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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19d

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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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Sep 5

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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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Jun 27

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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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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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · Jun 8

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

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Jun 9

Extremely Winnipeg road block.

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Jun 6

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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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · May 15

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.

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · May 15

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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ProPublica @propublica.org · Apr 30

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

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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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · Apr 23

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.

📷: 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)

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Apr 17

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

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · Apr 16

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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Eva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · Apr 14

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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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · Apr 4

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.

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Mar 26

Police to announce Ashlee Shingoose is Buffalo Woman, serial killer’s only unidentified victim www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

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

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 25

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

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · Mar 19

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.

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.

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · Mar 19

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.

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’

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Eva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · Mar 19

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.

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,…

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · Mar 13

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

Overwhelming majority of Manitobans support end to doctor’s-note requirement for short-term illnesses, report reveals

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

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Mar 4

"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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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

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Mar 1

West Broadway friends, the Sherbrook is back.

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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...

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Feb 24

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

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Eva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · Feb 12

Subscribe to your local paper!

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

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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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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · Feb 1

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

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...

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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Jan 31

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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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nicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · Jan 31

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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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...

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