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Local firefighter in L.A., student data breach, Jets’ Samberg returns, Morgan Traa exhibition
And a Made in Manitoba feature: 55 years at Kildonan Lock Service

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'I’ve never seen a fire that big in my life'

Tyler Searle:

’Instinct kicked in’

Veteran Winnipeg firefighter on vacation in L.A. saves several homes threatened by raging wildfire Read More

 

Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson And John Seewer, The Associated Press:

New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more ... Read More

 
 
 

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'This is a new world'

Maggie Macintosh:

Most Manitoba schools hit in cyberattack

Popular American software program hacked Read More

 
 

'Just good-hearted guys that love what we do'

Aaron Epp:

Enthusiasm master key to longevity

‘If you don’t enjoy the job you’re doing, it makes it awful hard’: Kildonan Lock Service nears 55 years in business Read More

 
 

'Sometimes you just have to battle it out'

Mike McIntyre:

Samberg back on the blue line

Jets D-man returns from broken foot to face Kings Read More

 
 

'How do you stay in a place that sometimes feels like it’s begging you to leave?'

Ben Waldman:

You are here, and there

Street and house scenes in My City Is a Graveyard aim to frame lives lived Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Morgan Modjeski: Activists, union, call on province to match Transit funding
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba declares public health emergency over HIV rising rates
Joyanne Pursaga: Developers selling some land slated for delayed ‘complete community’ near Polo Park
Joyanne Pursaga: Record-setting volunteer army invades downtown to clean up trash
Josiah Neufeld: New space cleared for prayer at city’s airport
Nicole Buffie: Agape Table expansion underscores surging food demand
Tyler Searle: Phasing out of door-to-door mail delivery sinks in for Winnipeggers
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Nature is a big part of the Canadian economy — but how big? We crunched the numbers.
Free Press staff: Hep A outbreak in province’s North makes its way to Winnipeg, officials scrambling to vaccinate people at high risk
Scott Billeck: Governments blasted for inaction as HIV rates rise
 

Opinion

Jessica Scott-Reid: Bear hunting and conservation questions
Mac Horsburgh: The challenge of aging
Niigaan Sinclair: Someone call the PM: next governor general doesn’t speak a single Indigenous language
Erna Buffie: In praise of the deliberately slower lane
Kelly Higginson: Small towns and temporary foreign workers
Editorial: Perhaps it’s time to move forward on holidays
David McLaughlin: A new Governor General and a return to the culture wars
Valdine Berry: For Mother’s Day, advice on long life
Lynne Fernandez and Erika Wiebe: Seniors in social housing deserve safety, security
Russell Wangersky: Out of the black, back into brilliant green
 

Arts & Life

AV Kitching: Three Winnipeg restaurants among Canada’s best
Sharon Chisvin: Ritual of remembrance: Saying names aloud keeps memories of Holocaust victims alive
Mitch Calvert: The future you is no distant stranger
Rick C. Benson: Winnipeg’s forgotten Stanley Cup champ
Alison Gillmor: Movie review: Talking-sheep comedy pokes affectionate fun at mystery genre
AV Kitching: New craft exhibition gives artists licence to lighten up
Jen Zoratti: Real-life partners Brady Oliveira, Alex Blumberg join forces to save dogs in new docuseries
Reviewed by Sheilla Jones: Dewar’s posthumous tome explores how the troubling history of residential schools disappears from public view
Reviewed by Zilla Jones: Harvard art fraud novel contemplates questions of artistic talent, ethics, identity and more
Reviewed by Bev Sandell Greenberg: Judy Blume’s life and writerly output for readers of all ages explored in hefty biography
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Homegrown guard gives Sea Bears spark in season opening win
Joshua Frey-Sam: Hutter not afraid to step up in lead role as team prepares for Western Women’s Canadian Football League season kickoff
George Williams: Assiniboia Downs racing season opens Tuesday, and follows in the hoofbeats of record-setting 68th season
Mike McIntyre: Powerhouse Griffins put Moose down
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Rise falling, Boychuk’s beauty of a boot, Roses remain flawless
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ rookie linesman Elsbury looking to stick around this season
Patrick Nolan: Angling for cost-effective fishing trip straightforward
The Canadian Press: Canada captain Davies sustains hamstring injury weeks before World Cup
Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press: Rookie tight end Dante Daniels turns childhood struggles into CFL dream
The Canadian Press: Charge, Fleet set to resume PWHL semifinal series after lengthy layoff
 

Business

Aaron Epp: AI-driven app like a grain market ‘analyst in your pocket’
Malak Abas: IGM Financial caps big year with first steps toward another
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canada, U.S. stock markets rise amid jobs reports from both countries
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
Free Press staff: NFI Group net earnings up in Q1 on similar revenue
Gabrielle Piché: Lengthy border delays fuel Manitoba’s shipping sector calls for system revamp
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. markets move lower, oil prices slide amid hopes of end to Iran war
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Maple Leaf Foods adds freight surcharges as Middle East conflict increases costs
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Maple Leaf Foods reviving plant-based brand Yves Veggie Cuisine
The Canadian Press: CRTC warns Bell over new $40 ‘handling’ fee that may violate incoming rule
 

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Trudeau says Trump is trying to distract from cost of tariffs with 51st state remarks
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press: Crown seeks jail time for pair convicted of mischief at Coutts border blockade
Kyle Duggan and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press: Liberals set to announce Trudeau’s successor as party leader on March 9
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: B.C. Conservatives seek inquiry into votes from mental health and drug facility
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Ukrainian-Canadians urge ongoing support for country amid political shifts
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: More than 80,000 people in Ontario were homeless in 2024, new report finds
The Canadian Press: Supreme Court rejects Quebec woman’s attempt to sue comedian who mocked her son
Hannah Alberga and Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: Company that processed plant-based milk linked to listeria permanently closes plants
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: B.C. teen with avian flu discharged after weeks in hospital
 
 

World

Wafaa Shurafa And Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press: More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say
Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Hill And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press: Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
Colleen Long, The Associated Press: As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.
Will Weissert And Darlene Superville, The Associated Press: Jimmy Carter’s funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own
Jill Colvin And Rob Gillies, The Associated Press: Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
Sally Abou Aljoud And Abby Sewell, The Associated Press: Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return
Regina Garcia Cano And Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press: Venezuela’s opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims
Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: A contentious push to wrap up the 9/11 prosecutions takes an emotional toll on victims’ families
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: Spacecraft buzzes Mercury’s north pole and beams back stunning photos
 

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