Winnipeg’s three Rs: recreation, roads, rapid transit
Opinion The Winnipeg Free Press and Probe Research recently conducted a poll asking people to identify their top infrastructure spending priority for the City of Winnipeg....
More staff losses limit forensic nurse examiner program
Around-the-clock access to forensic nurse examiners continues to be out-of-reach for sexual assault survivors after the specialty unit at Health Sciences Centre lost two of its...
Volunteering takes centre stage for family
Hannah Schaeffer’s family likes to joke that she’s been volunteering since before she was born. Schaeffer’s parents have been avid Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival volunteers for...
‘A fighting chance’ to start again
When Shane Sturby-Highfield entered the four-month inpatient program at Bruce Oake Recovery Centre at the end of 2021, he was homeless and unemployed. That was then....
Rural tourist businesses hurt by rising thefts
In the Manitoba tourism hub of Gimli, a looming summer of near-constant shoplifting has Sumalee Phanad rethinking how she runs her business. “This year’s the worst....
Signing off after three years of sharing your stories
Opinion I remember the fear and excitement of walking into the newsroom for the first time when I was an intern at the Free Press in...
Teens charged after separate robberies at St. Vital mall, city business
Three Winnipeg teens have been charged after two people were robbed and assaulted with bear spray in separate attacks, including one at St. Vital mall. On...
Musical life learned on the fly
Those who knew Byron O’Donnell will never stop telling stories about him. The Canadian musician lived a beautiful life through his music and faith, but also...
Parks Canada reverses course to open The Forks spray pad
Pride-goers, rejoice: Parks Canada is walking back a prior decision and rushing to open its splash pad at The Forks in time for the weekend festivities....
Councillor roundly criticized for ‘drugged-out zombies’ remark
It has almost been nine years since Arlene Last-Kolb’s 24-year-old son died of a fentanyl overdose, but a city councillor’s critical remarks about drug users brought...