Imperial starts production at new oilsands project using lower-emissions technology

Construction Clock management platform rebranded as Supercrew

David Peters is off the clock.

The Winnipeg-based construction worker turned tech entrepreneur announced on Tuesday his company, Construction Clock, has rebranded as Supercrew.

The new name reflects the evolution from a time tracking app for the construction industry to an all-in-one crew management platform that helps contractors plan work, track labour and pay employees, Peters said.

It’s the platform he envisioned when he started the company in 2022.

Mayoral rematch between Gillingham, Klein gets ugly on Day 1

Former city councillor and provincial cabinet minister Kevin Klein says he will soon enter the race to become Winnipeg’s next mayor — prompting an immediate war of words with incumbent Scott Gillingham.

Gillingham quickly responded to the announcement by calling Klein “toxic” and a “fixer” for Peter Nygard.

Klein said Tuesday he had decided not to enter the mayoral race weeks ago due to an unspecified health scare that required surgery. After recovering, he decided to run.

“The future of the city means a lot to me. I believe that we have so much untapped potential that I felt I should do something about it,” said Klein, noting he felt compelled to run because key city issues, such as perceptions of public safety in the downtown, have grown worse over the past four years.

Port of Churchill celebrates first grain shipment in six years

Approximately 30,000 tonnes of Canadian durum wheat from Saskatchewan-based AGT Foods is being loaded at the northern Manitoba port and will be shipped to customers in Europe.

Blue Bombers hope improved ball security sign of better things to come

It’s not like Cam Lawson was an unwilling participant in the impromptu game of hot potato, he just wasn’t expecting Davis Alexander to toss the ball in his general direction.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman was chasing down the Montreal Alouettes quarterback early in the third quarter of Friday’s 44-28 victory and was locked in on throwing a thunderous hit as Alexander scrambled outside the pocket.

“I wanted to light him up, but he (threw) it right at me and I was like ‘Oh my God,’” Lawson said after the Bombers returned to the practice field on Tuesday. “I almost had it, but it slid off my arm as I turned. It was really weird. I’ve watched (the replay) 100 times.”

Lawson remains in disbelief over the sequence of events that followed, which included multiple players and multiple body parts making contact with the football before Bombers linebacker Tony Jones finally scooped it up for a fumble recovery.

Naked man dies after jolt from police Taser

A Transcona man says he was lucky to be awake early Sunday when, shortly after 4 a.m., a stranger smashed through his screen door and kicked in the front door of his home.

“It’s all I can think about, like what if I was sleeping?” said the man, whom the Free Press is not naming to protect his identity. “Being awake gave me just a couple of extra seconds to deal with him before he got his whole body in.”

He was sitting on his couch when he heard the glass shatter and saw someone trying to force his way inside.

“Glass flew in and this guy — he was a big guy — tried to climb through the screen door,” the man said. “I hopped off the couch and just remember screaming for help. Well, of course it’s four in the morning, so nobody’s going to help, right? I wasn’t thinking straight.”

Love of the rink blossomed differently for mother-daughter figure skaters

It’s said that home is where the heart is, and for Dana and Marrin McKee that has always been the rink.

The mother-daughter duo of figure skating coaches always find comfort lacing up in chilly arenas.

Dana McKee’s origin story was very similar to her daughter’s, having a strong motherly push onto the ice. Much like learning to swim or drive a car, Dana’s mother believed that skating was an important life skill that needed to be honed.

Growing up in Morris, McKee spent the majority of her youth in the CanSkate program — a developmental learn-to-skate stage teaching the basics of standing upright.