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Transit safety, RCMP body cams, blockade ruling, arena closed, curling trials, Vi Houssin
Plus: A welcome form of inflation

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

 

'Our members are coming to work every day and they’re fearful'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Transit plans to install better shields to protect bus drivers on city’s mean streets

Winnipeg Transit is plotting a route to providing better protection for its drivers, amid persistent threats and violent incidents on city buses. That likely means replacing the partial driver shields... Read More

 
 
 

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'An incredible and beneficial and important tool'

Erik Pindera:

Nearly all Manitoba Mounties now equipped with body cams

Have made policing easier, commanding officer says Read More

 
 

'It’s been very helpful'

Nicole Buffie:

Judge rules Bloodvein’s contraband checkstop can remain despite inconvenience to hunters

A Court of King’s Bench judge has ruled a blockade set up outside Bloodvein First Nation to keep drugs and alcohol out will be allowed to remain despite inconveniencing licensed hunters. Read More

 
 

'Unexpected and significant' structural issue

Chris Kitching:

Safety concerns force city to close East Kildonan arena for extensive repairs

Alternative ice in short supply for area teams, programs Read More

 
 

'We got outplayed'

Taylor Allen:

An Olympic trip continues to elude Einarson

Gimli team toppled by Halifax’s Black in curling trial semis Read More

 
 

'Some of the most beautiful art found in the world'

Jen Zoratti:

The beauty of fear

Métis beadwork artist Vi Houssin captures feeling evoked by increasingly imbalanced world Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Carol Sanders: Doctor now on call for Health Links
Joyanne Pursaga: Around city hall
Nicole Buffie: Manitoba signs on for proposed east-west power plan
Carol Sanders: Province’s action plan aimed at reining in Municipal Board’s scope, power
Joyanne Pursaga: City backs down, North End church closer to adding its own pearly gates
Joyanne Pursaga: City seizing derelict homes sooner would be game changer: William Whyte resident
Chris Kitching: Hydro to cut down more than 260 trees on stretch of Selkirk Avenue
Malak Abas: Councillor says annual report paints grim picture of city’s needs
Tyler Searle: Sex offender hid in school washroom, grabbed student: police
Aaron Epp: RRC Polytech to cut staff after loss of language training funds
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: NDP promise to ‘end hallway medicine’ rings hollow for neglected senior’s grieving family
Tom Brodbeck: Kinew’s early election feelers hint at Ottawa aspirations
Tyler Slobogian and Molly MacCormack: Why shopping local this holiday season is more than just a nice idea
Maureen Scurfield: Heed lesson on ex-hubby’s loutish behaviour
Peter McKenna: What do Venezuela and Mexico have in common?
Editorial: When churches need high fences, a city has problems
Jerry Storie: Politicians navigate world of tough calls
Free Press: Letters, Nov. 28
Maureen Scurfield: Lunch-hour lust becoming a workplace worry
Stephen Borys: A home that belongs to everyone
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Winnipeg works at being a welcoming but low-key location for actors shooting projects in the city
Ben Waldman: Feds give MTYP $250,000 for upgrades
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: How ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Crave’s ‘spicy, gay hockey show,’ became a global TV player
Alison Gillmor: Third instalment of Knives Out murder mystery-franchise finely honed
Randall King: Siblings dispersed during ’60s Scoop reconnect in hard-hitting drama Meadowlarks
David Sanderson: Lego-lovers work to build creative community, block by block
Eva Wasney: Finger Eleven comeback looks to bring the good times
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Free Press: New music: Florence + the Machine, Wicked, Chick Corea, John Rutter
Free Press: What’s up: Christmas market, Kanata Classics, Forbidden Colours, Portage and Main, PUP
 

Sports

Grace Anne Paizen: The Backcheck
Taylor Allen: Homan survives late push from Black
Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Rocking Raleigh as a Hurricane
Jerrad Peters: Here’s to hoping footy only talking point after Derby del Sole
Joshua Frey-Sam: St. Paul’s and Dakota to go head-to-head for boys provincial volleyball glory
Mike McIntyre: All signs point to Milic against Hurricanes
Mike McIntyre: Jets frustrated, but remain hopeful club can turn around losing skid
Taylor Allen: Winnipeg team advances to Olympic-qualifier final by prevailing in rematch with McEwen
Adam Treusch: Bombers receiver arrested after high-speed chase in Arkansas
Mike McIntyre: Lack of depth sinks Jets
 

Business

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Economists warn surprise GDP growth in Q3 masks weakness in Canada’s economy
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets rise, turning the page on a tumultuous month for equities
Gabrielle Piché: Mapping future critical mineral exploration
Aaron Epp: Osborne Village BIZ touts community ambassador program success
Gabrielle Piché: Drill samples point to cesium deposit: Grid Metals
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Molson Coors accuses ex-managers of multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes slightly higher, U.S. markets closed for Thanksgiving
Gabrielle Piché: Safety tops list at Exchange District BIZ AGM
Gabrielle Piché: Missed credit card payment numbers on rise in Manitoba: Equifax
Free Press staff: Indigenous health-care innovation conference
 

Canada

The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press: Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Steven Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet to protest pipeline deal
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: ‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Environment Canada adds colour coding to weather alerts
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: NDP leadership candidates acknowledge need to improve French in Montreal debate
The Canadian Press: Nova Scotia selling off its American booze, donating proceeds to charity
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Ontario signs deal with Marten Falls First Nation to fast track road to Ring of Fire
Thomas Laberge, The Canadian Press: Anti-corruption police looking at allegations of wrongdoing involving Quebec Liberals
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Elections Canada says protocol wasn’t followed in Nunavik during federal election
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press: Muslim students concerned as Quebec government tables sweeping new secularism rules
 
 

World

The Associated Press: Hong Kong fire services say death toll in high-rise apartment fires has risen to 75, with more than 70 injured
Katie Marie Davies, The Associated Press: Putin sees US peace plan as a starting point as he warns Ukraine’s army to withdraw
Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Government push to unseal court records offers clues about what could be in the Epstein files
Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press: French president unveils new military program for volunteers aged 18 and 19
Chinedu Asadu And Assana Sambu, The Associated Press: Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader
Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press: Floodwaters are subsiding in southern Thailand as deaths exceed 80
Megan Janetsky, Bassem Mroue And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press: Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
Josh Boak, Ben Finley, Anthony Izaguirre And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press: Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died
The Associated Press: US-Russian crew of 3 starts 8-month mission on the International Space Station
Sarah Raza, The Associated Press: Fleet of UPS planes grounded after deadly crash expected to miss peak delivery season
 

One last thing...

The Associated Press:

A welcome form of inflation: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brings Pac-Man and Labubu to Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man to the New York City skies on Thursday, as floats featuring Labubu and Lego graced the streets. Read More

 
 

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