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There is no innovation without social accountability

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There is no innovation without social accountability

Marwa Suraj 5 minute read Monday, Jul. 21, 2025

“Can a country call itself innovative if its founding wounds remain open?” That’s a question I’ve been sitting with for a while.

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Monday, Jul. 21, 2025

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Modernizing health care involves much more than AI and new technology. Innovation doesn’t move forward in isolation.

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                                Modernizing health care involves much more than AI and new technology. Innovation doesn’t move forward in isolation.

Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

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Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press 6 minute read Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the air if Congress cuts more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, according to industry leaders.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote this week on whether to approve the Department of Government Efficiency's plan to rescind previously approved public broadcasting funding for 2026 and 2027. Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts. The House already approved the cuts last month.

“For Indian Country in general, 80% of the communities are rural, and their only access to national news, native story sharing, community news, whatever it is, is through PBS stations or public radio,” said Francene Blythe-Lewis, CEO of the Lincoln, Nebraska-based Native American video programming producer Vision Maker Media. “If the claw back happens, I would say a good 90% of those stations will cease to exist.”

Native American communities rely on local radio stations

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Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

Elayna Cunningham, a college student interning at Koahnic Broadcast Corp., records a program on July 10, 2025, at the Anchorage, Alaska, studios of KNBA, the flagship station for National Native News. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Elayna Cunningham, a college student interning at Koahnic Broadcast Corp., records a program on July 10, 2025, at the Anchorage, Alaska, studios of KNBA, the flagship station for National Native News. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Musk’s xAI scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments

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Musk’s xAI scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments

The Associated Press 5 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it's taking down “inappropriate posts" made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemitic comments that praised Adolf Hitler.

Grok was developed by Musk’s xAI and pitched as alternative to “woke AI” interactions from rival chatbots like Google’s Gemini, or OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Musk said Friday that Grok has been improved significantly, and users “should notice a difference.”

Since then, Grok has shared several antisemitic posts, including the trope that Jews run Hollywood, and denied that such a stance could be described as Nazism.

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Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk attends the first plenary session on of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk attends the first plenary session on of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Racism and patients receiving emergency care

Gregory Mason 5 minute read Monday, Jul. 7, 2025

When elected in October 2023, the NDP identified reducing emergency room wait times as a primary goal for health system improvements.

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From science experiments to ordering dinner, trying new things can pay valuable dividends

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From science experiments to ordering dinner, trying new things can pay valuable dividends

Reviewed by Bob Armstrong 4 minute read Saturday, Jul. 5, 2025

Among the many technical terms from fields such as neuroscience, artificial intelligence, applied mathematics and genetics found in this fascinating new book by bestselling Canadian science writer/distance runner/physicist Alex Hutchinson, the reader discovers “prediction error.”

It’s a term that comes from studies of how the brain makes sense of the impressions presented to it by the senses. The brain doesn’t simply receive sensory data; rather, it continually makes predictions based on partial sense data and feeds these back to the senses. When we get lost, the predictions we make tend to be errors.

We also carry a variant of the gene DRD4 that gives us a happy endorphin boost when our rate of prediction error declines. That genetic variant, Hutchinson writes, emerged 40-50,000 years ago, “right around the time when our ancestors began their long, multi-pronged march to the farthest corners of the globe. It was a march, the findings hinted, spurred in part by dopamine.”

Appropriately enough, The Explorer’s Gene will be picked up by many readers as a result of a prediction error. Judging by the title and the historic mountaineering photo on the cover, readers may assume the book is a story of outdoor adventure.

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Saturday, Jul. 5, 2025

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Despite the book’s title, Alex Hutchinson’s latest is about much more than investigating far-flung and remote corners of our planet.

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                                Despite the book’s title, Alex Hutchinson’s latest is about much more than investigating far-flung and remote corners of our planet.

Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws

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Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws

Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press 4 minute read Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms and would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue over content on the platforms.

The lawsuit by NetChoice filed in federal court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, comes months after a federal judge struck down a state law requiring parental consent before minors can create new social media accounts. The new laws were signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this year.

“Despite the overwhelming consensus that laws like the Social Media Safety Act are unconstitutional, Arkansas elected to respond to this Court’s decision not by repealing the provisions that it held unconstitutional but by instead doubling down on its overreach,” NetChoice said in its lawsuit.

Arkansas is among several states that have been enacting restrictions on social media, prompted by concerns about the impact on children's mental health. NetChoice — whose members include Facebook parent Meta and the social platform X — challenged Arkansas' 2023 age-verification law for social media. A federal judge who initially blocked the law struck it down in March.

