The Wrap: Catalytic converter thefts, Kinew’s ‘human touch’, Hellebuyck’s sweaty game and a world première at the RWB
Plus: a new episode of Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

Data from the Winnipeg police shows the number of reported catalytic converter thefts dropped to just a dozen citywide in the first four months of 2024, down from hundreds in the same period last year.

The reduction came in the wake of the Scrap Metal Act and a concerted police effort to crack down on the crime, Tyler Searle reports.

Pictures of Premier Wab Kinew changing a flat tire and high-fiving in a Jets jersey are making the rounds on social media.

Kinew is seen as a genuine person or “just like the rest of us” by many Manitobans, which has contributed to his popularity rating, said Brandon University political science Prof. Kelly Saunders.

Chris Kitching looks into the stories behind the viral photos.

A quick and cursory look at the stat line from Sunday’s Winnipeg Jets victory over the Avalanche in Game 1 of the best-of-seven opening-round series, would have left many observers raising an eyebrow and wondering what the goaltending was like.

Hockey writer Ken Wiebe looks under the hood to find Connor Hellebuyck did exactly what he’s done so many other times over the course of this latest Vezina-worthy season — and throughout his nine NHL campaigns.

When Royal Winnipeg Ballet choreographer-in-residence Cameron Fraser-Monroe set upon creating a bold new work to serve as the finale for the ballet’s 2024/25 season, he decided to tell a story that has been passed down for generations.

T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods — which makes its world première at the Centennial Concert Hall Thursday to Sunday alongside Carmina Burana — is an evening-length ballet based on the oral history of elder Elsie Paul, a knowledge keeper of the Tla’amin First Nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast.

The latest episode of our podcast Niigaan and the Lone Ranger was released today, with a feature interview with Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara.