Winnipeg Free Press

1. GM to extend holiday shutdown, cut production

   DETROIT — General Motors Corp. will extend its holiday shutdown or make other production cuts at five factories — and will close its truck plant in Canada earlier than planned — as the troubled automaker deals with a continued U.S. auto sales slump and fights to stay solvent. Updated 4:45 PM

2. Axworthy, Alcock support Rae in Liberal leadership bid

   OTTAWA - Former Manitoba cabinet heavyweights Lloyd Axworthy and Reg Alcock have thrown their support behind Bob Rae for the Liberal leadership. Updated 2:47 PM

3. CFL is prepared for the economic challenges ahead

   MONTREAL -- The Canadian Football League has been a lean and mean financial machine for years. As a result, commissioner Mark Cohon figures that has the grand ol' loop firmly braced to handle the economic downturn than some other professional leagues. Updated 2:18 PM

4. N.Y. Times reports Clinton will accept secretary of state job

   WASHINGTON -- The New York Times is reporting Hillary Clinton has decided to accept the position of secretary of state. Updated 3:06 PM

5. City police probe fatal shooting

   Winnipeg police taped off a large area of Logan Avenue near Ellen Street after a man was shot to death around 11 p.m. Thursday night. Updated 11:07 AM

6. Province eliminating logging in provincial parks

   Logging in all but one of Manitoba's 80 provincial parks will stop this spring, the Doer government said today. Updated 2:22 PM

7. Olympic torch to visit 33 Manitoba communities

   Thompson will be the first Manitoba community to grab hold of the Olympic torch as the famed symbol makes its way across the country for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Updated 2:27 PM

8. Ignatieff's Liberal leadership campaign to hit Winnipeg

   OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Michael Ignatieff is bringing his campaign to Manitoba this weekend. Updated 10:39 AM

9. Arrest made in death of woman on Ross Avenue

   Police have arrested and charged a 53-year-old man with manslaughter in connection to a slaying of a woman on Ross Avenue early Wednesday. Updated 11:06 AM

10. Stretch of Young Street converted to one-way road

    Motorists take heed: Driving south down Young Street between Portage and Ellice avenues is forbidden as of Saturday. Updated 10:43 AM

11. Moose coach keeping team to high standards

    It's pretty clear Manitoba Moose coach Scott Arniel isn't interested in coasting through the AHL season. Updated 11:38 AM

12. Goldeyes release 2009 schedule

    It may be winter now but it feels like summer to the Winnipeg Goldeyes who released their 2009 Northern League baseball schedule today. Updated 11:40 AM

13. Province commits to mapping northern mining areas

    The province is spending $1.5 million to map the northern areas of Manitoba for mineral exploration. Updated 10:44 AM

14. Manitoba gets poor grade on annual poverty report card

    Nearly one of five children in Manitoba live in poverty, the third highest rate in Canada, the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg noted this morning. Updated 10:50 AM

15. Police looking for suspect in robbery

    Winnipeg police are looking for a male who held a knife to a woman's throat in Osborne Village yesterday afternoon. Updated 11:10 AM

16. Plenty of sunshine ahead for weekend

    It's gonna be so bright we gotta wear shades, or so the song says. Updated 8:27 AM

17. New deputy chief among crime prevention award winners

    Aboriginal activist Nahanni Fontaine and newly appointed Winnipeg police Deputy Chief Shelley Hart are two recipients of the Attorney General’s annual crime prevention and excellence in law enforcement awards. Updated 12:18 PM

18. AFN National Chief's brother hurt in Sagkeeng house fire

    ASSEMBLY of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine is at his brother's bedside at a hospital in Winnipeg following a "horrible" house fire Wednesday, his nephew said Thursday. Updated 8:51 AM

19. Northerners receive $4.5 M for job training

    The Doer government will spend $4.5 million over the next four years to train more northerners to meet the ongoing job shortage. Updated 10:03 AM

20. Festival of Trees and Lights begins today

    The 20th annual Festival of Trees and Lights kicks off today at the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. Updated 8:35 AM

21. Leading bid now $1,200 for private Steve Bell concert

    A musical fundraiser to raise money for the Pennies from Heaven campaign is now up to $1,200. Updated 11:07 AM

22. Manitoba's inflation rate remains unchanged

    Manitoba was one of only two provinces that didn't see any easing in inflationary pressures in October, according to new Statistics Canada figures released today.
    
    More National Breaking News Updated 10:26 AM

23. Stock markets tread water

    TORONTO -- Stock markets found their way towards triple-digit gains today after enduring a session that spent most of the day searching for direction.
    
    More Business Breaking News Updated 3:45 PM

24. Earn the opportunity to carry the 2010 Olympic torch

    VANCOUVER -- For thousands of Canadians, carrying the 2010 Olympic torch will be life-changing and not just because of the chance to be in the relay. Updated 11:53 AM

25. Rogge says IOC must control cost of Olympic Games

    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The Olympic movement is on sound financial footing but must hold down the size and cost of the Games to cope with the global economic downturn, IOC president Jacques Rogge said today.
    
    More Sports Breaking News Updated 9:54 AM

26. Possible meteor lights up the skies

    EDMONTON -- A possible meteor lit up both the sky and the telephone lines in Western Canada yesterday evening.
    
    VIDEO: See You Tube video of meteor Updated 9:56 AM

27. U.S. attorney general 'alert' after collapsing

    WASHINGTON -- The White House says President George W. Bush has called stricken Attorney General Michael Mukasey to see how he was feeling after his collapse during a speech last night.
    
    More International Breaking News Updated 6:56 AM

28. Paddlers get interactive map

    Visitors to Manitoba's youngest provincial park have a new online tool to guide them along the Manigotagan River. Updated 8:39 PM

Blog
Central

1. • Mia Rabson

   • 

   • Tweed fails to break status quo

2. • Nick Martin

   • 

   • A parent asks me to clean up Dodge

3. • Dan Lett

   • 

   • Back to regular scheduled program

More blogs

Today’s
Columns

1. • Lindor Reynolds

   • 

   • Family prays for missing daughter

2. • Dan Lett

   • 

   • Will Doer's no-risk strategy triumph?

3. • Ed Tait

   • 

   • Don't touch it; don't even look at it

More columns