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New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg Free Press

January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Winnipeg Free Press

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On the front page of Saturday's @winnipegfreepress.com: City's aging churches search for ways to remain bedrocks of their communities #wfp #winnipegnews

January 17, 2026 at 2:46 AM

Ken Wiebe

@wiebesworld.bsky.social

Here’s the latest edition of the Warm-Up, our game day newsletter for @WinnipegNews to help get you ready for Sunday’s matinee between the #NHLJets and #NJDevils

www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/ne...

Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg Free Press

January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM

Ken Wiebe

@wiebesworld.bsky.social

Here's the latest edition of the Warm-Up, our game day newsletter for @WinnipegNews to help get you ready for the #NHLJets and #Bruins on Thursday night:

www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/bo...

Opinion: We all suffer when one of us goes missing

December 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM

Niigaan Sinclair

@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social

We all suffer when one of us goes missing.

Latest @WinnipegNews column

www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...

I remember giving a talk just before the 2023 Manitoba election — an election almost completely defined on the question of whether the remains of four Indigenous women, murdered by a serial killer, we...

Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds

December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Pensivetm

@pensive-tm.bsky.social

Trump’s workforce purge batters DC’s job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds – Winnipeg Free Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial...

Police arrest two on first day of transit safety initiative

September 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM

Rachel W.

@ananasparachute.bsky.social

Police arrest two on first day of transit safety initiative
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

It's about time. Our buses are so insanely dangerous, most people are afraid to ride them.

#mbpoli #mbtransit #mbcrime #winnipeg #winnipegnews

Nurses at Manitoba’s largest hospital vote 94% in favour of ‘grey list’ to steer colleagues away from dangerous workplace

September 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM

🗞️ 𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 📚

@dannysavagemedia.bsky.social

Tariffs hit Winnipeg grocery stores; Bick’s Pickles missing at Sobeys Kenaston due to trade issues. #TariffImpact

Prices up $1-$12 on U.S. goods like OJ, yogurt. #WinnipegNews

Loblaws marks tariffed items with a T; alternatives sought. #GroceryHikes

August 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Alan Drummond MD

@dralandrummond.bsky.social

‘Everyone’s at risk right now when you come to HSC’
Nurses at Manitoba’s largest hospital vote 94% in favour of ‘grey list’ to steer colleagues away from dangerous workplace– Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... via @WinnipegNews

Health Sciences Centre nurses have voted to urge colleagues elsewhere to decline jobs and turn down shifts at the hospital because of ongoing safety concerns. Manitoba Nurses Union members working at....

The flying farmer – Winnipeg Free Press

August 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Kevin Rollason

@fpkevinrollason.bsky.social

Alvin Hein would joke he would spend $100 just to get a hamburger across the province. To find out why, read my latest Passages newsletter @WinnipegNews www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/th...

Opinion: You don’t want smoke? How about a mirror?

August 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Pam Frampton

@pamframpton.bsky.social

My latest column for ⁦‪@WinnipegNews‬⁩ in response to U.S. complaints about Canadian wildfire smoke.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Opinion: Carney’s one-day meeting with chiefs too little, too late

July 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM

Niigaan Sinclair

@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social

Saturday @WinnipegNews column on next week’s federal government/Chiefs meeting on bill c-5

www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...

Black Heritage Experience Manitoba launches pop-up at Doors Open – The Leaf

July 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM

The Leaf Newspaper

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“More than an exhibit, this is a declaration,” said Williams. “We were here. We’ve always been here. And we will continue to tell our stories.”

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #manitoba
theleafnews.ca/2025/black-h...

Mwansa Mwansa leads the chorus of Roots in Harmony with (from left to right) Hafiz Jatto, Emannuel Allieu, Moses Mseluka, Nadine Powell and Nampande Londe. Photos Terese Taylor WINNIPEG, MB — A newly ...

Opinion: Carney easing into the job, and Canadians’ low expectations suggest they’re just fine with that

June 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Dan Lett

@wfpdlett.bsky.social

How does PM @mark-carney.bsky.social gain in popularity without having done much? Low expectations and a lack of credible alternatives are helping – Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0... via @WinnipegNews #mbpoli #cdnpoli

It’s the honeymoon that is defying all the odds. Six weeks or so after the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to do a remarkable job of growing support for his government. National...