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Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025

FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs a bill requiring age verification before creating a new social media account as Sen. Tyler Dees, R-Siloam Springs, looks on during a signing ceremony, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

FILE - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs a bill requiring age verification before creating a new social media account as Sen. Tyler Dees, R-Siloam Springs, looks on during a signing ceremony, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities

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Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities

Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press 7 minute read Monday, Sep. 22, 2025

SANDHURST, England (AP) — Hunched over laptops, the team of four raced to solve a challenge: how to get a set of drones to fly themselves from one place to another when GPS and other signals are jammed by an enemy.

Elsewhere around the hall, groups of people — engineering students, tech workers and hobbyists — gathered around long tables to brainstorm, write computer code or tinker with more drones and other hardware.

Most of them were strangers when they first gathered last month at Britain's Sandhurst Military Academy to compete in a 24-hour “hackathon" focused on defense technology. Many were drawn to the event because they wanted to use their technical skills to work on one of the biggest challenges confronting Europe: the continent's race to beef up its military capabilities as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to widen global instability.

“Given the geopolitical climate, defense tech is relevant now more than ever,” said Aniketh Ramesh, a startup founder with a Ph.D. in robotics in extreme environments and one of the drone team members. The hackathon, he said, “is a good place to sort of go and contribute your ideas.”

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Monday, Sep. 22, 2025

Participants gather for the London Defence Tech Hackathon, a weekend brainstorming solution for technical challenges, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley, England, May 10, 2025. (AP Photos/Kelvin Chan)

Participants gather for the London Defence Tech Hackathon, a weekend brainstorming solution for technical challenges, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley, England, May 10, 2025. (AP Photos/Kelvin Chan)

Long-awaited Winnipeg Transit network overhaul goes live Sunday

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Long-awaited Winnipeg Transit network overhaul goes live Sunday

Joyanne Pursaga 5 minute read Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025

Winnipeg’s bus network will undergo a massive one-day transformation on Sunday that alters virtually every route.

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025

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Student Winner Nnah at the bus stop on Portage Ave. at Polo Park Tuesday. Winnipeg’s bus network will undergo a massive one-day transformation on Sunday that alters virtually every route.

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                                Student Winner Ninah at the bus stop on Portage Ave. at Polo Park Tuesday. Winnipeg’s bus network will undergo a massive one-day transformation on Sunday that alters virtually every route.
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Gordon Bell students make history as first team from outside Quebec to win national finals at inter-school cooking competition

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Gordon Bell students make history as first team from outside Quebec to win national finals at inter-school cooking competition

Eva Wasney 4 minute read Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025

A group of local high schoolers are savouring the sweet taste of victory.

Earlier this month, five student chefs from Gordon Bell High School made history as the first team from outside Quebec to win the national finals of La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition, an inter-school cooking contest now in its 12th year.

“It’s a great honour,” says Matea Thiessen-Unger, who shares the win with her Grade 10 and 11 classmates Sebastian Salter, Avery Van Solkema, Yevhen Zinchenco and Cailyn Olshevski.

The competition is the grand finale of Kitchen Brigades, an extracurricular program designed by La Tablée des Chefs to foster an interest in cooking and healthy eating among secondary students across the country.

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025

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Five student chefs from Gordon Bell High School made history earlier this month as the first team from outside Quebec to win the national finals of La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition, an inter-school cooking contest.

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                                Five student chefs from Gordon Bell High School made history earlier this month as the first team from outside Quebec to win the national finals of La Tablée des Chefs Canadian Culinary Competition, an inter-school cooking contest.

Humane society treats evacuees to free pet food, supplies

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Humane society treats evacuees to free pet food, supplies

Massimo De Luca-Taronno 3 minute read Monday, Jun. 23, 2025

Evacuees preparing to return home alongside their four-legged companions were given some much-needed pet supplies on Monday.

Toys, leashes, blankets, and dog food were among the free items the Winnipeg Humane Society was giving out to those displaced from their homes. Dozens stopped by the Hurst Way building Monday to treat their furry friends.

“It’s absolutely amazing,” said Valerie Hershmiller, an evacuee from Bakers Narrows. “People don’t realize how expensive it is being out of your home, let alone feeding kids and feeding cats. The stress that has been on our pets alone has been crazy, so being able to have litter and food for them is awesome.”

Two years ago, Hershmiller, a teacher, discovered a fluffy kitten lying alone in a school playground. She couldn’t bear to leave the animal outside with no place else to go, so she took him home to her husband, two sons and cat, Minnie. The new feline was named Oliver.

