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Rough ride in North Kildonan after snow-clearing delayed

Malak Abas 3 minute read Yesterday at 5:10 PM CST

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North Kildonan’s city councillor has said penalties could be levied against a contractor after snow plowing in his ward was delayed by more than a day.

Some drivers who had to move their cars from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Monday as part of the three-day residential parking ban this week, found their street untouched despite the ban being lifted. Most streets had been cleared by Tuesday evening; plows did touch-ups Wednesday morning.

Coun. Jeff Browaty said the delay was caused by issues with SM Ventures Inc., a local heavy equipment company hired to support the snow-clearing operation in North Kildonan.

“After many decades of good service, things were absolutely terrible this year,” Browaty said Wednesday.

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Housing changes at First Nations CFS agency leaves residents in state of panic

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Housing changes at First Nations CFS agency leaves residents in state of panic

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read 6:00 AM CST

Sweeping changes to how one agency supports young people aging out of care have participants panicking about whether they’ll have to camp or couch surf in the new year.

Southeast Child and Family Services, which works with eight First Nations in Manitoba, has a unit dedicated to preparing 15 to 21-year-olds for independent living by connecting them with community-based partners.

Depending on their needs, teenagers and young adults living off-reserve are referred to supportive-housing facilities, such as Kildonan Commons and Villa Rosa.

Multiple age-of-majority tenants told the Free Press their CFS social workers informed them this fall that they’d have to move out on their own by the end of 2025.

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Southeast Child and Family Services at 472 Notre Dame Ave. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
Southeast Child and Family Services at 472 Notre Dame Ave. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)

Canine ‘stars’ get in the Christmas spirit

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Canine ‘stars’ get in the Christmas spirit

Toni De Guzman 4 minute read 6:00 AM CST

Dogs who’ve been cooped up in the city-run Animal Services shelter got some festive goodies on Christmas Eve from a group of canine “movie stars.”

As the shelter dogs made a beeline for the Christmas tree to sniff out the perfect gift, they surely picked up another scent — the presents had been wrapped by the canine stars as part of a video project.

The “paw parents” had trained their actor dogs to “wrap” presents, as part of a class project at Dumbledogs K9 Behaviour and Performance Center in Winnipeg that turned into a donation drive for Animal Services.

Dumbledogs, which is a training facility for dog sports, performance training and professional animal actors, opened in 2019. It also includes a doggy daycare.

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Courtney Voth from Dumbledogs and her dog, Swamp Thing, with the donations to they gave to Animal Services in Winnipeg on Wednesday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
Courtney Voth from Dumbledogs and her dog, Swamp Thing, with the donations to they gave to Animal Services in Winnipeg on Wednesday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)

Peguis files lawsuit alleging former chief Glenn Hudson engaged in litany of ‘corrupt practices’

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Peguis files lawsuit alleging former chief Glenn Hudson engaged in litany of ‘corrupt practices’

Erik Pindera 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:29 PM CST

Peguis First Nation is suing its former chief over claims of corruption, including allegations that he enriched himself and his family and supporters.

The First Nation filed its statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench last week.

The court papers allege former chief Glenn Hudson “engaged in corrupt practices” to the detriment of the community, including by making unauthorized transfers of money, treating the community’s assets as “if they were his own,” awarded contracts to companies he benefited from and made poor financing and real estate deals while he was chief and as shareholder and director of Peguis corporations.

“As a result of the defendant’s conduct, the nation suffered substantial financial losses, reputational harm and erosion of governance integrity,” claims the court filing.

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Former Peguis First Nation chief Glenn Hudson in 2022 (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
Former Peguis First Nation chief Glenn Hudson in 2022 (Mike Deal / Free Press files)

Regional hospital in Killarney recruits two international docs

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Regional hospital in Killarney recruits two international docs

Tyler Searle 3 minute read Yesterday at 3:45 PM CST

Two internationally trained doctors have been recruited to practise in Killarney, helping to relieve a staffing shortage at the hospital that functions as a regional hub.

Killarney Turtle-Mountain Mayor Janice Smith identified the physicians as Shamsudeen and Olamide Usman, a husband and wife recruited by Prairie Mountain Health via the University of Manitoba’s medical licensure program for international medical graduates.

“They are very anxious to get their careers going and we are just thrilled that they are going to be part of our community,” Smith said Wednesday. “It’s a big impact.

