Free Press Head Start for April 19

Dean Pritchard:

‘Twenty years will never be enough’

Two men sentenced for killing man they thought was someone else Read More

Chris Kitching:

Police working to ID woman after remains found on riverbank

Human remains found near the Red River in South Point Douglas belong to an unidentified woman whose death was a homicide, Winnipeg police announced Tuesday. Sgt. Wade McDonald, a member of the homicide unit, said detectives’ current focus is finding out the name of the woman and informing her loved ones. “The family needs to know this,” McDonald, who is overseeing the investigation, said at a news conference at the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters. Read More

Kevin Rollason:

‘They will get a shock’: apartment resident decries eight months of Hydro estimated billing

A Winnipeg apartment resident is calling for a jolt of change to Manitoba Hydro’s meter reading system, saying tenants could soon be faced with a sudden jump in their monthly bill. Holly Bertram said even though the property management company that oversees her downtown residence has offered to give the Crown utility’s readers keys and pass codes to get into the building and basement room where dozens of meters for individual sites are housed, no one from Hydro has come for them. Read More

Mike McIntyre:

Jets rally round Barron

Forward shows grit returning to action after gruesome injury Read More

Mike Sawatzky:

Tragedy averted in SJHL playoff game

Quick-acting trainers stabilize Flin Flon captain after arm slashed in collision with opponent Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

Stenlund cleared for takeoff

Jets top face-off man returns to action following injury in regular season finale Read More

Eva Wasney:

Thank you for being a friend

New bakery has rapidly gained a loyal following Read More

Jen Zoratti:

Actor’s past bad behaviour feels like a betrayal

Beef, Netflix’s dark comedy starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as two people who become embroiled in a road-rage incident that keeps escalating, is one of the streaming service’s most popular shows. It’s also a massive hit among critics. Read More

Alan Small:

Dauphin songwriter’s single shakes up country stereotypes

Drinking and carousing have always gone hand-in-hand with country music, whether it’s George Jones singing White Lightning, Freddie Fender’s Wasted Days & Wasted Nights or Chris Stapleton’s mega-hit Tennessee Whiskey. Dealing with the after-effects of the night before led to classics such as Kris Kristofferson’s Sunday Morning Coming Down. Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

‘A step forward in reconciliation’

Efficiency Manitoba to provide funding for training First Nations members Read More

Martin Cash:

Transportation infrastructure in spotlight

Last week, Manitoba’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Doyle Piwniuk signed an agreement with his peers in Saskatchewan and Alberta committing to work together when it comes to trade infrastructure. Read More

Editorial:

The CBC gets federal cash — but so do its MP critics

Here’s what Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote on Twitter on Sunday: “BREAKING: CBC officially exposed as ‘government-funded media.’ Now people know that it is Trudeau propaganda, not news.” Mr. Poilievre’s post came after he requested, earlier in April, that the CBC be identified that way. Twitter acquiesced, adding the line on the main CBC Twitter site. Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Politicians leave questions unanswered, democracy eroded

One thing Gary Filmon insisted on as premier of Manitoba was cabinet ministers weren’t allowed to hide in their offices when the going got tough. Read More

Thomas Linner:

Protect health care with laws

Manitobans want to improve health care and protect universal, public Medicare. Given the extreme stress to our public health-care system, the Manitoba Health Coalition is calling for a made-in-Manitoba Medicare Protection Act to ensure that everyone who needs medically necessary care is able to receive that care, regardless of their ability to pay. Read More