As much as 50 cm fell in some areas with wind gusts up to 90 km/h closing highways and shutting schools. Heather Yourex-West reports on the storm’s impact and why this winter storm isn’t over yet.

U.S. President Donald Trump continued his condemnation of former president Joe Biden during a prime time address Wednesday night, blaming his predecessor for the state of the U.S. economy. Unemployment and inflation are climbing in the U.S., driven in part by Trump’s trade war and cuts to the federal service. But Trump is trying to dispel those concerns about the economy. Jackson Proskow reports on what the president said and if Americans are listening.

According to a new opinion poll, the vast majority of Canadians support building new oil pipelines once existing infrastructure is maxed out. The Ipsos poll found 83 per cent of Canadians surveyed are in favour of exporting oil and gas to countries other than the U.S. And 68 per cent of those surveyed support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast, but 72 per cent felt the existing infrastructure should be maxed out before building new pipelines. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre supports the building of a new pipeline and says if he’s elected prime minister, he will approve the project no matter who objects. Poilievre made the comments in a year-end interview with Global National’s Dawna Friesen. David Akin has a preview.

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