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Canada's annual inflation rate ticked lower in December, thanks in part to Ottawa's temporary GST tax break, but economists still see interest rate cuts on the horizon as potential tariffs loom.

Statistics Canada said Tuesday the annual inflation reading for December came in at 1.8 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent in November. 

The report noted restaurant food purchases and alcohol bought from stores contributed the most to the deceleration — items which were subject to the tax reprieve, along with children's clothes and toys, among others.

After several days of extreme cold in Southern Manitoba, the extreme cold warning has ended for the region. 

Just before 12 p.m., the warning was lifted as temperatures are expected to rise to minus 14 degrees Tuesday afternoon and feel closer to minus 26.

Extreme cold warnings are issued with wind chills at minus 40. 

A Winnipeg male is facing a charge of Indecent Act after an incident on a transit bus Monday afternoon. 

On January 20, at approximately 3 p.m., West District General Patrol Officers responded to a transit bus in the River Heights area for the report of an adult male performing an indecent act while travelling on the bus.

The bus was at the corner of Osborne Street and Broadway when officers attended. The male suspect was located on the bus and taken into custody without incident. No injuries were reported. 

While an extreme cold warning is in effect for most of Southern Manitoba, part of the region is also under a blowing snow advisory. 

Environment Canada issued the advisory shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The advisory covers the following regions:

The Winnipeg New Music Festival begins in earnest on January 21 with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra performing works by Juno Award winner Samy Moussa. On January 22, contemporary classical music fans can enjoy a free concert as part of the festival’s In the Community series at the Desautels Concert Hall at the University of Manitoba being presented by the Winnipeg Chamber Winds Collective, the University of Manitoba Percussion Ensemble and the eXperimental Improv Ensemble. 

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Donald Trump's suggestion that he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1 is "nothing new," and insists Canada has plans ready for several possible scenarios.

LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly stepped out of a cabinet meeting in Montebello, Que. to deliver a statement to reassure Canadians after the newly installed U.S. president signed a stack of unrelated executive orders Monday evening.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1. 

He delivered the deadline on Monday evening at the White House as he signed a stack of unrelated executive orders. 

"We are thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada because they are allowing vast number of people, Canada is a very bad abuser also, vast numbers of people to come in and fentanyl to come in," he told reporters Monday night.

The Winnipeg Jets suffered a disappointing 5-2 defeat to the Utah Hockey Club at the Delta Center last night, marking another tough outing for a team struggling to find consistency.

Barrett Hayton led the charge for Utah, recording a goal and two assists. Clayton Keller added a goal and an assist, while Logan Cooley extended his goal streak to a career-high four games. With the victory, Utah (20-19-7) secured back-to-back home wins for the first time since November 13. Goalie Connor Ingram made 23 saves to anchor the team’s solid performance.

RCMP in Manitoba say residents near the U.S. border could start seeing and hearing Black Hawk helicopters on a regular basis as the national police force bolsters its presence in the area.

The first patrol flight took off a day before the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday. 

Trump had threatened to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods on his first day back in office unless Canada moved to stem the flow of illegal migrants and drugs into the United States, but the tariffs did not materialize on inauguration day.