Winnipeg Free Press

The Winnipeg Free Press (founded as the Manitoba Free Press) is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides coverage of local, provincial, national, and international news, as well as current events in sports, business, and entertainment and various consumer-oriented features, such as homes and automobiles appear on a weekly basis. The Free Press was founded in 1872, only two years after Manitoba became part of Canada, in 1870. The newpaper's founding predated Winnipeg's own incorporation, in 1873.