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The Wrap: Safe consumption site, custody release, Osborne Village closure, Princess Auto expansion

Good evening. The rosters for the February’s 4 Nations Face-Off will finally be official this evening. Check our website later tonight; sportswriter Ken Wiebe will have a story focusing on which Jets made the cut.

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

 

'The goal is to lead people to recovery'

 
 
 

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

'It defies logic to release somebody with a record like this'

Dean Pritchard and Malak Abas:

‘It boggles my mind’: judge astounded by past police release of prolific thief

A Winnipeg man charged Monday with breaking into more than 15 city businesses has a long record of property crimes that didn’t dissuade police from releasing him from custody following a prior crime spree targeting his West End neighbours, court records show. Read More

 

Erik Pindera:

Police, prosecutors disagree on Criminal Code release ‘mandate’

The Winnipeg Police Service has defended how — and why — decisions are made to release suspects accused of crimes with conditions to follow ahead of court proceedings. Read More

 
 

'We’ve got ... this influx of new energy'

Gabrielle Piché:

Osborne Village ‘picking up momentum’

Longtime A&W location shutters but business count up amid new apartments draw, local BIZ says Read More

 
 

'Nothing... that would indicate princesses and not a lot of auto'

Skye Anderson and Joyanne Pursaga:

City throttles forward on 105,000-square-foot Princess Auto superstore

Princess Auto, a retailer with deep roots in Winnipeg, is a step closer to building a new flagship store after city council’s executive policy committee voted in favour of a new major retail development. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Nicole Buffie: Linking Hope creates nonprofit connections to build a better future
Kevin Rollason: Census data does much more than determine population
Free Press staff: Driver injured after hitting water truck on Cavalier Drive
Julia-Simone Rutgers: Proponents of solar power push for provincial infrastructure investment to boost grid resilience
Free Press staff: MPI commits to truth, reconciliation with improved services for Indigenous Peoples
Nicole Buffie: Hermanos raises curtain on new chapter
Skye Anderson: Taking child into custody ‘last resort,’ police say in wake of complaints
Connor McDowell: High-tech rockets coming to CFB Shilo
Chris Kitching: Number of new measles cases trending down in Manitoba
Tyler Searle: Daycare loses playground structure in brazen overnight theft
 

Opinion

Jen Zoratti: Empower youth by giving them tools to stay safe online
Jan Burzlaff: Despite discrimination, Winnipeg proved to be good fit for Jews fleeing Holocaust
Jen Zoratti: Pushing back against AI’s‘inevitability’
Tory McNally: Youth unemployment more than just an economic statistic
Joel Schlesinger: Investor strange love
Steven Fletcher: A Seal River proposal for all Manitoba’s needs
Editorial: Banning YouTube removes tools from schools
Niigaan Sinclair: Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical
David McLaughlin: Grounding of the Snowbirds example of military’s treatment
Scott Durling: Picking the right target
 

Arts & Life

Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
John Longhurst: Religious groups must keep careful eye on artificial intelligence
Reviewed by Matt Henderson: Manitoba’s newspapers portrayed province as rife with untamed potential — to the detriment of the Indigenous community
Mitch Calvert: It’s time to start simplifying for success
Alison Gillmor: Expressive power, emotional encounters: A closer look at Rothko’s Brown and Blacks in Reds
David Sanderson: Quartet of vintage ventures makes the old new on Main Street
Ben Waldman: Improv co-conspirators reuniting for frenetic weekend comedy blitz
Ben Sigurdson: Spring readings aplenty ahead of summer lull
Free Press: New in paper
Reviewed by David Jón Fuller: Canadian-born former first lady of Iceland’s memoir leads with candour and charm
 

Sports

Ben Little: Sea Bears feast on River Lions
Mike McIntyre: Goldeyes offence comes alive in battering of Milkmen
GEORGE WILLIAMS: Assiniboia Downs trainer pulls a card for the ages
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Wild draw Roses; Wulf Rises to the occasion; Rapid on a roll
Taylor Allen: Five Winnipeg Blue Bombers players to watch as pre-season kicks off
Eddie Pells, The Associated Press: An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke
John Wawrow, The Associated Press: Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final
Jeff Hamilton, The Canadian Press: Blue Bombers rebuild passing attack around receiver White, co-ordinator Condell
The Associated Press: Canada remains perfect in five games at the ice hockey worlds after beating Slovenia
 

Business

Aaron Epp: Pappas Greek Food and Steak closes after three decades of serving Winnipeg
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment
Aaron Epp: Aviva Natural Health Solutions part of added foundation to build up Christian charity
Gabrielle Piché: Adverse weather slows pace of seeding to below 5-year average
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX ends slightly higher, U.S. markets also close in positive territory
Ben Sigurdson: Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: CRTC triples streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Gabrielle Piché: Optimism greets Manitoba’s India trade office proposal
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets recover from earlier losses
 

Canada

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press: Strike disrupts mail-in cancer screening kits, drivers’ licence renewals, book loans
Nojoud Al Mallees and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Poilievre offers two hours on Monday for Freeland to present fall economic statement
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Environment Canada says winter will be more normal but still warmer than usual
Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press: Canada needs to take Trump’s tariff threats seriously: experts
Kyle Duggan and David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Trudeau says Poilievre “not able” to unite to defend Canada against Trump threats
Nono Shen and Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: Downtown Vancouver stabbing suspect shot dead by police
Kyle Duggan and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press: Justice Minister Arif Virani says controversial online harms bill to be split in two
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press: AFN, mothers call on all parties to support inquiry into policing
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Air Canada to bar carry-on bags for lowest-fare customers
 
 

World

Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press: Syria’s insurgency leader tours seized city of Aleppo, as fierce battles intensify near Hama
Tom Nouvian And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press: French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962
David Rising And Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press: 6 hours of anger, bravery and defiance during martial law in South Korea
The Associated Press: 2 kindergarteners wounded and gunman dead after shooting at California religious school
Jake Offenhartz, Karen Matthews And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press: Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked killer after ‘brazen, targeted’ attack on NYC street
The Associated Press: UK dismantles massive money laundering operations tied to Russian oligarchs and cybercriminals
Andrea Rodríguez, The Associated Press: A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness – again
Haleluya Hadero, The Associated Press: District of Columbia says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codes
Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press: Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere – or even there?
Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press: The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans
Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press: Is Secret Santa stressing you out? Here’s your holiday gift-exchange survival guide
 

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