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School security funding, landfill search, pharmacist punished, advent calendars, Jets’ captain talks
Plus: A nativity scene controversy

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

 

'What happened at Darwin School last week should never happen'

Chris Kitching:

School security measures scrutinized after student attacked

Province commits $500K to improve system, asks divisions to submit emergency plans Read More

 

Scott Billeck:

Nervous parents greeted by locked door, guards at site of school assault

A parent of children who attend Darwin School wants to know why stronger safety measures weren’t in place prior to a man being arrested for assaulting a young student inside the building. Read More

 
 
 

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'Somebody goes missing, we go looking'

Malak Abas:

Search for Ashlee Shingoose, serial killer’s first victim, begins at Brady Road landfill

The search of Brady Road landfill for the remains of a First Nations woman who was the first victim of a Winnipeg serial killer began Monday morning. Read More

 
 

'Inappropriate behaviour with staff and patients'

Tyler Searle:

Regulator punishes previously disciplined pharmacist for professional misconduct

A Manitoba pharmacist with a history of complaints has been punished for professional misconduct after he admitted to forming inappropriate relationships with two “vulnerable” patients in recent years. Read More

 
 

'These advent calendars hit the sweet spot'

Jen Zoratti:

Doorways to nostalgia

Luxury advent calendars tap into warm holiday memories Read More

 
 

'I’m just trying to be a steadying presence'

Mike McIntyre:

Jets’ struggles weigh heavy on captain’s shoulders

Leading Jets through slump a Sisyphean task, says Lowry Read More

 
 

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Local

John Longhurst: The ‘Big Red Church’ will always be a ‘huge resource' for the Glenelm neighbourhood
Tyler Searle: Transit heeds ‘direct feedback,’ adds late-night hours to most on-request zones
Erik Pindera: Judge directs Shindico executives to turn over properties worth about $50M to ex-business partner in civil suit
Dean Pritchard: Judge sentences man to 15 years for fatal 2023 shooting of young mother in ‘senseless act of violence’
Carol Sanders: PCs call for inquiry into patient deaths
Erik Pindera: Legal woes pile up at The Leaf
Kevin Rollason: Interlake-Eastern health authority launches $1.55-M lawsuit over flooded health facilities
Nicole Buffie: Ottawa leasing four aircraft to help in fighting wildfires
Malak Abas: West End retailer says persistent theft, vandalism costs him thousands a month
Carol Sanders: Winnipeg MP, Ontario senator take aim at about-to-open detox centre
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: City needs province to step in with enforceable vacant building law
David McLaughlin: Mark Carney: undoing Trudeau’s legacy
Melissa Martin: Inclusion key in enacting appropriate, effective alerts
Rebecca Chambers: Young viewpoints have power to broaden adult minds
Maureen Scurfield: To avoid hurt, get things clear regarding future
Erna Buffie: Mayors as frontline ‘climate doers’ — not in Winnipeg
Dan Lett: Real scandal about political misdeeds is no one seems to care
Editorial: A step forward — but no solution
Paul G. Thomas: Patient safety charter: symbolic or meaningful?
Gwynne Dyer: Netanyahu’s strategy: wait for Trump to get distracted
 

Arts & Life

Eva Wasney: Liqueur adds punch to flavour profile of apricot rugelach
Ben Waldman: Rainbow Stage producing three shows next summer
Ben Sigurdson: Toews, Belcourt among Time’s must-read authors
Eva Wasney: Festive dessert series begins with a good old-fashioned cookie swap
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Denise Duguay: Mom gone wild, a music doc and other holiday escapes
John Longhurst: Steinbach church hopes LGBTTQ+-friendly holiday performance welcoming for all
Holly Harris: Theatre review: Adaptation of beloved holiday film a sweet treat
 

Sports

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press: With Homan’s team preparing for Games, Einarson’s rink gets Canada entry at Scotties
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press: Tickets to Canada’s FIFA World Cup games popular despite hefty price tag
Mike McIntyre: Winnipeg Jets GM Cheveldayoff discusses team’s early struggles, veterans and prospects
Mike McIntyre: Hapless Jets dismantled by Sabres
Joshua Frey-Sam: Vikings, Crusaders claim provincial crowns
Laurie Nealin: Winnipeg pairs skaters Canada’s top duo at Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Mike McIntyre: For the Jets that’s ‘one in a row’
Taylor Allen: More heartbreak for Dunstone
Taylor Allen: ‘They are the best team’
Reviewed by Gilbert Gregory: Legendary Flyers enforcer chronicles highs and lows on and off the ice in new memoir
 

Business

Free Press staff: Richardson expands in U.S. with pasta deal
Gabrielle Piché: Uncertainty weighs on Manitoba’s short-term growth: Conference Board
Aaron Epp: Exchange District Business Improvement Zone launches sixth annual ‘Shop Local, Shop Exchange’ campaign
Aaron Epp: Peterbilt Manitoba Ltd. dealership rolls toward 45th anniversary
Kevin Rollason: Stealing thieves’ thunder: private security has made theft at Steinbach job sites disappear
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba ad agency AiEO puts focus on ‘new internet’ of AI results
Gabrielle Piché: Province’s Indigenous mining, mineral exploration sector gets federal boost
 

Canada

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Miller named new culture minister as Carney fills gaps left by Guilbeault
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: May says voting for budget was ‘mistake’ and it won’t happen again
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press: Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy
The Canadian Press: Alberta’s Smith says her United Conservative Party is not a separatist party
The Canadian Press: In the news: New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not ‘gatekeep’ PrEP
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: B.C. community holds vigil to mourn deaths, losses in deadly Hong Kong fire
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Treasury board president “looking into” potential changes to return to office rules
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press: Activists mark World AIDS Day by calling for criminal reform, prevention funding
 
 

World

Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press: Shooting of National Guard members prompts flurry of US immigration restrictions
Carlos Valdez, The Associated Press: Bolivia eases visa requirements for US and Israeli travelers
The Associated Press: ‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025
Nalova Akua And Emmanuel Tumanjong, The Associated Press: Cameroon’s top opposition leader dies after weeks of detention
Molly Quell, The Associated Press: ICC president vows to resist US and Russian pressure despite sanctions and threats
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press: UK leader Starmer backs Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy
David Bauder, The Associated Press: Outlets that reach millions denied access to rare Pentagon news briefings this week
Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press: Thailand extradites a Vietnamese activist despite concerns from rights groups
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press: Sydney men charged with spreading child sexual abuse videos tied to international ring
Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press: How to watch the last supermoon of the year
 

One last thing...

Sylvain Plazy, The Associated Press:

A controversial infant Jesus is stolen from a Belgian Nativity scene

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon of infant Jesus Christ that had been widely scorned online. Read More

 
 

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