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- Sunday 08PM May 05/24
Daughter urges review following father’s disappearance
For nearly five months, Britt Moberg has suffered sleepless nights, despair and uncertainty over the fate of her father — a Winnipeg senior with dementia who disappeared from his home […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Sunday 07PM May 05/24
Red Dress Day: Manitoba launches $15M MMIWG2S endowment fund
The Manitoba government launched a new endowment fund Sunday for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The $15-million fund, which will be managed by the Winnipeg Foundation, was created to support those who have lost loved ones. “Anybody that says they believe in reconciliation, that they’re on the path of […]
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- Sunday 06PM May 05/24
Community bake sale sees sweet support for Manitoba teen battling brain cancer
A Manitoba teen’s dream of dining in Parisian cafes is about to come true with some help from The Dream Factory.© CTV |
- Sunday 05PM May 05/24
Dozens gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg
People from around the city gathered at The Forks to honour those who were taken too soon, and remember those who are still missing.© Global |
- Sunday 05PM May 05/24
'We deserve justice': Red Dress Day events in downtown Winnipeg honour MMIWG2S+
Manitobans gathered at events in Winnipeg Sunday to mark Red Dress Day, the nationally recognized day to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.
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- Sunday 04PM May 05/24
Manitoba government launches $15M endowment fund for MMIWG2S families
Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit peoples can expect more financial support from the Manitoba government as part of a new endowment fund announced Sunday.© CTV |
- Sunday 04PM May 05/24
Manitoba announces new support for families of MMIWG2S+
Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine says the $15-million endowment fund will directly support the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit.© Global |
- Sunday 03PM May 05/24
Princess Anne lays wreath at Battle of Atlantic ceremony; honours late Queen
VICTORIA — Princess Anne saluted Canadian veterans and current forces members today during a ceremony at British Columbia’s legislature cenotaph commemorating the Second World War’s Battle of the Atlantic. The princess, King Charles’s sister, laid a wreath during the ceremony to mark the war’s largest and longest battle, during which Canada lost 24 warships and […]
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- Sunday 03PM May 05/24
22-year-old Winkler man charged with manufacturing, possessing illegal weapons: police
A 22-year-old man from Winkler, Man., is facing several charges in connection with a large seizure of weapons, including a homemade cannon.© CTV |
- Sunday 02PM May 05/24
India’s foreign minister reacts to murder charges, claims Canada welcomes criminals
OTTAWA — India’s Foreign Affairs Minister says Canada is his country’s “biggest problem” when it comes to Sikh separatism. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also accused Canada of welcoming criminals when asked about his reaction to developments in the case of a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries. RCMP charged three Indian nationals last Friday […]
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- Sunday 01PM May 05/24
Indigenous graduates celebrated at post-secondary powwows in Winnipeg
Taylor Galvin had to overcome a lot of obstacles during her six years studying environmental studies at the University of Manitoba, but she finally got to celebrate reaching the end of part of her studies on Saturday — with more than 150 of her fellow Indigenous graduates.
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- Sunday 01PM May 05/24
‘Manitoba is setting a precedent’
The Manitoba government hopes to forever change the level of support available for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people through the establishment of a multimillion-dollar endowment fund that […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Sunday 01PM May 05/24
Remote Manitoba First Nation takes step toward building airport
Leaders gathered in Wasagamack First Nation for a milestone announcement that reaffirmed the provincial government’s campaign promise to build an airport in the community.© CTV |
- Sunday 11AM May 05/24
RCMP launch homicide investigation in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, Man.
Manitoba RCMP say the body of a 61-year-old man was found Saturday on the outskirts of the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation. The man's death is being treated as a homicide.© Global |
- Sunday 11AM May 05/24
Death of 61-year-old man near O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation considered homicide: RCMP
South Indian Lake RCMP are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man as a homicide.
