Ian Froese
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Overcrowded Grace Hospital emergency room 'at the breaking point,' nurse says
While the pandemic isn't straining hospitals to the same degree as before, the diagnosis for Winnipeg's health-care system is troubling and, in some cases, worsening. Wait times increased in March at every hospital, patients are waiting in ERs for days for an inpatient bed and chronic staffing shortages are widespread. → Read More
RCMP not investigating Winnipeg cannabis producer that sold unauthorized weed
A Winnipeg cannabis producer left reeling after it sold illegal product will face no criminal charges from the RCMP. Instead, Bonify is left with a new challenge as a former executive stripped of his job after the unauthorized product was discovered is suing the company for wrongful dismissal. → Read More
'Why does he hate newspapers?' Free Press publisher asks after Pallister slams subsidy
The publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press is questioning why Manitoba premier Brian Pallister is sounding off against a funding package to help Canada's struggling media sector. → Read More
'We say no': Manitoba defies Ottawa by killing its carbon tax plan
Premier Brian Pallister says he will defy Ottawa's carbon-pricing plan by revamping his made-in-Manitoba green strategy to exclude a carbon tax. → Read More
No one showed us what Portage and Main could become — so it will stay the same, urban planners say
People don't want to open Portage and Main to pedestrians because they have no idea what it will look like, urban planners say after a new poll suggested declining support for yanking barriers from the iconic intersection. → Read More
3 million litres of diluted sewage pours into Assiniboine River
The largest confirmed spill of untreated sewage into Winnipeg's waterways in two years poured into the Assiniboine River this week. → Read More
Right to privacy shouldn't depend on property, say Winnipeg anti-poverty groups
Anti-poverty advocates in Winnipeg will have a say in a critical Supreme Court of Canada case that will impact the privacy rights of people without a home. → Read More
The night he was killed by a tornado, Jack Furrie warned family of the looming danger
That Jack Furrie would think about warning his relatives about the devastating storm before taking cover himself came as no surprise to his family. → Read More
2 hurt in passenger train derailment along Manitoba-Saskatchewan border
Two people were injured when a Via Rail train travelling from Winnipeg derailed early this morning along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. → Read More
Big Brothers Big Sisters focuses on character and mentorship
One match in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brandon program say they’ve bonded over a mutual love of bones. “Like animal bones,” clarifies Camryn Garden, a spunky 16-year-old who is the Little Sister in this arrangement. → Read More
Police academy trains seniors about fraud
A police academy designed to empower older adults is reporting for duty in southwestern Manitoba. The “students” aren’t taking justice into their own hands, but rather preparing themselves for safety and security worries such as elder abuse and fraud. → Read More
English Language Conversation Group focuses on shared experiences
Vinod Teraiya’s education on Canadian cuisine didn’t include a lesson on smothering a heaping of French fries and cheese curds with gravy. So when Teraiya heard about poutine at his English Language Conversation Group — a delicacy not native to his home in India — he had to inquire. → Read More
Virden targets tourism in new report
The Town of Virden hopes a list of 30 recommendations to boost their community’s fortunes will point them — and their visitors — in the right direction. Liza Park, Virden’s new economic development manager, said the town would benefit from providing directional assistance to travellers. → Read More
Stovin's talent meant he never played second fiddle
John Stovin would play the fiddle way past his daughters’ bedtime. Jeanie Mckay, one of his children, said the teenagers drowned out the noise the best way they could. → Read More
Souris golf club misses the mark with funding ask: council
The Souris and Glenwood Community Golf Club missed the cut in its bid for government cash. Plagued by declining revenues, a shrinking membership base and repeated flooding damage, the golf course requested an operating grant from the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood. → Read More
Medical pot production plant in works
The commercial cannabis industry is set to flourish in Westman after a significant regulatory hurdle was cleared this week, according to a local entrepreneur. The Municipality of Cornwallis granted conditional use on Tuesday to Brandon’s Darrin Stewart, who will commercially produce medical marijuana south of the city if his test products are approved by Health Canada, he said. → Read More
Familiar name takes over Rivers Banner
RIVERS — The youngest newspaper owner in the province understands millenials don’t usually get their news from print. “Definitely not, and I was not until recently,” admitted Micah Waddell, who became the new owner of the Rivers Banner at just 21 years of age. → Read More
'When you lose your young people, you lose your church'
DOUGLAS — Edna Wells doesn’t need to sit in the very back of Douglas United Church. There’s plenty of space in a sanctuary that seats 150 people but usually no more than a dozen. → Read More
'This is a good catalyst for growth'
A new development poised to “turn Neepawa into more of a destination versus a waypoint” ... - Westman this Week - Brandon Sun. → Read More
Local Syrians say Assad must go
The U.S.-led military offensive that targeted Syria last week will not prevent the use of chemical warfare or end the protracted civil war, a local Syrian couple believes. Reading off a cellphone that translated an English question into Arabic, Hasnaa Qannish replied without hesitation. → Read More