Free Press Head Start for April 12

Danielle Da Silva and Tyler Searle:

Time to act on Adanac: NDP

New Democrats are calling for government intervention in a troubled Winnipeg apartment block that was the scene of two recent homicides. “The Adanac used to be a decent building that families called home,” NDP municipal relations critic Lisa Naylor said in question period Tuesday. “But now it’s an illegal dumping ground full of garbage (and) there’s multiple bylaw infractions leading to fires, property crime, drug and sex trafficking.” Naylor described the three-storey apartment block at 743 Sargent Ave. as a “health and safety hazard for residents and neighbours” and called on the government to intervene. Read More

Erik Pindera:

Assaults on paramedics alarming: union head

The melee in the back of an ambulance Easter Sunday that sent a Winnipeg paramedic to hospital is just one example of the worsening violence and threats first responders face daily, says their union. “I don’t think that there’s a paramedic that works for the WFPS today that hasn’t been assaulted, been nearly assaulted, verbally assaulted or knows somebody who’s been assaulted,” Ryan Woiden, president of Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union Local 911, said Tuesday. “These are life-altering calls for paramedics. We signed up to help. I can’t say we signed up to put our lives in the position they’re in as often as we do.” Read More

Carol Sanders:

No Orange Shirt Day stat in Manitoba this year: Stefanson

Premier cites lack of consensus on Sept. 30 Truth and Reconciliation Day, concern for businesses; Indigenous leaders not impressed Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Winnipeg in pixels

Educators use Minecraft to build better downtown Read More

Taylor Allen:

1917 hockey ring found on the shores of Scotland makes its way back to Canada

Rosebuds ring shrouded in mystery Read More

Martin Cash:

Jets clinch playoff spot, owner urges local biz to buy in

The Winnipeg Jets recaptured an NHL playoff spot Tuesday night — but off the ice, the organization is out to recapture paying customers. Read More

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Ice goalie Hauser earns East Division honours

Winnipeg Ice netminder Daniel Hauser was named goaltender of the year for the Western Hockey League’s East Division on Tuesday. Read More

By AV Kitching:

‘Back to the kitchen table’

Chandra Erlendson sources memory and family in reclamation cooking project Read More

Eva Wasney:

Why? The awkward, urgent question about sexual assault

In her new film, Danielle Sturk interviews young men and women about the starkly gendered roles Read More

Hillel Italie, The Associated Press:

Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answer... Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Forget boundaries, construction group urges

It’s time for a repositioning of Manitoba’s role in the global trade network, the province’s construction advocates say. Read More

Martin Cash:

Edmundson named new president and CEO of CentrePort Canada Inc.

Carly Edmundson has been named the new president and CEO of CentrePort Canada Inc., returning to the organization where she’d previously spent six years. Edmundson takes over from Diane Gray, who stepped down from the leadership position in the fall after running the inland port since its inception in 2008. Read More

Martin Cash:

Bell MTS ringing in a brighter future

‘We feel good about where we are at’: BCE CEO Read More

Editorial:

Lunar missions aren’t just footprints

“We choose to go to the moon.” It was more than 60 years ago — Sept. 12, 1962, to be precise — when United States president John F. Kennedy uttered those words, a challenge to the world, during a speech in Houston. It’s almost 54 years since scientists and astronauts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) fulfilled Mr. Kennedy’s pledge to complete the task before the 1960s ended. People around the world were glued to their television sets to watch Neil Armstrong make one giant leap for mankind July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

A little humanity would go a long way

Linda Beardy’s family, Indigenous community deserves more than ‘case closed’ from the city that ended her life Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Manitoba’s Liberal support fluctuates in polls, but it’s largely irrelevant at ballot box

It’s been a while since the Manitoba Liberals dropped to single-digit support, as they did in a Probe Research public opinion poll released last month. Read More