A mother whose four-year-old daughter was killed in a suspected murder-suicide is horrified by the refusal of the Manitoba Tory party to support a bill she says could prevent future tragedies. “It’s r...
Winnipeg police officers spent more than 50,000 hours doing special duty work — racking up millions of dollars in fees in the process — over a 13-month period from May 2023 until June 2024, according to data obtained by the Free Press.
Clarence Woodhouse walked out of court a free and innocent man for the first time in 50 years on Thursday. In 1974, then in his early 20s, the Saulteaux man was wrongfully convicted of murdering resta...
Carol Armit’s life was guided by her big imagination, dreams and heart. Born April 19, 1943, Armit grew up in the tiny community of McCreary, southeast of Dauphin. The eldest of Irene and Jack Little’...
Child care is the great equalizer. Even if you don’t need it, you likely rely on someone who does. But while society at large benefits when families have access to high-quality child care, it’s not gu...
Convicted sex offenders could soon be banned from legally changing their names in Manitoba if an NDP bill passes into law. Government Services Minister Lisa Naylor — whose portfolio includes the Vital...
A larger-than-life beadwork installation that will one day wrap around a building at Portage and Main was partially unveiled at the Red River Métis Annual General Assembly on Saturday. “It’s going to...
The Stefanson government is holding firm on its refusal to release 2022 fatal overdose statistics, ignoring calls in the legislature from the NDP to do so.
A lawyer who hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge is
scheduled to appear before a Law Society of Manitoba hearing panel in February.