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Winnipeg Free Press Aspiring educator frustrated in attempt to help fill substitute shortages Last Modified: 9:25 AM CST Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 | Updates JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Jonathan McPhail, an aspiring teacher, is an adult student and is applying to the U of W’s post-grad teacher program. Jonathan McPhail is a keen student who wants to fill substitute teacher shortages. However, he says, assignment instructions on how to do just that have b...

Winnipeg police arrest man who allegedly broke into restaurants, stores and cars 15 times A 28-year-old man is in custody and facing a slew of charges over more than a dozen thefts that date back to the beginning of December all over Winnipeg, police say. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 31, 2021 5:24 PM CT | Last Updated: January 31 Winnipeg police say some of the stolen items were recovered when they executed a search warrant at the suspects house on Thursday.(Tyson Koschik/CBC) A 28-...

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Winnipeg Free Press Students stress over exam patchwork Some divisions jettison finals, putting other seniors at disadvantage and turning up volume on already-amplified pandemic-era Grade 12 pressures Last Modified: 8:54 AM CST Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 | Updates Kalsoom Amin is trying to muster up motivation to study for her Grade 12 math exam — which is worth 20 per cent of her final grade, but she has other things on her mind. Kalsoom Amin is trying to muster up moti...

Winnipeg Free Press Accessibility concerns remain for school staff in rural and northern regions Last Modified: 9:54 AM CST Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 | Updates RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Ruth MacKenzie says she was pleasantly surprised by the process of booking a COVID-19 test through the Fast Pass program for school staff. Manitoba’s first rapid testing site had no shortage of available appointments for school staffers during its inaugural week ...

Winnipeg Free Press Officer found behind wheel of idling vehicle after 911 caller reported man possibly in medical distress By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 A five-year veteran of the Winnipeg Police Service has been charged with impaired driving. Christopher Logan, 29, was found intoxicated behind the wheel of a running vehicle on the 500 block of McMeans Avenue East in Transcona late Tuesday morning, police sa...

Winnipeg police arrest one of their own for operating a vehicle while impaired Members of the Winnipeg Police Service arrested an officer earlier this week for operating a vehicle while impaired, after responding to a 911 call that reported a man in medical distress inside a running vehicle. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2021 3:55 PM CT | Last Updated: January 22 A 29-year-old member of the Winnipeg Police Service was charged Friday with operating a conveyance while impaired.(mo...

Manitoba government sets aside funding to buy land for 7 new schools The province is setting aside $24 million to purchase land for seven new schools in the province — two in the city of Brandon and five in Winnipeg.  Social Sharing CBC News · The Manitoba government has pledged to build 20 new schools in 10 years.(weedezign/Shutterstock) The province is setting aside $24 million to purchase land for seven new schools in the province — two in the city of Brandon and five in Winnipeg. Th...

An additional $50 million in provincial funding is being earmarked for K-12 school capital projects,...