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Today’s must-read
Universities are being flooded with applications from aspiring teachers now that it’s easier to become certified in Manitoba.
Following years of struggle to fill available seats, faculties of education are scaling up after-degree programs this fall to meet newfound demand.
The University of Manitoba is adding 105 undergraduate seats in September, with a specific focus on graduating more kindergarten-to-Grade 8 teachers.
“We need to get more fully trained teachers out in the field to address the provincial needs. We can’t have classrooms without teachers,” education dean Jan Stewart said. Maggie Macintosh has the story.
Manitoba no longer requires specialization in a list of approved subject areas known as major or minor “teachables,” and post-secondary education programs are now seeing an influx of applications. (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
On the bright side
Debbie Blair says listening is one of the most important things a person can do to help someone who has experienced a disaster. She estimates she’s logged thousands of hours during the five years she has volunteered for the Canadian Red Cross.
“Giving somebody your time is one of the most valuable things that you can give somebody,” she says.
Blair is a member of the Red Cross emergency management team and is one of the first points of contact for people looking for help as they deal with a crisis. This includes the loss of a home to fire or during an evacuation, as was the case in December 2025 when residents of Cross Lake, in northern Manitoba, had to leave owing to a power outage. Morgan Modjeski has more here.
Canadian Red Cross volunteer Debbie Blair is a member of the Red Cross emergency management team and is one of the first points of contact for people looking for help during a crisis. (Brook Jones / Free Press files)
On this date
On April 27, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in Washington, D.C., the United States offered Europe war debts revision, a consultative pact for peace and scaling down of tariff walls as inducements in action for world recovery. Police in Minnesota sought a former Saskatchewan farm worker in the deaths of his wife and seven children; their home had been destroyed in a fire but police said they had been killed before the blaze started.
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