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Manitoba's stepped-up reopening plan a 'gamble'

Restaurants, salons, gyms to reopen, gathering sizes to increase as of Saturday

Carol Sanders
12:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2021
6 minute read

Dylan Robertson:

Major backlog at Vital Statistics frustrates Manitobans

Carlos Governo has spent two weeks trying to apply for a long-form birth certificate, but he can't get in touch with anyone at the Vital Statistics Agency. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Danielle Da Silva:

Data entry delays dog launch of vaccination card program

Premier Brian Pallister shows off a proposed proof-of-vaccination card earlier this month. (Kevin King / Pool files)

Dan Lett:

Pallister hopes against hope third time is charm

On Wednesday, Premier Brian Pallister announced he was lifting some restrictions — a week earlier than originally planned. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)</p>

Mike McIntyre:

More transparent NHL one benefit of single-game betting

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) argues with referee Dan O'Rourke after a penalty was called against the Coyotes during overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. The Golden Knights won 3-2. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Doug Speirs :

Children's Rehabilitation Foundation's top exec reflects on gratifying career

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Christine Schollenberg is the outgoing executive director of the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation.</p>

Randall King:

Manitoba-shot The Ice Road scrambled as the last production standing with the pandemic closing in

VVS Films</p><p>Liam Neeson plays Mike, a truck driver delivering life-saving material over treacherous frozen terrain, in The Ice Road.</p>

Editorial:

Overhaul of police training is long overdue

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES</p><p>Retired senator Murray Sinclair </p>

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