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Granite court challenge, Kildonan Place renos, grocery prices, holiday traditions, Bombers staff
Plus: The cyclist collecting hundreds of lost hubcaps

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

 

'Every private developer would love to ignore rules that they don’t like'

Nicole Buffie:

Curling club seeks court review

Granite wants judge to decide whether city can ignore municipal board Read More

 
 
 

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'You’re going to see a lot of excitement'

Gabrielle Piché:

‘We were obviously heartbroken’

Some local brands left out as Kildonan Place renovation shuffles tenant storefronts Read More

 
 

'We want to see better prices'

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press:

Manitoba premier plans to target ‘differential pricing’ for groceries in new year

The Manitoba government is looking at cracking down on so-called "differential pricing" on groceries and implementing further controls on milk as part of its ongoing attempts to contain the rising cost of living. Read More

 

The Associated Press:

Instacart ends a program where users could see different prices for the same item at the same store

Instacart had been offering the price-testing service to retailers since 2023. The company declined to say how many customers may have been affected, but it will end the service, effective immediately. Read More

 
 

'We keep it alive in their spirit of gathering'

AV Kitching:

Baking up change and swarming Santa Claus

Three local personalities share their traditions, from embracing kismet to herding everyone to the mall Read More

 
 

'We weren’t good enough last year'

Taylor Allen:

Condell Bombers’ new offensive co-ordinator

Mike O’Shea has finally owned up to the fact that promoting Jason Hogan to offensive co-ordinator was a mistake. Read More

 

Taylor Allen:

Thomas hangs up cleats, picks up clipboard

Bombers stalwart team’s new defensive line coach Read More

 
 

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Local

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Public inquiry into Winnipeg construction project gets more funding
Alex Lambert: Arsenic levels in water prompt some Virden residents to scramble
Scott Billeck: Swastika painted on West End mosque
Dean Pritchard: Lawyers push for six years for ex-hockey coach who sexually abused teen
Chris Kitching: Tories ask feds to reject proposed supervised drug consumption site
Carol Sanders: Province plans to release quarterly stats on sobering centre detentions
Maggie Macintosh: Data on violence in Manitoba schools released
Joyanne Pursaga: City says it has plan to replace removed trees
Tyler Searle: Winnipeg courts WestJet as home for multimillion-dollar maintenance facility
Kevin Rollason: Winnipeggers detail misery of WestJet baggage delays, last-minute vacation-package changes
 

Opinion

Maureen Scurfield: Why tinker with tacit two-timing entente?
Free Press: Letters, Jan. 9
Editorial: A defining moment for the United States
Tracy Groenewegen: Our hens deserve better than cages
Joanne Seiff: When hate hits on the home front
Tami Gadir: Distinguishing dissent from hatred
Tom Brodbeck: Zero tolerance during parking bans would deliver the message
Melissa Martin: Video record of ICE killing Minnesota mom lays bare Trump’s disgraceful lies
Joel Schlesinger: U.S. policy uncertainty looms as markets refocus on economic fundamentals in 2026
Maureen Scurfield: Nest mess could help you press on for success
 

Arts & Life

Randall King: Winnipeg plays itself in eclectic fish-out-of-water story
Conrad Sweatman: Field guide focuses on variety of architectural styles in Canada
Alison Gillmor: Chinese love letter to cinema a film to be experienced
Kelly Taylor: Dreaming of spring
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
The Associated Press: The Golden Globes are this week. Here’s what to know about the first major show of awards season
Randall King: Director roars about making film during Winnipeg winter
Free Press: What’s up: Writers Round, Queer Newfoundland Hockey League, sound bath
Eva Wasney: Legal change allows visual artists to earn royalties when work resold on secondary market
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: How an Ontario family home became Shane Hollander’s love nest in ‘Heated Rivalry’
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Dedicated volunteers Kelly and Sandy Taylor receive prestigious Archery Manitoba award
Mike McIntyre: Jets give up early lead in 4-3 loss to Oilers
Taylor Allen: Chance meeting with Team Gim paved way for Lee’s Korea Curling Federation role
Ken Wiebe: Zhilkin fired up to face Oilers in NHL debut
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ Holm becomes highest paid American DB in CFL with two-year extension
Mike McIntyre: Winnipegger Stone honoured to get Olympic call
Taylor Allen: Bombers score well above average on CFLPA report cards
Taylor Allen: Olympic-bound skip credits Carruthers reigniting his love for the game
Ken Wiebe: Jets’ Arniel demands more effort to spark turnaround
Ken Wiebe: Moose’s Zhilkin on verge of making NHL debut
 

Business

Malak Abas: Winnipeg home sales ‘soldiered on’ in 2025
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Energy stocks lift S&P/TSX composite index while investors digest U.S. jobs data
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Airlines retreat from U.S. to carve new routes overseas as Canadians shun America
Malak Abas: Jail doors open at McCreary RCMP detachment turned vacation rental
Aaron Epp: Botanical PaperWorks changes hands, keeps environmental ‘heartbeat’
Free Press staff: McEwen finalizes Canadian Gold purchase
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets in Canada, U.S. reach new highs amid continued focus on Venezuela
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Alberta launches website for potential new West Coast oil pipeline
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Air Transat pilots approve new contract that locks in big gains
Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press: Trump Mobile’s golden phone remains nowhere to be found
 

Canada

Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: ‘Independent state?’ Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Carney names friend and former investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Ottawa, First Nations presenting plans to reform child welfare system
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Diab caps student visa applications for 2026, pauses some permanent residency streams
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026
The Canadian Press: Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year
The Canadian Press: Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pop recall, CFIA says
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: American visits north up for first time in eight months as Canadians still avoid U.S.
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: B.C.’s David Eby ‘not seeking’ 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
 
 

World

Samya Kullab And Vasilisa Stepanenko, The Associated Press: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is ‘quite solid’
The Associated Press: Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say
The Associated Press: Cyberattack disrupts France’s postal service and banking during Christmas rush
The Associated Press: Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abduction
Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press: An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
David Bauder, The Associated Press: ’60 Minutes’ pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup
Noah Berger And Trân Nguyễn, The Associated Press: Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 death
 

One last thing...

Brian Witte And Mingson Lau, The Associated Press:

Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art

Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore. They have inspired a quest to turn litter into art, including Christmas wreaths, a giant fish and a large head of Snoopy. Read More

 
 

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