A new radio show put on by the Winnipeg Free Press will debut later today on 92.9 KICK-FM from Red River College’s downtown campus. “Stop the Presses” is a weekly show from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Wednesday that looks at the biggest news stories of the week, featuring commentary from the paper’s reporters, [...]

Winnipeg singer-songwriter Sierra Noble is speaking out on her Twitter page after an article in Tuesday’s Winnipeg Free Press claimed Noble and her family are being sued. The lawsuit alleges Noble’s family never repaid loans in the sum of $55,800 to the estate of a man who helped start Sierra’s fiddling career when she was [...]

During Thursday night’s media scrum with Winnipeg Blue Bombers chairman Ken Hildahl regarding that whole firing situation, a coincidental on-screen ad appeared on the Free Press’ live stream. The advertisement for personal background checks — supplied by Google — conveniently appeared as Hildahl said, “The (people) that we put into both of these positions we [...]

Here’s how newspapers can make more money — the Amazon Kindle. The Kindle — for those unfamiliar — is a hand-held wireless device from Amazon that made its debut in Canada on Tuesday. The device has been popular in the U.S. for a few years now and allows bookworms to download thousands of book titles [...]

The new tabloid version of Sunday’s Winnipeg Free Press — known as “On7″ — is not a free paper. That’s why staffers were scratching their heads when we informed them that it was being given away for nothing in some locations throughout the city. But they were just out of the loop. A reader told [...]

It didn’t stay up for long, but Thursday afternoon a story running on the CBC News website had the Winnipeg Free Press included in a list of Canwest-owned newspapers. The article also mentioned something called the Edmonton Free Press, which no one seems to have heard of before. The story in question was about The [...]

Sunday was the last day the Winnipeg Free Press printed a full Sunday edition since 1985. Beginning this weekend, “On7″ (appropriately titled) will be in its place on newsstands. Home subscribers won’t get the new paper delivered, and will have to schlep out to the store to buy it. As publisher Bob Cox told ChrisD.ca, [...]

After speculation that the Sunday edition of the Winnipeg Free Press would be altered, the paper has confirmed the change. The new tabloid version will be called “On7,” and will carry breaking news, sport and entertainment stories, according to the paper’s website. Home subscribers will not get the new edition, but it will be available [...]

Posted by David Klassen Your Saturday edition of the Winnipeg Free Press could become a bit thicker soon, if a plan to minimize the Sunday paper moves ahead. On its website, the Free Press says it’s considering a “super” weekend edition, which would put out a Sunday tab version for the street — excluding home [...]

Wannabe musicians from all walks of life came out to Polo Park Shopping Centre on Saturday in support of a good cause. The Winnipeg Free Press provided us with the photo above of music writer Rob Williams (from left), deputy editor online John White and online content manager Wendy Sawatzky. All three tuned into their [...]

MC Hammer lit up Blush Ultraclub on Friday night with a concert featuring his spectacular dancers from his popular A&E reality TV show. Before he hit the stage, Hammer took time to speak with Ace Burpee and Chrissy Troy from Hot 103. Among the topics they discussed… Twitter. Watch: The iconic rapper arrived in Winnipeg [...]

If you’re familiar with Winnipeg Free Press crime reporter Mike McIntyre‘s Twitter feed, you’ve no doubt stumbled upon a few tweets where he vents his frustration at local media outlets ripping off his work. As Mike has tweeted several times, he frequently finds exclusive details relating to a court case — in which he was [...]