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To contact us: Customer Service: wfp.to/service | News tips wfp.to/newstip https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwwhofc7v2qA year ago, Kemari Munier-Bailey arrived at Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp trying to adjust to a new league, new coaches and a new country. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/kind-hearted-beautiful-soul-on-and-off-the-field16 May 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwwhofc7v2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwupxvlaj2fCLEVELAND (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/cade-cunningham-scores-21-and-pistons-dominate-2nd-half-to-beat-cavs-115-94-and-force-game-716 May 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwupxvlaj2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwmbtqff323One year into acquiring Canadian Western Bank, Montreal-based National Bank has a message for Manitoba businesses: give it a shot. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/give-us-a-chance-test-us-national-bank-seeks-local-spotlight16 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwmbtqff323https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwm6ceuiu2qSoybeans are on Jason Rempel’s radar. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/05/15/fertilizer-diesel-costs-beset-farmers16 May 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwm6ceuiu2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwjhel2o226Dalhousie School is undergoing a rebrand so it’s no longer affiliated with a Scottish soldier, lord and colonial leader who supported slavery. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/fort-richmond-elementary-school-shedding-racist-lords-name-survey-collecting-suggestions-for-replacement15 May 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwjhel2o226https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwis3dej724Former Transcona councillor Shawn Nason said he plans to run against the incumbent who is fighting a sexual assault charge. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/nason-to-fight-for-trancona-seat-as-wyatt-faces-charges15 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwis3dej724https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwiab6xxd2hOTTAWA – Virtual private network service NordVPN warned on Friday it could pull out of Canada over the federal government’s proposed lawful access bill. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/05/15/major-vpn-provider-says-it-could-leave-canada-over-lawful-access-bill15 May 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwiab6xxd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwi75ur7c24OTTAWA – Almost 200 former senior Canadian diplomats are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel over deteriorating conditions in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/05/15/former-senior-canadian-diplomats-urge-ottawa-to-issue-robust-sanctions-on-israel15 May 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwi75ur7c24https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwi6o2ohb2cHALIFAX – Canada’s wine sector is worth more than $10 billion a year and the industry says a few tweaks — like scrapping domestic trade barriers — could add billions of dollars more to the national economy. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/food/2026/05/15/canadian-wineries-say-scrapping-provincial-trade-barriers-would-add-billions-to-gdp15 May 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwi6o2ohb2chttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwhtvj7jo22An Israeli legal rights organization is threatening to sue the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over its upcoming exhibit on the Palestinian Nakba. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/israeli-organization-threatens-lawsuit-against-cmhr-over-one-sided-palestinian-exhibit15 May 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwhtvj7jo22https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwh5i3tgt2hMore homes on remote Manitoba First Nations will have access to high-speed Internet that most Canadians take for granted thanks to $61 million in new federal funding. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/61-m-investment-in-high-speed-internet-planned-for-northern-first-nations15 May 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwh5i3tgt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwdlutdpi2eA psychologist who testified before the Criminal Code Review Board about a mental health patient, without disclosing she was in an abusive sexual relationship with him, should go to jail for two years, a judge was told Friday. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/judge-urged-to-send-former-psychologist-to-jail-for-relationship-with-patient15 May 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwdlutdpi2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwc6oo4t224Mason Kraus didn’t have to wait long for his coming-out party. Does more celebration await in his homecoming? https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/kraus-could-play-hero-again-in-sea-bears-home-opener15 May 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwc6oo4t224https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwc4sdbgs23TORONTO — In areas of southern Manitoba, the movie Normal was a big deal when it shot here from October to December 2024. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2026/05/15/a-return-to-normal15 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwc4sdbgs23https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlwbr7wyfc2hLiquor Marts will hold a “last chance” sale on American wines, liqueurs and mixed drinks, as Manitoba pushes to off-load its stockpile of U.S. booze. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/liquor-marts-to-sell-last-of-u-s-booze-set-aside-during-boycott15 May 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwbr7wyfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlw6uvsjhn2fJockey Antonio Whitehall and trainer Steve Keplin Jr. exploded out of the starting gate in the first week of the live racing season, and now Whitehall is going to have some tough decisions to make. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/jockey-whitehall-hot-out-of-the-gates15 May 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw6uvsjhn2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlw65p2mny2eNEW YORK (AP) — Jurors deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial Friday, forcing another mistrial in a #MeToo-era case that has gone to trial three times so far. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/05/15/jurors-struggle-to-decide-harvey-weinsteins-rape-retrial15 May 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw65p2mny2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlw5xtcxf42cShawn Lamb, who received statutory release in the fall after serving time for killing two Winnipeg women in 2012, must continue to live in a halfway house for at least another year. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/killer-lamb-ordered-to-stay-in-halfway-house-another-year15 May 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw5xtcxf42chttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlw4fkawsu23Days after Manitoba declared a public health emergency over rising HIV rates, a Christian home for people living with the immunodeficiency virus is afraid it may have to close its doors, potentially leaving residents on the street. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/2026/05/15/high-cost-of-compassion-threatens-to-shutter-christian-home-for-people-with-hiv15 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw4fkawsu23https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlw3agmdpn2hA New Bothwell student is processing her grief through a new community art project that aims to raise awareness about youth mental health and well-being. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/art-project-draws-attention-to-youth-mental-health15 May 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw3agmdpn2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvvo4ixcz24Two teenagers accused of firing off a handgun indiscriminately while out selling crack cocaine in Winnipeg’s downtown in four separate incidents earlier this week have been arrested. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/teens-charged-after-guns-discharged-downtown15 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvvo4ixcz24https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvtagk7u32hHigh winds that began earlier this week continued to batter parts of Manitoba overnight, kicking up dust, downing trees, damaging property and leading to dozens of power outages that persisted throughout the morning. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/widespread-power-outages-damage-after-manitoba-wind-storm15 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvtagk7u32hhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvsqbz44524Who’s ready for another hockey homecoming? https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/14/sign-on-the-dotted-laine15 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvsqbz44524https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvplvghcv2qTwo people accused of chronic shoplifting have been arrested following an investigation into a string of retail thefts across the city, aided in part by a Crime Stoppers tip. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/three-accused-of-stealing-10k-in-goods-from-city-stores-arrested15 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvplvghcv2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvof7ofy624MONTREAL – Since gas prices started climbing in March, Sarah Bradley has found herself bargain hunting across multiple grocery stores in Montreal. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/05/15/its-insane-gas-prices-poised-to-stay-high-all-summer-upending-budgets-and-travel15 May 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvof7ofy624https://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvm2rui2m2fNEW DELHI (AP) — Iran ’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/05/15/irans-top-diplomat-says-a-lack-of-trust-is-impeding-talks-to-end-war-with-the-us15 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvm2rui2m2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/winnipegfreepress.com/post/3mlvjc5bfa42fOTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized intimate partner violence as a distinct legal basis for pursuing civil damages. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/05/15/cp-newsalert-court-recognizes-intimate-partner-violence-as-legal-basis-for-damages15 May 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:cakwbuh7mddm7nnwp2dvbpmq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjc5bfa42f