Downtown development, Portage Place update, Crown Royal poll, local Juno nominations
Plus: Read to the end for a friendly humanoid that may be in your future

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

'It allows these spaces to remain vibrant, relevant, and lived in'

Joyanne Pursaga:

$88-M plan for downtown

Nearly 300 new housing units set for push to increase population Read More

Tyler Searle:

Building blocks: the history behind four historic downtown buildings set for redevelopment

Looking back on the histories of four vacant and underutilized historical properties now slated for residential development. Read More

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'I can assure Winnipeggers it will be preserved'

Chris Kitching:

Tearing down Portage Place to build it up

‘Deconstruction’ project on time, on budget as developers dream of vibrant downtown Read More

'I’d much rather cooler heads prevail'

Kevin Rollason:

Don’t hurt Manitoba jobs with Crown Royal boycott: Ontario voters

No appetite for hurting other provinces during U.S. trade war, poll shows Read More

'It’s been needed in both of our provinces'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Prairies Premier League kicks off come spring

Pro-am expansion serves as bridge for Northern Super, Canadian Premier leagues Read More

Manitobans with a chance to win in six categories at this year’s Junos

Ben Waldman:

Keystone connections

Six Manitoba musical acts earn Juno nominations Read More

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Local

AV Kitching: After 43-year career at the zoo, Janice Martin returns to lend a hand

John Longhurst: Muslim community reflects on decades worth of growth

Malak Abas: Protesters rally against police brutality

Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba looks to strengthen whistleblower protections

Jeff Hamilton: Family says teen re-victimized by school’s lax response after reporting sexual assault

Nicole Buffie: ‘Give ourselves the means to achieve our ambitions’: province gets feedback on French plan

Chris Kitching: ‘A life-or-death program’: non-profit’s successful at-risk youth training awaits Ottawa funding decision

Gabrielle Piché: Finance minister’s budget preview focuses on little feet

— Free Press staff: NDP announce death of long-time northern MLA

Kevin Rollason: Canada’s best looking buildings ‘are all here’

Opinion

Brent Bellamy: Speed limits and safety — follow the science

Editorial: Government data shows extent of truancy issue

Niigaan Sinclair: Indigenous partnerships key to wildfire preparation

Tory McNally: Leadership advantage starts with listening

Joel Schlesinger: In nothing we trust?

Niigaan Sinclair: Most vulnerable will pay the most for federal budget cuts

John R. Wiens: Education taxes not a ‘hot mess’

Laura Rance: Supporting oversized contributions of bite-sized farms

Russell Wangersky: No time for stolen hours

Joel Schlesinger: More Canadians delivering unpaid care potentially able to access multiple tax credits

Arts & Life

David Sanderson: For vintage sewing-machine aficionado, it’s all about seeing them stitch again

Ben Waldman: SiR’s upcoming season a case of all’s fair in love and war

Eva Wasney: Manitoba Opera season features reimagined Scott Joplin work and Puccini classic

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Reviewed by Cheryl Girard: Pioneering scientist Suzuki reflects on his life’s work

Reviewed by Greg Klassen: Former volleyball star recalls struggles for gay rights during 1980s

David Sanderson: Traffic reporter Dev Oza steers into slapstick of our daily commute

Holly Harris: RWB turns classic 'Sleeping Beauty' fairy tale into waking dream

Ben Waldman: Ghosts of pasts faced in spirited Royal MTC production

Ben Waldman: Next Prairie Theatre Exchange season will capitalize on what works

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Leading the charge

Mike McIntyre: Jets find another unique way to lose

Taylor Allen: Spaniards in town for curling documentary, brush up on the game

Grace Anne Paizen: The Forecheck: ‘Super excited to bring it home’

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the PWHL: Frenetic Frost; stellar Stacey; sensational Sceptres

Taylor Allen: Epping believes the sky’s the limit for his new team

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Step aside Oscars, hockey awards season is just heating up

Mike McIntyre: Lopsided loss not as damaging as it could have been for the Jets

Scott Billeck: Ex-director sues lacrosse association, claims wrongful dismissal, unsafe workplace

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press: Karlee Burgess brings the power and the party to Kerri Einarson’s curling team

Business

Scott Billeck: Ukrainian Guide to Winnipeg directory puts focus on area businesses, services run by Ukrainians

Julia-Simone Rutgers: Big dreams, cold reality: Buzz builds for Port of Churchill, but risks could outweigh rewards

Aaron Epp: Lake and Cabin Show draws stream of planners, builders, dreamers

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite falls more than 500 points, U.S. markets drop amid risk-off moves

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: If you changed jobs last year, here’s how it might affect your taxes

Gabrielle Piché: Construction groups miffed by new fee on public-sector projects

Malak Abas: Downtown mulls uncertain impact of Fairmont downtime

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Burger King to bring AI-based voice coach to Canada later this year

Aaron Epp: Monteris Medical wraps up US$28M in Series E funding round

By Aaron Epp: Steinbach Credit Union tabs $15M cash-back bonus; The Pas Red Apple renovated

Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: ‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump

Liam Casey, The Canadian Press: Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says

Alessia Passafiume and Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity

The Canadian Press: Air travel recovery ramps up after snow blast, but thousands still face cancellations

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform

Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press: Neil Young’s gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalog

The Associated Press: ‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

Riaz Khan, The Associated Press: Tens of thousands flee northwest Pakistan over fears of military operation

Matt Ott, The Associated Press: Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014

World

Eric Tucker And Ben Finley, The Associated Press: Families of 2 men killed in boat strike sue Trump administration over attack they call ‘unlawful’

Julio Cortez And Kendria Lafleur, The Associated Press: ‘They were just screaming.’ Mom unable to save 3 sons who fell through icy pond in Texas

Seung Min Kim, Mike Catalini And Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press: 2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

Colleen Barry, David Biller And Trisha Thomas, The Associated Press: US sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern, confusion in Italy

Riaz Khan, The Associated Press: Tens of thousands flee northwest Pakistan over fears of military operation

Rajesh Roy And Sam Mcneil, The Associated Press: India and the European Union reach a free trade deal representing a third of global trade

Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press: Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C

Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: US takes first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro’s ouster

Olga R. Rodriguez And Haven Daley, The Associated Press: Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured

One last thing...

Matt O'brien, The Associated Press:

Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind

NEW YORK (AP) — As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grip... Read More

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