Randy Turner
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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City unveils three options for pedestrian/bike bridge over Assiniboine
Three designs for a pedestrian and bike bridge over the Assiniboine River -- connecting Osborne Village to the downtown -- have been released by the City of Winnipeg for public feedback. The bridge will connect McFadyen Park on the north side of the river to Fort Rouge Park on the south side. → Read More
Police investigate double homicide in Charleswood
The police homicide unit is investigating after two bodies were found in a Charleswood home Monday.The house on Buckingham Road remained sealed off Tuesday morning as forensic investigators worked at the scene. → Read More
All eyes on Winnipeg
It could be argued Winnipeg is currently in the national spotlight more than at any time in recent memory — at least not since the city has found itself at the mercy of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. And that was bad news. → Read More
Gold pin, Prairie haystack
It’s Saturday morning at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre, and the place is a beehive of athleticism. All around, there are muscular bodies. → Read More
Flushed with excitement
It’s a few hours until game time — the Winnipeg Jets about to host the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of their NHL playoff series — and a crew from the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ Enviro Team is doing the dirty work most city residents won’t see. Or even know about, for that matter. → Read More
Mark Chipman, Jonathan Toews deliver game-worn jerseys to Humboldt
It was supposed to be a quick trip to Humboldt for Mark Chipman. Pay your respects. In and out. Low key. The Winnipeg Jets co-owner had travelled to the home of the Broncos on Friday morning, along with Winnipeg-born Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, to deliver the jerseys worn by the Winnipeg Jets and Hawks last Saturday — all with the Broncos name bar on the backs. → Read More
Cherry-pickin'
Don Cherry has always had a soft spot for Winnipeg hockey fans. Sure, the iconic Hockey Night in Canada pundit has made a career out of ruffling feathers. → Read More
Humboldt billet of Winnipegger shares the team's pain
Linsey Smith attended his first Humboldt Broncos hockey game at the age of two.... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
'I thought it was... a nightmare'
Matthieu Gomercic was sleeping at the back of the bus when it happened. Or trying to.... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
TSN's Munz fondly remembers his time covering the Humboldt Broncos
Brian Munz has made the trip by bus from Humboldt to Nipawin so many times the route is etched in his brain.Munz is a radio and TV broadcaster for the Winnipeg Jets and TSN now, but his start in the business began in the mid-1990’s with the Humboldt Broncos, his hometown club. → Read More
Winnipeg's Gomercic survives crash that killed Humboldt teammates
Winnipeg’s Matthieu Gomercic was one of 14 members of the Humboldt Broncos who survived a horrific bus accident Friday night that claimed 15 of his teammates in what is being described as one of the worst tragedies in Canadian sports history. Gomercic, 20, is a forward who joined the Broncos in 2016 after being traded by the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Steinbach Pistons. → Read More
Winnipeg's Gomercic survives crash that killed Humboldt teammates
Winnipeg’s Matthieu Gomercic was one of 14 members of the Humboldt Broncos who survived a horrific bus accident Friday night that claimed 15 of his teammates in what is being described as one of the worst tragedies in Canadian sports history. Gomercic, 20, is a forward who joined the Broncos in 2016 after being traded by the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Steinbach Pistons. → Read More
THE WHITE STUFF
Cal Botterill knows hockey. He knows Winnipeggers. And he knows psychology.... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Winnipeg Jets playoff party will close off Donald Street during home games
Organizers of the first-ever Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party are hoping the event to more than sizzle... - Winnipeg Jets - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Future rinks on thinner ice
Backyard hockey rinks have been good to Brant Nobel. When Nobel was a young teen, he used to spend countless hours on the rink of a family down the street, where there lived a red-headed girl. → Read More
Ace of hearts
The sun hasn’t risen yet when Ace Burpee slips behind the microphone at 103.1 Virgin Radio’s headquarters on Pembina Highway. It’s the morning after Winnipeg has been slammed with a heavy snowfall, which has led the affable longtime DJ to a realization of sorts. → Read More
Pollock's co-op to shutter money-losing Osborne store
Pollock’s Hardware Co-op will be closing its South Osborne location, effective March 31, after four years of operation.Co-op chairman Blair Hamilton said the location, which never made a profit, couldn’t overcome the challenges created by a limited inventory and lack of brand identity in Winnipeg’s south end. → Read More
Winnipeg students show solidarity with U.S. teens in protesting gun violence
Hundreds of Grant Park High School students staged a short walkout Wednesday morning to honour the 17 victims in last month's shooting at a Florida high school.The Winnipeg demonstration was part of a North America-wide walkout that included 3,000 protests involving students from elementary to college levels. → Read More
U of M team tops at global aircraft design competition
A team of engineering students from the University of Manitoba reached new heights last weekend, soaring above global rivals to capture first place in an aircraft design competition.The event, called SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Aero Design East, was held in Lakeland, Fla. → Read More
Oak River man dies in snowmobile crash
A man from Oak River died Sunday night after driving a snowmobile off an embankment along the Little Saskatchewan River, dropping 20 metres. Local emergency personnel spent approximately 45 minutes trying to save the 29-year-old snowmobiler, who landed atop the frozen river, said Rivers-Daly fire Chief Richard Brown. → Read More