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- Sunday 11AM May 05/24
Police arrest girls, ages 13 and 14, in northern Manitoba homicide
Two teen girls are in police custody in relation to an alleged homicide in northern Manitoba. RCMP officers with the province’s Chemawawin detachment say they were called to a home in Easterville shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning in response to reports of a disturbance. They say they found a 32-year-old woman who was critically […]
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- Sunday 11AM May 05/24
Two girls, 14 and 13, arrested in homicide investigation
One woman was killed and another injured at a home in Easterville, Man., Saturday. Two teenage girls are now in custody, but charges have not been laid at this time.© Global |
- Sunday 11AM May 05/24
Police arrest girls, ages 13 and 14, in northern Manitoba homicide
Two teen girls are in police custody in relation to an alleged homicide in northern Manitoba.© CTV |
- Sunday 10AM May 05/24
RCMP investigate homicide in South Indian Lake
A homicide investigation is underway in South Indian Lake, Man., after a 61-year-old man was found dead near the community.© CTV |
- Sunday 10AM May 05/24
Poilievre Tight-Lipped on What Conservatives Might Do with Capital Gains Tax Changes
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation.
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- Sunday 10AM May 05/24
2 teenage girls arrested in homicide at Easterville home: RCMP
A 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl have been arrested in connection to a homicide in a small northern Manitoba community.
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- Sunday 10AM May 05/24
Two Teens Arrested After Northern Manitoba Homicide
Manitoba RCMP have arrested two teens after a homicide in Easterville on Saturday.
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- Sunday 07AM May 05/24
Province to use tobacco company settlement funds to pay for new CancerCare building
Money the province is set to receive from a settlement with tobacco companies will go toward the development of a new CancerCare Manitoba headquarters along with other prevention measures, Premier Wab Kinew announced Saturday.
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- Sunday 07AM May 05/24
Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended; Israel vows military operation in ‘very near future’
The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim as Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas militants […]
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- Sunday 06AM May 05/24
Lake Manitoba's 'forgotten area' a hidden gem that most just pass through, say residents of The Narrows
Dwayne and Shirley Germain are big boosters for their adopted community of The Narrows on the shores of Lake Manitoba — but they feel many Manitobans don't know enough about the hidden gem to appreciate how special it is.
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- Sunday 06AM May 05/24
Here's how Red Dress Day will be marked in Winnipeg
Hundreds are expected to march throughout Winnipeg's downtown on Sunday to mark Red Dress Day, a nationally recognized day observed annually on May 5 to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.
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- Sunday 05AM May 05/24
Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and […]
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- Sunday 05AM May 05/24
Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada
At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text he’s received, only to find a “frustrating” message from an unknown number. Sometimes it’s a notification supposedly from Canada Post about a package that Kosamia didn’t order. Other times, the message informs him a major bank has frozen […]
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- Sunday 05AM May 05/24
Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling business leaders to fight their own battles when it comes to the Liberals’ proposed changes to capital gains taxation. But even as he characterizes their plan as an “attack,” his office is keeping tight-lipped about whether or not his party will vote in favour of it. Finance Minister Chrystia […]
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- Sunday 05AM May 05/24
Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem navigates a political minefield every time he testifies before the House of Commons finance committee. Four times a year, members of Parliament get the chance to question the governor on monetary policy. At a time when inflation and interest rates are both high, MPs — particularly Opposition ones — […]
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- Sunday 04AM May 05/24
Ukraine marks its third Easter at war under fire from Russian drones
As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by air defenses. Six people, […]
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- Saturday 10PM May 04/24
Money from Big Tobacco to fight cancer in Manitoba
Manitoba is getting hundreds of millions of dollars from a decade-old lawsuit against big Big Tobacco in the next year and will use it to fight cancer — starting with […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Saturday 07PM May 04/24
Bikers mark International Female Ride Day
The sound of a motorcycle starting up, it’s something Vicki Gray is no stranger to, and she wanted a way to show that it’s the same for other women as well. Gray started International Female Ride Day, a global campaign meant to dispel the image of motorcycle riders being just male. Starting in 2007, it’s […]
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- Saturday 06PM May 04/24
Winkler man, 22, charged in connection with large weapons, ammunition seizure that included homemade cannon
A 22-year-old has been charged with a slew of firearm-related offences — including one for manufacturing a cannon — in connection with a large weapons seizure in Winkler, Man.
