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The Wrap: Retail-theft strategy, photo radar, and university hiring freeze

Good evening. Sports writer Ken Wiebe is in Tampa Bay tonight as the Winnipeg Jets — the first NHL team to earn 15 wins in their first 16 games — try to extend that record. We’ll have coverage online tonight and in tomorrow’s print edition.

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

 

'I want... kids and parents and families to feel safe'

Tyler Searle:

Retail anti-crime program made permanent in new safety strategy

The Manitoba government announced Thursday it will fund 12 new police positions under an anti-crime program that has earned the support of business owners. Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s like having a law that says you can only watch movies on VHS'

Kevin Rollason:

Photo radar must be expanded to residential streets: police board chair

Winnipeg needs more roving photo radar vehicles to nail speeders anywhere in the city — not just by schools, playgrounds and construction zones, which are the only locations allowed under legislation, the chairman of the Winnipeg Police Board says. Read More

 
 

'Difficult decisions to maintain fiscal sustainability'

Maggie Macintosh:

Foreign-student squeeze forces U of W hiring freeze

The University of Winnipeg has announced a hiring freeze as senior administration reels in spending in response to a drop in international enrolment and other budgetary pressures. Read More

 
 
 

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