Life & Style – Winnipeg Free Press

SUPPLIED

Kevin Horn for Passages feature / Winnipeg Free Press

- with one of his three grandchildren

‘There was nobody else like Kevin’

Jim Timlick 7 minute read Yesterday at 6:00 AM CST

Whenever Angie Horn passes by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, she can’t help but think about her late father.

Kevin Horn was 68 when he died in July as a result of a rare form of blood cancer known as myelodysplastic syndromes or MDS.

Horn worked as an electrician for nearly 40 years until his retirement from the trade in 2022. While he contributed to numerous construction projects around the province, the one job he took the most pride in was the museum.

The elder Horn installed all the back-lighting for the iconic, glowing, alabaster-clad ramps that carry guests between the museum’s various galleries. He also did the electrical work for the Israel Asper Tower of Hope, a 100-metre glass pinnacle designed to symbolize humanity’s aspirations that lights up every evening.

Advertise With Us

Weather

Feb. 22, 6 AM: -18°c Cloudy with wind Feb. 22, 12 PM: -18°c Cloudy with wind

Winnipeg MB

-14°C, Blowing snow

Full Forecast

Beer, breakfast, both? Canadians to rise early to cheer for hockey gold against U.S.

Fakiha Baig, Charlotte Glorieux and Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Beer, breakfast, both? Canadians to rise early to cheer for hockey gold against U.S.

Fakiha Baig, Charlotte Glorieux and Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:20 PM CST

From bar stools to church pews, Sunday best to pyjamas, hockey fans across the country will be rising bright and early to watch their team play for gold Sunday morning at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The Canadian men's team is set to face archrivals the United States starting at 8:10 a.m. ET.

Provincial governments across the country have allowed pubs to open and start serving alcohol in the morning. Beer taps in Ontario and Alberta can begin pouring as early as 6 a.m., while bars in Manitoba can serve as early as 5 a.m., all local times.

Ali Gangji, an Edmonton resident, says he and his wife are planning to wake up with their two hockey-obsessed boys, ages 9 and 11, around 4:30 a.m., put on their jerseys supporting players Macklin Celebrini, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, and head to a bar in the city's west end.

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 5:20 PM CST

Canada defenceman Shea Theodore (27) celebrates his goal with Canada defenceman Travis Sanheim (6) during third period men's Olympic semifinal hockey action against Finland at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Family embraces challenges, rewards of launching a fruit orchard

Colleen Zacharias 6 minute read Preview

Family embraces challenges, rewards of launching a fruit orchard

Colleen Zacharias 6 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

Growing up on a farm near Boissevain taught Kelvin Hildebrandt many things. But becoming an orchardist has meant taking a comprehensive and strategic approach to acquiring a whole new set of skills.

In the process, Hildebrandt has consulted with local orchardists, including well-known growers like Betty Kehler and Bob Pizey who ran Plum Ridge Farm, a popular u-pick orchard located in the Interlake region near Teulon.

“They taught me a great deal,” says Hildebrandt.

Hildebrandt has also been influenced by Jean Spencer who owned a 150-tree apple orchard near Miami. “Jean was very welcoming and let me take care of her trees for a while,” he says.

Read

Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

Peter Fuller photo
Windhover Orchard in Miami, Man., is named after the American kestrel, a small falcon found in Manitoba nicknamed ‘windhover’ for its habit of hovering in the air.

Newfoundland lobster tags from the 1980s among plastic trash washing up in Scotland

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

Newfoundland lobster tags from the 1980s among plastic trash washing up in Scotland

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:34 PM CST

ST. JOHN'S - Lobster tags from Newfoundland dating back to the 1980s are among the piles of plastic trash that has washed up this year on Sanday, an island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago known for its pristine white sandy beaches.

David Warner organizes regular beach cleanups on the island, which is on the northeast side of the remote archipelago. Recent storms and high seas have eroded the dunes on the Howar Sands beach, revealing vast troughs of decades-old plastic bottles and other detritus, he said.

In a video interview, Warner held up a Kirkland-brand bottle of maple syrup with English and French on the label, suggesting it could be from Canada. He also displayed a red plastic lobster tag stamped with "NFLD," dated 1989.

Other bottles clearly originated in the United Kingdom before Britain stopped using shillings in 1971, he said.

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 4:34 PM CST

David Warner is shown on Feb. 20 in Scotland. Warner is seen holding up two plastic lobster tags stamped with

NYC nursing walkout ends as last striking nurses approve new contract

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press 2 minute read Preview

NYC nursing walkout ends as last striking nurses approve new contract

Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 6:18 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — Nurses at a big New York hospital system approved a new contract Saturday, voting to end a major nursing strike after more than a month.

More than 4,000 nurses in the privately run NewYork-Presbyterian system went on strike Jan. 12. They are now due to start returning to work in the coming week. The union, called the New York State Nurses Association, said 93% of its members at NewYork-Presbyterian voted to ratify the three-year contract.

