Category: Winnipeg Free Press

The City of Winnipeg expected a new charge tacked on to all phone bills this year would raise $3.75 million in revenue for 2024 and $7.5 million in each of the following three years. A city spokesman said provincial legislation must change before the fee can be added, which means it is no longer expected…

A campaign to raise $25 million for the construction of a women-only addictions treatment centre is nearing the halfway point. Scott Oake, Premier Wab Kinew and a slew of organizers held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday on what will become the Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre, a facility focused on accommodating women and their children, at…

A Winnipeg small-business owner is expected to spend more than four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing cash obtained by crime. Chris Silva, 48, who co-owns Sherbrook […]

The Manitoba legislature is preparing for mourners to say goodbye to the first woman to lead the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and a fearless advocate for her people — literally […]

An underwater curtain to contain invasive zebra mussels in Riding Mountain National Park will be removed, Parks Canada announced less than five weeks after it was put in place. A […]

The Red River Exhibition Association has stepped up to the plate to overhaul the John Blumberg sports complex. The non-profit is the lone bid seeking a 99-year lease to repair […]

The generosity of Manitobans moved the leader of the Children’s Hospital Foundation to tears as he celebrated the success of a five-year, $86 million fundraising campaign. “It definitely chokes me […]

Manitobans will be able to pay their respects to the late Cathy Merrick, the first woman elected to lead the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, on the grounds of the legislative […]

A northern First Nation has taken out ads to advise non-Indigenous people not to hunt moose on their traditional territory and ask them to return moose tags, which are issued […]

Sandy Hook, less than an hour’s drive north of Winnipeg, is a popular destination for cottage owners, tourists and visitors alike. Supplied McRorie’s painted rocks could be found scattered on the beach at Sandy Hook. For Lisa McRorie, it was more than that, a place where she was happiest, a place to reminisce about the…

Elmwood-Transcona is only one seat, but to the NDP, it’s a must-win. The party must retain the riding in the Sept. 16 byelection, which is one reason leader Jagmeet Singh […]

Manitoba’s rollout of the latest iteration of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to begin soon after it’s approved by Health Canada in late September. A spokesperson for the provincial government […]

The latest trend in Manitoba classroom decor is to hang charts with smartphone-sized slots — dubbed “phone hotels” by some — and it’s local teachers’ solution to enforce new rules […]

While the City of Winnipeg has technically achieved a key target to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes, deadly collisions remain a concern and pandemic travel changes skewed the data, […]

A brother and sister, who are members of the city’s Nigerian community, were killed in a highway crash south of The Pas last weekend. Vera Keyede, president of the Nigerian Association of Manitoba, posted on social media this week that the 23-year-old male and 21-year-old female were from Nigeria. “It is with a heavy heart…

A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his part in an unprovoked three-on-one attack that sent a newly arrived Ukrainian refugee to hospital with stab […]

In Indigenous communities, one of the primary ways an ogimaa — a chief or leader of the people — is evaluated is by asking the question: who eats last? A […]

The federal government said it continues to work with Shamattawa First Nation so a six-year boil-water order can be lifted. While Shamattawa leaders have accused the federal government of being […]

Winnipeg police are employing a backseat approach to crowd control in an effort to calm protesters and address a soaring number of demonstrations dominating city streets. The issue was brought […]

Consumed by jealousy and armed with an axe, Jon Hastings held his terrified girlfriend captive in his Wasagamack First Nation home as he attacked the man he believed had been […]