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Border concerns, Highway 8 passing lanes, Manwin Hotel vacated, Winterruption

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

 

'It’s a perfect storm'

Scott Billeck:

Six migrants caught trying to sneak into Manitoba from U.S.

Group from multiple countries found with ‘no gloves, no mittens, no nothing’ Read More

 
 
 

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'In the summertime, it's bumper to bumper'

Chris Kitching:

‘Incredibly dangerous’ Highway 8 to Gimli to get passing lanes

At least three killed in head-on collisions since 2021 Read More

 
 

'It’s just uninhabitable. It’s unlivable'

Nicole Buffie:

City orders Manwin Hotel residents to vacate after fire

‘I’m staying put,’ defiant resident says amid fears some may become homeless Read More

 
 

'More acts from out of town than ever before'

Conrad Sweatman:

Cold snap

Winterruption music festival lowers the temperature around Winnipeg Read More

 
 
 

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Local

The Canadian Press: Manitoba Premier Kinew to visit Peguis First Nation as community preps for flooding
Chris Kitching: Manitoba students’ science projects aimed at eye health, wildfire prevention take top marks
Malak Abas: City names interim integrity commissioner
Dean Pritchard: ‘He hears voices’: man who shattered bus windows with head gets 60 days
Jeff Hamilton: Accusations, insults fly inside legislature over former teacher discipline commissioner’s exit
Chris Kitching: Skip shutters Express Lane fulfilment centres
Tyler Searle: Parole board sends convicted killer back to prison more than 15 years after release
Dean Pritchard: Man who sold drugs, laundered cash says he was threatened by disgraced ex-cop
Scott Billeck: Groups call for emergency declaration as OD deaths soar
Kevin Rollason: City considers upgrade to Transit’s decades-old radios
 

Opinion

Dan Lett: Carney’s pragmatic political monster not much to look at, but… ‘it’s moving, it’s alive!’
Mark Hall: Why claims of sentience can’t guide black bear policy
Free Press: Letters, April 16
Stephen Borys: Let sleeping dogs lie — lessons from dogs and museums
Editorial: Non-apology means comments will continue to sting
Niigaan Sinclair: Governments change, priorities change… and genocide goes on
Russell Wangersky: It’s green for go on spring-loaded imaginings
Jen Zoratti: Moon mission Earth photo could change your worldview
Tom Brodbeck: Oblivious Conservatives fiddling while Poilievre burns
Editorial: Pierre Poilievre’s latest bad day
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: New dance work explores life’s tensions
Maureen Scurfield: Blast from the past holds no future for you
Ben Waldman: Story of first women to cycle around the world a freewheeling, perilous trek
Ben Waldman: Wealth of musical talent providing the sounds of silents
Conrad Sweatman: MCO’s new season sure to delight
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Free Press: What's up: Sheepdogs, Maple-infused meals, Props N Hops, WMC McLellan Competition, Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra: An 8-Bit Big Band
Ben Sigurdson: Manitoba Book Awards back for 2026
Ben Waldman: Venerable local music venue celebrates 25 years with changes that stay true to its roots
Conrad Sweatman: Fest’s films inspire dialogue about space, community
 

Sports

Ken Wiebe: Hard personnel decisions aplenty for Winnipeg Jets after missing playoffs
Mike McIntyre: Tough love could be remedy for the Jets — again
Beth Harris, The Associated Press: MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day as every player wears No. 42 on anniversary of his historic debut
Joshua Frey-Sam: Reigning world champ Furber continues to dominate blind golf
Taylor Allen: Team Kurz caps off undefeated week by capturing provincial mixed curling crown
Taylor Allen: Canadians on UFC Fight Night Winnipeg card ready for your support
Taylor Allen: Bombers 2025 report reveals franchise record operating profit
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press: Five Things To Know: Raptors vs. Cavaliers in NBA playoffs
David Brandt, The Associated Press: NFL Draft Guide: Fernando Mendoza is likely No. 1 pick, after that things get interesting
Taylor Allen: Sweeting lands on her feet
 

Business

Free Press staff: Uniqlo sets May 15 date for first Winnipeg store
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba AI startup Moonlite Labs launches music/graphics platform
Larry Neumeister And Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press: Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite rises while U.S. markets post new highs amid hopes for Iran war
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: BRP stock plunges as tariff changes pose half-billion-dollar cost
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Oilpatch holding off on investment changes despite crude price surge
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: In the world of dynamic pricing, here’s when you should buy concert and game tickets
Gabrielle Piché: Province creating resource-focused website for tech sector startups
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delegation to Ottawa pitches Port of Churchill, CentrePort Canada advantages
Free Press staff: Portage la Prairie Mall site sold to local ownership group
 

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Canada leaning toward matching tariffs on U.S. — but not all premiers agree
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn’t mind remote work
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Refugee advocates want Canada to make exemption for U.S. transgender asylum claims
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press: Edmonton teen in coma after bar attack in resort in Dominican Republic
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Afghan-Canadian advisers failed by Ottawa, deserve compensation, military ombud says
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says he’s ‘not aware’ of more than two genders, has other priorities
Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press: B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Trudeau to attend events marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Amazon Canada says it will close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec
 
 

World

The Associated Press: Trump’s threat of tariffs and sanctions on Russia over Ukraine may fall flat
Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press: Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
Sam Magdy, Adam Geller And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: To secure Gaza ceasefire, dealmakers overcame enemies’ deep distrust
Abby Sewell, The Associated Press: Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
Martín Silva Rey, Julie Watson And Félix Márquez, The Associated Press: Mexican border states prepare migrant shelters as Trump begins deportation campaign
The Associated Press: Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
Associated Press, The Associated Press: South Sudan orders temporary ban on social media over violence in neighboring Sudan
Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself ‘to survive,’ says Tusk
Brian Melley And Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana
Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press: Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space
 

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