New Ontario Science Centre to open in 2029, Premier Doug Ford says

Klein launches mayoral campaign with pledge to make Winnipeg safest city in Canada

Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein says he would make Winnipeg the safest city in Canada by the end of his four-year term, if elected.

“Crime is happening all over the city and we have to take steps to address it,” Klein said at his first campaign announcement Friday morning.

The candidate said crime is “getting out of control,” noting his grandchild’s car seat was recently stolen from a vehicle parked in a typically quiet neighbourhood.

He promised to hire 100 to 110 more police officers, which he believes would cost between $9 million and $11 million.

Lauded Manitoba author chronicled life in the Interlake

Longtime Manitoba author, editor and professor David Arnason died on Monday at age 86.

Jets’ Niederreiter looks for bounce-back season after return to full health

Nino Niederreiter called it the equivalent of playing on one leg.

Whether you’ve played one NHL game or more than 1,000 — like Niederreiter has — it’s not hard to quantify just how big a difference it is to be at full health. And after a season of reaching the millennium mark and suiting up for Switzerland at the 2026 Olympics, the Swiss forward is noticeably moving with a lot more spring in his step in what is his 16th NHL training camp.

Limited to just 61 games last season, Niederreiter’s production was also way down, with eight goals and 19 points — his lowest total since recording one goal in 55 games during his first full season with the New York Islanders in 2011-12.

“I mean, the biggest thing was definitely health,” said Niederreiter. “I mean, if you only have one functional knee, it doesn’t get you up to speed. So that’s something which I know I had a chance to repair and recover from. So, I feel great out there. So that’s something which I know I’m going to be better at.”

Experts say small companions play huge role in well-being as we age

My mother-in-law will turn 89 this year and she’s in love. In her rural home — where she’s lived for more than 60 years — her new roommate, a kitten named Pepper, has brought sheer joy to her world.

She regales my partner with play-by-plays of Pepper’s antics and activities. She repeatedly expresses how happy she is since Pepper moved in. She can’t imagine her world without him. They’re inseparable.

With the huge role tiny Pepper now plays in her life, calls to our home are less frequent, as she immerses herself in playing with Pepper, cleaning up after him and just delighting in his every move. Pepper has given her a renewed sense of happiness and purpose, keeping her mind on the present and free of worry.

And though a kitten is an unusual choice for a senior, experts agree that a pet of any age will benefit immensely from someone regularly being at home with them, the same way my mother-in-law’s quality of life has been enhanced by Pepper’s presence.

AS Roma’s perfect start unexpected storyline of Serie A

Be honest — who had AS Roma first place in Serie A, and with a 100 per cent record through four rounds, on their calcio bingo card?

Or how about Donyell Malen? Anyone have the Dutchman scoring six goals in three weeks, including a trio of game-winners?

Leonardo Balerdi, maybe? Any chips on the defender, on loan from Marseille, being compared to the late, great Franco Baresi by his Giallorossi manager?

There’s a Jennifer Lawrence GIF for all those with their hands raised.

Kinew delivered what most of us wanted; now we’ll have to deal with the consequences

Premier Wab Kinew has decided to adopt permanent daylight savings time, which means a permanent end to the spring forward, fall back tradition of adjusting our clocks. And absolutely no one is surprised.