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Dangerfield’s legacy, Sutherland Hotel demolished, snow-clearing plan doomed, Grant Park Pony Corral closing

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

 

'He was the king of the courtroom'

Dan Lett and Katrina Clarke:

A century behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit

Untangling the wrongful-conviction legacy of famed Crown attorney George Dangerfield Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s the soul of our city'

Scott Billeck:

Demolished Sutherland Hotel adds to inner-city blight

Historic building joins long list of burned-out Main Street properties; ‘we lose a piece of our identity, I believe, when we lose these buildings’ Read More

 

Tyler Searle:

Five-block stretch of Main leaves trail of destruction

Thirty-nine fires in four years Read More

 
 

'I am glad they are hearing people'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Pilot to reduce residential plowing doomed after city snowed under by complaints

A pilot project to increase the amount of snow needed to trigger residential street clearing appears set to be dumped from the city’s budget, after public backlash piled up. Read More

 
 

'I have an obligation to car guys, to my staff'

Gabrielle Piché:

Pony Corral closes Grant Park gates

Local restaurant chain to end lease on Wilton Street location Jan. 26, move popular car show events to Nairn Avenue site Read More

 
 

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The Free Press is looking for an experienced and creative journalist to lead our sports coverage team.

The sports editor supervises our team of reporters, columnists and freelancers as we cover everything from grassroots athletes up to the city’s professional teams and major sporting events such as the Olympics.

We’re also hiring a part-time copy editor. Are you a punctuation perfectionist? A typo terminator? A grammar guru? If you want to showcase your skills and work on exciting projects that reach over a million people each month, we invite you to apply.

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Local

Alex Lambert: Municipalities seek revival of cross-border river basin project
Dean Pritchard: Crown wants jail for mom who let infant OD
Tyler Searle: Choice to toss complaint gets review
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press: Manitoba politician calls Saskatchewan farmer who killed Colten Boushie a victim
Joyanne Pursaga: Beleaguered downtown business owners welcome province’s help to make streets safer over summer
Chris Kitching: Winning ticket puts record-setting Lotto 6/49 money where its Whitemouth is
Erik Pindera: ‘Old Testament for the drug dealers, New Testament for the drug users’: Kinew
Chris Kitching: Girl faces arson charges after U.S. team’s bus torched near Goldeyes ballpark
Chris Kitching: Family seeks ‘truth,’ asks feds to reopen probe into woman’s death after plasma donation
Malak Abas: Temporary supervised drug consumption site will begin operations in June, addictions minister says
 

Opinion

Editorial: What you don’t know can, in fact, hurt you
Free Press: Letters, May 22
Sina Aiello: We must do better for patients
Norman Brandson: Planning for an electric future — now
Bob Austman: You, firewood and the emerald ash borer
Tom Brodbeck: Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery
Gwynne Dyer: Is demographic collapse a good idea?
Charles S. Shaver: Build new pipelines entirely within Canada
Robert Milan: The best hockey I knew was the first
Fortunato Lim: Asian Heritage Month: more than a celebration
 

Arts & Life

Ben Waldman: Ambitious play offers double the theatrics
Maureen Scurfield: Best not to risk an inequitable union
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Ben Sigurdson: Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up
Ben Waldman: Subvert music service prioritizing art over artificial intelligence
Free Press: What’s up: Food Truck Battles; murder mystery; U of M School of Art; David Essig; pro wrestling
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were ‘misled’
Conrad Sweatman: RMTC's Rubaboo: A Métis Cabaret is a musical mélange of jazz, folk, roots
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Fish fried in finale against Cougars
Taylor Allen: Bombers’ vets reminisce on their own pre-season debuts
Ken Wiebe: Fresh off National Golf Invitational title win, Epson Tour date awaits Winnipegger Kartusch
Joshua Frey-Sam: Sea Bears look to rebound on home court
The Canadian Press: Canadiens visit rested Hurricanes for Game 1 of Eastern Conference final
Sébastien Auger, The Canadian Press: The Montreal Victoire make their homecoming after winning Walter Cup
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘They celebrate everyone’: Montreal Canadiens enjoying playoff ride
The Canadian Press: Hamilton Hammers name gives new AHL franchise a Steel City identity
Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press: Five things to get you up to speed for F1’s Canadian Grand Prix
Joshua Frey-Sam: Infielder Matsubara playing big role in UBC’s historic run
 

Business

Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Aaron Epp: Aviva Natural Health Solutions part of added foundation to build up Christian charity
Gabrielle Piché: Adverse weather slows pace of seeding to below 5-year average
Gabrielle Piché: Optimism greets Manitoba’s India trade office proposal
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets recover from earlier losses
The Canadian Press: CPP Investments chief says Canada attracting attention from foreign investors
Bernard Condon, The Associated Press: SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: ‘It’s insane’: Summer gas prices could hit record highs, upending budgets and travel
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: Liquidation grocery stores are booming as appetite for food deals soars
Malak Abas: Communication key to future city projects, says chief construction officer
 

Canada

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Trudeau names ex-premiers, business and union reps to Canada-U.S. relations council
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Mark Carney launches leadership bid, comes out swinging against Pierre Poilievre
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Canada’s energy minister says many Republicans don’t know Trump’s plans for tariffs
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press: Lack of interpreter leads Alberta judge to throw deaf man’s sex charges out of court
Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press: Health Canada says synthetic red food dye banned by FDA poses no human risk in Canada
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Sentencing hearing for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer King underway, decision weeks away
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Sentencing hearing for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer King underway, decision weeks away
Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press: Women’s group calls out ‘troubling silence’ of N.S. government on domestic violence
Marcy Nicholson, The Canadian Press: David Eby calls Trump tariffs ‘economic war’ that would cost B.C. $69 billion
 
 

World

Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press: Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags
Mark Sherman, The Associated Press: Supreme Court’s decision on a looming TikTok ban could come Friday
Nicholas Riccardi And Ali Swenson, The Associated Press: As Biden warns of an ‘oligarchy,’ Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press: David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: Cuba releases a prominent dissident as part of plan to free more than 500 prisoners
Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press: Japan launches independent mission to NATO as tensions with Russia, China and North Korea rise
Steve Megargee, The Associated Press: ‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
Pan Pylas, The Associated Press: UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy
Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests
Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press: Gaza is in ruins, and it’s unclear how it will be rebuilt
 

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