Tag: Winnipeg Free Press
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Success, failure — and hope — in NDP health-care promises
A year ago this week, Manitoba’s NDP won a provincial election on a pledge to “fix” health care. So, how has Premier Wab Kinew and his party done so far […]
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Health unions say they are nowhere near reaching a deal
The unions representing Manitoba health-care support workers say they’re nowhere near reaching a deal, before they are set to strike this coming week. More than 25,000 workers, represented by the […]
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Marching to her own rhythm
“I’m an outcast, a stranger, the children would be in danger, if there were teachers like me in the school…” SANDY HOOK — On Oct. 6, veteran folk artist Deborah […]
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A sound mind and spirit
Henry Kreindler was no rock star, but you might be hard pressed to find anyone who helped define the sound of Winnipeg’s music scene in the 1980s more than he. […]
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‘Safety, dignity and stability’: province helped 1,200 find housing over last year
After ending a pause on a rent-support program last week, the provincial government announced Friday more than 1,200 families and individuals in Manitoba have been connected with housing over the […]
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Superheroes, movie characters walk on hospital’s outside walls to brighten young patients’ lives
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Manitoba’s health minister? If you saw Superman, Batman or the Blue Bombers mascot climbing down the Health Sciences Centre Children’s Hospital walls Friday, […]
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Identity crisis endures for Métis National Council
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan announced last month it had passed a resolution that it was withdrawing from the Métis National Council. The council was created in 1983 and designed to be […]
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Leaves falling, chill in the air…
There was frost on the ground Friday morning but construction season is far from over in Winnipeg, with more than half of road projects still underway. Just 31 per cent […]
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Feds, province make progress on Red Dress Alerts
The federal and provincial governments say they’ve held preliminary discussions around setting up an alert system to notify the public when an Indigenous woman, girl, two-spirit or gender-diverse person is […]
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Great expectations, massive challenges
Transparency. A willingness to work on relationships with marginalized communities. Addressing growing mistrust. An understanding of Winnipeg’s acute social ills. The 2024 job requirements for Winnipeg’s next police chief go […]
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Wasyliw’s his name, chaos his game
Has MLA Mark Wasyliw become the Manitoba legislature’s “chaos man?” That term, typically used by commentators in top-flight international soccer, describes players who not only cause chaos, but crave it […]
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Churches lament war’s anniversary
Christian churches and groups are speaking out and calling for prayers, political action and donations as the first anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war approaches. If the War Goes On is […]
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Flocking to the city
It’s not so much that geese have adapted to better suit city life, it’s that cities have become more and more appealing to geese.
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Northern First Nations sue province over waterways
Two northern First Nations have filed lawsuits against the provincial government, alleging Manitoba has infringed on treaty rights by allowing resource extraction, hydroelectric development and other activities on waterways in […]
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Residents reeling after man shot, killed by police
Van Ho was inside his sixth-floor Main Street apartment when he heard a ruckus in the hall around noon Wednesday afternoon. Ho looked out his window to see police and emergency vehicles surrounding the 10-storey North Point Douglas Manor. When he peeked into the hallway, he saw the body of his next-door neighbour being carried…
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Manitoba’s flu, COVID vaccine rollout begins Oct. 15
“Every Vaccine Counts” when Manitobans begin rolling up their sleeves during the annual flu shot campaign.
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Peter Nygard seeking bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto
TORONTO – Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has requested bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and the 11-year prison sentence he received last month. The Ontario […]
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Battle of the bike lanes
Whether it’s moving vans, food delivery services or everyday drivers, vehicles stopping in bike lanes isn’t an uncommon sight in Winnipeg. While it is illegal — and subject to a […]
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Soldier killed in First World War identified as Manitoban
A soldier killed in the Battle of Passchendaele during the First World War has been identified as a Manitoba corporal. William Benjamin Cunningham, 21, was killed in October 1917. He […]
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Credibility in short supply for Manitoba’s memory-challenged Tories
Exactly 364 days after a provincial election returned the NDP to power, is it finally time for Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to leave the political penalty box?