Your forecast
Mainly sunny. Wind becoming south 30 km/h this morning. High 34 C. Humidex 37. UV index 8 or very high. A heat warning is in effect for Winnipeg.
What’s happening today
🖼️ Most known for his playful and imaginative take on Winnipeg neighbourhoods, Josiah Koppanyi will be showing 12 new works and 10 earlier pieces in a month-long solo exhibition at Warehouse Artworks, 222 McDermot Ave. Opens tonight, 6-9 p.m., and runs until the end of June. Admission is free.
Today’s must-read
The volume and severity of violent crime reported in Winnipeg dropped for the second consecutive year in 2025 — part of a trend that includes fewer homicides, robberies, assaults and incidents of youth crime.
“I’m pleased that we’re trending in the right direction, (but) by no means is this a victory lap,” Winnipeg Police Service Chief Gene Bowers said Wednesday as he announced the findings of the latest police annual report.
While the number of all reported criminal incidents (71,168) increased slightly from 2024 (70,149), following two years of declines, the total severity of those offences dropped by nearly nine per cent. Tyler Searle has the story.
Winnipeg Police Chief Gene Bowers announces the release of the 2025 Statistical Report during a press conference at police HQ Wednesday morning. (Mike Deal / Free Press)
On the bright side
The Schroeder Foundation is parting ways with Manitoba’s largest school division after a multi-year, multimillion-dollar partnership and has decided to join forces with another city division.
Over the last decade, Walter and Maria Schroeder gifted about $9 million for various scholarships and programs in inner-city schools in Winnipeg School Division, run by division leaders who have decided to stop accepting support, starting in 2026-27.
Now, the Seven Oaks School Division will receive $1.5 million and in-kind donations next year to feed students and expand community outreach in north Winnipeg.
Seven Oaks Superintendent Tony Kreml announced what he called “an unprecedented act of generosity and partnership” on Wednesday. Maggie Macintosh has more here.
Duane Brothers, chair of the Schroeder Foundation’s Terra Bay Advisory Committee (Maggie Macintosh / Free Press)
On this date
On May 28, 1966: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Powerview, municipal offices and a dozen valuable properties were gradually slipping into the Winnpeg River, and homeowners blamed Manitoba Hydro’s Pine Falls power plant for the problem. In Ottawa, the federal labour minister said a flood of disastrous strikes in recent weeks threatened the economy.
Today’s front page
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