Trampoline park, Thunderbird returns, Hellebuyck’s harsh words
Plus: Most golf courses set to open this weekend

Malak Abas:

City chooses U.S.-owned food giant for Kildonan Park, Windsor Park golf courses after 16 years with Sals

For the first time in 16 years, golfers won’t be able to grab a Salisbury House Nip at two city-owned golf courses this summer, as the local staple learned suddenly it was being replaced with a U.S.-owned food service mega-company. Read More

Carol Sanders:

City police charge 72-year-old man after threatening, racist letters sent to Indigenous, female cabinet minister

Cabinet minister and Indigenous MLA Nahanni Fontaine said threatening, racist letters that were sent to her last summer are “pretty violent and grotesque.” Read More

Jeff Hamilton:

Tory MLA vowed to pay $1M to bail out niece convicted of sex crimes

Former teacher had relationship with 15-year-old student; ethics experts criticize optics of Nesbitt’s decision Read More

Mike McIntyre:

‘What we did this year was unacceptable’

Hellebuyck fires shots at club following Jets season exit Read More

Eva Wasney:

‘News’ unfit to print

Shaky sources, cooked-up quotes, ersatz imagery — welcome to your new AI-driven local media world Read More

Ben Waldman:

Sentinel journey, sentimental memories

Wooden elevator reduced to rubble after towering over Austin for 75 years Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Manitoba summit to explore solutions to chronic truancy

Winnipeg teachers are cutting class on Thursday to strategize how to improve student attendance and remove barriers so more children show up for lessons on a regular basis. Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Campaign breathes new life into critical health-care role

Interest in respiratory therapy training surges as province seeks to fill demand Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Longstanding e-learning hub to close after provincial funding dries up

The Kinew government is closing an e-learning hub that creates, curates and promotes free textbooks while helping students with career planning. Read More

Aaron Epp:

Jump for joy, ‘swinging from the rafters’

Apex Adventure Plex expands Western Canada trampoline park footprint, opens east Winnipeg location Read More

Joshua Frey-Sam:

Local golf courses ‘sitting pretty’

Warm weather welcome as most greens set to fully open by Saturday Read More

Eva Wasney:

Keeping you in stitches

Sewing studio offers classes for crafty folks Read More

Tyler Searle:

Phasing out of door-to-door mail delivery sinks in for Winnipeggers

Canada Post said Thursday it plans to convert about four million addresses to community mailboxes over the next five years, beginning with 136,000 in late 2026 and early 2027. Read More

Tyler Searle:

City installs remote door locks, buzzers at Sherbrook Pool in response to staff safety concerns

Heightened issues with safety at the Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool have prompted the city to introduce new security measures, including remote door locks that require patrons to buzz in before entering the public facility. Read More

Mikaela MacKenzie:

Syrup season in swing

Louise May has been tapping the trees at the St. Norbert Arts Centre for 37 years, extracting the nectar that becomes maple syrup. May began making syrup as a way to connect with the trees and cont... Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

North End vocational school opens ‘cultural learning lab’ creative design studio

Lab will host public access workshops later this spring Read More

Jen Zoratti:

To the rescue

Real-life partners join forces to save dogs in new docuseries Read More

Jen Zoratti:

Credible journalism takes time, effort, human intelligence

There’s an idiom in journalism: the goat must be fed. The proverbial goat has changed over the years. It used to be the next day’s paper. Then it was the 24-hour news cycle. Then the 12-hour news cycle. Then it was websites. Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

Threat hits close to home with fear, helplessness and, finally, relief

It’s 4:20 p.m. last Friday and I’ve just filed my column when my phone rings. It’s my colleague, Stephanie, in Ottawa. Odd, she usually texts. “Have you talked to Sarah?” she asked. I hadn’t.... Read More

Tom Brodbeck:

Supervised consumption site can be delayed no longer

If not now, then when? That question hangs over Manitoba’s long-delayed supervised drug consumption site as the province weathers yet another surge in overdoses — one that front-line workers say is... Read More

Craig Wong, The Canadian Press:

Buying a home is a process. Make sure you have the right real estate agent

OTTAWA - The right real estate agent can make all the difference when you are hunting for a new home, guiding you past unseen pitfalls. But finding the right agent to help you navigat... Read More

Nina Dragicevic, The Canadian Press:

High gas prices have you dreaming of life without a car? Consider this first

Work and amenities are close, you have good transit options — do you really still need that car? A lot of advisers say no. After shelter and food, transportation is the third most expensive cost fo... Read More

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press:

Wealthsimple’s new X partnership brings opportunities and risks, experts say

TORONTO - A new partnership Wealthsimple has struck with social media platform X could greatly expand the finance company's reach — but some critics are raising concerns about the risks for i... Read More

Joel Schlesinger:

ESG, ru OK?

Responsible investing needs wellness check as world’s largest economy tries to drive ‘dagger into the heart of climate change’ mitigation Read More

Aaron Epp:

Iconic Thunderbird restaurant set to take flight once more

The famous restaurant at 1970 McPhillips St. announced its return in a series of social media posts earlier this month, promising the same food and atmosphere it became known for after it opened its doors in 1961. Read More

Ben Sigurdson:

Raise a glass to the mighty Malbec — now, better than ever

Every year on April 17, lovers of big, inky, dark red wines raise a glass to the much-loved Malbec grape. Read More

Linda Mccartney, With Paul, Mary And Stella Mccartney, The Associated Press:

A spiced nuts and seeds recipe from Linda McCartney’s plant-based ‘Family Kitchen’ cookbook

This recipe is excerpted from the cookbook “Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen.” Linda was ahead of her time on plant-based eating in the ‘80s and ’90s — today, it is much easier to follow a plant-forwa... Read More

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Conrad Sweatman:

Where facts meet funny

Get ready for the bare-knuckle round — Debaters returns to Winnipeg Comedy Festival Read More

Ben Waldman:

Musical tale of emancipation a real tour de force

Aspiring reporter Annie Londonderry (Berkley Silverman) has a story to tell the readers of the World, so she arrives at the newspaper’s headquarters, the tallest building in New York City in the year 1894. Read More

Holly Harris:

Figaro delivers high notes, high emotion amid the hijinks

You’d be hard pressed to find a more madcap opera than Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, the closing production of Manitoba Opera’s 2025/26 season, with the beloved opera buffa chronicling one crazy da... Read More

The week that was: April 13-20

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