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

 

'A blatant attempt to distract from Hydro’s own failures'

Chris Kitching:

First Nations leaders blast Hydro, accuse utility of deflecting blame for ruinous power outage

First Nations leaders have accused Manitoba Hydro of misleading the public and trying to deflect responsibility over the cause of Pimicikamak Cree Nation’s days-long power outage. Read More

 
 
 

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'What’s going on these days?'

Scott Billeck:

Afternoon machete attack leaves man bloody, Grant Park-area residents, workers speechless

What had, at first glance, looked like a man repeatedly hitting a fence with a stick on a Grant Park-area street corner was really a terrifying machete attack Tuesday afternoon. Read More

 
 

'Mark very clearly maintains his innocence'

Tyler Searle:

Trial lawyer in acquittal of Candace Derksen’s accused killer hopes ‘justice system will serve him properly’ on B.C. sex-crime charges

Vancouver police have charged Mark Edward Grant with unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and uttering threats arising from a Jan. 8 incident. Read More

 
 

'It’s very rewarding to know it’s helping other people'

AV Kitching:

Put a pin in it

Mapping Winnipeg website has become a go-to resource Read More

 
 

'We want everybody to play'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

‘We want this to be the community’

Picklr Winnipeg South set for grand opening Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Free Press staff: Dialysis services not properly managed, province’s auditor general reports
Maggie Macintosh: Half of U of M buildings in poor condition, audit finds
Scott Billeck: City updates requirements for homeless outreach contract after backlash
Kevin Rollason: Police looking to be wheely fast on electric bikes
Tyler Searle: Councillor joins community effort to make vacant Sherburn lot permanent green space
Erik Pindera: Woman strikes deal, agrees to testify against others accused in 2023 slaying
Carol Sanders: Alternative to remand’s revolving door imperative: lawyer
Nicole Buffie: Fleeing driver nearly hits officers, crashes into house
Maggie Macintosh: Teacher suspended without pay for mimicking child’s outburst
Joyanne Pursaga: Council approves compromise on bird-friendly building rules
 

Opinion

Maureen Scurfield: Really getting a kick out of sleeping together
Stephen Borys: The power of one, real object in a virtual age
Editorial: Yet again, Trump rambles at the world
Jerry Storie: A conversation on drug policy is overdue
Free Press: Letters, Jan. 22
Dan Lett: No reason to hope when there’s not nearly enough help
Maureen Scurfield: Sex fixation bad fit for building lasting bond
Laura Cameron: Budget 2026 must have climate action funding
Editorial: Getting ready for the next Trump crisis
Danae Tonge: Why Manitoba must end classroom hatching programs
 

Arts & Life

Free Press: What’s up: Lights On the Exchange, Cabin Fever, Game-itoba, Chickadee, Lindsay Wong
Ben Waldman: Couple unpacks meaning from things left behind
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: ‘Canada Shore’ out to prove Canadians can outparty, outfight and ‘outdrink Americans’
Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press: As the planet warms, how can the Winter Olympics and Paralympics adapt?
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: PWHLers, NHL commissioner among fans of gay hockey drama ‘Heated Rivalry’
Free Press: Arts / In brief
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Selling, buying or standing pat all intriguing options for the Jets
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Canada’s Olympic skeleton team features 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘Get in the net’: NHL goaltenders on how they wound up between the pipes
The Associated Press: Man City players to refund fans who traveled to Norway for shocking Champions League loss
Mike McIntyre: Fan favourite highlights Jets-Habs alumni game ahead of Heritage Classic
Ken Wiebe: Special teams the difference in Jets 3-1 win over Blues
 

Business

Aaron Epp: New venture studio seeks to help support early-stage founders, develop Manitoba’s startup ecosystem
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canada, U.S. markets rise after Trump changes course on Greenland-related tariffs
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Concessions could help Canada keep lower tariffs in trade deal review: strategist
Malak Abas: Microgreens farm Fresh Forage goes dark
Abiola Odutola: Manitoba Ag Days takes flight with focus on drone tech advancements
 

Canada

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump says Carney is not ‘grateful’ in Davos speech
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum draws praise, calls for action
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Carney back home after trips to Davos, China, Qatar, focused on non-U.S. trade
Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Doug Ford calls for boycott of Chinese EVs that will enter Canada under Carney deal
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press: Federal Court sets aside TikTok Canada shutdown order
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Trade minister calls for expanded engagement with India ahead of Carney’s visit
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Associated Press: A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how?
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Legault believes his Coalition Avenir Québec party will stay relevant after he leaves
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Critics, pollsters warn Canadians are wary of AI, want government to set guardrails
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite provides services to U.S. Homeland Security
 
 

World

Josh Boak, Will Weissert And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump backs down on Greenland and cancels tariff threat after NATO agrees to future Arctic deal
Julia Frankel And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Trump’s Board of Peace is dividing countries in Europe and the Middle East
Kamila Hrabchuk, The Associated Press: Trump to meet with Zelenskyy as Ukraine endures a bitter winter after Russian attacks
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown, one far lower than activists
Hernán Muñoz And Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press: Second fatal train crash shocks Spain as death toll in the first collision rises to 43
Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press: South Korea’s former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: Astronauts say space station’s ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis
Bill Barrow, The Associated Press: Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Minnesota’s governor
Safiyah Riddle, The Associated Press: Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump’s immigration enforcement surge
Michael R. Sisak And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press: Lawmakers can sue to ensure release of Epstein files, but not as part of Maxwell case, judge says
 

One last thing...

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press:

Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet

NEW YORK (AP) — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago. The tan-colored prints analyz... Read More

 
 

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