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• Canada’s Newman, Arop secure third-place finishes at Diamond League track event

  14-09-2024 22:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BRUSSELS – Canada walked away with some hardware at the Diamond League track and field competition Saturday. Alysha Newman finished third in women’s pole vault, while Marco Arop did the […]
  
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• ‘It’s very good to be home’

  13-03-2025 00:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A woman with muscle-wasting disease has won her fight to get enough health care coverage so she can return home from hospital. “It’s very good to be home,” Crystal Rondeau, […]
  
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• Provincial government releases new three bills

  13-03-2025 00:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  More bills The provincial government has released three bills to prevent a patient from being jailed for treatment of an infectious disease, increase grocery store competition to lower food prices, […]
  
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• Microbial legacy of Group of Seven

  13-03-2025 00:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Toronto interdisciplinary artist Jon Sasaki is concerned with the micro landscapes we don’t see.
  
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• Officers acted appropriately in fatal domestic dispute shooting, inquest judge concludes

  13-03-2025 00:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Two police officers who shot and killed Jason Collins in April 2020 during a domestic dispute were responding appropriately, a provincial judge has reaffirmed. Judge Antonio Cellitti made no recommendations […]
  
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• Proposed law addresses psychological well-being of Manitoba workers

  13-03-2025 00:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Proposed legislation aims to make Manitoba a “trail blazer” in protecting and promoting the psychological well-being of workers. “We know that this is a necessary thing to do,” said Labour […]
  
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• NDP, Tories square off over big school board tax increases

  12-03-2025 23:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Tory MLAs took the Kinew government to task during question period Wednesday over local school boards’ hefty tax hikes for next year. The River East Transcona School Division detailed plans […]
  
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• Fleury always ready for the big stage

  12-03-2025 22:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  You start with equal parts scar tissue and perspective that isn’t available until you travel a long and often meandering road. For Haydn Fleury, getting comfortable with his lot in […]
  
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• Ottawa gives $8-million for DASCH expansion

  12-03-2025 21:12 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A non-profit that supports Manitobans with intellectual disabilities will expand its headquarters thanks to an $8-million investment from the federal government. Direct Action in Support of Community Homes, which has […]
  
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• Neepawa man sues RCMP, claiming lasting injuries suffered during 2023 mental-health apprehension

  12-03-2025 21:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A Neepawa man who claims Mounties assaulted him during an apprehension under the Mental Health Act at his home and left him unable to work due to lasting injuries is […]
  
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• A fleeting at-war-with-Trump bump or stunning political recovery? Carney, Liberals about to find out

  12-03-2025 20:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  If history is any indication, the next two weeks will tell us whether the surge in support for the Liberal Party of Canada was a mirage, or whether it’s political history in the making.
  
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• CancerCare Manitoba stops use of some IV lines after ‘increased risks and concerns’

  12-03-2025 17:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The provincial cancer agency is halting its use of an infusion pump line, due to concerns over leakage and heightened risk of potentially hazardous chemotherapy drug spills. In an internal […]
  
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• How to make onion bhajis – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

  12-03-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  There’s a trick to getting bhajis just the right side of crunchy, as our in-house perfectionist demonstrates in nine simple stepsIt’s one of the great tragedies of life that fried foods do not reheat well. Take your average supermarket bhaji: sadly stodgy and soggy, when it ought to be crisp, its continued popularity is a triumph of hope over experience. If you want to enjoy these beloved Indian snacks at their best, you’ll either need to go out to a restaurant … or make
  
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• Saint Laurent closes Paris fashion week with bold statement of intent

  12-03-2025 10:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Broad shoulders and slim skirts reflected designer Anthony Vaccarello’s intention to create a ‘simplicity of silhouette’Saint Laurent has cross-generational cool. On the last night of Paris fashion week, Kate Moss sat next to Catherine Deneuve, both in black tailoring, sheer blouses and high heels. Pedro Almodóvar and Rossy de Palma smiled for the cameras, while Hailey Bieber and Charli XCX kept their shades on.Saint Laurent’s daytime silhouette this season is an i
  
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• What we can gain amid a trade war

