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Niigaan Sinclair:

Hero fought to remember children lost at residential school

The story of the gravesites of students who attended the Brandon Indian Residential School underneath the Turtle Crossing Campground is truly a Manitoba tragedy. Read More

Niigaan Sinclair:

Canada resorting to its tried and true playbook

Building Canada Strong Act just another way of sidestepping Indigenous rights Read More

Matthew Frank:

‘We’ll stand for the children’: crowds gather for Orange Shirt Day in Winnipeg

A sea of people clad in orange shirts and waving flags marched through downtown Winnipeg to honour those who survived and died in residential schools. Read More

Connor McDowell and Morgan Modjeski:

‘Keeping that truth alive’

Acquisition of former Brandon Indian Residential School grounds will help educate future generations, premier says Read More

Morgan Modjeski:

Province to acquire campground near former residential school

A burial site for dozens of children who died while attending the Brandon Indian Residential School will be acquired by the province, the Free Press has learned. Premier Wab Kinew will announce the... Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

State of the Nations event to highlight Indigenous mining plans

A first-ever conference aims to connect Indigenous leaders with businesses as local mining ambitions grow. Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

Orange Shirt Day project fits students to a tee

Truth and reconciliation message meant to resonate throughout the year Read More

Malak Abas:

Sacred fire a sign of reconciliation

Winnipeg Police Service recognizes, honours residential school survivors as Orange Shirt Day approaches Read More

Free Press staff:

What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30, 2026

The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, as it's known in Manitoba, happens Sept. 30 with many commemorative community events scheduled. Read More

Patrick Nolan:

Scaling new heights of possibility

Shoal Lake Lodge a manifestation of reconciliation in action Read More

Maggie Macintosh:

U of W marks 10 years of Indigenous education requirement

The University of Winnipeg is collecting course outlines, historic concerns about systemic racism on campus and related records to mark the 10-year anniversary of mandating Indigenous studies. The ... Read More

Gabrielle Piché:

Indigenous Sports Fund listening to level playing field

Manitoba is home base for a fund organizers hope will boost Indigenous participation in sport across Canada. “We should be involved in more than just dancing in the opening ceremonies,” said Bruce ... Read More

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press:

Cost of living front and centre as Manitoba legislators set to return Tuesday

WINNIPEG - Manitoba politicians return to the house Tuesday for a sitting that is expected to focus on affordability, but will begin with questions surrounding the Opposition Progressive Cons... Read More

Tom Brodbeck, Rebecca Chambers, Niigaan Sinclair and Brent Bellamy:

Is a better Winnipeg on the horizon?

Four Free Press columnists weigh in on the challenges ahead and how the city can become better. Read More

Paul G. Thomas:

Wab Kinew as ‘communicator in chief’

Premier Wab Kinew and his party have been riding high in the polls longer than normal for a government one year or less away from its first re-election contest. One reason is his ubiquitous, dominatin... Read More

Malak Abas:

Local Muslims, Indigenous people hold interfaith event

Solidarity gathering includes discussions of truth, reconciliation as Orange Shirt Day approaches Read More

Jen Zoratti:

40 shining years

U of W marks gallery’s anniversary with group alumni exhibition Read More

Hillel Italie, The Associated Press:

Louise Erdrich wins the Gish Prize, a top arts honor

NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Erdrich's latest honor inspired in her a new appreciation of how the supposedly solitary art of writing depends on the help of others. Erdrich is this year's re... Read More

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press:

How ‘North of North’ turned Inuit joy into its own kind of Canadian TV revolution

TORONTO - It was supposed to be a table read for the Season 2 finale of “North of North.” But it turned into one big group cry. Inuk actress Zorga Qaunaq, who plays Millie on ... Read More

James Pollard, The Associated Press:

This year’s MacArthur ‘geniuses’ include a musician, painter and economist all confronting history

NEW YORK (AP) — Immanuel Wilkins was riding the Amtrak from New York to Philadelphia when he got a call from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. But he said he had to wait to d... Read More

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press:

‘Truth is made visible’: Digital book explores art and the residential school legacy

A spotlight shines a light on a salvaged infirmary bed from a residential school in southern Alberta that kept Indigenous families apart for almost a century. A bison robe lies on the bed in front ... Read More