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- Saturday 05PM May 04/24
Miss Christine’s Kitchen moving to more spacious digs
A West End Caribbean eatery that’s served four generations is winding down operations, but the doors won’t stay closed long. A Jamaican business is using the site as its expansion […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Saturday 04PM May 04/24
Government committee vows to improve motorcyclist safety
The Manitoba government has formed a new committee focused on motorcyclist safety, created after a Manitoba man died in a 2022 crash. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe outlined the committee’s objectives […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Saturday 04PM May 04/24
London Drugs ‘gradually’ reopening core services across all stores after cybersecurity incident
London Drugs says it will be “gradually” reopening core services across its stores in western Canada after they were shuttered by a reported cyberattack a week ago. The pharmacy chain says it won’t be able to say which stores are opening, or when they will be open. The company says rather than wait to open […]
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- Saturday 04PM May 04/24
Winnipeg comic fans celebrate Free Comic Book Day
Comic fans from around the city came out in droves Saturday to celebrate their favourite comic titles, and discover what's new in the scene.© Global |
- Saturday 04PM May 04/24
Trudeau government prepares to introduce bill to counter foreign interference
A new bill is on the House of Commons notice paper with regards to foreign interference. It could be introduced as early as the week of May 6.
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- Saturday 03PM May 04/24
Winnipeggers say recent alleged assault by staff not the first at Portage Avenue grocery store
Two Winnipeg women say a recent alleged attack against a woman accused of shoplifting at a local grocery store isn’t the first time employees at the business have harmed people.
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- Saturday 03PM May 04/24
London Drugs begins 'gradual reopening' on 7th day after cyberattack
Almost a week after all London Drugs stores across Western Canada abruptly closed amid a cyberattack, they began a "gradual reopening" on Saturday.© CTV |
- Saturday 03PM May 04/24
Winnipeg police investigating after pedestrian hit by vehicle in St. Vital
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle outside a convenience store in Winnipeg’s St. Vital neighbourhood early Saturday morning.© CTV |
- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to aircraft engineer union members
WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing its aircraft maintenance engineers Saturday.
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- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
Work stoppage possible as WestJet issues lockout notice to maintenance engineers' union
A lockout notice issued by WestJet to a union representing aircraft maintenance engineers could result in a work stoppage next week.© CTV |
- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
Woman charged with manslaughter following death in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
RCMP have charged a 29-year-old woman with manslaughter in connection to the death of a man in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation earlier this year.© CTV |
- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
15-year-old boy charged with second-degree murder in Lake St. Martin First Nation shooting
A 15-year-old boy from Lake St. Martin First Nation has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting earlier this week.© CTV |
- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
Pro-Palestinian encampment coming to the University of Manitoba next week
A pro-Palestinian encampment is expected to be set up at the University of Manitoba next week, in light of similar protests across Canada and the United States.© CTV |
- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
WestJet issues lockout notice to mechanics' union
Airline president says work stoppages could begin as early as Tuesday at noon MT.
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- Saturday 02PM May 04/24
Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh rocks Winnipeg’s Canada Life Centre
Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh continued the western Canadian leg of his tour Friday by packing another arena – this time in Winnipeg. The singer-songwriter and filmmaker, one of India’s most popular entertainers, performed at the Canada Life Centre. It was the second Canadian date on his “Dil-Luminati” tour. He made history last weekend with a […]
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- Saturday 01PM May 04/24
NDP premiers share political war stories
Canada’s two NDP premiers swapped war stories about right-wing foes Saturday in a fireside chat at the Manitoba New Democrats convention at the Fairmont Hotel. Premier Wab Kinew and British […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Saturday 01PM May 04/24
Students planning pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Manitoba
Students at the University of Manitoba are planning an encampment next week to show solidarity with Palestinians. The university says in a statement that it is aware of a protest encampment being planned for May 7-9 at the Fort Garry Campus in Winnipeg. A group known as Students for Justice in Palestine says on social […]
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- Saturday 01PM May 04/24
Canada Soccer increases membership fees starting in 2025 to help improve revenue
Financially challenged Canada Soccer took a step toward improving its bottom line Saturday, voting to increase its annual membership fee for players by $4 starting in 2025. Soccer players will pay a $13 fee, up from $9 in what Canada Soccer says is the first membership fee hike since 2017. Canada Soccer also has a […]
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- Saturday 01PM May 04/24
Teenager charged in fatal shooting of Lake St. Martin woman
Manitoba Mounties say a 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday, hours after investigators found a 32-year-old woman had been shot and killed in a Lake St. Martin home.© Global |
- Saturday 01PM May 04/24
15-year-old boy charged with 2nd-degree murder in Lake St. Martin First Nation shooting
A 15-year-old boy from Lake St. Martin First Nation has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting in the community earlier this week.
