Tom Brodbeck

3 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Tom Brodbeck

It wasn’t supposed to look like this. Not if you believed the polls four months ago. Not if you watched Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre barnstorming the country, spouting slogans about “freedom” and “firing the gatekeepers.”And not if you assumed Jagmeet Singh and the NDP would finally break through in the Prairies or consolidate the progressive vote.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Tom Brodbeck

By: Tom Brodbeck Posted: 2:41 PM CDT Thursday, Apr.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Tom Brodbeck

If you filled up your tank or paid your home heating bill prior to April 1, chances are you felt the sting of the federal carbon tax. Read this article for free: Email Address: Password: I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement.

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Tom Brodbeck

It should come as no surprise that the Conservative Party of Canada is struggling to overcome the sizeable lead the Liberals have held in public opinion polls over the past two weeks. Pierre Poilievre, the Conservatives’ sharp-tongued leader, seems incapable of pivoting away from the Trump-like tactics he’s been using for the past few years.

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Tom Brodbeck

Emergency room wait times in Winnipeg have quietly climbed back to record levels. It hasn’t received much attention amid Canada’s trade war with the United States and the daily headlines from the federal election. But the median wait time for ERs and urgent care centres in Winnipeg jumped to 3.97 hours in February, essentially matching the record level of four hours set in December 2023.