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Monday, Jun. 23, 2025

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Evacuee Berndina McLean of Bakers Narrows near Flin Flon, picks up some free dog food for her two dogs with the help of Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer Ken Lewicki, Monday. Toys, leashes, blankets, and dog food were among the free items the organization was giving to those displaced from their homes due to wildfires.

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                                Evacuee Berndina McLean of Bakers Narrows near Flin Flon, picks up some free dog food for her two dogs with the help of Winnipeg Humane Society volunteer Ken Lewicki, Monday. Toys, leashes, blankets, and dog food were among the free items the organization was giving to those displaced from their homes due to wildfires.

Sometimes we’re left with the power of words

Martin Zeilig 5 minute read Monday, Jun. 23, 2025

I’m not a head of state. I’m not a general. I’m not a billionaire. I’m a writer. And in times like these, that is both a burden and a responsibility.

Racing in her blood: Rookie rider knows she has ‘big shoes to fill’ as she follows in jockey dad’s footsteps

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Racing in her blood: Rookie rider knows she has ‘big shoes to fill’ as she follows in jockey dad’s footsteps

Mike McIntyre 24 minute read Friday, Jun. 20, 2025

Ciera Pruitt had pictured the scene since she was a little girl running wild on the grounds of Assiniboia Downs — her backyard, really — while her parents were hard at work nearby. Back then, she was the wide-eyed Winnipeg kid peering over the paddock railing, watching the colourful parade of jockeys from faraway places like Bermuda, Venezuela and Mexico leading majestic thoroughbreds toward the track while the bugle call to the post played over the loudspeakers.

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Friday, Jun. 20, 2025

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The jockeys and their horses walk out to the gate for the last race of the evening.
Ciera Pruitt, 23, is currently the only female rider at Assiniboia Downs (ASD) and just won in the 7th race of her career. Her parents Jerry and Lise both have long ties to the ASD.
Reporter: Mike McIntyre
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The jockeys and their horses walk out to the gate for the last race of the evening. 
Ciera Pruitt, 23, is currently the only female rider at Assiniboia Downs (ASD) and just won in the 7th race of her career. Her parents Jerry and Lise both have long ties to the ASD.
Reporter: Mike McIntyre
250611 - Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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‘Elio’ is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto’s Domee Shi, it hits close to home

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‘Elio’ is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto’s Domee Shi, it hits close to home

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Sep. 19, 2025

TORONTO - For Domee Shi, making a movie about an introverted kid getting abducted by aliens felt oddly familiar.

Not because she’s had any close encounters, but because she remembers being a teenager longing to be taken away to a world where her weirdness was understood.

The Toronto native co-directs “Elio,” a Pixar animated sci-fi film about an 11-year-old orphan who yearns to be snatched by extraterrestrials to escape his loneliness — and gets his wish when an interplanetary organization mistakes him for Earth’s ambassador.

“He's this lonely artsy kid who just wants to belong somewhere. I definitely felt that way growing up,” says the Oscar-winning animator behind 2022’s coming-of-age Toronto-set hit “Turning Red.”

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Friday, Sep. 19, 2025

A scene from “Elio,” a Pixar animated sci-fi film about an 11-year-old orphan who yearns to be snatched by extraterrestrials to escape his loneliness — and gets his wish when an interplanetary organization mistakes him for Earth’s ambassador, is shown in this handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Disney/Pixar *MANDATORY CREDIT*

A scene from “Elio,” a Pixar animated sci-fi film about an 11-year-old orphan who yearns to be snatched by extraterrestrials to escape his loneliness — and gets his wish when an interplanetary organization mistakes him for Earth’s ambassador, is shown in this handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Disney/Pixar *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Graduates far from home ‘grateful’ for honour at school powwow

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Graduates far from home ‘grateful’ for honour at school powwow

Scott Billeck 4 minute read Monday, Jun. 16, 2025

Grade 12 Tataskweyak Cree Nation student Jonah Wavey was among several wildfire evacuees honoured Monday during a special celebration of Indigenous graduates at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre.

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Monday, Jun. 16, 2025

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Jonah Wavey, a grade 12 graduate from Tataskweyak Cree Nation, with his mom, Abbie Garson-Wavey, at the special graduation ceremony held by Winnipeg School Division in partnership with Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, for graduates from northern Manitoba communities evacuated due to wildfires.

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                                Jonah Wavey, a grade 12 graduate from Tataskweyak Cree Nation, with his mom, Abbie Garson-Wavey, at the special graduation ceremony held by Winnipeg School Division in partnership with Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, for graduates from northern Manitoba communities evacuated due to wildfires.

