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Granite housing, citizen reporting, Pembina Trails cybersecurity, Uniqlo coming, Jets update, community choirs
Plus: This trash panda's a real party animal

Good evening. The Winnipeg Jets are trying to end another tough road trip on a winning note tonight. You’ll find results and analysis of the game against the Montreal Canadiens later tonight on our website and in tomorrow’s print edition.

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

 

'This problem can be solved'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Mayor says city will forge ahead with housing on curling club site despite ruling

Club says it’s weighing options, including legal challenge Read More

 
 
 

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'This is a terrible idea'

Kevin Rollason:

Tattletale tickets

City’s parking authority proposes using snitch photos to nab rule-breakers Read More

 
 

'It’s a risk that never ends'

Chris Kitching:

Hackers posted extensive data involving Pembina Trails students, staff on dark web: probe

Students at risk of fraud or other threats well into their adult years, expert says Read More

 
 

'We are excited'

Gabrielle Piché:

City grants Uniqlo construction permit at St. Vital Centre

Japanese retail clothing giant has been green-lit to start construction on a large store in St. Vital Centre. Read More

 
 

'I’m going to make sure he has like four yellow jerseys on'

Mike McIntyre:

Jets nearing return to full strength

Pionk back in lineup, Hellebuyck raring to hit the ice Read More

 
 

'A voice and a love of music: those are the only requirements'

AV Kitching:

Sing it loud

Local choirs spread joy this holiday season Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Malak Abas: Nurses union president hints more health centres may be ‘grey-listed’
Joyanne Pursaga: City program clears parks, green spaces of thousands of discarded needles, more than 150 weapons
Scott Billeck: High anxiety at weed shops: survey reveals safety concerns on the job
Carol Sanders: Tories prod premier over homicide rate
Carol Sanders: Legislature features live sign language interpretation for first time
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press: Winnipeg mayor pushing for fourth emergency service to respond to mental health calls
Kevin Rollason: City cracking down on artistic woodwork in St. Vital forest
Tyler Searle: Training rule boosts MPI road-test pass rate
Dean Pritchard: Young teen girls plead guilty to manslaughter in 32-year-old woman’s slaying
Adam Treusch: Knife-wielding woman shot by Mountie four times on Trans-Canada Highway found not criminally responsible
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Shindico brothers give up $50-million in property, but may have dodged $85,000 bullet
Joanne Seiff: Granite-adjacent housing project: Right idea, wrong place
Maureen Scurfield: Seek out worthy replacement for untenable crush
Editorial: Little things are beginning to add up
Christopher J. Schneider and Stacey Hannem: Release of body-camera footage sets dangerous precedent
Free Press: A regulatory regression in Canada
Free Press: Letters, Dec. 3
 

Arts & Life

Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press: Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Eva Wasney: New go-to cookie recipe voted best by family members
Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press: Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has died at age 84
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Lack of secondary scoring curses Jets in shootout loss to Habs
The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Carney hosts Canadian tennis star Mboko on Parliament Hill
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: ‘We’ll be ready’: Organizers confident in Canada’s plans to host FIFA World Cup
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Pair prepare to deliver Crumbl cookies to Winnipeg market
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite gains more than 100 points amid bank earnings, U.S. markets rise
Gabrielle Piché: Water protection top of mind at provincial environmental conference
 

Canada

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Europe says Canada must pay 10M euros to join EU defence pact
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Freeland calls Ukraine a ‘fantastic investment’ as Ottawa pledges $235 million
Alessia Passafiume and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney meets with Prairie chiefs outside Assembly of First Nations gathering
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Government sending early retirement info to about 70,000 public servants
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Spy watchdog says it faces ‘difficult choices’ due to budget cuts
The Canadian Press: Air Transat pilots vote to strike if new contract with the airline can’t be reached
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Petitioner looking to recall Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says application approved
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Settlement in 23andMe data breach class-action proposed at about $4.49M
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Carney ‘will have to answer’ questions about flip-flop on tax credit, Liberal MP says
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Winter storm moves into Atlantic Canada, bringing wet snow and power outages
 
 

World

Isobel Koshiw, The Associated Press: Exclusive drone footage shows devastated Ukrainian town almost encircled by Russian forces
Lorne Cook And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys
Julia Frankel And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers
Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
Lisa Mascaro And Ben Finley, The Associated Press: Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Yemen’s Houthis release mariners held since July ship attack
The Associated Press: Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago
Lisa Mascaro And Ben Finley, The Associated Press: Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say
Aniruddha Ghosal And Anton L. Delgado, The Associated Press: Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists say
 

One last thing...

Ashland,Va., The Associated Press:

Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor

ASHLAND, Va. (AP) — The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a no... Read More

 
 

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