So in major pain and pissing pure blood, I called my surgeon’s answering service at 2am. Thirty minutes later one of my surgeon’s residents found me in the waiting room and got me into a room right away. I shouldn’t have had to do that. 🤦‍♂️ Our healthcare is “free”, but it’s far from good.

4 days after having a kidney removed due to cancer, I went to St B because my urine was the colour of cola. I was told there would be an 18 hour wait! They only decided to take a urine sample after I raised hell. Then I was told that I wasn’t in danger of dying so I had to keep waiting.

Investigations underway after patients die following multiple-hour ER waits at St. B www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Waiting to exhale: Former Manitobans living in Minnesota wracked with fear, disgust as turmoil continues to unfold www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

BREAKING: Five charged with extortion of core-area convenience stores www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Vacant Main Street hotel ‘total loss’ after overnight fire www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

‘There’s peace here’: Season’s messages of love, joy and family on full display at St. Vital group home for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

‘There’s peace here’: Season’s messages of love, joy and family on full display at St. Vital group home for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Residents, biz owners plead with NDP to scrap plan for Henry Avenue drug site www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Few public figures have faced a year as punishing as Pierre Poilievre has in 2025. He started with a 25-point poll lead, only to suffer a dramatic election loss—along with his own seat. Since then, he has watched Liberals near a majority as his MPs abandon him.

Main Street Project says occupants in a lurch after city cleared out Mostyn Park camp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Sex offender accused in St. Vital school washroom incident twice breached court order at nearby high school: police www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Eager Winnipeggers line up to snap up sorely missed star-spangled booze www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Encampment clearing strains agency beyond its limits: Street Links director Says ban lacks support strategy; city touts ‘compassionate approach’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Parents miffed by lack of communication about sex offender involved in school incident www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

‘She’s kind of that unicorn’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Keeping the lights on: restaurants plan security upgrades in aftermath of arsons www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Man charged in arson spree worked at two of the businesses targeted www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Suspected arsonist’s arrest a relief for targeted cabinet ministers, business owners www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

‘Keeping her name out there’: family marks 15 years since Indigenous woman vanished www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Wholesale mayhem, retail nightmare www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

RCMP investigating macabre display threatening rural officials in yard on ‘sovereign land’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Losing homelessness adviser disappointing, but new role ‘positive development,’ premier says www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Downtown restaurant blaze rekindles fire fears www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

A popular downtown restaurant burned early Thursday morning.

The approach taken by Halifax has inspired a delegation from Winnipeg that’s searching for ways to address the homeless crisis in this city.

Dead ‘over a damn dirt bike’: Families relieved after RCMP announce arrests in Victoria Beach double homicide; RCMP ask public for more info www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Two arrested in Victoria Beach double homicide www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Detox centre permit blunder causes commotion at legislature www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Funding for anonymous tip lines seeks to return power to neighbourhoods www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Seven Oaks pool closing at least a year for repairs, renovations; parents worry about dried-up swim-lesson opportunities www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Please take Danica Patrick off the F1 broadcast. Please.

Police investigating fire at Fontaine’s constituency office www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Silenced no more: Indigenous languages celebrated at site of former residential school www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Late September lightning storm is *chef’s kiss*

‘They can’t break me’: Resident defiant after encampment burns www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Does Winnipeg have any of these TikTokers who, if you catch a ball, get like $5,000? Asking for a friend…

‘Frustrating, shocking and sudden’: family desperate for details after mother killed in crash www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

When two Winnipeg encampments that had more than 30 people living in them were about to be cleared earlier this summer, outreach groups, government officials and housing facilitators sprang into action.

Moving at the speed of trust www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Ottawa building affordable housing on former Kapyong Barracks land it still owns www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

what does one do when the news that always used to seem worse on twitter is now just as bad off of it?

Kimmel. Colbert. Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes. Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others. Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵

Yet another reminder that it was never about free speech. Quite the opposite, in reality.

Dictators silence comedians.

If Pope Leo has not canonized Charlie Kirk by April 20th we will prosecute. by Pam Bondi

Casar: "Instead of actually trying to quell political violence, you see Donald Trump sending out Bondi and Vance to start going after magazines, independent press, independent foundations ... they're trying to weaponize this crisis in order to crush free speech."

City takes step closer to banning camps from key public spaces www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Dude gets “assassinated” and the state takes over his show??? Naaa I’m not a conspiracy theorist but when there’s condensed water there’s chemtrails

‘They were together all of the time, and they died together’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...