nicole buffie
@nicbufflin.bsky.social
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nicole buffie
@nicbufflin.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Manitoba's summer wildfire threat was the latest nail in the coffin for once-prosperous Leaf Rapids
LEAF RAPIDS — Travelling north of the 56th parallel along Provincial Road 391, the boreal forest occasionally thins to showcase where lake meets sky. Ravens patrol the air, pausing to swoop down to in...
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Boom-bust mining towns like Leaf Rapids, Man. are fading into oblivion. Some remaining residents are left fighting for the basic necessities of life, others have fled for survival.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
Residents of a Manitoba Housing block in Osborne Village say they are fed up with crime in their building and fear for their safety, a day after a resident was charged for setting fire to it.
Beleaguered tenants fed up with unsafe Manitoba Housing building in Winnipeg's Osborne Village
Residents of a Manitoba Housing block in Osborne Village say they are fed up with crime in their building and fear for their safety, a day after a resident was charged for setting fire to it. Sadie Be...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Residents of a Manitoba Housing block in Osborne Village say they are fed up with crime in their building and fear for their safety, a day after a resident was charged for setting fire to it.
No one more deserving, frankly #DootDoot
I am honoured to announce I’ve been appointed as a member to the Order of Canada. Thank you to everyone for the support! I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research. I know that she would be, like me, screaming with joy! #orderofcanada
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
No one more deserving, frankly #DootDoot
CNN reporting Canadians boycotting the U.S. has, in fact, made an impact.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
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Canada’s ‘boycott America’ movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business
Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
CNN reporting Canadians boycotting the U.S. has, in fact, made an impact.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
If you trekked all the way to school this morning for work/learning, only for it to be cancelled -- my DMs are open!
Today is a rare, citywide snow day, following an eleventh hour announcement re: worsening conditions this A.M.
Did you show up to school/work before the call was made around 7:45 a.m.?
More to come via @winnipegfreepress.com #mbed #wfp
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Did you show up to school/work before the call was made around 7:45 a.m.?
More to come via @winnipegfreepress.com #mbed #wfp
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg schools closed as blizzard blasts southern Manitoba
All Winnipeg schools are closed Thursday as a blizzard hammers southern Manitoba. An email from the Winnipeg School Division to staff Thursday morning said city divisions have made the decision to clo...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you trekked all the way to school this morning for work/learning, only for it to be cancelled -- my DMs are open!
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Hi #Winnipeg : I'm working on a story about people opting out of travel south of the border to visit family and friends for the holidays owing to U.S. - Canada relations. Is this you? If so, I'd love to chat. Get at me at [email protected] or hit the DMs. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hi #Winnipeg : I'm working on a story about people opting out of travel south of the border to visit family and friends for the holidays owing to U.S. - Canada relations. Is this you? If so, I'd love to chat. Get at me at [email protected] or hit the DMs. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp
Hi #Winnipeg : I'm working on a story about people opting out of travel south of the border to visit family and friends for the holidays owing to U.S. - Canada relations. Is this you? If so, I'd love to chat. Get at me at [email protected] or hit the DMs. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hi #Winnipeg : I'm working on a story about people opting out of travel south of the border to visit family and friends for the holidays owing to U.S. - Canada relations. Is this you? If so, I'd love to chat. Get at me at [email protected] or hit the DMs. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp
ICYMI:
Boom-bust mining towns like Leaf Rapids, Man. are fading into oblivion. Some remaining residents are left fighting for the basic necessities of life, others have fled for survival.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
Manitoba's summer wildfire threat was the latest nail in the coffin for once-prosperous Leaf Rapids
LEAF RAPIDS — Travelling north of the 56th parallel along Provincial Road 391, the boreal forest occasionally thins to showcase where lake meets sky. Ravens patrol the air, pausing to swoop down to in...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
ICYMI:
Boom-bust mining towns like Leaf Rapids, Man. are fading into oblivion. Some remaining residents are left fighting for the basic necessities of life, others have fled for survival.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
Manitoba's summer wildfire threat was the latest nail in the coffin for once-prosperous Leaf Rapids
LEAF RAPIDS — Travelling north of the 56th parallel along Provincial Road 391, the boreal forest occasionally thins to showcase where lake meets sky. Ravens patrol the air, pausing to swoop down to in...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Boom-bust mining towns like Leaf Rapids, Man. are fading into oblivion. Some remaining residents are left fighting for the basic necessities of life, others have fled for survival.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
This week's #longread explores what was once the crown jewel of the north, and its steep decline over 50 years.
Huge scoop from @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social
My latest investigation for @winnipegfreepress.com
A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Former Brandon University dean accused of ‘mathematically impossible’ grade change
A now-senior executive at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the course instructor’s concerns and is raising question...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Huge scoop from @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social
Les was a special person and everyone who knew him was better because of it.
Cried some nice tears while writing this.
Tim Brandt has been cycling to a new little free library every day to disperse his late brother's book collection and honour his memory. “I think Les would be glad to know his books are travelling,” he says.
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Tim Brandt has been cycling to a new little free library every day to disperse his late brother's book collection and honour his memory. “I think Les would be glad to know his books are travelling,” he says.
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Late bibliophile’s brother donates his book collection one free library at a time
Every day since late September, Tim Brandt has been biking to little free libraries across the city to create a literary memorial to his late brother. Les Brandt died unexpectedly in July at the age o...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Les was a special person and everyone who knew him was better because of it.
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If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit!
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit!
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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.
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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
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October 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level
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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.
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.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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.
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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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...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In the wake of today’s tragedy in Hollow Water First Nation, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social column is a somber reflection and reminder.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...
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.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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, ...
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June 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE
June 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE
Extremely Winnipeg road block.
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Extremely Winnipeg road block.
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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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...
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June 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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.
LAC DU BONNET — McArthur Avenue in town is fairly quiet, save for the occasional pickup truck hauling a boat or trailer driving away from wildfire smoke looming on the horizon.
Lac du Bonnet warmly welcomes evacuees who wait, worry
LAC DU BONNET — McArthur Avenue in town is fairly quiet, save for the occasional pickup truck hauling a boat or trailer driving away from wildfire smoke looming on the horizon.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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.
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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
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
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.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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
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
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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 [email protected] or by phone at 204-891-4633.
To share your story, contact our reporter by email at [email protected] or by phone at 204-891-4633.
April 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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 [email protected] or by phone at 204-891-4633.
To share your story, contact our reporter by email at [email protected] or by phone at 204-891-4633.
New: data shows the use of private security guards is increasing in Manitoba.
Rajan Varma was fed up with the onslaught of hooded thieves filling up baskets with chips, meat and drinks and walking out of his store, past employees who were powerless to stop them.
On guard: Business is booming for private security in Manitoba
Rajan Varma was fed up with the onslaught of hooded thieves filling up baskets with chips, meat and drinks and walking out of his store, past employees who were powerless to stop them.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New: data shows the use of private security guards is increasing in Manitoba.
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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.
DMs open, email in bio.
This is for a @winnipegfreepress.com article. Participation means being quoted in the paper and possibly photographed.
DMs open, email in bio.
April 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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.
DMs open, email in bio.
This is for a @winnipegfreepress.com article. Participation means being quoted in the paper and possibly photographed.
DMs open, email in bio.
Reposted by nicole buffie
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 [email protected] or by phone at 204-470-7367.
To share your experience and perspective, contact our reporter by email at [email protected] or by phone at 204-470-7367.
April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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 [email protected] or by phone at 204-470-7367.
To share your experience and perspective, contact our reporter by email at [email protected] or by phone at 204-470-7367.