Winnipeg’s Portage and Main reopens to pedestrians after 46 years of barricades: How did we get here?

Winnipeg’s Portage and Main reopens to pedestrians after 46 years of barricades: How did we get here?

Winnipeg's Portage and Main intersection is embedded in the story of Canada — the crossroads of the country and one of its windiest corners — and it's held that lore despite being inaccessible to pedestrians for 46 years.But all that changes today.The barricades that forced pedestrians

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