Free Press Head Start for March 31

The Canadian Press:

Canada federal election 2025: Where the leaders are on Monday, March 31

Here's where the main leaders of Canada's main political parties are today. All times are local. --- Liberal Leader Mark Carney Carney is scheduled to make an ... Read More

The Canadian Press:

NDP leader pitches low interest mortgage loans for first-time homebuyers

PORT MOODY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised Sunday that a federal government led by him would offer first-time homebuyers access to low interest loans. Singh said the federal... Read More

Erik Pindera:

Poilievre floats oil exports out of Churchill port

At a campaign stop in Winnipeg Saturday morning, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to further expand the Port of Churchill and come up with a plan to export oil and other products out of Manitoba’s Arctic seaport. Read More

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press:

Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy cor... Read More

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press:

Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Canada looks to diversify trade routes

Manitoba may be smack dab in the middle of the country, but its premier wishes to remind Canadians it's a maritime province.  "When you think of Manitoba, you think of the Prairies, y... Read More

Dave Campbell, The Associated Press:

Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods, puts costly hockey gear in price-hike crosshair

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become compli... Read More

Brent Bellamy:

Construction industry facing tariff headwinds

The years following COVID-19 were a chaotic time for the construction industry. Supply chains were broken, inflation and interest rates were skyrocketing, and labour shortages hit every part of the industry. Rising costs were so difficult to control that every project was vulnerable to cancellation or delay. Read More

Erik Pindera:

Ex-girlfriend sentenced to 10 years for killing Pine Creek First Nation leader, role model

As he lay bleeding in the doorway of his home after being stabbed in the chest by his girlfriend, Lance Moosetail summoned the strength to tell his 18-year-old son he loved him. Local emergency res... Read More

Michele McDougall:

Melita mayor seeks return of primary health care

Melita Mayor Bill Holden says he, along with the reeve of a nearby municipality and the Canupawakpa Dakota Nation, have ideas about how to breathe life into the community’s failing health-care system, and he’s managed to get Prairie Mountain Health on board. Read More

Michele McDougall:

‘Fresh look’ for air training museum

When the doors open at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum on Tuesday, visitors will be treated to new displays and stories about pilots who trained there to fight for the British Commonwealth during the Second World War. Read More

Ken Wiebe:

There’s no place like home

Jets close out four-game homestand with three straight wins Read More

Mike McIntyre:

With a little help from his friends

Niederreiter had personal cheering section this week Read More

The Canadian Press:

Canada’s Gilles, Poirier claim another ice dance silver at figure skating worlds

BOSTON - Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are settling for silver once again, but they hope it serves as a springboard to gold at next year’s Olympics. For the second straight year, the ... Read More

David Friend, The Canadian Press:

‘We are not for sale’: Michael Bublé sets patriotic tone at Junos as artists boast of Canadian pride

VANCOUVER - Michael Bublé handed Canadians a heartfelt dose of patriotism at the Juno Awards on Sunday, setting the tone for a night of not-so-subtle references to Canada's current tensions w... Read More

Martin Zeilig:

Insightful eavesdropping

Intercepted, featuring tapped phone chatter by Russian troops, paints bleak, brutal picture of ongoing war in Ukraine Read More

Bob Thomas, The Associated Press:

Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare,’ dies at 90

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died. He was... Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Arby’s devotees flock to new Winnipeg location

They have the meats — until they didn’t, amid a rush of customers on opening day. Manitobans flocked to Arby’s over the weekend. Saturday marked the fast-food chain’s return; it vacated Manitoba fi... Read More

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press:

Judge rejects Hudson’s Bay proposal in creditor protection case

TORONTO - An Ontario judge rejected a Hudson’s Bay restructuring agreement Saturday evening, increasing the likelihood that lenders may seek to push the company into receivership. In a written deci... Read More

Editorial:

Global extremism, as close as your keyboard

An arrest in Winnipeg has provided yet another reminder of just how much extremist attitudes have spread across the world. Read More

Gage Haubrich:

Budget brings a stealth tax hike

Premier Wab Kinew is punishing Manitobans for receiving a cost-of-living pay raise. Read More

Gwynne Dyer:

Iran: a long fuse is lit

Maybe it was the fact that we were coming up on the 10th anniversary of the treaty Donald Trump destroyed that prompted him to start issuing threats to Iran again. Read More