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Les was a special person and everyone who knew him was better because of it.

If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit!

Budget of Winnipeg-based federal water agency to take a hit The fledgling Canada Water Agency, based in Winnipeg, is about to get its funding reduced just two years after the federal Liberal government unveiled it.

The fledgling Canada Water Agency, based in Winnipeg, is about to get its funding reduced just two years after the federal Liberal government unveiled it.

Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level

Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99 “The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.

Marilyn Hagerty — who didn’t give a flying breadstick what the cynics thought — became a national celebrity when her review of a North Dakota Olive Garden went viral. She has died at age 99.

Opinion: Searching for answers in wake of horror In the mid-1980s, during a confidential survey of 60 random citizens in Hollow Water First Nation, researchers were shocked to discover that 40 of them had been sexually abused as children, often in r...

In the wake of today’s tragedy in Hollow Water First Nation, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social column is a somber reflection and reminder.
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Child protection experts say Manitoba’s new teacher registry conceals more than it reveals Despite promises that a new teacher registry launched at the start of the year would enhance transparency within the education system and improve children’s safety, critics have dismissed it as weak, ...

Incredible from @jeffkhamilton.bsky.social

Manitoba's new online teacher registry was supposed to improve transparency within the education system and child safety, but the registry fails to disclose some dark secrets.

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The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

Extremely Winnipeg road block.

Manitoba’s regional authorities spent over $35M last year in the ongoing effort to keep health-care workers safe Last Christmas Eve, a man walked into Thompson General Hospital with a loaded rifle concealed in his clothing. He moved through the emergency department and other areas — some full of patients — befor...

Manitoba’s regional authorities spent over $35M last year in the ongoing effort to keep beleaguered hospital workers safe — a tenfold increase from ten years ago.

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It is seemingly all quiet on the eastern front as a wildfire rages in Lac du Bonnet. Thank you to everyone who shared their story with me today.

Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped. Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.

But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com

📷: People queue at the Vatican to pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican. Over the coming days, tens of thousands of people are expected to pass through the basilica. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via The Associated Press)

The Free Press is looking to speak today to Manitobans who are travelling to Rome to attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.

To share your story, contact our reporter by email at nicole.buffie@winnipegfreepress.com or by phone at 204-891-4633.

New: data shows the use of private security guards is increasing in Manitoba.

Story callout: Ahead of mother's day, I'm looking to speak with Winnipeggers about their childbirth experiences — good, bad and expectations vs reality.

This is for a @winnipegfreepress.com article. Participation means being quoted in the paper and possibly photographed.

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The Free Press is looking to speak today to Manitobans who paid out-of-pocket for the Shingrix, the vaccine that protects against shingles.

To share your experience and perspective, contact our reporter by email at scott.billeck@winnipegfreepress.com or by phone at 204-470-7367.

Police to announce Ashlee Shingoose is Buffalo Woman, serial killer’s only unidentified victim The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepina...

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May Ashley's family finally seek some peace and closure after years of unknowns. Rest in peace.

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

Pick and roll with Jelly Roll: star plays hoops, encourages inmates at Manitoba Youth Centre American rapper and singer Jelly Roll took a break from performing to shoot hoops and speak with incarcerated teens at the Manitoba Youth Centre before his sold-out show in Winnipeg.

American rapper and singer Jelly Roll took a break from performing to shoot hoops and speak with incarcerated teens at the Manitoba Youth Centre before his sold-out show in Winnipeg.

MPI cancels Project Nova as costs balloon New $435-million estimate for tech overhaul four times original 2020 price tag; ‘waste of taxpayers’ money is over’

Following hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, Manitoba Public Insurance is abandoning its Project Nova technology overhaul after a revised estimate pegged costs at $435 million, 50 per cent more than previously thought, the Free Press has learned.

Made in Manitoba: A guide to locally produced goods Maple leaf stickers, new “Product of Canada” signage and shoppers squinting at food labels to suss out the country of origin: In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada,…

I spent weeks combing through Manitoba's homegrown food industry so you don't have to!

This @winnipegfreepress.com grocery guide isn't all-encompassing, but includes a wide range of sources for local produce, protein, dairy, grains, beverages, snacks and condiments.

Manitobans strongly support eliminating or limiting the need for sick notes, new research from Doctors Manitoba shows.

Opinion: Donald Trump is trying to destroy Canada The U.S.’s tariffs are meant to break us. The only thing that they’ve certainly broken is the trust between historically close neighbours - maybe forever

"In time, perhaps, the Americans will come to their senses. But the damage is done. Mr. Trump will never realize his dream of annexation. He has, however, succeeded in destroying the trust between our two nations, probably permanently."

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New owner has big plans for Winnipeg's reopened Sherbrook hotel, vendor Neil Soorsma has big plans for the Sherbrook Inn. The West Broadway hotel, located on Sherbrook Street at Westminster Avenue, has long had a reputation for attracting trouble — but the new owner is wo...

West Broadway friends, the Sherbrook is back.

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Finally got a response from RCMP about a Freedom of Information request I filed. In 2021. Nice. #cdnfoi

Study shows importance of local news to Canadians A new study shows the importance of local news to community knowledge, connections and democracy in small and mid-sized Canadian communities.

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(FYI the @winnipegfreepress.com is one of few independent, Canadian-owned dailies left in the country.)

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Trump launches trade war against Canada with a 25% tariff on most goods | CBC News President Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada on Saturday by imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from the U.S.'s neighbour — an unprecedented strike against a longstandin...

U.S president launches trade war against closest U.S. ally. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Journalist asks court to prevent Winnipeg police access to unedited interview in mass shooting | CBC News CityNews repoter Morgan Modjeski conducted an interview with the father of the man charged with murder following a mass shooting in Winnipeg more than a year ago. Winnipeg police won a court battle to...

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Winnipeg program at HSC for sex assault survivors expands after staff shortage addressed A program that treats survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence has overcome staffing problems and has been able to expand across the province. After a mass exodus of nurses from the Healt...

After a mass exodus of sexual assault nurse examiners from HSC in 2023, the program is back and bigger than ever.

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