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Promise after the plague 

The past 12 devastating months have revealed unpleasant truths about the world we live in; it's not possible to turn back the clock, but a return to 'normal,' will offer opportunities to honour the dead by improving the lives of the living

Ryan Thorpe
7:00 PM CST Friday, Mar. 12, 2021
30 minute read

Ryan Thorpe:

Paramedics want out of fire halls, feel intimidated by firefighters, union says

MGEU President Michelle Gawronsky:

Dylan Robertson:

Health officials face tough challenge in crafting messaging to encourage vaccinations

Syringes with doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine await recipients at a vaccination site at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on March 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)</p>

Dan Lett:

Battle over parliamentary privilege obscures potential conflicts of interest

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Premier Brian Pallister during a media conference at the Manitoba Legislative building Thursday. 210311 - Thursday, March 11, 2021.</p>

Tom Brodbeck:

Provincial health officials' vaccination-capacity claims ring hollow with doses sitting in freezers

The province has administered an average of only 2,129 doses per day over the past week, a far cry from the 19,000 daily doses the province claims it could do if it had enough vaccines from the federal government. (Brad Horrigan / The Hartford Courant files)

Ben Waldman:

Turning the tables

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Zhehong Wen, owner of Poke Mono, puts together a poke bowl order at his restaurant (which opened on the eve of the pandemic shutdown) in Winnipeg on Thursday, March 11, 2021. For Ben Waldman story.</p><p>Winnipeg Free Press 2021</p>

Temur Durrani:

After 27 years, Larry McIntosh hangs up his carrot-microphone

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Larry McIntosh, president of Peak of the Market, poses for a portrait at the vegetable supplier in Winnipeg on Friday, March 12, 2021. For Temur Durrani story. Winnipeg Free Press 2021

Melissa Martin:

Family reflects on pandemic-changed world as child turns one

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Kolbie Steiss and her family pose for a portrait on Kolbie's birthday, which happens to coincide with the anniversary of the pandemic, in Winnipeg on Thursday, March 11, 2021. For Melissa Martin story. Winnipeg Free Press 2021</p>

Mike McIntyre:

Never too soon to get better

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a stop against the Toronto Maple Leafs during first period NHL action in Toronto on Thursday, March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn</p>

Editorial:

Referendum promise is pure political theatre

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister </p>

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