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Another erased piece of the Winnipeg that was

Melissa Martin 6 minute read Preview

Another erased piece of the Winnipeg that was

Melissa Martin 6 minute read Yesterday at 5:33 PM CST

The rubble was still smoking a little on Wednesday afternoon, though by then, all that remained of the place were its bones. Even these gave little hint of what they had been: a jumble of wood and metal charred, splintered, collapsed into a formless black heap, over which the tracks of an emergency bulldozer lurched and crawled.

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Another erased piece of the Winnipeg that was

Tories should consider updating policy

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Tories should consider updating policy

Editorial 4 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

This much can be said, at least, about the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party’s position regarding the establishment of supervised consumption sites as a harm-reduction strategy in the battle against drug abuse and its associated risks: It’s consistent.

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Manitoba PC leader Obby Khan
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Manitoba PC leader Obby Khan

Elected women must be treated fairly

Sherri Rollins and Janice Lukes 5 minute read Preview

Elected women must be treated fairly

Sherri Rollins and Janice Lukes 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

The City of Winnipeg has just launched its 2026 municipal elections website with a public signal that a key democratic event is not only approaching, but that participation matters.

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Courtroom 210 at the Law Courts in Winnipeg.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Courtroom 210 at the Law Courts in Winnipeg.

Truth and trust: necessary but elusive

John R. Wiens 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

Truth, as a quality of speech that matches with reality, facts and events seems to be at a premium in our daily interactions.

Letters, Jan. 15

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Letters, Jan. 15

7 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

I appreciated the piece by Rebecca Chambers about the Canada Life parking lot history. I knew some of this but not all of it. It underlines my continued disbelief that there seems to be no ability for the Granite Curling Club and Canada Life to strike a parking use agreement.

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The parking lot near the Granite Curling Club where the City of Winnipeg has proposed to build a controversial housing development.
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS FILES The parking lot near the Granite Curling Club where the City of Winnipeg has proposed to build a controversial housing development.

Measles can kill, and the message is far from loud and clear

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Preview

Measles can kill, and the message is far from loud and clear

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

By the time you read this, the province will probably have issued another measles update. If not today, maybe tomorrow. That’s how fast the disease is now spreading.

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Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

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A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination.
Geoff Robins / The Canadian Press A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination.

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Bad end likely for Trump in Venezuela

Peter McKenna 5 minute read Preview

Bad end likely for Trump in Venezuela

Peter McKenna 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

With the illegal snatching of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, along with a series of deadly missile and drone strikes inside Venezuela, U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions have still left many questions unanswered.

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Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

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Mimicking the pulling down of the statue of Saddam Hussein during the Iraq war, over 500 protesters cheer as a mock statue of U.S. President George Bush is pulled down outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Vancouver on Nov. 30, 2004.
CP PHOTO/Chuck Stoody Mimicking the pulling down of the statue of Saddam Hussein during the Iraq war, over 500 protesters cheer as a mock statue of U.S. President George Bush is pulled down outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Vancouver on Nov. 30, 2004.

Manitoba ready to take the lead on AI

Michael Holden 4 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

This Friday, the Manitoba government is hosting a summit for artificial intelligence (AI) in education.

The event will gather hundreds of school leaders, researchers, and policymakers from across the province. It’s a promise long in the making.

Three years after the release of ChatGPT 3.5, the government said in its November 2025 throne speech that they would work with teachers, experts, and families to “make sure (AI) is used safely and responsibly as a tool for learning, not a replacement.”

That commitment becomes more important the more data we see about AI use. One recent survey found that 73 per cent of Canadian students are using AI in their schoolwork. Twenty-five per cent do so every day or for every assignment. Another study found that 88 per cent of undergraduate students in the United Kingdom now use AI for schoolwork, up from 52 per cent just last year.

Telephone etiquette, then and now

Pam Frampton 5 minute read Preview

Telephone etiquette, then and now

Pam Frampton 5 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Given the ubiquity of cellphones, how they have insinuated themselves into our lives and embedded themselves there, it’s no surprise that the lack of etiquette surrounding their use is a common pet peeve.

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Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

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Even in its infancy, the telephone could bring out the worst in us.
Josh Marty / Unsplash Even in its infancy, the telephone could bring out the worst in us.

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