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Winnipeg Free Press  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Sign up here if you would like to receive future editions of Head StartSubscribe to Head Start   Good morning. — Adam Treusch, assignment editor Grief over unmarked graves St. Joseph's Residential School in Cross Lake in 1951. (University of Manitoba / The Canadian Press files) ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Manitoba First Nations leaders are calling on governments to probe the full death toll of residential schools in the wake of last week’s announcement that a mass grave had been found in British Columbia. Sagkeeng and Cross Lake’s chiefs want Ottawa to pay for searching the grounds of former schools on their territories. Dylan Robertson reports.

Glass treasures from Winnipeg's brewing past exposed by historically low river level

Glass treasures from Winnipeg's brewing past exposed by historically low river level Historically low river levels in Winnipeg exposed a sunken cache from the city's past at the end of Mulvey Avenue — relics from an era when breweries and bottling plants dotted the banks of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Social Sharing

Free Press Head Start for March 22

How the Spanish Flu wasn't Spanish at all

How the Spanish Flu wasn't Spanish at all Over 100 years later, it's still remembered as the Spanish Flu. But the pandemic didn't originate in Spain. Social Sharing Posted: Jun 11, 2020 11:24 AM ET | Last Updated: June 11, 2020 Men wear masks during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. (National Archives of Canada/The Canadian Press) Under the Influence0:00S9E24 - Branding A Disease A memorable brand can define a product for decades. Repetition is a big factor in branding — for the more often a brand gets mentioned, the more indelible that brand name becomes. How a brand is first positioned in the marketplace is often the snapshot people file in their minds.

Free Press Head Start for Feb. 23

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Good morning. Searchers will resume looking for missing snowmobiler Dan LeMay this morning. It’s believed he ran out of fuel in Whiteshell Provincial Park, between Pinewood Lodge at Dorothy Lake and the town of Rennie, on Sunday. Member of the military are set to arrive in Pimicikamak today to help the First Nation deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Rioting that killed 53 people, mostly Muslims, began in New Delhi one year ago today, and survivors say they are unable to get justice. — Adam Treusch, assignment editor  What’s happening today An RCMP officer works with a police dog next to a pickup truck on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa on July 2. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press files)

Free Press Head Start for Feb. 22

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Good morning. This will be an unseasonably warm day, with the temperature already above freezing and a forecast high about 13 degrees higher than the average for today’s date. The temperature reached 0.7 C on Sunday, the first time Winnipeg had seen above-freezing temperatures since Jan. 20. The provincial government will begin breaking up ice on the Red River between Selkirk and Netley Creek this week to reduce the likelihood of ice-jam flooding. Support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is down five percentage points from last month, a new poll found. — Adam Treusch, assignment editor What’s happening today

Free Press Head Start for Jan. 28

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Average temperatures have returned, and all cold weather warnings have been lifted in Manitoba. Today is the 35th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. All seven crew members aboard the space shuttle were killed when it exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla. — Adam Treusch, assignment editor What’s happening today A sketch of Peter Nygard during a bail hearing in Winnipeg on Jan. 19. (Tadens Mpwene / La Liberté files) Still seeking bail: Lawyers for Peter Nygard are expected to present a new plan for his potential release after the judge presiding over the bail hearing criticized the previous one. The U.S. is seeking to extradite the former fashion mogul for allegedly sexually abusing dozens of women and girls. The Canadian Press reports.

Free Press Head Start for Jan. 12

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Good morning! We're in for more mild weather today, vaccinations against COVID-19 for care home residents have begun, and political turmoil in the United States continues over the removal of President Donald Trump from office. In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle members of his cabinet ahead of a retreat. — David Fuller What's happening today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands in front of his cabinet during the final day of the Liberal cabinet retreat in Winnipeg, last January. (Mike Sudoma / The Canadian Press files) Cabinet shuffle: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle some of his cabinet ministers ahead of a retreat in which the Liberals will plan their strategy for the resumption of Parliament. The Canadian Press reports.

Free Press Head Start for Dec. 15

Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Good morning. The province will release the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon. Single-digit deaths were announced Sunday and Monday, the first time that has happened on consecutive days in December. Health Canada says it appears a second COVID-19 vaccine could be approved very soon. And last night’s Monday Night Football game had perhaps the wildest final moments of any NFL game this season. — Adam Treusch, assignment editor Graham James (John Woods / The Canadian Press files) ‘Always the odd guy out’: The second part in our series on the legacy of sexual predator and former coach Graham James explores his early years and how someone who “didn’t have a mean bone in his body” became, as his lawyer once called him, “the most hated man in hockey.” The third instalment of sports reporter Jeff Hamilton’s series will be posted on our website at about noon today.