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Manitoba's 18-day wait to find COVID-19 variant 'insane'

Province urged to recruit more labs, lift veil of secrecy

Dylan Robertson
7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
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Martin Cash:

Slower vaccination rates, lower stimulus will stall Canada's economic recovery compared to U.S.

Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist at TD Bank joins economists from major Canadian banks as they meet with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and members of cabinet to discuss the province's economic outlook and the ongoing NAFTA negotiations at Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto on Thursday, August 30, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Dan Lett:

Union didn't start racist fire, but silence does nothing to help community extinguish it

RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Alex Forrest UFFW president speaks at the podium at the official ground breaking ceremony held for a Workers Memorial Memorial Park Friday. See Jane Gerster story. April 27, 2018

Erik Pindera:

Hope springs as wedding ceremony capacity jumps

Jacquelynn Sharman and Dan Scheuerpflug have pushed back their wedding to 2022 and aren't planning on changing the date despite loosening restrictions.</p>

Joyanne Pursaga:

City looks for safe drop-in space for street-involved women

Rebecca Blaikie, director of community services at Mount Carmel Clinic, foreground, with Sage House staff, program manager Melissa Omelan-Barnes (from left), Sandy Banman and Flo Smith. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)

Ben Waldman:

Whimsical wonderland graces Aberdeen Avenue front yard

Leigh Keast fights off winter doldrums by creating ice sculptures in his front yard, which is currently home to an array of Looney Tunes characters.</p>

Jetcetera Ep. 51: Doobie’s Debut

Editorial:

Time to put pedal down on electric buses

Winnipeg was the first Canadian city to put a battery-powered bus on the road in 2014 (above), but Winnipeg Transit no longer operates electric buses. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)

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