Marilyn Hagerty — who didn’t give a flying breadstick what the cynics thought — became a national celebrity when her review of a North Dakota Olive Garden went viral. She has died at age 99.

In the wake of today’s tragedy in Hollow Water First Nation, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social column is a somber reflection and reminder. www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...

Incredible from @jeffkhamilton.bsky.social Manitoba's new online teacher registry was supposed to improve transparency within the education system and child safety, but the registry fails to disclose some dark secrets. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

Extremely Winnipeg road block.

Manitoba’s regional authorities spent over $35M last year in the ongoing effort to keep beleaguered hospital workers safe — a tenfold increase from ten years ago. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

It is seemingly all quiet on the eastern front as a wildfire rages in Lac du Bonnet. Thank you to everyone who shared their story with me today.

NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com

The Free Press is looking to speak today to Manitobans who are travelling to Rome to attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday. To share your story, contact our reporter by email at [email protected] or by phone at 204-891-4633.

New: data shows the use of private security guards is increasing in Manitoba.

Story callout: Ahead of mother's day, I'm looking to speak with Winnipeggers about their childbirth experiences — good, bad and expectations vs reality. This is for a @winnipegfreepress.com article. Participation means being quoted in the paper and possibly photographed. DMs open, email in bio.

The Free Press is looking to speak today to Manitobans who paid out-of-pocket for the Shingrix, the vaccine that protects against shingles. To share your experience and perspective, contact our reporter by email at [email protected] or by phone at 204-470-7367.

Police to announce Ashlee Shingoose is Buffalo Woman, serial killer’s only unidentified victim www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... May Ashley's family finally seek some peace and closure after years of unknowns. Rest in peace.

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

American rapper and singer Jelly Roll took a break from performing to shoot hoops and speak with incarcerated teens at the Manitoba Youth Centre before his sold-out show in Winnipeg.

Following hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, Manitoba Public Insurance is abandoning its Project Nova technology overhaul after a revised estimate pegged costs at $435 million, 50 per cent more than previously thought, the Free Press has learned.

I spent weeks combing through Manitoba's homegrown food industry so you don't have to! This @winnipegfreepress.com grocery guide isn't all-encompassing, but includes a wide range of sources for local produce, protein, dairy, grains, beverages, snacks and condiments.

Manitobans strongly support eliminating or limiting the need for sick notes, new research from Doctors Manitoba shows.

"In time, perhaps, the Americans will come to their senses. But the damage is done. Mr. Trump will never realize his dream of annexation. He has, however, succeeded in destroying the trust between our two nations, probably permanently." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

West Broadway friends, the Sherbrook is back. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Finally got a response from RCMP about a Freedom of Information request I filed. In 2021. Nice. #cdnfoi

Subscribe to your local paper! (FYI the @winnipegfreepress.com is one of few independent, Canadian-owned dailies left in the country.) www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

U.S president launches trade war against closest U.S. ally. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

After a mass exodus of sexual assault nurse examiners from HSC in 2023, the program is back and bigger than ever. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Not unexpected, but still bleak news for Clear Lake: www.winnipegfreepress.com/this-just-in...

Tucked away in the basement of the Augustine United Church in the Village is a drop-in centre and overnight shelter, but some would never know. Thanks to Oak Table and everyone who shared their story for this. 'Being poor is a full-time job' www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... #wfp

ICYMI: The city ordered all tenants of the notorious Manwin Hotel to vacate over outstanding work and a faulty fire escape, but some tenants they're not going anywhere and the hotel's owner says the city is contributing to homelessness with the order. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

RIP David Lynch.

future generations will remember this as a time of hat-based diplomacy

A fun one to cap off the year.

A shooting at a northern Manitoba hospital is raising concerns about health facility safety with nurses and doctors calling for better security and protocols. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

SCOOP: Audio of a closed-door meeting with Brokenhead Ojibway Nation reveals Sio Silica is now forging a comeback by seeking the nation’s support after its silica sand mine was rejected earlier this year. Not everyone is convinced:

ATTN: Manitoba lovebirds 💍🫶💕🦢 I'm on the WFP news desk this week, and am searching for a couple that's planning to get hitched over the holidays. Is that you? If so, please shoot me an email at [email protected] / TIA

Alright fine. The Wire is really, really good.

Community connections, the space in the downtown Millennium Library that provides support to the homeless population, will close at the end of this month when city funding comes to an end. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

A lot of talk, not enough action.

MANITOBA continues to have the second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in Canada, new data from the provincial and federal government shows.

Extremely rare weekend evening police press conference to announce officers shot and killed a man after the suspect allegedly stabbed an officer in the neck

Winnipeg’s compost program has been so successful, it has had to nearly double its capacity in six weeks.

City police said Thursday investigators “have not been able to substantiate” a report of a knife-wielding man at the University of Manitoba on Tuesday despite having “explored multiple sources of evidence.”

Yes! It's another PT copy editing position at the Free Press.

Day-end file from @scottbilleck.bsky.social and I The U of M is defending its security protocols while Winnipeg police investigate reports of a man wielding a knife on campus Tuesday morning and assess whether there was a legitimate threat to the public. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Winnipeg police are on scene at the University of Manitoba Tuesday morning after reports of a man armed with a knife.

Beginning in the new year, RRC Polytech health-care students can practise transferring a trauma patient from an apartment building to a hospital bed at the new simulation centre on the Notre Dame campus. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...