The Wrap: Unprovoked attack, wage theft, toxins and ceramic artistry

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

An 18-year-old woman working at an Olive Garden in Transcona was rushed to hospital after she was stabbed in an unprovoked attack Thursday night.

Chris Graves, owner of The King’s Head Pub, is being accused of wage theft by former employees.

Point Douglas residents struggle to have even their most basic rights addressed amid fears over lead and other toxin levels.

And Manitoba ceramic artist Julianna Zwierciadlowska-Rhymer explores the complicated realities of our industrialized food system.

'Very much unprovoked'

Chris Kitching and Dean Pritchard:

Accused in attack on Olive Garden server on probation

Arson, meth use and mental illness part of court record Read More

Savour Manitoba Spring issue cover featuring colourful mixed drinks on a table.

'That’s a big chunk of change'

Eva Wasney:

King’s Head owner accused of stiffing staff

Restaurateur who accepted nearly $54,000 in pandemic-fuelled public donations denies nickel-and-diming workers by manually adjusting system-logged shifts Read More

'This is like a toxic soup here'

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

On top of marginalization, contamination

Point Douglas residents fearful and frustrated over toxin levels in the neighbourhood’s soil, air and water Read More

'Shouldn’t we be drinking our mother’s breast milk?'

Eva Wasney:

Dynamic ceramics

Artist explores culinary choices Read More

Iced drink with lime on a wooden surface beside the Savour Manitoba magazine cover.

Local

Nicole Buffie: Baby black bears orphaned after mother killed

Scott Billeck: Search for missing Ukrainian refugee detailed, methodical

Gabrielle Piché: Shared Health lacks data to predict future staffing needs

Photography by Ruth Bonneville: In photos: Winnipeg bakers prepare for Easter

Erik Pindera: School division hit with second lawsuit over sex offences

Dean Pritchard: Judge delays sentencing for hockey coach convicted of sexually assaulting player

Tyler Searle: Convicted mail bomber loses parole-denial appeal

Erik Pindera: Interlake paramedic disciplined, fined for misconduct

Tyler Searle: Bank says $343-K error was city law firm’s, asks court to dismiss lawsuit

Dean Pritchard: Deaths of two children being investigated in new inquests

Opinion

Joel Schlesinger: Latest smartphone app launch for young do-it-yourself investors points to industry trending toward no commissions on trades

Scott Forbes: Folly of Canada’s oil, gas addiction clear

Editorial: Trying to read the budgetary tea leaves

Gwynne Dyer: On alliances

David McLaughlin: Pallister portrait shows more of the man

Laura Rance: Farmland values continue inexorable rise

Jen Zoratti: Gimme a break with supporting burnout culture

Tim Kist: Winning rhythm of review, refocus, recharge

Maureen Scurfield: Grieving competition anything but healthy

Tory McNally: Long weekends change time off equation

Arts & Life

Reviewed by Jess Woolford: Dark fantasy explores the demands of being human — and our perfectly imperfect creations

Reviewed by Sara Harms: Stunning stories explore families’ untreated mental illnesses

Ben Sigurdson: Grandmother’s memoir lands Colby a Kobzar

Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston: Golden state governor’s uneven past, tussles with Trump chronicled in frank, fresh prose

Reviewed by Joseph Hnatiuk: NATO (including Canada) anything but peacekeepers in world conflict: author

Reviewed by Alison Gillmor: Wayward prairie scholar reconstructs ancient text as his life falls apart in Martel’s profound prose

John Longhurst: Moderator offers vision for future of United Church

Sharon Chisvin: Interfaith bridge-builder Khalid Mahmood honoured

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope

David Pitt: Paperbacks: Virginia family entangled with thugs

Sports

Mike McIntyre: Winkler-product records first career major league hit, walk-off RBI single

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the PWHL: Playoff picture; Fantastic Fillier; Green Monster for MVP?

Mike McIntyre: Moose in playoff hunt

Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Jets look forward to playing old head coach as club lands in Columbus

Ken Wiebe: Jets’ playoff hopes dimming with loss to Dallas Stars

Joshua Frey-Sam: Star guard/forward Teddy Allen returns to Sea Bears after abrupt departure in 2024

Ken Wiebe: ‘I feel great on the ice’: Barron back as Jets face off against Dallas

Joshua Frey-Sam: Goodbye, Goldeyes — hello, Manitoba Mosquitoes

R.j. Rico, The Associated Press: After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president,’ body camera shows

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press: Mickelson pulls out of the Masters, which will be without Lefty and Woods for first time since 1994

Business

Malak Abas: Papiiro opens doors, journals in Village

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets mixed

Aaron Epp: April Fools’ Day jokes highlight real-life issues, joys of local small businesses, owners say

Aaron Epp: Manitoba gross domestic product growth modest in 2026: Deloitte

Aaron Epp: Winnipeg company’s web series in spotlight at international Shorty Awards

Cathy Bussewitz, The Associated Press: Stopgap measures aren’t enough to halt rising gas prices as the world scrambles for more oil

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press: Oil shock manageable but prices reflect assumption that conflict will end soon: BMO

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Stock markets continue to rise on hopes of end to Iran war, oil prices move lower

Aaron Epp: Harmony Aesthetics banks on cryogenic storage, preservation, future utilization of hair follicle stem cells

Malak Abas: Swan River-based cosmetics brand seeks ‘bigger breakthrough’

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