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- Saturday 12PM May 04/24
‘We needed this rain’: Farmers welcome wet weather as seeding season gets underway
Greener pastures may be on the horizon for Manitoba farmers who say the recent rainfall has put them in good shape for this year’s growing season.© CTV |
- Saturday 12PM May 04/24
Community group's river boat to patrol Winnipeg waterways to help people in need
A Winnipeg community group hopes to provide support for people who live along the city’s riverbanks via their newly purchased boat.
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- Saturday 12PM May 04/24
Winnipeg man wanted for murder arrested in Saskatoon
A 28-year-old Winnipeg man wanted for murder was arrested near Boychuk Drive and Briarwood Road in Saskatoon.© CTV |
- Saturday 11AM May 04/24
Pro-Palestinian student encampment planned for U of M
A pro-Palestinian encampment at the U of M is set for May 7 to May 9 at the Fort Garry campus. It comes as demonstrations were held at other universities across the country.© Global |
- Saturday 11AM May 04/24
Woman charged in homicide in Sioux Valley, Man.
RCMP in Manitoba say a 29-year-old woman faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of a 64-year-old man in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in April.© Global |
- Saturday 11AM May 04/24
Woman, 29, charged with manslaughter in March death of Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation man
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a 64-year-old man in Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation in March, Manitoba RCMP say.
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- Saturday 11AM May 04/24
Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry’s list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. Russian officials did not immediately clarify the allegations against Zelenskyy and […]
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- Saturday 10AM May 04/24
Pedestrian sent to hospital after being hit by vehicle in St. Vital
Winnipeg police says a pedestrian has be sent to hospital after they were hit by a vehicle in front of a St. Vital convenience store in the early hours of Saturday.
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- Saturday 10AM May 04/24
Students Planning Pro-Palestinian Encampment at University of Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Students at the University of Manitoba are planning an encampment next week to show solidarity with Palestinians.
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- Saturday 08AM May 04/24
Winnipeg Wesmen’s Longest-Serving Coach Larry McKay Set to Retire
After an illustrious career spanning over three decades, Larry McKay, head coach of the Winnipeg Wesmen men’s volleyball program, is retiring.
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- Saturday 07AM May 04/24
Red dress fashion show in Kamloops honours day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.
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- Saturday 07AM May 04/24
Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. “The stories that come out through the fashion are deeply moving,” says Kim Coltman, organizer of the two-day Revolutions Red Dress Fashion Festival […]
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- Saturday 06AM May 04/24
Black youth face multiple barriers in accessing mental health care, experts say
Black youth in Canada face multiple barriers in getting access to mental health services — and health-care providers can make the situation more difficult, experts say. The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario is holding a conference in Toronto on Saturday for family doctors, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other health-care providers to address […]
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- Friday 09PM May 03/24
Cannabis at Winnipeg gas stations? Domo wants it, but province says no for now
Winnipeggers were only a few weeks away from being able to buy cannabis while filling a tank of gas, before the provincial government temporarily banned a range of new businesses, including gas stations, from receiving retail licences — a move which may have led to layoffs at one cannabis producer.
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- Friday 09PM May 03/24
Manitoba’s Team Carruthers lands new third in Catlin Schneider
Team Carruthers announced the addition of Catlin Schneider on Friday to replace Brad Jacobs.© Global |
- Friday 08PM May 03/24
Canada expanding surveillance, increasing testing for avian flu
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is expanding its surveillance program for a form of avian flu amid a growing outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle. Fragments of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been detected in pasteurized milk sold in the U.S. and a statement from Canada’s health agencies says lactating dairy cattle being imported from the […]
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- Friday 08PM May 03/24
Winnipeg Jets sign Thomas Milic to entry-level deal
The Jets inked Thomas Milic to a three-year entry-level contract on Friday.© Global |
- Friday 07PM May 03/24
Meet Scooby, WFPS’s accelerant detection dog
Arson dogs are trained to sniff out substances commonly used to start fires, leading investigators to evidence that can be used to prove a blaze was set intentionally.© Global |
- Friday 07PM May 03/24
'I never thought it would be anything this size': City committee approves oversized garage without permit
A city committee has given the green light to an oversized garage, where no permit was pulled.© CTV |
- Friday 06PM May 03/24
Manitoba NDP, firmly in control of legislature, enters annual convention free of controversy
The post-election celebratory period for Manitoba's NDP unofficially winds up this weekend with a party convention in Winnipeg.
