Review: Ballads predominate on ABBA’s comeback album

City crews cleaning up drug paraphernalia, weapons having some impact on inner-city life

A three-person crew, employed by the city as part of its recently expanded proactive cleanup program, allowed the Free Press to follow along last week while they worked to make the Freight House Recreation Centre's property safe to play in.

Trustees call for e-scooter safety education

School trustees are calling on the province to bolster public education around e-bike and e-scooter safety ahead of back-to-school season.

The Manitoba School Boards Association brought members’ concerns about a growing number of students using electronic devices to get to and from classes to the education minister’s office this month.

“There’s a concerning lack of safety knowledge on the part of Manitoba youth,” executive director Alan Campbell said.

Campbell, a long-time trustee in the Interlake School Division, resigned from elected office this summer to run the association that mobilizes school boards and provides them with labour relations support.

Bombers need all three phases to step up in second half: O’Shea

Highlight-reel catches are a daily occurrence for Ontaria Wilson at practice.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver also makes jaw-dropping grabs on game days — just go back to last October in Edmonton when Wilson made arguably the most impressive play of the 2025 campaign.

For those that need a reminder, quarterback Zach Collaros underthrew a pass to the end zone that ricocheted off a pair of defenders. Wilson reached out with his right hand and batted the ball up twice while falling to the turf before securing it for an incredible 35-yard score.

That was likely the hardest touchdown of his career, and he should’ve had his easiest in last Friday’s 33-21 win over the Ottawa Redblacks at home — but he dropped it.

‘You vote with your bike’: cyclists celebrate freedoms, call for increased safety

Patty Wiens got dressed up in her sparkly, hot pink cowboy boots to pedal and talk politics with more than 100 other people on Sunday.

The founder of Winnipeg’s Fancy Women Bike Ride called on attendees of the 2026 event to ask candidates in the upcoming civic election — a half-dozen of whom were in attendance — about their active transportation platforms.

“We’re here today, in an election year, to remind you that you vote with your bike,” Wiens told a crowd of nearly 120 cyclists gathered on the legislature grounds for the group ride.

“When (city council) candidates come to your door and ask what’s important to you, you’re going to say, ‘I want to ride my bike safely in the city. What are you going to do about it?’”