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THE city is about to launch an ad campaign to attract Winnipeggers back to public transit amid fears...

New numbers from Statistics Canada show Winnipeg's population growth has slowed since the pandemic started.

Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later Winnipeg had 17,863 active businesses in January 2020, which fell to 17,359 in March 2020, and 16,433 in May 2020. The number then rebounded to exceed its pre-pandemic level, reaching 18,027 in February 2021, though restaurants, bars, fitness centres, VLT centres and salons were among the companies ordered to halt in-person business as of May 9. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files) Winnipeg’s pandemic-battered economy showed signs of healing a few months ago, before suffering fresh wounds in the latest round of lockdowns. Winnipeg’s pandem...

Northwest Winnipeg is home to some of the city's oldest areas and some of its newest developments. What do their pasts — and futures — hold?

Winnipeg Free Press Unemployment remains high, retail sales have dropped and some Winnipeggers are being hit harder than others. Unemployment remains high, retail sales have dropped and some Winnipeggers are being hit harder than others. A recent update from the city’s economist shows the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder the Winnipeg economy. Winnipeg’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent in November, up from 4.9 per cent during the same month in 2019. Year-to-date retail sales, up to September, fell 1.7 per cent overall, includin...