Free Press to lead media literacy project

June 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM

getsmarteraboutmoney.ca

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OSC's Theresa Ebden spoke with @WinnipegNews about our how to choose an advisor and the importance of checking that they're registered. Read more below, or check out ow.ly/LzfR50W2Xpc

June 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM

John Finch 🇨🇦

@jfinch64.bsky.social

A project started by Nello that I am glad is going to continue. I wish we could enroll a lot of adults but students are going to benefit hugely. Maybe they can share with their parents.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... via @WinnipegNews

Opinion: Matter of time before truth trumps stereotypes

May 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Niigaan Sinclair

@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social

Some Conservatives don’t shy away from stereotypes, but invite them. For a reason.

My latest @WinnipegNews column

www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...

The most frequent statement thrown at those who argue for Indigenous nationhood is that First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are corrupt, vile and incompetent. It’s a stereotype; an overs...

‘The people, the smiles, the wandering, the music’ – the experience of the Winnipeg Folk Festival has kept volunteers coming back for five decades – The Leaf

May 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM

The Leaf Newspaper

@theleafnews.ca

For forty years, Bob Tinker has been volunteering at the Winnipeg Folk Festival...

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #folkFest

A photo display this weekend at Little Brown Jug will be on display at the festival this summer. Some of its volunteers are in their 80s and are still committed to the creative people power that has s...

Little disagreement in disability debate; Support hard to get in Canada – The Leaf

May 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM

The Leaf Newspaper

@theleafnews.ca

All candidates were in agreement that although the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) was a good piece of legislation, in practice, disabled Canadians are being left to fight their own battles.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #cdnpoli

In a debate focusing on accessibility and the programs to support people with disabilities in Canada, debate moderator Marcy Markusa, host of CBC’s Information Radio show couldn’t get much disagreemen...

Opinion: Real question is why Stefanson and ministers put reputations on line for Sio Silica

May 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM

Dan Lett

@wfpdlett.bsky.social

Why did Stefanson and ministers put reputations on line for Sio Silica? We may never know – Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0... via @WinnipegNews #wpgpoli #mbpoli #cdnpoli

Why would a former premier and two senior former cabinet ministers put their personal and professional reputations at risk to issue a licence for a questionable silica mining proposal in the days afte...

Big Sky, and big heart – The Leaf

May 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM

The Leaf Newspaper

@theleafnews.ca

No matter what happens [with the tariffs], Fisher will continue to welcome beginner, and more experienced runners, of all ages into the store’s bright and inviting space ... hoping to introduce new people to running and to inspire community connections.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #running

Plenty of reasons to run, says Wolseley store owner When Caroline Fisher was considering what to name her business, she wanted to focus on one of the best features of living in the prairies. Big Sky R...

Save Public Lap Swim at Sherbrook Pool – The Leaf

May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM

The Leaf Newspaper

@theleafnews.ca

"Current city leadership is considering cutting Sherbrook Pool’s popular morning lap swim for the summer. The morning time is essential" writes Karen Mackintosh.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #swimming

At the onset of the Great Depression, civic dreamers paid $125,000 to build Sherbrook Pool. Winnipeg's first Olympic-sized pool was consturcted in 1931 as a municipal relief project. The pool was buil...

Manitoba film industry eyes Trump tariff threat

May 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM

tbonetorrie.bsky.social

@tbonetorrie.bsky.social

Quoted in this one...pay wall, but we must support our local newspapers:

Local film industry eyes Trump tariff threat – Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif... via @WinnipegNews

Those in Manitoba’s film industry are waiting to see what will come of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent declaration on foreign film productions.

Opinion: Can Pierre, the angry Tory attack dog, learn to stop scaring the neighbourhood?

May 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM

Dan Lett

@wfpdlett.bsky.social

Can Pierre Poilievre survive a double dose of failure and still lead the CPC? – Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0... via @WinnipegNews #cdnpoli #elxn45

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost the 45th general election, and he lost his seat. And yet, in his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre clung to a glass-half-full analysis of the...