Free Press Head Start for April 10

Gabrielle Piché:

Completing his goal

Former Blue Bomber opening new Chopped Leaf franchise in city Read More

Shelley Cook:

Lifesaving dedication to dogs

Sagkeeng First Nations woman opens heart and home to stray dogs in the community Read More

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press:

Manitoba may not replace toppled statue

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government may not erect a new monument to replace a statue of Queen Victoria that was torn down by protesters almost two years ago. No final decis... Read More

Dave Skretta, The Associated Press:

Memorable Masters ends with Rahm slipping into green jacket

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — By the time Jon Rahm walked up the 18th fairway on Sunday, and made like his late idol Seve Ballesteros with a brilliant par save to finish off the Masters, the fact... Read More

Mike McIntyre:

Playoff picture coming into focus for Jets

The playoff picture for the Winnipeg Jets is starting to come into focus. And a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night, along with a 3-2 shootout loss by the Calgary Flames a few hours later, has put the local club in full control. But it’s not over yet. Read More

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press:

Canada falls to Scotland in world curling final

OTTAWA - There was no elation in front of a home crowd for Canada's Brad Gushue this time around. Drama was minimized Sunday at TD Place as his team's attempt to follow a national curling crown wit... Read More

Ben Waldman:

Theatre review: Yaga’s twisty tale of revenge takes over MTC stage

Kat Sandler’s Yaga begins and ends between the speckled branches of a placid birch-tree forest, where silhouettes dance in the fluttering dust, taking on new shapes as the angle of the moonlight shifts. The forest is an anomalous locale, and an anonymizing one, as is the state of pure loneliness. Occupied by certain people — writers, musicians, artists, campers — the silent woods take on the form of a sylvan oasis, evoking a spirit of independence, inspiration and productivity — a place to find oneself. For others, living alone is an invitation for judgement and myth-making. Read More

Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press:

Ali Wong, Steven Yeun serve up epic feud in Netflix’s ‘Beef’

In these days of rage — from hate-tweeting threads to public confrontations — one thing is pretty clear: “Beef" is on the menu. Served up by Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, the new television show create... Read More

Joshua Frey-Sam:

He shoots, he scores a hockey series

Randy Frykas made Outdoor Hockey Club to celebrate the sport in its most elemental form Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Business is growing for Dollarama

Montreal-based chain added five stores to keystone province over its last fiscal year Read More

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press:

BoC expected to hold interest rate this week

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate steady this week as inflation continues to slow, despite other data suggesting the economy is still running hot. The central ba... Read More

Editorial:

Speed reduction first step toward safer streets

Winnipeg’s residential speed-reduction pilot program is crawling along and the early results appear to be getting the green light from community members. Read More

Shelley Cook:

Our stolen sisters — all of them — matter; it’s as simple as that

I remember when Sunshine Wood went missing in February 2004. She was a 16-year-old Indigenous girl who vanished from Winnipeg’s downtown one night. Read More