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An open-and-shut case

Winnipeg architect Brent Bellamy isn't a candidate in the civic election, but he's leading the charge on the ballot question; he believes removing the concrete barriers at Portage and Main will be transformative for the city

Melissa Martin
7:00 PM CDT Friday, Sep. 7, 2018
7 minute read

Larry Kusch:

More crime, fewer inmates: Manitoba justice minister denies cost-cutting behind jail bed closures

Justice Minister Cliff Cullen

Jessica Botelho-Urbanski:

Ottawa invests $100M in new Norway House health centre

Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott and Norway House Cree Nation Chief Larson Anderson speak after the federal government announced $100-million in funding for a health centre in the northern First Nation.

Ryan Thorpe:

CN cites long history at The Forks for spending $750,000 to put its name on festival stage, field

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Sean Finn, Executive vice-president at CN, during an announcement of a partnership with The Forks, a renaming of the stage,

Bill Redekop :

Winnipeg-based Mondetta relaunching famous flag-fronted sweatshirts

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAsh Modha at the Mondetta offices in Winnipeg. Mondetta started 32 1/2 years ago by three teenagers, is relaunching its original Mondetta design — white sweat shirt with flag on the front — at New York Fashion Week on the weekend, in a popup inside a Soho coffee house. However, the flag shirts can now have a patch of a second country of origin. For example, Ash's nephews are of African descent and have a Canadian flag on front with a Uganda patch on the shoulder. 180906 - Thursday, September 06, 2018.</p>

Jeff Hamilton:

5 things to watch heading into the Banjo Bowl

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defensive back Tyneil Cooper (26) tries to kick a field goal during practice at Investors Group Field Friday morning. 180907 - Friday, September 07, 2018.

Jason Syvixay:

There are myriad reasons to take down Portage and Main barriers and none to leave them up, say Canadian urban planners

Local artist Kal Barteski's work echoes the sentiment of the planners about Portage and Main. (Supplied photo)

Randall King:

Halloween chills and Predator thrills revived among fall films with Oscar dreams

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Jen Zoratti:

'Lioness' reflects on three-decade career at Manitoba Film & Music

Carole Vivier (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Editorial:

Anonymous op-ed notable, but not heroic

Critics of the op-ed noted the writer and members of the so-called

Editorial cartoon for Sept. 7, 2018

Adrian Powell:

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