Brittany Hobson
@bhobs22.bsky.social
Member of Long Plain First Nation
Reporter-Editor The Canadian Press
Childless cat lady
📩 [email protected]
Reporter-Editor The Canadian Press
Childless cat lady
📩 [email protected]
This is how I adopted Bebe. I sat in a chair in a cat condo at the humane society and she was the only one to jump on my lap. Two weeks since my love passed over the rainbow bridge ❤️🩹
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is how I adopted Bebe. I sat in a chair in a cat condo at the humane society and she was the only one to jump on my lap. Two weeks since my love passed over the rainbow bridge ❤️🩹
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Remembering Indigenous Veterans
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Remembering Indigenous Veterans
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Manitoba passes bill to be detain highly intoxicated people for up to three days via @stevelambert.bsky.social globalnews.ca/news/1151365...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Manitoba passes bill to be detain highly intoxicated people for up to three days via @stevelambert.bsky.social globalnews.ca/news/1151365...
Come listen to me babble on about working at the wire service.
TRAINING WEBINAR: Ever wonder what it’s like to work for a wire service? Sign up for our session with @bhobs22.bsky.social, a reporter-editor w/ The Canadian Press in Winnipeg! Brittany has experience reporting on child welfare issues, missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and the courts.
November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Come listen to me babble on about working at the wire service.
"Both prosecutor Cooper and defence lawyer Sitarik said one of the biggest challenges Manitoba’s bail courts face is the sheer number of cases they have to deal with, and the lack of time and resources they have to do that."
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Who gets bail — and who doesn't? Take a look inside Manitoba's courtrooms | CBC News
An 18-year-old with severe fetal alcohol spectrum disorder accused of running drivers off the road in a stolen truck was among those denied release during recent bail hearings in Winnipeg, which CBC N...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Both prosecutor Cooper and defence lawyer Sitarik said one of the biggest challenges Manitoba’s bail courts face is the sheer number of cases they have to deal with, and the lack of time and resources they have to do that."
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One of the things I noticed after being away for two weeks is that I did not deal with any back pain. I've been struggling with a slipped disc since the beginning of the year that has caused on and off pain and has limited my movement. Not on my trip apparently. So the cure must be travel.
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
One of the things I noticed after being away for two weeks is that I did not deal with any back pain. I've been struggling with a slipped disc since the beginning of the year that has caused on and off pain and has limited my movement. Not on my trip apparently. So the cure must be travel.
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New deep dive from @malakabas.bsky.social and me on Synergy Inmate Phone Solutions, a San Antonio-based company that's come to dominate the Canadian prison telecom market – now contracting with 12 out of 13 provincial and territorial corrections systems.
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Texas-based firm commands 80 per cent market share of telecom services for Manitoba inmates after securing non-competitive, highly lucrative contracts
Six years ago, at a spring meeting of Manitoba’s jail superintendents, plans were getting underway to start providing electronic tablets to inmates in a few correctional institutions — with the compan...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New deep dive from @malakabas.bsky.social and me on Synergy Inmate Phone Solutions, a San Antonio-based company that's come to dominate the Canadian prison telecom market – now contracting with 12 out of 13 provincial and territorial corrections systems.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Is it burnout, getting sick or a lack of sleep that has been feeling this way? I don't care either way. I'm outta here on Sunday for two weeks down under with family and my bestie.
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Is it burnout, getting sick or a lack of sleep that has been feeling this way? I don't care either way. I'm outta here on Sunday for two weeks down under with family and my bestie.
Speakers need to become teachers
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Manitoba schools work to fulfil promise afforded by new law supporting Indigenous language
‘Minawaanigoziwin” is the Ojibwe concept that comes to mind for Sherri Denysuik when the Winnipeg teacher is asked about her thoughts on a new law that raises the status of Indigenous languages in sch...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Speakers need to become teachers
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Anywhoo, some detailed answers from Diane, including: "It is unclear from the government announcement as to what purpose the inclusion of this information on Albertans' driver's licenses will serve. It's also unclear what the benefit for Albertans would be." Updated: tinyurl.com/bdz6eztk
September 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Anywhoo, some detailed answers from Diane, including: "It is unclear from the government announcement as to what purpose the inclusion of this information on Albertans' driver's licenses will serve. It's also unclear what the benefit for Albertans would be." Updated: tinyurl.com/bdz6eztk
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Citizens, permanent residents, and refugees are eligible to apply for provincial social programs. But only citizenship status is being targeted here. Elections Alberta says 3 people have been flagged for ineligible voting since the 2023 provincial election, among more than 1.77 million votes cast
Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
From me and @reportrix.bsky.social today:
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From me and @reportrix.bsky.social today:
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Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding mandatory proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Citizens, permanent residents, and refugees are eligible to apply for provincial social programs. But only citizenship status is being targeted here. Elections Alberta says 3 people have been flagged for ineligible voting since the 2023 provincial election, among more than 1.77 million votes cast
Carney unveils major projects list in Edmonton www.castanet.net/news/Alberta...
Carney unveils major projects list in Edmonton - Alberta News
UPDATE 9:30 a.m. An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural gas production in B.C. are among five projects to be considered first for fast-track approval under the feder...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Carney unveils major projects list in Edmonton www.castanet.net/news/Alberta...