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AI in education, Whiteshell Laboratories, Sio Silica, Jets slump, best books
Plus: Watch the skydiving snag that left a man dangling off a plane (it ends well)

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

 

'You have to embrace it. You can’t fear it'

Melissa Martin and Maggie Macintosh:

Learning in an AI world

From public schools to post-secondary institutions, educators are grappling with AI's impact on education Read More

 
 
 

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'Huge economic potential'

Gabrielle Piché:

Big plans for small modular reactors

As Manitoba energy deficit looms, StarCore Nuclear seeks government support in push for power-generating demonstration site at former Whiteshell Laboratories Read More

 

Tyler Searle:

Fire safety no longer an issue at former nuclear site in Pinawa, decommissioning firm says

Leadership at Whiteshell Laboratories say they have rebuilt the facility’s fire department. Read More

 

Photography by Mikaela MacKenzie:

In pictures: Inside Whiteshell Laboratories

A tour of Pinawa's former nuclear site Read More

 
 

'Back to the battlefield'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Digging in

Despite local opposition, a political scandal and initial government rejection, Sio Silica is ramping up efforts to obtain a licence for its sand-mine proposal Read More

 
 

'It’s going to take us all to get ourselves back into this race'

Mike McIntyre:

Hellebuyck can’t do it all

Expecting one player to magically fix Jets’ problems would be foolhardy Read More

 
 

'A Christmas book flood'

Top titles

Free Press reviewers share their best books of 2025 Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Free Press staff: Main Street reopens after flooding from water main break
Jen Zoratti: Born to be wildly enthusiastic
Chris Kitching: RCMP charge 27 suspects, remove $1.2 million in drugs from First Nation terrorized by organized crime
Dean Pritchard: Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter for toddler’s death by fentanyl
Maggie Macintosh: Province step closer to cancelling short-term sick notes
Kevin Rollason: Movie producers agree to give back 71 hours to teams at Southdale rinks
Taylor Allen: Work experience and much more at the Christmas Cheer Board
Tyler Searle: Faction of Granite club members sides with city over housing dispute
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Federal equalization payments to Manitoba to rise by $355M next year
Scott Billeck: Sex assault suit against Fontaine discontinued
 

Opinion

Rebecca Chambers: City’s lack of imagination mars more than infrastructure
Mitch Calvert: Study shows weight loss doesn’t always ramp up consistently with more exercise
Jen Zoratti: It’s not personal, AI… and that’s the problem
Joel Schlesinger: Regulators up surveillance of ‘gamification’ techniques used to game investors (potentially) of their money
Editorial: A temporary move that we shouldn’t plan to continue
Kyle Ross: Truth and tough times in government
Tory McNally: Workplace holiday party checklist: safe, inclusive, enjoyable
David McLaughlin: When politicians take aim at civil servants
Don Leitch: The return of the Hudson Bay Company charter
Maureen Scurfield: Don’t let workmate drive wedge into marriage
 

Arts & Life

Conrad Sweatman: Ragpickers owner ‘can’t retire, because I’m actually here collecting all the stories’
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: State may limit religious harm by removing exemption to hate law
Sharon Chisvin: Canada Post issues Hanukkah stamp
Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier searching for answers as judging clouds Olympic season
David Sanderson: Convention Centre salon goes all-out with multimedia Yuletide nativity display
David Friend, The Canadian Press: Steamy Canadian hockey series ‘Heated Rivalry’ scores second season at Crave
David Friend, The Canadian Press: Anne Murray weighs the highs and lows of a big year, and her unexpected new album
Eva Wasney: Low and slow is the key to these Welsh cakes
Free Press: New Music: Fontine, John O’Gallagher, Skylark Vocal Ensemble
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Niederreiter first Switzerland-born player to reach 1,000-game mark
Grace Anne Paizen: PWHL storylines from Week 3
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Canadian concerns growing over whether women’s hockey team can defend Olympic title vs. US
Jerrad Peters: Lens one win away from first place in Ligue 1
Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press: Russian lugers plan to race in Lake Placid next week. Ukrainian sliders say it shouldn’t be allowed
Mike McIntyre: Bruins exploit myriad weaknesses in 6-3 win over Jets
 

Business

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Economists expect annual inflation ticked up to 2.3 per cent in November
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Tech stocks weigh on Canadian, U.S. markets while pot stocks surge
Gabrielle Piché: Tariff pressure crimps kitchen cabinet sector
Alex Lambert: Grocery store legislation triggered by Brandon store
Free Press staff: CentrePort gets $450K provincial grant
 

Canada

David Baxter and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says Carney trying to manipulate his way to majority with floor-crossings
The Canadian Press: Bus carrying junior hockey team crashes in northern Alberta, two sent to hospital
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press: Abbotsford mayor blasts feds for flooding ‘inaction’ as water starts receding
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: 15 extortion suspects are seeking refugee status, Canada’s border agency says
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Air Transat pilots secure wage gains topping 50 per cent under tentative deal
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press: First segment of high-speed rail project to connect Montreal and Ottawa
The Associated Press: A 6.9 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Handle with care: Moving centuries-old Hudson’s Bay charter a delicate operation
 
 

World

Danica Kirka, The Associated Press: King Charles III says his cancer treatment is being reduced as he promotes benefits of screening
Stephen Groves, The Associated Press: House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein’s estate
Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can’t veto their use for Ukraine
Dasha Litvinova And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine’s Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press: Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
Aamer Madhani And Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press: Trump says he’s sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues
Sam Mednick, The Associated Press: New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed
Kevin Freking And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative
Matt O'brien, The Associated Press: Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Mike Schneider, The Associated Press: Man’s death on roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort ruled accidental
 

One last thing...

Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press:

Watch: Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane’s tail in Australia

Australian accident investigators on Thursday released dramatic images of a skydiver’s parachute becoming entangled on an airplane’s tail, leaving him dangling at 15,000 feet. Read More

 
 

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