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Polo Park project paused, Louise Bridge, Ten Commandments, homelessness funding, Samberg's future, summer TV
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'We appreciate the frustration this will cause'
Matthew Frank:
Another delay reopening 114-year-old Elmwood span a bridge too far for area residents, businesses
The city has pushed the reopening of the Louise Bridge back a third time, upsetting area residents and business owners forced to take lengthy detours. Read More
'My residents have spoken'
Scott Billeck:
'An immediate need': City councillor pledges funds to encampment outreach
Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie is prepared to exhaust his ward's community fund to support St. Boniface Street Links in addressing the growing encampment issue in North Point Douglas. Read More
'Balance the needs of all park visitors'
Tyler Searle:
Ten Commandments monument returned to spot near longtime home in Assiniboine Park
A monument to the Ten Commandments has returned to Assiniboine Park following years of debate over whether it was an appropriate home for the religious statue. Read More
'He hasn't hit his ceiling yet'
Ken Wiebe:
Samberg extension the multimillion dollar question
Arbitration deadline looms despite Jets defenceman's stellar season Read More
'Pass the popcorn and keep it coming'
Denise Duguay:
Cool TV for a smoking hot summer
Sure it's summer, our short, short summer, but when it hurts to breathe, TV is always there to help. Here are five viewing suggestions that run from cosy to crazy, with a little animated courage in the middle. Read More
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Fatima Raza, The Canadian Press:
Toronto Zoo to become home of Cedar, a blind baby moose rescued near Ottawa
The Toronto Zoo will soon become home to a blind baby moose who was rescued near Ottawa earlier this month. The two-month-old baby moose, now named Cedar, was found by an animal rescue group on a rura... Read More
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Winnipeg Free Press
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The Winnipeg Jets have avoided arbitration and agreed to terms with defenceman Dylan Samberg on a three-year deal that carries an average annual value of US$5.75 million. That's a significant raise from the US$1.4 million Samberg made on his previous deal, but the term is lower than most of the projections anticipated. The expectation was that given Samberg's emergence as a top-four blue-liner that plays heavy minutes at five-on-five and the penalty kill that he would sign for a longer term, somewhere in the range of six-to-eight years. Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan Samberg (54) can become an unrestricted free agent at the age of 29. (Erin Hooley / The Associated Press files) Instead, Samberg has chosen to bet on himself and can become an unrestricted free agent at the age of 29. During his first season playing regularly on the second pair with partner Neal Pionk, Samberg had an outstanding campaign, producing a career-high six goals and 20 points in 60 games while providing high-end defensive play. He's a fearless shot-blocker with excellent hockey sense and his ability to kill plays allowed him to increase his playing time by five-and-a-half minutes per game. While there is certainly some risk for the Jets in not signing Samberg to a longer-term deal, a three-year contract extends their competitive window. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Samberg was the final restricted free agent for Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and company to get done and his arbitration hearing was scheduled for Wednesday morning. This deal leaves the Jets with just under $4 million of cap space according to Puck Pedia, with a full 23-man roster. The Jets were able to get new deals done for all three players who filed for arbitration: Samberg and forwards Gabe Vilardi and Morgan Barron, which means Cheveldayoff will continue the process of looking for extensions for captain Adam Lowry and sniper Kyle Connor, both of whom are eligible to be unrestricted free agents on July 1 of 2026. X and Bluesky: @WiebesWorld Ken WiebeReporter Ken Wiebe is a sports reporter for the Free Press, with an emphasis on the Winnipeg Jets. He has covered hockey and provided analysis in this market since 2000 for the Winnipeg Sun, The Athletic, and TSN. Ken was a summer intern at the Free Press in 1999 and returned to the Free Press in a full-time capacity in September of 2023. Read more about Ken. Every piece of reporting Ken produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
