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Chris Kitching:

Landfill search to start in fall

‘We cannot guarantee success, but we can guarantee we’re going to try’ Read More

Taylor Allen:

Players back Sea Bears’ decision to cut high-scoring Allen loose

The Winnipeg Sea Bears are ready to move on without their best scorer and biggest distraction. The club released reigning CEBL MVP Teddy Allen on Monday and his former teammates are fully on board with the decision. The Sea Bears reached a breaking point with the face of their franchise in last Sunday’s 97-87 loss at home to the Edmonton Stingers as the team was butting heads and Allen — who had already been causing issues for several weeks — was at the centre of it. “I think just with all the chaos and stuff going on, to have that […] Read More

Nicole Buffie:

NDP makes history, wins Tuxedo for first time

Manitoba’s New Democrat orange wave crashed into Winnipeg’s Tuxedo neighbourhood Tuesday night. Political rookie Carla Compton will be the first non-Progressive Conservative MLA to represent the co... Read More

Malak Abas:

RBC sues Pepper Foster for $700K of dough

Former tie-dye clothing mogul and scorned local bakery entrepreneur Pepper Foster is being sued by Canada’s largest bank for nearly $700,000. According to a claim filed by the Royal Bank of Canada ... Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

Fear and frustration

Parents of traumatized young daughter say they have faced obstacle after obstacle while trying to address troubling incidents their child experienced while at a Winnipeg daycare facility Read More

Katrina Clarke:

Licensed to fail

One-third of Manitoba’s child-care centres unable to meet minimum standards; detailed inspection results buried in bureaucracy Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

Stressed out, maxed out and out of reach

How does Manitoba plan to add 23,000 new child-care spaces amid acute staffing shortage, lengthy wait lists and a host of other challenges? Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

A desperate fight to be included

Provincial program designed for the most vulnerable children mired in endless paperwork, protracted battles with families, centres trying to obtain support Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

The north’s cold, harsh reality

Child-care centres are hanging by a thread in northern Manitoba, where the sector’s failures are seemingly irreparable Read More

Dan Lett:

Downtown needs work but it’s not the wasteland some perceive

Is there a city anywhere in this country that hates its downtown more than Winnipeg? Core neighbourhoods are a source of concern and debate in most modern cities. But you need only read the pages o... Read More

Jen Zoratti:

The lowdown on anklesock cyberbullies

Growing old is a privilege, not just because it’s obviously preferable than the alternative, but because you get to age out things like caring about what the young’uns think about your socks …. eventually. Read More

Malak Abas:

Stay in your… wait, where are the lanes?

City behind in painting road markings: critics blame budget cuts, poor-quality paint Read More

Jura McIlraith:

Transit Plus introduces app to book rides

Winnipeg Transit Plus users will soon have more options to schedule rides through a new trip-booking system. In addition to its automated phone service, Winnipeg Transit Plus will launch a smartpho... Read More

Katie May:

Bacterial infection cases rise in Manitoba

A serious bacterial infection is on the rise in Manitoba, with one death reported in the province in the last six months. Cases of invasive meningococcal disease continue to increase, provincial of... Read More

Joyanne Pursaga:

Tree clearing set for disputed Lemay Forest: planner

A planner says tree clearing will soon begin at an urban forest, which residents are fighting to save, amid the City of Winnipeg’s attempts to greatly reduce the size of the project. Planner John W... Read More

Matthew Frank:

Show us the health care, international students demand

NDP inaction on election promise ‘says a lot’ Read More

Mike Sawatzky:

Voth takes reins of U of W volleyball team

Former national team member comes home to lead men’s squad Read More

Matthew Frank:

Record number of cap-and-gowns at RRC Polytech

A buzz of excitement, nerves, and laughter fills the convention centre as eager students line up for cap-and-gown fittings and pose for selfies with beaming friends and family. This is their last d... Read More

Jura McIlraith:

With U of W degrees in hand, Indigenous women called trailblazers

Twyla McKay wasn’t sure if she had the determination to go to school again. Despite her self-doubt, she walked across the stage Friday to receive her diploma in developmental studies, along with eight... Read More

Matthew Frank:

Lessons in pitching in

Students take stand against litter; crews have city streets in better shape Read More

Malak Abas:

Late businesswoman gifts record donation to St. B hospital

Bergen’s $10M to help ER, cardiac sciences program Read More

Carol Sanders:

Peguis touts successes in establishing own child welfare system

Peguis First Nation says they’re caring for their own families, following their own ways and doing a much better job of child welfare than the provincial system did. “We’re not going to go with the... Read More

Malak Abas:

Winnipeg celebrates successful 11th Annual Bike Week Amid calls for Safer Cycling Infrastructure

Bike advocates and Sunday cyclers alike gathered at the legislative grounds Saturday to wrap up Winnipeg’s 11th annual Bike Week. Read More

Matthew Frank:

Volunteers turn downtown ballpark into assembly line churning out beds for kids

There was no time to rest Friday at Blue Cross Park. Instead of the usual crack of wooden baseball bats normally heard at the downtown stadium, there were sounds of wood being cut, stained and tran... Read More

Gabrielle Piche:

Sweet success

Krispy Kreme does brisk business in doughnuts on opening day in Winnipeg Read More

Eva Wasney:

Outdoor oases

Patio season officially underway Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Slurpee or beer: licensed Ness Avenue 7-Eleven preps for alcohol on menu

A Winnipeg 7-Eleven location has been green-lit to serve beer and wine on site. Read More

What’s Up: Riopelle, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Alleyways, Brunchfest, Shane Mauss and more

Free Press staff recommends things to do this week Read More

Thandi Vera:

Swing into summer

Brass bands, Venezuelan verve all part of jazz festival’s musical melange Read More

Ben Sigurdson:

Book club to get totally twistical

The Free Press Book Club and McNally Robinson Booksellers are pleased to welcome St. Andrews-based author Patti Grayson to the next virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m. to read from and discuss her novel The Twistical Nature of Spoons. Read More