Two other big private hospital systems, Montefiore and Mount Sinai, ended their nurses’ walkout earlier this month by inking contract agreements with the same union.

“We are so happy with the wins we achieved, and now the fight to enforce these contracts and hold our employers accountable begins,” union President Nancy Hagans said in a statement Saturday.

Read

Yesterday at 6:18 PM CST

Nurses and their supporters strike in front of NewYork-Presbyterian hospital in New York, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A long-acting HIV drug arrives in Zimbabwe for some at highest risk

Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press 6 minute read Preview

A long-acting HIV drug arrives in Zimbabwe for some at highest risk

Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 10:05 PM CST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Young women, mothers holding babies and some men lined up in a dusty field on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. They came for injections of a new HIV prevention drug launched in the country on Thursday, one that only needs to be administered twice a year.

Zimbabwe, where HIV has led to tens of thousands of deaths over the past two decades, is one of the first countries to roll out lenacapavir, a long-acting drug that authorities hope will slow new infections.

With clinical studies demonstrating near-total protection, the drug has been described by some health officials as a turning point for high-risk groups. Others warn that turning scientific promise into broad impact will require overcoming funding constraints, infrastructure gaps and the challenge of keeping patients engaged.

At the Zimbabwe launch, Constance Mukoloka stepped out of a mobile clinic, beaming with relief after receiving one of the first doses.

Read

Yesterday at 10:05 PM CST

A nurse administers lenacapavir to Tambudzai Ndlovu during the launch of the new HIV prevention drug in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

Sam Mednick And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

Sam Mednick And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:25 PM CST

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East.

Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today would include essentially the entire Middle East, and asked Huckabee if Israel had a right to that land.

Huckabee responded: “It would be fine if they took it all." Huckabee added, however, that Israel was not looking to expand its territory and has a right to security in the land it legitimately holds.

His comments sparked immediate backlash from neighboring Egypt and Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States.

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 3:25 PM CST

Palestinians walk along the separation barrier between the West Bank and east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Sunday Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Learn more about Advertising solutions

‘Nothing’s changing’: Calgary man recovering in Ukraine sees no end to war

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

‘Nothing’s changing’: Calgary man recovering in Ukraine sees no end to war

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 7:00 AM CST

CALGARY - Mac Hughes looks at his body and the permanent reminders of a Russian drone strike last year.

Angry red, diamond shapes outline skin grafts on his legs. Mottled grey and purple skin covers his feet.

"They look kind of gnarly, almost like 'Call of Duty' skin on my legs or a painting," says the 23-year-old.

"I've been thinking about cool tattoos that I should do ... to make it look like my legs are on fire with flames or something like that."

Read

Yesterday at 7:00 AM CST

Canadian Mac Hughes who was injured by a Russian drone attack while fighting for Ukraine in July of 2025 is pictured in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

RCMP’s much-needed reserve program grappling with numerous challenges: report

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

RCMP’s much-needed reserve program grappling with numerous challenges: report

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 5:00 AM CST

OTTAWA - Challenges with recruitment, training, resources and overall management are hindering the RCMP's reserve program, even as reservists are being called on more than ever, says an internal evaluation report.

The newly released report says while the program helps fill RCMP staffing gaps across Canada, the lack of a clear mandate "results in inconsistencies and an inability of the program to meet current organizational needs."

The program is intended to hire RCMP members and former members of other Canadian police services for three-year terms to fill temporary vacancies.

Based on total hours, reservists filled the equivalent of about 173 full-time positions in 2024, up from about 155 positions in 2020, the November 2025 report says.

Read

Yesterday at 5:00 AM CST

RCMP constables wait to form up for a parade before a Remembrance Day ceremony in Vancouver on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power

Matthew Daly, The Associated Press 5 minute read Preview

US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power

Matthew Daly, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:10 AM CST

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.

The nearly 700-mile flight last weekend — which transported a 5-megawatt microreactor without nuclear fuel — highlights the Trump administration’s drive to promote nuclear energy to help meet skyrocketing demand for power from artificial intelligence and data centers, as well as for use by the military.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Undersecretary of Defense Michael Duffey, who traveled with the privately built reactor, hailed the Feb. 15 trip on a C-17 military aircraft as a breakthrough for U.S. efforts to fast-track commercial licensing for the microreactors, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reshape the country's energy landscape.

A new emphasis on nuclear energy

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 11:10 AM CST

Energy Secretary Chris Wright, center, and Under Secretary of Defense Michael Duffey, left, listen as Isaiah Taylor, CEO of Valar Atomics, discusses a microreactor developed by Valar to generate nuclear power for the military and commercial customers, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, in-flight, on board a C-17. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)

She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her

Claire Galofaro, The Associated Press 8 minute read Preview

She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her

Claire Galofaro, The Associated Press 8 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:09 AM CST

A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and now on the brink of war with the United States.

She is one of thousands adopted from abroad who were never granted citizenship because of a fracture at the intersection of adoption and immigration law.

