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Family of four freezes to death steps from U.S. border

Florida man charged with human smuggling

Erik Pindera
12:22 PM CST Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022
5 minute read

Chris Kitching:

Emerson residents horrified by tragic discovery in the snow

Main Street in Emerson, Manitoba.

Dean Pritchard:

Demon ‘from hell’ drove accused to kill housemate, court told

Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press. Police forensics officers investigate a major incident at a house on Hindley Avenue in St. Vital. January 11, 2020.

Dylan Robertson:

Retired firefighter dies caught in surgery backlog, COVID-19 pressures

BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Eleven Paramedics graduated from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service’s Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) training program today. Event held at Robert A. Steen Community Centre, 980 Palmerston Avenue. File shot of logo patch. Nov. 9, 2017

Tom Brodbeck:

Still waiting for real action on wait times

<p>In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team perform the transplant of a pig heart into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. On Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 the hospital said that he’s doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. (Mark Teske/University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)</p>

Martin Cash:

Local company imports U.S. technology behind drones capable of sanitizing sporting venues

EarthEx Geophysical Solutions has acquired the Canadian rights to a technology that can put electro-static charges in liquid and deploy it with drones for precision spraying of disinfectants.

Taylor Allen:

Indigenous hockey player plans on helping home community after completing education

Tony Apetagon started playing hockey in his home community of Norway House after his father gave him his first pair of skates. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Ben Waldman:

WSO’s Daniel Perry goes the distance

<p>MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Extreme cyclist Daniel Perry embraces winter weather.</p>

Editorial:

Pill offers long-overdue dose of good news

<p>FILE - This image provided by Pfizer shows the company’s COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer’s and Merck’s COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)</p>

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