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City budget, animal-abuse plea, data centres, Grey Cup, A Number at RMTC
Plus: Read to the bottom for a "seal team" escape thriller

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

 

'This is what Winnipeggers need'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City on capital spending spree

Bulk of $1.49-billion budget goes to roads, sewage plant, bridges Read More

 

Chris Kitching:

Twelve takeaways from the City of Winnipeg budget

Winnipeg’s preliminary 2026 budget includes plenty of road construction projects, expanded late-night bus service, extra firefighters and paramedics, and new safety measures for the downtown Millennium Library. Here are 12 highlights. Read More

 

Tom Brodbeck:

City out of book-balancing options; province steps up or things get ugly for Winnipeggers

Winnipeg’s 2026 budget, released Friday, is another reminder of just how thin the financial ice is at city hall. Read More

 

Nicole Buffie:

$2.5M set aside for safety measures at Millennium Library

Reprieve for St. Boniface outdoor pool included in Friday’s budget Read More

 
 
 

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'A trove of videos showing the killing of many animals'

Dean Pritchard:

Couple plead guilty, await sentencing after admitting to torturing, killing animals online for money

Irene Lima crushed 90 animals to death with her bare feet, while Chad Kabecz recorded the killings, videos of which were shared with paying customers via an online chat group. Read More

 
 

'Ravenous for electricity'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Big data, big footprint

’Intangible assets’ come with all-too-tangible costs thanks to the ever-expanding energy and water needs of the digital mega-repositories powering the AI ‘revolution’ Read More

 
 

'MLK Jr. would love to watch a CFL game out in Winnipeg'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Homegrown CFL Talent

Get to know Canadians in the Grey Cup: Tiger Shanks, Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, Kian Schaffer-Baker and Nelson Lokombo Read More

 

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press:

Riders’ original Gainer the Gopher reflects on fans, fun and donning a stinky suit

Canadian football fans will get to see a lot of the gamey but lovable Gainer the Gopher as the Roughriders confirm the rodent will travel to Winnipeg ahead of Sunday's Grey Cup. Read More

 

Miriam Lafontaine, The Canadian Press:

Quebecers descend on Winnipeg for Grey Cup — unwashed jerseys in tow

Jarrod Dyer Cambridge hasn’t washed his Tyson Philpot jersey since the CFL season began in June — and he's worn it to every Alouettes game since. He believes leaving the jersey steeped in body odour is good luck, and washing it can jinx the team. Read More

 

Free Press staff:

Street closures for Grey Cup festivities, Santa parade

Several downtown streets will be closed for Grey Cup festivities and the Santa Claus Parade this weekend; some have already closed. Read More

 
 

'Can we talk about what you did?'

Ben Waldman:

In the glare of many sons

Identity, family, connection explored in cloning drama Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Kevin Rollason: Cougar makes rare appearance in Manitoba
Kevin Rollason: Municipal board sides with Granite Curling Club over parking
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba government seeking suppliers for new monument in front of legislature
Erik Pindera: Operation Red Nose gears up for 30th year fighting impaired driving
Malak Abas: Downtown Mexican restaurant set on fire, business owners feeling ‘kind of threatened’ amid recent arson spree
Maggie Macintosh: Mother calls for bike lane installation and new green signal after son struck by car
Free Press staff: Kinew suggests details about Churchill project to be revealed by PM Sunday
Nicole Buffie: Bloodvein First Nation tells court it won’t deny hunters access to land
Carol Sanders: Drug detox centre opening on hold ‘to get things right,’ Kinew says
 

Opinion

Niigaan Sinclair: Lamb case an injustice then, an injustice now
Jeff Hamilton: CFL’s Johnston guarantees three-downs will not change
Ben Sigurdson: Vintage of aging wine writer hits sweet spot
Rebecca Chambers: Santa Claus Parade: The annual Yuletide test of parental wits
Maureen Scurfield: Be open and available for son’s baby mama
Nick Kasper: Fire department can’t run on overtime
Allan Levine: Today’s ICE raids resemble days of the Red Scare
Editorial: Police behaviour calls convictions into doubt
Free Press: Letters, Nov. 14
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Paisley proves his truck still works
Ben Waldman: In 'The Martian and the Mound,' troupe translates southern Manitoba lore into sci-fi production
Ben Sigurdson: Former Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle serves as tourism guide in book about home province
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Ehlers looking forward to ‘special’ game against Jets
By Melissa Martin: Canada’s Cup runneth over
Taylor Allen: Mace is one of a kind
Taylor Allen: Expect a classic in 112th Grey Cup
Ken Wiebe: Coverage lapses, puck management concerns storyline of Jets road trip
Joshua Frey-Sam: Alouettes QB labelled ’brash, confident and talented’
The Canadian Press: CFL commissioner Johnston says if league expands, he wants it to be in Canada
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press: CFLPA president Elimimian confident union will be consulted on future rule changes
Jeff Hamilton: Bombers’ return ace Vaval named league’s top rookie and top special teams player
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ road woes continue with 5-3 loss to Kraken
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Aviation, wellness entrepreneurs honoured at VIBE Awards
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Energy stocks rise on major projects enthusiasm, while U.S. stock markets were mixed
Gabrielle Piché: Opening growth channels: Sobr Market pops top on Walmart bottle shops
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Poll shows more young women want to leave U.S. — their top destination is Canada
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Former immigration minister says Canada’s reputation on welcoming refugees is at risk
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Supreme Court of Canada upholds impaired driving convictions based on breath tests
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Governor General Simon released from hospital, recovering from illness
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Oil and gas producers applaud Ottawa’s latest major projects list
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: New major projects list has some Indigenous buy-in, Carney says OKs still needed
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Ottawa’s operating spending — not capital — driving deeper deficits: PBO
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Government spent $19 billion on outside services in 2024-25
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Some NDP leadership candidates report struggling to meet conditions to remain in race
 
 

World

Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices
Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press: Emails reveal Epstein’s network of the rich and powerful despite sex offender status
Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab And Vasilisa Stepanenko, The Associated Press: Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35
Derek Gatopoulos And Thanassis Stavrakis, The Associated Press: As NATO pushes for faster innovation, drones flood a test battlefield in Greece
Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press: Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, where displaced families endure winter rains
Gerald Imray, Alfonso Nqunjana And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: South Africa investigates mystery of a plane that arrived with more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza
Anton L. Delgado, The Associated Press: Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference
Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press: Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks
Ken Moritsugu, The Associated Press: Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage
 

One last thing...

Cedar Attanasio, The Associated Press:

Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer’s boat

A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern of her boat. Read More

 
 

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