Tag: Winnipeg Free Press
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Northern First Nation reveals ‘persons of interest’ names in provocative move to curb criminal behaviour
Tataskweyak Cree Nation has published the names of more than 60 people — accusing them of being persons “of interest” — in a rare step amid efforts to crack down on drugs and alcohol. Residents and non-band members were singled out Thursday in social media posts that warned people could be kicked out of the…
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House torched over stolen cellphone, court told
A dispute over a stolen cellphone ignited a blaze that destroyed a Winnipeg home and sent five people scrambling from the flames. Harold Whitford, 37, pleaded guilty this week to […]
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Ex-director of cultural centre set to be Liberal candidate
Ginette Lavack knows she has big shoes to fill. She’s the only candidate to seek the Liberal nomination for the Saint Boniface-Saint Vital riding in Winnipeg, to replace the sitting […]
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Bockstael Construction Commits $100,000 to the HSC Foundation’s Operation Excellence Corporate Challenge
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Witness’ behaviour ‘vile’ but believable, jury told
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Kindergarten-to-Grade 8 school planned for West St. Paul
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Critics stunned to learn Manitoba’s new teacher oversight commissioner also leads Saskatchewan educators’ union
A new commissioner tasked with disciplining Manitoba educators for misconduct since the start of the year was doing so while still maintaining her job as head of the Saskatchewan teachers’ union, the Free Press has learned.
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Wildman convicted last fall of shooting OPP officer
The Manitoba jury that found Eric Wildman guilty of killing his neighbour in Stead in June 2021, wasn’t told about his conviction for the attempted murder of an OPP police officer a week later during a standoff at an Ontario home.
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‘Buy local’ movement embraced by rural communities
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Near-century-old border symbol of peace, friendship caught in middle of Canada-U.S. trade war
Although friendship and mutual respect have flourished for close to a century in a 2,300-acre park and natural sanctuary straddling the Manitoba-North Dakota border, a growing sense of distrust has sprouted at the International Peace Garden.
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Manufacturing dismay
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Wolseley, West End residents rut-strated by city’s inaction on deep back-lane trenches
Some West End and Wolseley residents are feeling stuck in a deep, dangerous and frozen rut because they say their back lanes haven’t been cleared yet this winter.
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Judge sends former bagel shop owner involved in drug ring to prison for 51 months
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Politics, trade tensions behind city school division’s decision to pull plug on students’ trip to U.S.
A school division in northwest Winnipeg is barring students from travelling to the United States for education-related excursions amid heightened political tensions south of the border and an impending trade war. “We have put a pause on trips to the U.S. for this year and next,” Tony Kreml, superintendent of the Seven Oaks School Division,…
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City, developer square off at appeal hearing over massive Lemay Forest assisted-living facility proposal
A controversial assisted-living facility proposed for Lemay Forest is far too large for the site, so a provincial board should uphold a decision to reject it, City of Winnipeg officials argued Tuesday.
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Inquiry into police HQ fiasco may not hear from key players
The Manitoba government will spend $2 million on a public inquiry to get to the bottom of the Winnipeg police HQ construction project — which was $79 million over budget and plagued by delays — but there is no guarantee the key players will testify.
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Modest rate increases necessary for Hydro to keep the lights on
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Two arrested, one sought in fatal shooting after summer soccer game
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City waits to clear snow, then does it fast
Winnipeg gets more snow than other prairie cities, gets the least snowpack melt, has the fewest days when salt can melt snow — and takes longer than most cities to begin clearing sidewalks.
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Liberals chip in $1.57 million for Manitoba seniors
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