Unlimited digital Free Press subscriptions for all students, staff and faculty

January 22, 2024 —

As part of a new partnership with the University of Manitoba, the Free Press is offering unlimited access to digital subscriptions for all UM staff, faculty and students.

This UM benefit will help you stay connected to breaking news coverage, in-depth investigations, arts and life writing, and the latest sports reporting. For those on the Fort Garry campus, you’ll also have access to a few newsstands stocked with a printed version.

Learn more about accessing the Free Press’s independent journalism coverage below.

Student access

Create an account on winnipegfreepress.com/students/uofm (or wfp.to/umanitoba) using your University of Manitoba student email address. Once registered, you will have access to winnipegfreepress.com, ee.winnipegfreepress.com and the NewsBreak iOS/ Android app from anywhere in the world.

Faculty and staff access

Create an account on winnipegfreepress.com using any email address. Once registered you can access unpaywalled articles when logged in and connected to the UM network or campus Wi-Fi.

Questions about your news access?

Contact Free Press customer service at digitalfeedback@freepress.mb.ca.

Provide feedback on the Free Press website or mobile app by emailing digitalfeedback@freepress.mb.ca.

Provide feedback on the Free Press news you read by emailing webnews@freepress.mb.ca.