How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement

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How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement

Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press 4 minute read Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them.

Her weapon of choice — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — is an increasingly common fixture at anti-tourism protests in the southern European country, where many locals fear that an overload of visitors is driving them from their cherished neighborhoods.

How did the humble water gun become a symbol of discontent?

From refreshing to revolutionary

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Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo)

A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo)

Community groups join forces to help the hungry

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Community groups join forces to help the hungry

Aaron Epp 8 minute read Monday, Jun. 16, 2025

A handful of community groups are coming together this week for a campaign to benefit hungry Manitobans.

The food drive in south Winnipeg kicks off Monday and runs until Saturday. People are invited to drop off donations of non-perishable food items at Align, a student housing building at 2537 Pembina Hwy.

All donations will go to Harvest Manitoba, the non-profit charitable organization committed to ensuring no one in the province goes hungry.

Participating in the food drive is a way for the Winnipeg Chinese Senior Association to turn its values into action, says Songyan Liu.

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Monday, Jun. 16, 2025

Participating in the food drive is a way for the Winnipeg Chinese Senior Association to turn its values into action, says Songyan Liu. (Mike Deal / Free Press)

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                                Songyan Liu (he/him, 67), co-founder and executive vice president of the Winnipeg Chinese Senior Association. The WCSA is one of a handful of faith groups organizing a food drive June 16-21 that will benefit Harvest Manitoba. Reporter: Aaron Epp 250613 - Friday, June 13, 2025.

The bully is a person in our neighbourhood

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The bully is a person in our neighbourhood

Editorial 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 13, 2025

A new kid moves into your neighbourhood. A loudmouth, pretty darned full of himself; “I’m the best, the bigly-est, the smartest person ever,” but you’re used to all sorts, even windbags, so you don’t pay him much mind.

And then one day as you’re walking by, he punches you in the face.

Later, he’s all smiles, and says “Let’s let bygones be bygones, we could be the bestest of friends.” And things get better for a bit, though he’s still insufferable.

Not long after, as you’re walking by, he comes up and punches you in the face, saying that you were mean to him.

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Friday, Jun. 13, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump

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                                U.S. President Donald Trump

Your generosity can make a kid’s summer

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Your generosity can make a kid’s summer

Kevin Rollason 3 minute read Saturday, Jun. 7, 2025

In a few short weeks, children will be able to trade school books and assignments for the possibility of jumping in a kayak, getting on a horse, or racing down a zip line.

That means it’s also time to help needy families give their kids a camping experience they will never forget.

For the 45th summer, the annual Free Press Sunshine Fund is kicking off with the hope that thousands of generous readers will help children who deserve a break from their studies in an outing that normally would be out of reach financially for their families.

“The Free Press is again counting on our readers to help make the Sunshine Fund a reality for as many children in our province as possible,” Free Press editor Paul Samyn said.

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Saturday, Jun. 7, 2025

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L to R: Audrey Hicks (manager, training & risk management True North Youth Fdn), Kim Scherger (executive director MCA), Kayla Yakielashek (community outreach coordinator, MCA), Nancy Paschke (Standards & Accreditation Coordinator, MCA), Lexi (RRBC staff) and Duane Goertzen (executive director RRBC)

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                                L to R: Audrey Hicks (manager, training & risk management True North Youth Fdn), Kim Scherger (executive director MCA), Kayla Yakielashek (community outreach coordinator, MCA), Nancy Paschke (Standards & Accreditation Coordinator, MCA), Lexi (RRBC staff) and Duane Goertzen (executive director RRBC)

Diversified roles in society shape painter Brian Hunter’s work and process

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Diversified roles in society shape painter Brian Hunter’s work and process

AV Kitching 4 minute read Saturday, Jun. 7, 2025

Brian Hunter’s multiple roles within society inform the works in his current exhibition, On Shaky Ground, at 226 Gallery, located at 226 Main St.

It’s his first solo show in seven years.

The 22 oils, created in response to “the current shifting and uncertain atmosphere,” are a departure from the artist’s previous work.

Nine years ago Hunter snagged top spot at the RBC Canadian Painting Competition. He spent a year in an art residency at the Gwangju Museum of Art in South Korea, and has shown in South Korea, Spain, Montreal and Toronto.

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Saturday, Jun. 7, 2025

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As a parent, painter and police officer — Brian Hunter juggles a demanding career and his passions.

