The Wrap: Fighting abuse, Ottawa shuffle, grand chief apology, winter cycling, RWB on the road
Plus: A year-end news quiz with a prize!

Good evening.

For the rest of December, we’ll be sending you a special edition of The Wrap. Each evening we’ll highlight some of the great journalism our newsroom produced in 2024, introduced by the reporters who filed the stories. (Think of it as The Wrap, Wrapped.)

We’ll also include the usual short roundup of the day’s headlines to keep you in the know. We hope you’ll enjoy our holiday review of the year that was.

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

'The system is broken from the front end, right to that back end'

Jeff Hamilton:

Silent no more

Sexual abuse survivor is fighting to have predators like his former football coach stopped before they do harm Read More

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'Sooner or later an election is coming'

Kevin Rollason:

Duguid’s long game

Winnipeg MP named sports minister in Trudeau’s revamped cabinet Read More

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press:

Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down

OTTAWA - The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday. ... Read More

'I will do better'

Chris Kitching:

SCO grand chief makes public apology, acknowledges ‘challenges with alcohol’

Southern Chiefs’ Organization Grand Chief Jerry Daniels has apologized and is seeking treatment for alcohol use, after sources said he was involved in an altercation outside a downtown Ottawa bar earlier this month. Read More

'My world is so much bigger now'

Emma Quackenbush:

Chill on wheels

For hardy cyclists, boosts to mind and body override plights of Old Man Winter, poor bike routes Read More

'The amount that happens back here... It’s mind-boggling'

Jen Zoratti:

Have Sugar Plum, will travel

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s touring Nutcracker takes beloved tradition — from tutus to polar bears — on the road Read More

'The only valid Christmas music is what my parents used to listen to'

David Sanderson:

Songs that sleigh or need to go away

Yuletide A-sides, rare long-players and mouldy oldies: Winnipeg’s record-shop owners weigh in on Christmas hits and misses Read More

News Quiz

We’ve prepared 12 questions on 12 Winnipeg news stories — one for every month.

Test your knowledge of local news and enter to win a free 12-week subscription to the Free Press!

Winnipeg in 2024: The Year in News

Twelve questions — one per month — about the stories that made headlines in Winnipeg in 2024. Test your knowledge of local news, then enter to win a free 12-week subscription to the Free Press! Take the quiz

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Local

Maggie Macintosh: New health curriculum puts emphasis on harm reduction

Nicole Buffie: Gillingham in lead with decided voters

Joyanne Pursaga: Klein launches mayoral campaign with pledge to make Winnipeg safest city in Canada

Eva Wasney: Northern First Nation calls for voluntary ban of moose hunting as numbers dwindle

Morgan Modjeski: Mayor honours pair who rescued little girl, father from Red River in August

Joyanne Pursaga: Klein has burned bridges with PM, Gillingham says

Scott Billeck: Steinbach Credit Union member warns others after scammer steals $10K

Melissa Martin: ‘A new future’: city dentist Cholakis donates $2M to school of dental hygiene

Scott Billeck: Safety review calls for improved security at Siloam Mission

Janine LeGal: Experts say small companions play huge role in well-being as we age

Opinion

Editorial: Canadian politicians speaking with one voice

Free Press: Letters, Sept. 19

David Matas: Canada must not accept another Iranian autocracy

Peter McKenna: Can Brazil’s Lula best Bolsonaro’s backers?

Ron Thiessen: Where is the rest of the plan?

