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Winnipeg Free Press • January 19 2026

Safe space for sex workers to access supports, socialize in Winnipeg aims to reopen in March

People cooking in the kitchen, lounging or making art, doing laundry and gossiping about clients — that’s what nights used to be like at a Winnipeg drop-in.

Winnipeg Free Press • December 19 2025

City considers reimbursement fund for cabbies stiffed by riders

Cab driver Navkiran Dhillon is on the road 12 hours a day, six days a week, often battling poor weather.
He’s tired of battling passengers who don’t pay, too.
“It makes me feel horrible, but what can I do about it,” Dhillon said during a break from driving Winnipeggers around in a snowstorm earlier this week.

CBC • December 18 2025

Stark Realities of Recovery at Manitoba’s New Detox Facility

Tammy, a former meth user, shares with guest host Chloe Friesen her thoughts on the new 72-hour detox centre and talks about the challenges of overcoming addiction while experiencing homelessness.

Winnipeg Free Press • December 17 2025

Heartwarming rarity cuts through the cold: polar bear mom ‘adopts’ baby cub

As researchers watched polar bears making their way towards Churchill in mid-November, they took note that the mother, who they had observed with a single cub in the spring, had added a second to her travelling party.

Winnipeg Free Press • December 16 2025

‘We can build good things’: grand opening of affordable units near U of M

Raina Alexander has eyes on the “big sister” role as resident manager of 939 Chancellor Dr.
The 95-unit building, built by Paragon Design Build and Bockstael Construction, has one- to three- bedroom suites, with Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation members getting first dibs.

Winnipeg Free Press • December 15 2025

‘Our last move’: single mom thrilled to receive keys to Habitat home

Jacq Roxas traced the walls and countertops with her fingertips as she looked around the space where she put in 300 hours of sweat and “muscle pain.”

CBC • December 8 2025

More Manitoba students using food banks, hampers amid rising costs

Student food banks and holiday hamper programs are seeing record-breaking numbers amid the rising cost of living putting pressure on students. Some food banks say they're having a hard time meeting the demand, and students are trading meals for other expenses.

CBC • December 1 2025

Porch Pirate Strikes in Broad Daylight: One Woman's Warning to Holiday Shoppers

Marian Henry, Director of Program Operations at the Better Business Bureau of Central Canada, shares with host Marcy Markusa her experience of having $200 worth of Christmas gifts porch-pirated and what other homeowners should keep in mind this Cyber Monday.

CBC • November 27 2025

Dozens of neglected birds rescued by Animal Services are now ready for adoption

Zoé Austin, general manager for the Animal Services Agency, shares with host Marcy Markusa the challenges of caring for over 70 seized birds and how the public can adopt the 18 survivors.

Substack • November 14 2025

Federally sentenced Manitoba women displaced from province and supports

Manitoba women serving federal time are sent to prisons outside the province cutting them off from more family visits and their local support systems.

Winnipeg Free Press • November 7 2025

Amid bail-reform debate, some argue court orders must suit low literacy levels

Several red flags jump off the page when literacy expert Margaret Banasiak examines a Manitoba provincial court bail form.

The Carillon • August 14 2025

Man who tortured pelican and played with its decapitated head sentenced to community service

A Steinbach man who tortured a pelican by force feeding it fish, hitting it, and playing with its dead decapitated body was sentenced at a Selkirk court on July 25.

Winnipeg Free Press • January 3 2025

‘It’s been a horror story’: returning Birchwood Terrace resident

A resident who is moving back into Birchwood Terrace months after the apartment building was evacuated says items were stolen from her suite while she was gone.