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Phil Mikulec, managing director at Peg City Car Co-op, says the service has grown to 130 vehicles and has paid dividends to shareholder for the first time in its 12 years of existence.

Peg City breaks out of the red, adds profits, cars and members to its fold

Martin Cash 4 minute read Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023

Car sharing has finally taken off in Winnipeg and Peg City Car Co-op is looking to add another 42 cars to its fleet this year — about twice the growth of last year, which was its previous strongest year.

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Woman challenges province over reneged medical procedure coverage

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Woman challenges province over reneged medical procedure coverage

Tyler Searle 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023

A Winnipeg woman suffering from a debilitating disease says the province has reneged on its promise to provide her health coverage, draining her savings and compromising her quality of life.

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Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023

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Emma Cloney who has a condition like Elephantiasis, a condition characterized by gross enlargement of an area of the body, especially the limbs. Story: Manitoba woman denied access to critical surgery offered only outside of Manitoba, despite government’s claim that it’s offered here Malak Abas Reporter | Winnipeg Free Press Dec 23rd,, 2021

Stefanson puts positive light on massive exodus from Tory caucus

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Stefanson puts positive light on massive exodus from Tory caucus

Danielle Da Silva 5 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson will shuffle her inner circle, promising rejuvenation for the Progressive Conservative party after batch of longtime MLAs announced they will not run for re-election.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

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Premier Heather Stefanson said MLAs who are choosing not to run again are taking the opportunity to spend time with family following the COVID-19 pandemic in a press conference at the RBC Convention Centre Monday.

Winnipegger’s costumes speak volumes in Women Talking

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Winnipegger’s costumes speak volumes in Women Talking

Ben Waldman 9 minute read Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

When the film Women Talking opens here, two Manitoba-raised artists will be vaulted into the bright lights of Hollywood, their names attached to a film destined to draw both Oscar consideration and provincial intrigue.

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Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

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Quita Alfred, the wardrobe co-ordinator for Women Talking, was the ‘weirdo wearing vintage dresses’ as a teenager in St. Vital.

Big jump in immigration welcome, accompanied by challenges

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Big jump in immigration welcome, accompanied by challenges

Carol Sanders 5 minute read Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

Manitoba’s biggest population boost in more a century has come at a time when the province is struggling with a health-care crisis and high inflation.

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Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

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Immigration Partnership Winnipeg co-ordinator Reuben Garang near his home in Transcona.

Winnipeg’s Jewish-style rye bread a unique loaf: bakers

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Winnipeg’s Jewish-style rye bread a unique loaf: bakers

John Longhurst 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

WINNIPEGGERS aren’t the only folks celebrating the fact that local entrepreneurs Chip and Pepper Foster have brought the beloved KUB bakery back to life.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Restaurateur family has eyes on the pies

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Restaurateur family has eyes on the pies

Gabrielle Piché 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023

Gus Vasilarakis bid adieu to his Winnipeg pizza oven, and the city’s restaurant scene, for good — or so he thought.

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Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023

Tony Vasilarakis and his dad Gus Vasilarakis are bringing Brandon-based Pizza Express & Submarine back to Winnipeg with an expanded menu. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)

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Burton Cummings Theatre now features more Burton

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Burton Cummings Theatre now features more Burton

Alan Small 3 minute read Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022

There is more history, and more of Burton Cummings’ history, to see at the Burton Cummings Theatre.

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Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022

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“They offered us the piano and it grew from there,” says Kevin Donnelly, senior vice-president of venues and entertainment for True North Sports and Entertainment, which bought the theatre in 2014

Downtown scores two new businesses

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Downtown scores two new businesses

Martin Cash 5 minute read Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022

As if trying to instantly shift the narrative about downtown being uninviting, two new establishments opened a few blocks from each other last week, injecting the kind of atmosphere every North American urban core desires.

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Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022

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Maya Olynyk is happy for Cntrbnd to be the first occupant in a 1,200-square-foot space with an industrial vibe and reasonable rent.

Too many U of W and RRC Polytech students are still fleeing the inner city as soon as classes end

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Too many U of W and RRC Polytech students are still fleeing the inner city as soon as classes end

Maggie Macintosh 10 minute read Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022

There are no traces of the University of Manitoba’s downtown campus, a collection of science and arts buildings that once stood where manicured grounds now host family picnics — and, during the winter months, piles of snow — on Memorial Boulevard.

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Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022

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The latest addition on Elgin Avenue houses 10 new programs, marking the most significant scale-up of the institution’s academic offerings in its history, and is surrounded by a new pedestrian corridor.

It will take more than office workers' return to get downtown back on its feet

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It will take more than office workers' return to get downtown back on its feet

Gabrielle Piché 12 minute read Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022

The plastic is still on the newly purchased couch.

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Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022

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More foot traffic is needed for a vibrant and safer downtown, says Aimee Peake, owner of Bison Books.

Once more into the downtown

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Once more into the downtown

Melissa Martin 10 minute read Monday, Dec. 26, 2022

In the opening decades of the 20th century, optimism for the bustling Portage strip, and the blocks lined up neatly around it, was overflowing. The City of Winnipeg was growing, booming with new European settlers and new business, signs of the wealth being extracted from the land in a young colonial country, and the promises of more wealth to come.

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Monday, Dec. 26, 2022

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A peaked roof pokes out above storefronts, a vestige of another time, at Kennedy Street and Graham Avenue in Winnipeg.

Christmas season brings light into pandemic-darkened lives of church choirs across city

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Christmas season brings light into pandemic-darkened lives of church choirs across city

AV Kitching 8 minute read Friday, Dec. 23, 2022

For the past two Christmases, church pews have stood empty and choir lofts, typically resounding with joyful voices, were instead filled with an eerie silence.

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Friday, Dec. 23, 2022

Pelumi Ruth Enejoh sings during “Carols of Christmas: The Greatest Story Ever Told” at the Apostolic Faith Church. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Free Press photographers share their favourite images

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Free Press photographers share their favourite images

1 minute read Monday, Dec. 26, 2022

With the loosening of COVID restrictions, life returned to a new normal in 2022. Our photographers were there to capture some of those moments. Here are some of our favourite images from this year.

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Monday, Dec. 26, 2022