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Manwin hotel site plans, security rebate, university curling
Plus: A frozen insurance policy against climate amnesia

Good evening. The Winnipeg Jets are looking to keep the good times rolling and build off a three-game winning streak tonight in Minnesota.

Hockey writer Mike McIntyre is in St. Paul and will provide game coverage and analysis on our website later tonight and in tomorrow’s paper.

Here’s a look at what else our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'A refuge of last resort'

Joyanne Pursaga:

City began lengthy process to seize Manwin Hotel before massive fire

In the year between an order to force tenants out of the dilapidated Manwin Hotel and the building’s fiery demise this week, the City of Winnipeg says it regularly inspected the site and had begun a process to seize it. Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

Main Street Project’s buildings on either side of fire-destroyed Manwin Hotel ‘mostly intact,’ grateful agency director says

The smell of smoke was nothing new to Michaela Ivall. But when it began to fill Main Street Project’s shelter in the middle of the night Wednesday, she knew this time it wasn’t just someone lighting a... Read More

 

Melissa Martin:

Another erased piece of the Winnipeg that was

The rubble was still smoking a little on Wednesday afternoon, though by then, all that remained of the place were its bones. Read More

 

Editorial:

Fiddling while Winnipeg burns . . . again

Fires damage and endanger nearby property owners, harm neighbourhoods and business owners, endanger Winnipeg’s overstretched firefighters and leave a moonscape along major city routes, sometimes for years. It is time for the city to become far more proactive and far less reactive. Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s made my safety here feel a lot better'

Gabrielle Piché:

Hundreds of businesses taking advantage of provincial security upgrade rebate program

New security cameras were at the top of Michael Paille’s wish list. Read More

 
 

'We’re kind of jumping off the deep end here'

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Manitoban melee at Canada West curling championships

Dauphin’s Williamson, Oakbank’s Peterson clash for Cougars, Golden Bears Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: City hopes move will spark parking lot’s redevelopment
Joyanne Pursaga: City’s assessed property values for 2027 in the mail
Niigaan Sinclair: PM’s rallying cry exuded passion — and irony
Kevin Rollason: Ex-cop convicted on corruption charges gets to keep his pension
Gabrielle Piché: Drug companies to promote new medicines, technology at March’s hill day
Erik Pindera: Corrupt former WPS officer sentenced to seven years for ‘staggering’ breach of trust
Maggie Macintosh: ‘You name it — it’s probably come across our desk’: Portage school touts effectiveness of anonymous tipline
Chris Kitching: Bitterly cold conditions in city inconvenience for some, dangerous for others
Scott Billeck: Medical invoice found behind clinic triggers investigation by provincial regulator
Jeff Hamilton: Steinbach educator slipped through the system without proper credentials until sex-related charges surfaced
 

Opinion

Rebecca Chambers: Fleeting ignorance a blissful refuge from a mad world
Tory McNally: Create opportunities with correct candidate assessments
Joel Schlesinger: Canada’s gold mine (and much more)
Maureen Scurfield: Returned-gift tiff may be blessing in disguise
Ed Hume: Soldier statue missing in action
Gwynne Dyer: The life of one Danish soldier
Editorial: The Trump-go-round . . . anything but merry
David McLaughlin: Two speeches: Trump weaves, Carney swerves
Jen Zoratti: X is a cesspool of misogyny, so why is anyone still on it?
Laura Rance: Farmers face new role in multipolar world
 

Arts & Life

Sharon Chisvin: Students bake cakes to pay tribute to Holocaust survivors
Reviewed by Alison Gillmor: Barnes melds memoir, novel, essay and farewell letter, leaving the reader to sort fiction from fact
melanie brannagan frederiksen: Deft debut navigates modern liminality
Reviewed by Gerald Flood: German politico posits Putin’s global ambitions paint an ominous picture
Reviewed by Keith Cadieux: Drownings prompt poet’s ponderings on grief, loss
Ben Sigurdson: Fraser, Bourrie among history prize winners
John Longhurst: MAID decision could have national impact
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Colleen Zacharias: Third annual botanical show at The Leaf a truly creative Wonder
Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Revolt against slavery in the Americas chronicled
 

Sports

Joshua Frey-Sam: Bombers’ Jefferson wants to solidify his legacy in Blue and Gold
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: NHL clubs beginning to choose lanes as three-quarter mark of season nears
Taylor Allen: A tale of two Winnipeggers in the Women’s Japanese Basketball League
Mike McIntyre: Jets’ Stanley one of GM Cheveldayoff’s most valuable chips to play
Ken Wiebe: Returning to the ’Peg always special for Maurice
Taylor Allen: Peterson back at Scotties after five-year absence
Joshua Frey-Sam: Picklr Winnipeg South set for grand opening
Mike McIntyre: Jets fall in shootout to Panthers
The Canadian Press: Runnalls leads Canada’s biathlon team into 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The Canadian Press: Grondin, O’Dine among 13 snowboarders named to Canada’s Olympic roster
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Industry veterans named to top roles at Palliser Furniture, EQ3
Malak Abas: Majority of Manitoba small-business owners optimistic about 2026: CFIB
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Cineplex aims to challenge latest drip pricing decision before Supreme Court
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite hits new high amid calmer market, U.S. stock markets mixed
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Canadian airlines push back against court challenge on passenger complaints
Tyler Searle: ‘That’s the good stuff’: Kinew turns to social media in response to Ford’s whisky threat
Malak Abas: Canada must bolster its sovereignty, conference hears
Kelly Taylor: Trade deal opens door to Chinese EVs, but appetite for adapting to Canadian regulations is unclear
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Markets rise for a second day after Trump walkback on Greenland-related tariffs
Aaron Epp: New venture studio seeks to help support early-stage founders, develop Manitoba’s startup ecosystem
 

Canada

The Canadian Press: In the news: Carney says Canada entering ‘new era of relations’ with China
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press: Canadian citizen has died in Iran as anti-government protests continue: Anand
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Federal privacy commissioner looking into sexualized deepfakes on X platform
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Mother of children missing for eight months accuses partner of abuse: documents
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press: Don’t expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends drug decriminalization: police chief
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Canadians cool on some Caribbean hot spots after U.S. strike on Venezuela
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press: Heavy snow in southern Ontario and Quebec shutters schools, snarls commutes
Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Alberta orders judge-led inquiry into death of man waiting for care in hospital
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Heritage minister says hockey romance ‘Heated Rivalry’ is a Cancon triumph
The Canadian Press: B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault involving two complainants
 
 

World

Steve Karnowski, Hallie Golden And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press: Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN chief lashes out at countries violating international law
The Associated Press: Moscow agrees with Trump that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal, the Kremlin says
Wafaa Shurafa And Sam Metz, The Associated Press: Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire’s next phase is a ‘declarative move’
Emma Burrows, Claudia Ciobanu And Daniel Niemann, The Associated Press: European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’ over island’s future
Jintamas Saksonchai And Wasamon Audjarint, The Associated Press: Another construction crane collapse in Thailand kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailment
Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani And Ben Finley, The Associated Press: Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says
Will Weissert, Joey Cappelletti And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press: Venezuela’s Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press: Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation
The Associated Press: What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it
 

One last thing...

Nicole Winfield And Paolo Santalucia, The Associated Press:

A novel sanctuary in Antarctica is preserving ice samples from rapidly melting glaciers

Scientists in Antarctica on Wednesday inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores, preserving the history of the Earth’s atmosphere in a frozen vault for future generations to study as global warming melts glaciers around the world. Read More

 
 

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