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Nygard sex scandal endangers business empire

Brand damaged in wake of sex-crime accusations, FBI raid: crisis PR expert says

Ben Waldman
02/26/2020 3:09 PM
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Solomon Israel:

Retail chain Dillard's drops Nygard clothing

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Alex Dillard (left) and Peter Nygard at Nygard's offices in Winnipeg in 2007. Nygard cultivated a close relationship with the retailer who recently dropped the Nygard clothing line from his 257 stores and 28 clearance centres in the U.S.

Dylan Robertson:

Crack down on private health testing or lose some funding, Ottawa tells province

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Tom Brodbeck:

Pipeline protesters should get honest about motives

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A woman holds signs as demonstrators block vehicular traffic along Wellington Street in Ottawa at a rally in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs on Monday. (Justin Tang / Canadian Press files)

Larry Kusch:

Province taking close look at Alberta's blockade bill

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Protesters in support of Wet’suwet’en blockades close Portage and Main to traffic in Winnipeg Wednesday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)

Carol Sanders:

Portfolio shift raises fears for endangered species

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Manitoba Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development Blaine Pedersen.

Maggie Macintosh:

Bear Clan takes middle school cubs on after-school West End patrol

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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Students from General Wolfe School participated in a youth mock patrol with the Bear Clan Patrol and Winnipeg police on Ellice Ave. in Winnipeg Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

Reporter: Maggie

Randall King:

Playwright's work addresses history of colonialism through feminine lens

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From left: Eugenia (Kelsey Kanatan Wavey), Marie-Angelique (Kathleen MacLean) and Cecilia (Elizabeth Whitbread). (Dylan Hewlett photo)

Mike Sawatzky:

Speedskater showing flashes of brilliance

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Alexa Scott of Canada performs in the Ladies 1500 meter race during the ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating Final at Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus.</p>

Editorial:

More talk than action on consultation

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“We need to continue to let Manitobans know we haven’t been treated as partners,” Grand Chief Jerry Daniels of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization said earlier this month. (Daniel Crump / Free Press files)

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Nygard sex scandal endangers business empire

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Crack down on private health testing or lose some funding, Ottawa tells province

Pipeline protesters should get honest about motives

Province taking close look at Alberta's blockade bill

Portfolio shift raises fears for endangered species

Bear Clan takes middle school cubs on after-school West End patrol

Playwright's work addresses history of colonialism through feminine lens

Speedskater showing flashes of brilliance

More talk than action on consultation

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