The couple recently visited Killarney — located about 240 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg — to check out schools, real estate, the recreational centre and the Tri-Lake Health Centre and medical clinic where they will work.

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Tri-Lake Health Centre in Killarney (Jillian Austin/Brandon Sun files)
Tri-Lake Health Centre in Killarney (Jillian Austin/Brandon Sun files)

The Empire Strikes Back… on Jubilee Avenue

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The Empire Strikes Back… on Jubilee Avenue

Nicole Buffie 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:40 PM CST

A few days ago, in a neighbourhood not far away…

A three-metre-tall, 3.5-metre-long All Terrain Armored Transport walker from Star Wars showed up outside a home on Jubilee Avenue in the Lord Roberts area last Sunday to spread some nerdy holiday cheer.

The science-fiction combat vehicle, dressed in multicolour Christmas lights, was built by Aaron Frost and his students in the University of Winnipeg theatre department’s advanced stagecraft class as a lesson in three-dimensional set pieces.

“We used to make little fireplaces as their final project, and I just thought, you know, let’s do something way more fun,” Frost said Wednesday.

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The Christmas AT-AT display (Supplied)
The Christmas AT-AT display (Supplied)

News briefs for Thursday, December 25, 2025

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A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Thursday, December 25, 2025

Two arrested after bear spray assault

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A man was bear-sprayed and dragged by another vehicle after an argument at a gas station on Christmas Eve, Winnipeg police say.

Union warns about staffing ahead of change to breast cancer screening

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Union warns about staffing ahead of change to breast cancer screening

Nicole Buffie 3 minute read Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025

Manitoba has lowered the age for breast cancer screening to 45 from 50, but the union for mammographers has warned that without more staff, the system could be overwhelmed.

On Tuesday the province announced it will begin accepting appointments for younger women as of Jan. 2, 2026.

Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals president Jason Linklater applauded the announcement, but questioned how the province will be able to accommodate the increased patient load.

“Breast cancer screening saves lives, and when screening age is lower and cancer is caught, there’s certainly greater success in treatment and better outcomes, but staffing will be a big barrier,” Linklater said.

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A national task force that provides guidance for primary health-care providers is not lowering the recommended breast cancer screening age to 40, despite pressure from several cancer specialists, surgeons and radiologists. A woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. in a 2015 photo. (File)
A national task force that provides guidance for primary health-care providers is not lowering the recommended breast cancer screening age to 40, despite pressure from several cancer specialists, surgeons and radiologists. A woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. in a 2015 photo. (File)

Manitobans still give but charities feel squeeze

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Manitobans still give but charities feel squeeze

Toni De Guzman 4 minute read Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025

Some local charities are struggling to keep up amid the rising costs of living for donors.

“The challenges of the community that we serve are growing. You can see that every day you just need to open your eyes if you’re outside here in Winnipeg,” said Darren Nodrick, director of development at Siloam Mission.

The non-profit organization relies on donors but donations are down.

“The need for our services is increasing. The demand is increasing and what we’re able to do to meet that need and demand is dictated by what resources we have,” said Nodrick.

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Darren Nodrick, director of development at Siloam Mission, says the need for its services is increasing.
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS Darren Nodrick, director of development at Siloam Mission, says the need for its services is increasing.

Manitoba data missing from Health Canada flu report

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Manitoba data missing from Health Canada flu report

Carol Sanders 5 minute read Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025

Health Canada says it has received no flu data from the Manitoba government this month as it tracks one of the worst influenza seasons in the country in years.

The Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report offers a weekly overview of key trends in respiratory viruses by using data from multiple sources across Canada. Its latest interactive map shows flu activity almost coast to coast for the week ending Dec. 13 — except for Manitoba and Nova Scotia, that reported “no data.”

Winnipeg epidemiologist Cynthia Carr said it’s the first time she has noticed Manitoba is absent from the map.

“I do review this data fairly routinely, and this is the first time looking at the interactive data map and seeing no data being submitted,” Carr said Tuesday.

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A screengrab of Health Canada’s surveillance map for influenza activity, captured Dec. 23, 2025, shows no data reporting in Manitoba and Nova Scotia. (Health Canada)
A screengrab of Health Canada’s surveillance map for influenza activity, captured Dec. 23, 2025, shows no data reporting in Manitoba and Nova Scotia. (Health Canada)

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