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The trade war isn’t the problem. The way we think about it is. Tariffs. Economic disaster. The headlines are full of panic. But step back — who’s actually losing here? […]
  
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• Thompson sued for ‘reckless’ conduct in drug store fire

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The company that owns Shoppers Drug Mart is suing the City of Thompson for what is has called “reckless and inexplicable” conduct after one of its drugstores was destroyed by […]
  
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• The never-paid 250 per cent Canadian dairy tariff

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The best lies always contain a kernel of truth. And in this world where people refuse to dig any deeper than what they want to believe, that little kernel can […]
  
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• Steer clear of ‘pals’ and their shady schemes

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Nobody else knew the large amount of money I had saved, except my dad and grandad — until recently! I’m in university, but I’ve been working part-time […]
  
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• Landlords should foot the bill: province

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The Manitoba government has proposed a law that would make landlords pay for hotel rooms when tenants are displaced owing to a safety issue, instead of taxpayers being on the […]
  
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• Giving and getting inspiration on First Nations school tour

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  There are no sold-out arenas or glittering marquees, but Nelson Little is on the tour of a lifetime. The 46-year-old country-roots artist has spent the last month performing for excited […]
  
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• America, and the fear of what comes next

  12-03-2025 08:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The ides of March (March 15) have been ominous since 44 BCE when Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by Roman senators, including his friend, Brutus, who feared their emperor […]
  
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• Where the art of Edvard Munch comes alive: a city break in Oslo

  12-03-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As a new exhibition celebrating the portraits of Edvard Munch opens at London’s National Portrait Gallery, we take a trip to the artist’s home city in NorwayI reach Ekeberg Park at sunset and walk along the muddy paths to find the viewpoint. The late winter sky is like a watercolour: soft blue and grey clouds layer together, with a sweeping gradient of yellow verging from tobacco stain to pale lemon above the distant, bruise-coloured hills. At the viewpoint, I look out over Oslo and
  
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• Mobile top-up firm dragging its feet over fully refunding my mum £1,900

  12-03-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Grandson unwittingly subscribed 84-year-old to monthly service after being asked to add one-off top-up of £40Last month, my 84-year-old mother spotted a £47.56 charge from a company called On Top Up on her credit card bill that she did not recognise.When I looked into this, it emerged she had been unintentionally subscribed to a monthly mobile top-up service since September 2021 and had paid the firm just over £1,900. Continue reading...
  
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• A moment that changed me: Crohn’s left me in constant pain. An operation restored my appetite for life

  12-03-2025 07:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Eating with my family was a source of joy and pleasure until illness ravaged my digestive system. After my stoma was fitted, everything tasted amazing againGrowing up, I always loved food. On Sundays, I’d ask for seconds of my roast dinner. My gran would bake cakes every weekend, which I would drown in custard. I can still remember how the chocolate digestive biscuits I’d eat when I got in from school tasted, how satisfying it was to dip them in my tea as I chatted with my dad about
  
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• ‘They add 10 years to my age!’ What happened when a millennial and a gen Zer swapped jeans

  12-03-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Young women wear their jeans low and ultra-baggy, while laughing at the ‘moms’ with their high waists and exposed ankles. It’s time to bring the generations together – if only to try on each other’s trousersEvery day, it feels as if social media finds new ways to let us know how old we are. Just joined TikTok? You’re probably a millennial. Wear your hair in a centre parting? Must be gen Z. Paid off your mortgage – or even have one? OK boomer.This generat
  
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• U-Pro Soccer takes kick at training, technique

  12-03-2025 01:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  John Barbosa admits he’s not the greatest soccer player, but he hopes that won’t stop him from making a mark on the “beautiful game.” The Winnipeg entrepreneur is the founder […]
  
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• Sudoku 6,823 medium

  12-03-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 17,113

  12-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
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• Cryptic crossword No 29,640

  12-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
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• CUSMA exemption confusion abounds

  12-03-2025 00:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Within the first week of broad U.S. tariffs being implemented, Manitoba businesses have scrambled to see if they’re exempt and been hit in unexpected ways.
  
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