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Supervised consumption site, ICU nurse training, U.S. envoy’s pay, Jets’ playoff odds, school seating tool, St. Patrick’s Day
Plus: What whales were singing about in the 1940s

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

 

'I can’t really give you a timeline'

Carol Sanders:

Supervised drug consumption site opening on hold indefinitely: Kinew

The long-promised drug consumption site expected to open in the coming weeks has been delayed indefinitely, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday. Read More

 
 
 

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'We welcome the news'

Chris Kitching:

Record number of graduating ICU-trained nurses destined for Winnipeg, Brandon hospitals

45 nurses will soon complete their training programs and begin staffing existing intensive-care unit beds in four Manitoba hospitals, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced Monday. Read More

 
 

'This is Manitoba taxpayer dollars'

Gabrielle Piché:

NDP on defensive over $500-K contract for Manitoba’s trade rep in Washington

Province investing in ‘Manitoba’s voice,’ finance minister says Read More

 
 

'Winnipeg appears to be running in two races simultaneously'

Mike McIntyre:

Will they or won’t they?

Inconsistency leaves Jets’ playoff hopes up in the air Read More

 
 

'Having a good seating plan is a make or break'

Maggie Macintosh:

Instead of just sitting around, Winnipeg teen designs seating website for teachers

James Hohner, a tech-savvy Grade 10 student at Collège Jeanne-Sauvé, has coded a new tool to help teachers map out their classroom seating plans. Read More

 
 

Get a dose of Irish spirit(s)

For Irish eyes

Toast St. Paddy with TV, books that celebrate the Emerald Isle Read More

 

Ben Sigurdson:

It’s easy drinkin’ green with these St. Paddy’s Day bevvies

Tasting drinks on the theme of green: green packaging, green ingredients, green flavours or even made using green (organic etc.) production methods. Read More

 
 

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Local

Free Press staff: City crews battle six vacant-building fires within hours
Free Press staff: Phase 1 of CentrePort’s Keystone park complete
Scott Billeck: U.S. man charged with luring Manitoba girl, 10, online
Carol Sanders: Health officials working to control hepatitis A outbreak in province
Gabrielle Piché: Interest in respiratory therapy training surges as province seeks to fill demand
Nicole Buffie: Hermanos steakhouse to shutter, relocate in Exchange
Morgan Modjeski: NDP Leader wants Ottawa to stamp Canada Post cuts ‘return to sender’
Free Press staff: WCB returns $90M in surplus rebates
Chris Kitching: ‘Steeped in history’: Fort Garry Hotel up for sale
Erik Pindera: Ontario MD claims Manitoba recruiters misrepresented Carberry hospital job
 

Opinion

Lloyd Axworthy: Legislators must clean up their act
Deveryn Ross: Churchill project not worth the risk
Editorial: Province must resume role in transit funding
Scott Forbes: What to do with inconvenient wildlife
Christopher J. Schneider: The pitfalls of increased use of AI in policing
Paul Moist: Mel Myers: a friend to all workers
Dan Lett: Health, social crises worsen despite NDP’s undeniable efforts to address them
Free Press: Letters, May 12
Kelly Higginson: Small towns and temporary foreign workers
Editorial: Manitoba is leading, in some very bad ways
 

Arts & Life

John Longhurst: Weston-area church seeking financial help to fix leaky roof
Maureen Scurfield: Don’t miss out on opportunity a second time
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press: A Cannes Film Festival light on Hollywood but not lacking in star power kicks off in France
AV Kitching: Exhibition takes Canadian history of Chinese oppression from the archives into the light
Denise Duguay: TV that brings you home, whether you like it or not
Eva Wasney: Sewing studio offers classes for crafty folks
Ben Waldman: 'Kimberly Akimbo' takes on mortality with heart and humour
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Ben Sigurdson: Canadian scribe lands lucrative poetry prize
Holly Harris: Guest clarinetist part of dramatic end to wildly varied WSO season
 

Business

The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets also lower
Malak Abas: Manitoba farmers make up half of national network testing tools focused on productivity boost
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press: Trans Mountain and its federal parent see case for Ottawa owning pipeline for good
Aaron Epp: Venetian Nail Spa adds third link in local chain, preps for grand opening at CF Polo Park
Chris Kitching: Province to make non-profit thrift stores eligible for security rebate
Malak Abas: IGM Financial caps big year with first steps toward another
Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian and U.S. stock markets inch higher despite gains in oil prices
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press: Cineplex CEO applauds longer theatrical windows for new releases, downplays sale talk
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: BoC report estimates U.S. counter-tariffs pushed prices up about 6% last year
Malak Abas: Travel Manitoba’s new marketing campaign puts focus on resilience in wake of wildfire-stricken 2025
 

Sports

The Canadian Press: Canadiens aim to take 3-1 series lead over visiting Sabres tonight
Taylor Allen: Blue Bombers training camp begins with excitement
Taylor Allen: Dixon turning heads at Bomber camp
The Canadian Press: Game 5 of PWHL semifinal postponed due to illnesses, rescheduled for Tuesday
Ken Wiebe: Six players from Oak Bluff-based prep team chosen by Western Hockey League in Prospect Draft
Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball a lifeline for Manitoba Bisons’ Dadash-Adeh
Joshua Frey-Sam: Homegrown guard gives Sea Bears spark in season opening win
Mike McIntyre: Powerhouse Griffins put Moose down
Joshua Frey-Sam: Hutter not afraid to step up in lead role as team prepares for Western Women’s Canadian Football League season kickoff
George Williams: Assiniboia Downs racing season opens Tuesday, and follows in the hoofbeats of record-setting 68th season
 

Canada

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Canada can ‘manage’ Trump’s call for help without being drawn into Iran war: minister
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Carney meets Keir Starmer in London as war in Iran disrupts shipping routes
The Canadian Press: Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Nature groups warn federal funding cuts endangering efforts to protect land, water
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: AI systems use Canadian journalism but seldom cite media sources: report
The Canadian Press: Rising crypto scams push Canadian agencies to co-ordinate with global partners
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press: Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press: ‘Lives have been divided’: Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon school gets 3 years
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
 
 

World

Jon Gambrell, Russ Bynum And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press: United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran
Sam Mcneil And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press: Europeans seek clarity about Trump’s Iran war aims before agreeing to his warship demands
Milexsy Durán And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press: Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis
Ken Moritsugu And John Leicester, The Associated Press: China warns Trump’s latest tariff moves could damage trade ties
Haruna Umar, The Associated Press: Bombs explode in northeastern Nigeria, leaving scores killed and injured, authorities say
Claudia Ciobanu And David Mchugh, The Associated Press: Poland is now among the world’s 20 largest economies. How it happened
Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press: Spring, climate change, jet stream serves up buffet of wild weather hitting US
Collin Binkley, The Associated Press: White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press: An Afghan man who worked with the US military dies in ICE custody
 

One last thing...

Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press:

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known. Read More

 
 

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