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- Friday 06PM May 03/24
Good to be back; anything happen while I was away?
I came back to the Free Press this week just in time, it seems, to witness a century of issues intersect, spark and explode. There is, of course, the trial […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Friday 06PM May 03/24
Manitoba to launch Canada’s first Red Dress alert system
Manitoba will be home to Canada’s first Red Dress Alert system, which will notify the public when an Indigenous woman, girl, two-spirit or gender-diverse person is reported missing. The province […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
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- Friday 05PM May 03/24
Winnipeg committee upholds motion not to demolish home, gateway to Lemay Forest development
A city committee has decided not to demolish a home after an appeal hearing by the owner of the property. The decision will impact development in "landlocked" Lemay Forest.© Global |
- Friday 05PM May 03/24
Two Charged as Police Thwart Explosive Plot in Manitoba
Winnipeg police have charged two people after seizing firearms and large quantities of explosive substances.
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- Friday 05PM May 03/24
Low pressure system causes soggy 24 hours in southern Manitoba
A low-pressure system that tracked through Manitoba this week made for a soggy 24 hours in the province.© CTV |
- Friday 05PM May 03/24
Men charged in plot to detonate explosives on May long weekend
A 24-year-old man is in custody and another man is facing charges after police seized a “concerning and diverse” amount of explosives from a Headingley home on Thursday. “The Winnipeg […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Friday 04PM May 03/24
Manitoba foster parents gagged, association tells committee
Nearly half of the foster parents registered to speak at a legislature committee Friday were no-shows — and the association that represents them alleged they’d been warned about voicing their […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Friday 04PM May 03/24
Scooby’s on the case
A dog trained to detect accelerants will help investigators probe arsons, officials say, as vacant and derelict buildings burn to the ground with increasing regularity. Scooby, a one-and-a-half-year-old yellow Labrador, […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Friday 04PM May 03/24
2 men arrested after ‘concerning’ amount of explosives found: Winnipeg police
'Investigators believe this individual may have been planning to detonate an explosive device on the outskirts of Winnipeg for the May Long Weekend.'© Global |
- Friday 04PM May 03/24
New treaty commissioner will have key role on road to reconciliation
If Canadians are to know the true extent to which the federal government has reneged on treaties with Indigenous people, it might come from a new parliamentary treaty commissioner. Prime […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Friday 04PM May 03/24
Neighbourhood Starbucks closure in Winnipeg raises alarms about local crime
A Starbucks is closing in Winnipeg's Osborne Village following an alleged assault at a nearby store. With that, red flags are rising about increasing crime and how to deal with it.© Global |
- Friday 04PM May 03/24
2 men arrested after 'concerning' amount of explosives found in Headingley home
Winnipeg police say they've arrested a man who had a "concerning and diverse quantity of explosive substances" at his home, and they're asking the public for help in their investigation.
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- Friday 03PM May 03/24
Manitoba man sentenced to house arrest for keeping fishing tournament funds meant for Children's Hospital Foundation
A Manitoba man who pleaded guilty to keeping the funds raised from an ice-fishing fundraiser for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba has been handed a sentence of 18 months house arrest.© CTV |
- Friday 03PM May 03/24
Students to erect pro-Palestinian camp at U of M
The wave of university encampment protests that have been set up in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza as they endure a months-long Israeli offensive has reached Winnipeg. Students […]© Winnipeg Free Press |
- Friday 03PM May 03/24
Province promises $5.25M for nearly 50 social housing units in Winnipeg
The Manitoba government is committing $5.25 million toward the creation of nearly 50 new social housing units, Housing Minister Bernadette Smith announced Friday.
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- Friday 03PM May 03/24
2 charged after police find 'concerning and diverse' explosives at Manitoba home
Winnipeg police say they have arrested two people in their 20s after a large amount of explosives were found in a home outside of Winnipeg, Man.© CTV |
- Friday 03PM May 03/24
‘Man Mountain’ was both friendly face and heinous heel
The local pro wrestler once known as “Man Mountain Mike” had a unique sense of humour, said those who knew him best. “He was quite out there,” said his son, […]© Winnipeg Free Press |