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A crisis of critical thinking
We are awash in competing surveys, polls, studies and the like that have flooded social media — and discerning fact from fabrication is becoming more difficult, and more necessary, amid [… ...More ...
We are awash in competing surveys, polls, studies and the like that have flooded social media — and discerning fact from fabrication is becoming more difficult, and more necessary, amid […]4 hours ago
Winnipeg Free Press
Premier’s senior adviser optimistic that encampment-clearing, resident-moving homeless strategy on track
Just two weeks into her new job overseeing Manitoba’s ambitious new strategy to address Winnipeg’s homeless crisis, Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud believes things are on track to begin clearing ...More ...
Just two weeks into her new job overseeing Manitoba’s ambitious new strategy to address Winnipeg’s homeless crisis, Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud believes things are on track to begin clearing encampments and […]4 hours ago
Winnipeg Free Press
What’s in a name? Not investment value
You’re probably familiar with the saying, “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” Or maybe this one: “A fool and his money are soon parted.” But […]
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Winnipeg Free Press
Different kinds of thieves
What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets have a lower level of risk and a […]
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Don’t confuse advance health directives with MAID
I read Ruth Enns’ Feb. 3 Think Tank piece in the Free Press (Medical assistance in dying and advance directives) with great interest, because these are topics that interest me. […]
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Take it slow and easy with family reconciliation
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My mother, who got pregnant as a 14-year-old, gave birth to me in Manitoba. She was too young to take care of a baby at that time, […]
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Class-action lawsuit alleges northern grocer pocketed ‘millions’ from subsidy intended to lower food prices
The company with a grocery monopoly in many northern communities is being accused of profiting from millions of dollars in federal food subsidies intended to lower food prices for remote […]
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North End tip line to battle plague of violence, drugs
Residents of a North End neighbourhood under siege from drug dens and violence — including a weekend double homicide — are working to set up an anonymous tip line in […]
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Brandon Sun
INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER
A commercial jet leaves a contrail while soaring high above the Manitoba prairies on a cold Tuesday. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
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Brandon Sun
Man wrongfully convicted of murder files lawsuit
WINNIPEG — A third man who was wrongfully convicted of the 1973 slaying of a Winnipeg restaurant worker has filed a lawsuit over the miscarriage of justice that saw him […]
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Brandon Sun
MONDAY’S LUCKY NUMBERS DAILY GRAND: 2, 6, 13, 27, 42 GN 3 PICK 2: 6, 8 PICK 3: 3, 0, 3 PICK 4: 7, 0, 5, 7 EXTRA: 4950156 CHECK […]
MONDAY’S LUCKY NUMBERS DAILY GRAND: 2, 6, 13, 27, 42 GN 3 PICK 2: 6, 8 PICK 3: 3, 0, 3 PICK 4: 7, 0, 5, 7 EXTRA: 4950156 CHECK […]
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Winnipeg Free Press
Recruitment and retention: a health-care challenge
Manitoba’s government was elected in October 2023 with a strong mandate to “fix health care.” Central to this commitment is resetting the relationship with Manitoba’s health-ca ...More ...
Manitoba’s government was elected in October 2023 with a strong mandate to “fix health care.” Central to this commitment is resetting the relationship with Manitoba’s health-care workers. For nearly every […]4 hours ago