The Manitoba Historical Society is bringing royalty to Winnipeg. The grandson of the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I will be the guest of honour and keynote speaker at a formal …
There was a moose on the loose in town Thursday. Brandon police and animal control officers were called to a house on Viceroy Crescent, off Rosser Avenue in the west end …
Amid a mound of unresolved grievances and mounting concerns about unsafe and inappropriate working conditions, the Manitoba Nurses Union is mulling the rare move to discourage members from taking jobs …
WINNIPEG – It has become an annual ritual in Manitoba — mid-winter thoughts turn to the spring melt and whether land and communities will be threatened by rising water that …
Unionized employees of a downtown Tim Hortons were picketing Friday morning at Portage and Main, after the franchise owner locked them out over a wage increase roughly equivalent to the …
Calling her actions vicious, sadistic and bizarre, a judge sentenced Brenda Schuff to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years in the 2017 killing of Judy ……
When Second World War veteran Henry Golis learned his name would grace a street sign in his old east Winnipeg neighbourhood, he had one but thought: “I feel honoured. Very …
Manitoba’s largest sexual assault treatment program has expanded care for victims of domestic violence. Seeing a need for trauma-informed treatment that wasn’t solely for people who have been sexually assaulted, the …
CITY hall is looking at reducing street parking rates in the Exchange District by 50 cents an hour amid concerns from local business owners that high meter fees are cutting …
The new decade began full of love and hope for one newcomer who faced hatred, death and despair not long ago. Muhazu Muniru has lost nearly everything in his 33 years: …
The problem with the Pallister government’s decision to rebrand $45 million of infrastructure spending as “Manitoba 150” anniversary costs is it gives the appearance the province is spending lavishly on …
The past year was another disappointing one for Buhler Industries, with declining sales and a slumping stock price. The Winnipeg-based agricultural equipment manufacturer has limped through two consecutive years of weak …
City officials are going to find out how much online shopping Winnipeggers do, and just how much food they’re wasting. The answers to those questions are key components in a City …
On the unseasonably mild first night of the year, an Osborne Village church opened its doors to those looking for a warm place to sleep. The five people who showed up ……
Most Manitobans know about the 150th anniversary party the province is throwing itself this year, but not everyone is happy about the cost. That’s clear from the results of a Probe …
In the opening days of 2010, the world travelled to the West Coast for the Winter Olympics. “These games are Canada’s games,” then-prime minister Stephen Harper announced, “that we shall offer …
WINNIPEG – After days of uncertainty that followed the rescue of a Manitoba stray dog with pellets in her body, metal in her belly and a plastic jar stuck on …
WINNIPEG – Denise Pochinko remembers waking up and hearing the screams. She hid under blankets with her sister until sirens drowned out their panicked breathing. It was October 1980 in Winnipeg …
A deadly heatwave. A premature snowstorm that created “a tree apocalypse” and froze millions in crops. A rain-filled autumn that led to the activation of the floodway, put the river …
Winnipeg drivers should expect some delays, following the announcement of road closures on Pembina Highway and Bison Drive. Waverly West Coun. Janice Lukes made the announcement to constituents in the area …
Nearly 70 brave Winnipeggers decided to “bare” the cold on New Year’s Day — literally — in the annual Polar Bare Run. Gathering before 9 a.m., creativity was the watchword as …
Three men are facing charges for allegedly assaulting police officers or firefighters in separate incidents. In the first assault, a man injured two officers while resisting arrest on New Year’s Eve, …
Engines were revved and ribbons cut as an amalgamation of anniversaries greeted the new year at the Manitoba legislature. The 150th anniversary of the province of Manitoba and the 100th anniversary …
Barely visible while wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a blue tuque, Winnipeg’s first baby of the new year slept through most of his first news conference. The yet-to-be-named newborn ……
The Queen’s representative in Manitoba welcomed flocks of visitors to the Manitoba Legislative Building on the first Wednesday of 2020 for her annual New Year’s Levee. The traditional gathering, which is …
OTTAWA — Didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas? Is there a certain shampoo, or some used office supplies, that you just couldn’t find on Boxing Day? Ottawa is here to …
KATRIME — Even before the derailment, Penny Flock was having a tough day of travel. The 72-year-old had arrived at the station in Canora, Sask., Monday before 8 a.m., bags packed …
The city’s administration is recommending more than $3.5-million worth of extra funding for Winnipeg’s Transit Plus service to address recommendations to improve the accessible service made by Manitoba’s Ombudsman earlier …
There hasn’t been a whole lot of the white stuff — at least not yet — but the Snow Angels are having trouble digging out from the demand. And Take Pride ……
Mayors in the Pembina Valley don’t want to make a stink about their sewage troubles — but they may have to if it means getting the provincial and federal governments …
The Manitoba government has renewed the logging rights of a U.S. company in Duck Mountain, the only one of Manitoba’s 92 provincial parks where the practice hasn’t been banned. The licence …
The Free Press does not publish a print edition Wednesday, Jan. 1, but readers can visit winnipegfreepress.com for the latest news and information. Many businesses and government services close or change …
Ah, the 2010s. The decade that didn’t really have a name — the 2010s? the teens? what are we calling it? — was also the decade in which everything felt …
A collection of breaking news briefs filed on December 30, 2019.
As North Dakota cleaned up Monday from a weekend storm that dumped upwards of 45 centimetres of snow on parts of the state, a U.S. meteorologist said conditions are ripe …
Winnipeggers can expect renewed calls for higher property taxes in 2020, beyond the 2.33 per cent cap Mayor Brian Bowman has pledged to honour. The city’s new four-year, open-budget process — …
If you ask Duane Nicol about the City of Selkirk’s plan to adapt to climate change, the chief administrative officer will say it’s nothing flowery — and that is exactly …
Long before I joined the Winnipeg Free Press, one of my chores was taking care of the annual Samyn letter to our family and friends that needed to be mailed …
