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Free Press Head Start for Jan. 17

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Although the garbage strewn behind a North End apartment block that prompted one area resident to dub it a “trash volcano” has been cleared, the problem remains. A representative for a non-profit organization that uses the apartments for transitional housing says its tenants aren’t the main contributors to the constant garbage pile. Malak Abas has the story.

— David Fuller

 

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Your forecast

Mainly cloudy with 30 per cent chance of light snow or freezing drizzle this morning, with a high of -10 C and a low of -12.

What’s happening today

The Winnipeg Jets face the Canadiens in Montreal, starting at 6 p.m. Jeff Hamilton talks to Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois about his new foundation to help “kids that didn’t necessarily have the money to play hockey, whether it be the equipment, the registration fee, finding ice, all that stuff,” according to Dubois. Read more here.

The Pierre-Luc Dubois Foundation's golf tournament raises money to help children who otherwise might not be able to afford to play hockey take part in the game. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press files)

The Pierre-Luc Dubois Foundation’s golf tournament raises money to help children who otherwise might not be able to afford to play hockey take part in the game. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press files)

In town, craft brewery Sookrams is teaming up with the Park Theatre for a double-feature movie night that will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with Phantom of the Paradise followed by Labyrinth.

Fans of Phantom of the Paradise, such as Gloria Dignazio, who was featured in a documentary about Winnipeg’s love for the widely panned film, will get to see it Tuesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press files)

Fans of Phantom of the Paradise, such as Gloria Dignazio, who was featured in a documentary about Winnipeg’s love for the widely panned film, will get to see it Tuesday. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press files)

Today’s must-read

RCMP officers and U.S. border agents are still affected by an Indian family’s American dream that ended in a tragic -35 C nightmare last January. Chris Kitching has the story.

Officer Kathryn Siemer with the U.S. Border Patrol (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Officer Kathryn Siemer with the U.S. Border Patrol (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

On this date

On Jan. 17, 1952: The Winnipeg Free Press reported city council had reversed its decision on only allowing ratepayers to vote on whether the electric utility should be publicly owned, and would instead put the question to the entire electorate in a referendum. Vehicles towed buildings from the mining community of Sherridon to Lynn Lake, moving the entire town to its new desitnation, 164 miles north. British prime minister Winston Churchill urged the U.S. to maintain control of nuclear weapons technology. Search our archives for more here.

Today’s front page

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Top news

Maggie Macintosh:

Province pushes new policy, action plan to battle school absenteeism

The province has announced a plan to address chronic absenteeism at Manitoba schools. A new policies and a public awareness campaign will be launched to provide students and parents with more information about the benefits of regular school attendance, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko said in a news release today. The announcement follows a report commissioned by the now-defunct attendance task force to investigate chronic absenteeism. It found between September 2019 and September 2020, during the time public health officials declared a pandemic emergency and to stay home when ill, roughly 6,800 public school pupils were unaccounted for. Read More

 

Chris Kitching:

Family’s brutal end hasn’t stopped others intent on crossing border from gambling with lives

A tragedy involving an Indian family who died trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border near Emerson a year ago hasn’t stopped others from attempting the perilous journey. Read More

 

Erik Pindera:

12 months in jail for fatal 2020 hit, run

The widow of a Winnipeg man killed in a 2020 hit-and-run by a driver with a suspended licence cried Monday as she told court of her loss. Read More

 
 
 

New in Sports

Jeff Hamilton:

Rourke move to Jags could benefit CFL

Talented players could be attracted to three-down loop for experience and exposure Read More

 

Taylor Allen:

Gauthier making his mark on west coast pebble

Ex-pat Manitoban to represent B.C. at Brier Read More

 

Jeff Hamilton:

Dubois gives back to community

Jets forward’s foundation makes hockey accessible Read More

 
 

New in Arts and Entertainment

Ben Waldman:

Jacob Brodovsky loves it here, and he’s not sorry

Local singer-songwriter is unapologetic in his embrace of his home, and the artists who inspire him Read More

 

Jen Zoratti:

We can have ‘Little America’ and still support local

According to a Seasons of Winnipeg retail leasing brochure making the rounds on social media, Winnipeg is getting a Krispy Kreme and an Arby’s along the Sterling Lyon strip — an area of the city I’ve long called ‘Little America.’ Read More

 
 

New in Business

Gabrielle Piché:

Krispy Kreme coming

Famous doughnut chain set to sweeten Seasons Read More

 
 

Fresh opinions

Editorial:

Ballooning costs require provincial oversight

Few would object to a plan by Manitoba Public Insurance to upgrade its information technology system, including new internet options to improve customer service. What is unacceptable is the budget to do so has nearly tripled in less than three years and is now $184 million higher than originally projected. Read More

 

Gwynne Dyer:

Incompetence rules in failed coup attempts

Pundits are making much of the similarities between the attempted coup in Washington by Donald Trump supporters two years ago and the one by Jair Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia on Jan. 8, but they are missing the biggest one: these debacles were the most incompetent and half-hearted attempts to seize power illegally in the history of the world. Read More

 

Jessica Scott-Reid:

Dumped puppies are not a rare occurrence

When a litter of 10 puppies was found on the side of a Manitoba highway last week, presumably abandoned on purpose, local news stations were quick to pick up the heart-wrenching story. At least one network ran it as the top story during its evening newscast. Read More

 
 

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