The woman, who The Associated Press is not naming because of her legal situation, received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month ordering her to appear for removal proceedings before an immigration judge in California. She has no criminal record. The letter says she is eligible for deportation because she overstayed her visa in March 1974 at 4 years old.

“I never imagined it would get to where it is today,” said the woman, who believes that, as a Christian and the daughter of an American Air Force officer, deportation to Iran might be a death sentence. “I always told myself that there is no way that this country could possibly send someone to their death in a country they left as an orphan. How could the United States do that?”

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 11:09 AM CST

FILE - Childhood photos of a woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, are displayed along with a picture of her father, a WWII Air Force veteran, at left, and additional family photos, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Ramadan a good opportunity to learn about Islam, authors write

John Longhurst 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CST

Ramadan began this past week, and it runs until March 19. For Muslims, it’s a sacred time when they pray and fast daily from dawn to sunset, seeking to grow closer to God.

While Ramadan is for Muslims, other religious groups can see it as a good opportunity to learn more about Islam — including during Christian worship services.

That’s the view of Anna Piela and Michael Woolf in their new book, Confronting Islamophobia in the Church: Liturgical Tools for Justice. (Judson Press.)

In the book, the married couple say that taking time to learn about Islam at church can help Christians combat Islamophobia and be better neighbours to Muslims in their communities. As a bonus, it can also help them develop a deeper understanding of their own Christian beliefs.

NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 3 minute read Preview

NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 2:52 PM CST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In the latest setback to return astronauts to the moon, NASA delayed the highly anticipated flight yet again after a new problem cropped up with the rocket Saturday.

April is now the earliest that the four Artemis II astronauts could fly to the moon.

NASA revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for Artemis II, humanity’s first flight to the moon in more than half a century. Overnight, the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage was interrupted, officials said. Solid helium flow is essential for purging the engines and pressurizing the fuel tanks.

This helium issue has nothing to do with the hydrogen fuel leaks that marred a countdown dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System rocket earlier this month and forced a repeat test.

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 2:52 PM CST

This image provided by NASA shows NASA's moon rocket sits on the pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (NASA via AP)

The bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press 5 minute read Preview

The bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:37 PM CST

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on public display for the first time, giving his hilltop Umbrian hometown yet another reason to welcome pilgrims.

That’s a mixed blessing for Assisi Mayor Valter Stoppini, residents and the Franciscan friars who are organizing the monthlong display of relics to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death this year.

Already, nearly 400,000 people have registered to pray before the relics and Stoppini estimates the number could well reach a half-million before the bones go back into their tomb March 22.

A small army of 400 volunteers have been recruited to herd them through the medieval city’s cobblestone streets and into the lower Basilica of St. Francis to view the bones, which are held in a bulletproof glass box.

Read

Updated: Yesterday at 5:37 PM CST

People visit the Basilica of St. Francis with Giotto's frescoes in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, on the eve of the public display of St. Francis' remains to mark the 800th anniversary of his death in 1226.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Barbara Ortutay And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press 7 minute read Preview

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Barbara Ortutay And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press 7 minute read Yesterday at 7:03 AM CST

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes.

While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there is no doubt that many people feel like they can’t escape the pull of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms.

The companies that designed your favorite apps have an incentive to keep you glued to them so they can serve up ads that make them billions of dollars in revenue. Resisting the pull of the endless scroll, the dopamine hits from short-form videos and the ego boost and validation that come from likes and positive interactions, can seem like an unfair fight. For some people, “rage-bait,” gloomy news and arguing with internet strangers also have an irresistible draw.

Much of the concern around social media addiction has focused on children. But adults are also susceptible to using social media so much that it starts affecting their day-to-day lives.

Read

Yesterday at 7:03 AM CST

FILE - A group holds hands outside a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

Blizzard warnings send East Coast scrambling to prepare for heavy snow and strong winds

Adam Geller, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

Blizzard warnings send East Coast scrambling to prepare for heavy snow and strong winds

Adam Geller, The Associated Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 11:19 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — Cities and towns along the East Coast scrambled to prepare for a bout with heavy snow and damaging winds after forecasters issued blizzard alerts for communities from Maryland to Massachusetts.

The National Weather Service warned that once the storm intensifies Sunday it could prove significantly more severe than projections made just a few days ago.

The weather service said 1 to 2 feet (about 30 to 61 centimeters) of snow was possible in many areas as it put out blizzard warnings for New York City and Long Island, Boston and coastal communities in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Flooding was also possible in parts of New York and New Jersey, it said.

“While we do get plenty of these nor'easters that produce heavy snow and strong impacts, it's been several years since we saw one of this magnitude across this large of a region in this very populated part of the country,” said Cody Snell, a meteorologist at the service's Weather Prediction Center.

Read

Yesterday at 11:19 PM CST

February 22, 2026

Notification Settings

Breaking News

Recommended Reads