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                                As a parent, painter and police officer — Brian Hunter juggles a demanding career and his passions.
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Singer-songwriter Kelly Bado’s music imbued with the richness of her culture

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Singer-songwriter Kelly Bado’s music imbued with the richness of her culture

Eva Wasney 7 minute read Friday, Jun. 6, 2025

Kelly Bado, a keen observer of the world around her, forged a sense of camaraderie with her new city — with its landscape, its history and its people — at The Forks.

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Friday, Jun. 6, 2025

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Kelly Bado spends a lot of time with her family at The Forks.

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                                Kelly Bado spends a lot of time with her family at The Forks.

Every Floridian should have a plan for this year’s hurricane season, DeSantis says

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Every Floridian should have a plan for this year’s hurricane season, DeSantis says

Mike Schneider, The Associated Press 3 minute read Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two days away from the start of hurricane season, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top emergency manager joked Friday that they didn't want to encounter each other again until the storm season ends in late November. Forecasts suggest that’s unlikely.

While the upcoming season, which starts Sunday, isn't expected to be as topsy-turvy as last season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there's a 60% chance it will be above normal, a 30% chance near normal and just a 10% chance it will be quieter than average. Relentless storms, including Debby, Helene and Milton, which landed in Florida last year, made for the third-costliest hurricane season on record last year.

“You just have to prepare and plan that we are going to have impacts,” DeSantis said at a news conference in front of shelves of generators at a Home Depot store in Jupiter, Florida. “If you plan and it doesn't happen, you're never going to have regrets. If you don't plan and it happens, you're going to immediately be saying, ‘Why didn’t I do this?'”

Ahead of any hurricanes headed toward the peninsula, Floridians should be prepared to have seven days of food, water and supplies for their households, including pets. If they need to evacuate, they don't have to travel hundreds of miles when traveling just a few miles inland to a hotel or shelter works, officials said.

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Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025

FILE - Debris from destroyed homes and structures floats in a canal in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Aug. 31, 2023, one day after the passage of Hurricane Idalia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - Debris from destroyed homes and structures floats in a canal in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Aug. 31, 2023, one day after the passage of Hurricane Idalia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Colorado’s governor vetoes landmark ban on rent-setting algorithms

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Colorado’s governor vetoes landmark ban on rent-setting algorithms

R.j. Rico, The Associated Press 4 minute read Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has vetoed a bill that would have made Colorado the first state to ban landlords from using rent-setting algorithms, which many advocates have blamed for driving up housing costs across the country.

RealPage is the target of a federal lawsuit filed last year that accuses the real estate software company of facilitating an illegal scheme to help landlords coordinate to hike rental prices. Eight other states, including Colorado, have joined the Department of Justice's lawsuit, though RealPage has vehemently denied any claims of collusion and has fought to have the lawsuit dismissed.

Critics say RealPage software combines confidential information from each real estate management company in ways that enable landlords to align prices and avoid competition that would otherwise push down rents. RealPage’s clients include huge landlords who collectively oversee millions of units across the U.S.

The Colorado bill, which recently passed the Democratic-led Legislature along party lines, would have prevented the use of such algorithms.

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Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on ‘final offers’

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Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on ‘final offers’

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on the proposals the Crown corporation put forward earlier this week.

Canada Post presented its "final offers" to the union representing 55,000 workers on Wednesday, with concessions including an end to compulsory overtime and a signing bonus of up to $1,000.

But it stuck to a proposal for a 14 per cent cumulative wage hike over four years and part-time staff on weekend shifts – a major sticking point in the talks.

Canada Post said in a statement Friday that the parties are at an impasse and it believes the best hope of reaching a new collective agreement is a vote administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

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Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025

A Canada Post worker arrives for work in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024. Union officials are meeting with Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu in Ottawa on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

A Canada Post worker arrives for work in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024. Union officials are meeting with Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu in Ottawa on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Sellers outnumber prospective homebuyers as high prices and mortgage rates skew the housing market

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Sellers outnumber prospective homebuyers as high prices and mortgage rates skew the housing market

Alex Veiga, The Associated Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeowners eager to sell may have to wait a while before a buyer comes along.

As of April, the U.S. housing market had nearly 34% more sellers than buyers shopping for a home, according to an analysis by Redfin.

Aside from April 2020, when the pandemic brought the economy and home sales activity to a standstill, there haven’t been this few buyers in the market for a home before, based on records that date back to 2013.

The trend is good news for home shoppers — if they can afford to buy at current mortgage rates and prices, which are still rising nationally, albeit more slowly.

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Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025

FILE - A sale sign stands outside a home on the market Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in the east Washington Park neighborhood of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - A sale sign stands outside a home on the market Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in the east Washington Park neighborhood of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)