Gabrielle Piche

Winnipeg

Business Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

Business reporter @WinnipegNews | #CreComm grad | 📥 [email protected]

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Business sectors view new interprovincial trade legislation in mostly positive light

3 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Manitoba business leaders are touting a new interprovincial trade bill as a “positive first step” — albeit one lacking details and key changes they’ve called for. Bill 47 was passed in the Manitoba legislature on Monday. The bill allows for mutual recognition of goods and services with other jurisdictions who have similar laws. It comes less than a month ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s deadline; he wants free internal trade by Canada Day.
U.S. threats of 50% tariffs on aluminium, steel imports put Manitoba firms on edge

4 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Lost sales, higher prices and material shortages have recently hit Manitoba businesses reliant on steel and aluminum — and it could get worse. U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week he’d raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, a doubling of the current levy. As of Monday afternoon, the change is proposed to begin Wednesday.
HR becomes self-regulated profession in Manitoba

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

By: Gabrielle Piché Posted: 7:13 PM CDT Friday, May. 30, 2025 Starting Monday, Manitobans will be able to view complaints and disciplinary action against local human resources professionals through an online registry.
Business operators among thousands of displaced northern Manitobans awaiting post-wildfires fate

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Manitoba entrepreneurs fleeing wildfires share a similar question: will my business be standing when I return? Evacuations are occurring as the summer tourism season ramps up. For some, it’s their largest or only money-making period. At least 80 tourism assets have been affected by wildfires, per Travel Manitoba tracking data. “Flin Flon, we rely on tourism all summer long,” said Dawn Hlady, speaking by phone while driving to a hotel in Saskatoon.
Indigenous women leadership gathering focuses on competition

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

By: Gabrielle Piché Posted: 8:48 PM CDT Thursday, May. 29, 2025 A vulnerable social media post struck a nerve — and it’s sparked an event to change relationships between Indigenous women.
Opening day nears for first Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in Canada

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Custard churning training has begun. More than 80 Winnipeg staff are learning “the Freddy’s way” ahead of opening day at Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. On Tuesday, the chain will unveil its first Canadian location. A red awning and Freddy’s signage have appeared at 1615 Regent Ave. West.
Academy Road retailer joins move online from brick, mortar

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

A Winnipeg retailer has departed Academy Road for its new address: a website URL. Grace & Company shuttered its storefront May 23. On Monday, it launched a revamped website. “I just decided that sitting in my store for six, seven hours a day and having two or three people come by was not really feasible,” said owner Dorothy Vannan.
Seeding scientific knowledge on farms

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Coffee shops aren’t conventional bridges — but for Toban Dyck, they might be the connective tissue between farmers and new research. Coffee shops, infographics, editorials, cartoon videos, possibly songs and skits. Dyck and colleagues are keeping all options on the table to make science accessible. “You have an industry … that is forging ahead on multiple files,” Dyck said, adding farmers have “not necessarily” been brought along.
Lingering threat of Canada Post work stoppage leaves local small businesses uneasy

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Reduced sales, more expensive shipping and fresh uncertainty have hit Manitoba businesses as a Canada Post strike looms. Greg Tonn paused Winnipeg-based Into the Music’s online shop last week. “I actually had stuff in my hand Thursday to go the post office,” he said. Then he recalled the Canadian Union of Postal Workers — which represents thousands of Canada Post employees — was threatening strike action over the weekend.
Boeing settlement not enough

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Grief hits Kellen Deighton in waves, six years after his friend Danielle Moore died during an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. So a recent tentative agreement allowing for Boeing, the plane’s maker, to avoid criminal charges doesn’t sit right with Deighton — nor does it sit right with others in Moore’s Manitoba community. “From the beginning, I thought that this should have resulted in actual arrests,” Deighton said.