Laura Rance-Unger: Prickly relationship with EU farm policies

Jen Zoratti: Not falling back means time loop remains unclosed

Joel Schlesinger: Life, disability coverage confusingly diverse ecosystem for most Canadians

Tory McNally: Back to routine, sharp as a new pencil

Rebecca Chambers: Police response makes a difference in West Broadway

Arts & Life

Harriet Zaidman: Grieving child builds backyard rocket ship

Reviewed by Kathryne Cardwell: Give-and-take relationship of Roman leaders takes centre stage in Harris’s historical fiction

Reviewed by Zilla Jones: Family account spiced with magic realism, geopolitical intrigue and a ghost story

Reviewed by Morley Walker: Near-future U.S. the setting for surreal dual-world storyline

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

Ben Sigurdson: Literary imprint led by Winnipeg author Wong

Maureen Scurfield: Not good bet to shoulder gambling issue alone

Reviewed by Gene Walz: Brown ponders life in his 71st year, warts and all, in thoughtful, fearless prose

Reviewed by Greg Klassen: Ghosts of ex-lovers haunt German forest in masterful, Whitmanesque prose

Reviewed by Rory Runnells: Young disillusioned characters yearn for connection in collection of stories

Sports

GEORGE WILLIAMS: Gunnn comes out blazing to claim Gold Cup

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Keilty-Dilling’s hot hands; Rise rumble standings; Tides in must-win territory

Taylor Allen: Former Bombers linebacker Gauthier enjoying career as electrician

Taylor Allen: Former Winnipeg Jet doing his part for future of funded deaf athletes

Mike McIntyre: Hellebuyck standoff caused by… Nathan MacKinnon?

Ken Wiebe: Jets’ Niederreiter looks for bounce-back season after return to full health

Kaitlyn McGrath, The Canadian Press: Former figure skater Tessa Virtue, PWHL player Sarah Nurse to launch YouTube shows

Joshua Frey-Sam: Big time roster turnovers reflected in Rifles play

Ryan Desjarlais: Pars a plenty in The Pas

Mike McIntyre: Jets vets weigh in on franchise goalie Hellebuyck not reporting to training camp

Business

Aaron Epp: Sod turned on new apartment complex for Old Kildonan

Gabrielle Piché: Province applauds apprenticeship numbers

Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg chamber chair seeks to connect local biz with arts industry, prioritize ‘high-quality public space’

Gabrielle Piché: Gerdau recycling workers on strike

Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Dollar breakfasts, used Billy bookcases: Ikea’s latest affordability pitch

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX edges lower on broad losses to finish the week, U.S. stocks post mixed results

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Corus must ‘take some risks’ after recapitalization approval grants lifeline: expert

Josh Funk And Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press: Warren Buffett gives up chairman title at Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of his succession plan

Gabrielle Piché: ‘Wealth of experience, energy’: Buhse set for Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce board chair role

Gabrielle Piché: Opaskwayak Cree Nation tabs up to $20 million to get into aerospace, defence manufacturing

Canada

Émilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press: Liberals haven’t prepared enough for next federal election, says minister Duclos

Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press: LeBlanc says it’s not the government’s job to respond to everything Trump posts

Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: ‘Definitely busier’: Retailers, restaurants see spending boost amid tax holiday

The Canadian Press: Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report

The Canadian Press: Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute

Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Fake nurse’s ‘deep seated dishonesty’ adds four more years to prison term: B.C. judge

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Pearson Airport travellers may have been exposed to measles on Dec. 8

The Canadian Press: Preliminary inquiry on Frank Stronach sex assault charges set for spring in Toronto

Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press: Judge sentences Quebecer convicted of triple murder who shows ‘no remorse’

Ben Finley, The Associated Press: NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids

World

Illia Novikov, The Associated Press: A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Josh Boak And Raf Casert, The Associated Press: Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he’s threatening with tariffs

Laurie Kellman, The Associated Press: For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn’t feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they’re leaving

Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri And Matt Brown, The Associated Press: Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

Vanessa Gera And Alex Turnbull, The Associated Press: Rising butter prices give European consumers and bakers a bad taste

Holly Ramer, The Associated Press: International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration

Dee-ann Durbin, The Associated Press: Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve

Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press: A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa

Christina Larson, The Associated Press: Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

Ben Finley, The Associated Press: NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids

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