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ABOVE THE FOLD

Essential reads for December 17, 2019

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Big Buff rehabbing injury, step closer to returning to Jets

Mike McIntyre and Jason Bell
12/17/2019 5:21 PM
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Maggie Macintosh:

Milder winters raise ice-road anxiety in remote Manitoba communities

CLYDE FLETT PHOTO</p><p>The winter road Clyde Flett travels on to get home to St. Theresa Point First Nation to visit family and friends. - for Maggie Macintosh story / Winnipeg Free Press 2019</p>

Aldo Santin and Maggie Macintosh:

Tests reveal unsafe lead levels in drinking water

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A kitchen water tap in Wolseley in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.

Danielle Da Silva:

Homeless trade warming huts for teepee

Jenna Wirch, right, and a group of volunteers from the harm reduction and Indigenous communities have raised a teepee with a fire pit at the homeless camp at the corner of Austin Street and Henry Avenue so homeless people who aren’t able to access nearby shelters can stay warm through the winter.

Tom Brodbeck:

Hitting equalization jackpot nothing to crow about, but premier's complaints ring hollow

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p></p><p>Premier Brian Pallister speaks to the media about potential pension plan changes at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. For Jessica Botelho-Urbasnki story.</p><p>Winnipeg Free Press 2019.</p>

Ben Waldman:

Declining sales blamed for closure of Altona's fair-trade gift shop

Ten Thousand Villages in Altona, a gift store and fair-trade enterprise, is closing at the end of December. (Supplied)

Jen Zoratti:

Paper Bag Princess comes to PTE stage on 40th anniversary of children's book

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Frances Koncan:

Theatre group aims to foster community

RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Erin Meagan Schwartz (from left), Tanner Manson, Taylor Gregory and Lindsay Johnson are the founders of the Pop Up Theatre organization.</p></p>

Editorial:

Russian sport ban raises barely a ripple

Former WADA athlete committee chair Beckie Scott thought the ban against Russia didn’t go far enough. (Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press files)

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