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Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event and is pictured in Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘Special to the world’: Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur

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‘Special to the world’: Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Sep. 22, 2025

DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared.

The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrrell Museum, the community also has statues of dinosaurs that look like they've crawled out of "The Flintstones" cartoon greeting people on the streets.

There's an extinct reptile riding a motorcycle. A triceratops in a frilly dress sits on a bus bench. Another dinosaur wearing a fireman's hat and holding a hose is poised outside a fire station.

The biggest is Tyra, standing across from the intersection of Gorgosaurus Street and Tyrannosaurus Drive near a visitor information centre. A nearby ice cream stand offers fossils, T-shirts and dino toys.

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Monday, Sep. 22, 2025
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The modernization of the Senate

Paul G. Thomas 5 minute read Saturday, Apr. 5, 2025

Senate reform and ongoing modernization of its operations will not be a prominent issue in the current election. However, the outcome of the election will have significant consequences for the role of the Senate in the national policy process and for the dynamics of its internal decision-making.

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                                Voices alumni and dress designer Brittany-Morgan Erb paints a garbage bag dress for the Voices: Manitoba’s Youth in Care Network fundraiser.
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Runway show focuses on treasures, not trash

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Runway show focuses on treasures, not trash

Conrad Sweatman 5 minute read Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025

Some of Manitoba’s best-known public figures — including radio host Ace Burpee, activist Mitch Bourbonniere and politician Nahanni Fontaine — walk the catwalk in a fashion show at 109 Higgins Ave. tonight.

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Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025
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                                The internet is bringing hate into homes.

Global extremism, as close as your keyboard

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Global extremism, as close as your keyboard

Editorial 4 minute read Monday, Mar. 31, 2025

An arrest in Winnipeg has provided yet another reminder of just how much extremist attitudes have spread across the world.

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Monday, Mar. 31, 2025
The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rick Rycroft

Conservative MPs beat Liberals, NDP on online engagement, study finds

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Conservative MPs beat Liberals, NDP on online engagement, study finds

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

OTTAWA - A new study from McGill University says Conservative MPs far outpace their Liberal and NDP counterparts in online engagement, partly due to the their voices being amplified on X.

The report from McGill’s Media Ecosystem Observatory found in 2024, online posts from federal Conservative MPs garnered 61 per cent more engagement — likes, shares and comments — than those from Liberal and NDP MPs combined.

It found that engagement with Conservative politicians on X has increased 52 per cent since Elon Musk, a key ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, took over the platform previously known as Twitter in 2022.

The report looked at online posts from all members of Parliament on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok between January 2022 and November 2024.

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Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025
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Members of the University of Manitoba Muslim StudentsÕ Association prepare for iftar at the end of their fast during Ramadan in their prayer room at the U of MB Monday, March 3, 2025. 

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Muslim student association serving thousands of meals during Ramadan at U of M

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Muslim student association serving thousands of meals during Ramadan at U of M

John Longhurst 3 minute read Monday, Mar. 10, 2025

The University of Manitoba Muslim Students’ Association is serving more than 7,000 free meals during the month of Ramadan.

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Winnipeg Muslims focus on giving as Ramadan begins

John Longhurst 3 minute read Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

Winnipeg Muslims may have begun fasting for Ramadan but their minds are on others who may be hungry.

Three city groups are among 45 Islamic organizations across Canada participating in the #FastFeed Ramadan Food Bank Campaign to Combat Hunger.

The campaign, launched by the Canadian Council of Imams, is being supported by the Islamic Social Services Association, the Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute and the Manitoba Islamic Association.

The campaign, which also uses the name Give 30, will take place during Ramadan from Friday to March 29.

Gracieuseté Marie Miller-Dalayoan
                                Jonata Dalayoan est le dessinateur du logo du 56e Festival du Voyageur.
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Le logo d’un francophile de cœur

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Le logo d’un francophile de cœur

Camille Harper 4 minute read Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025

Originaire du quartier Tyndall Park à Winnipeg, c’est pourtant à Saint-Boniface que l’anglophone Jonato Dalayoan a choisi de s’installer il y a 22 ans. “C’était mon premier domicile, et depuis je suis toujours resté ici avec ma femme et mes enfants.”

Lui-même d’origine philippine, et sa femme germano-philippine, ils ont pleinement embrassé Saint-Boniface, sa culture francophone, et bien sûr son Festival du Voyageur. “Mes enfants vont à l’école d’immersion française et parlent couramment le français, affirme-t-il avec fierté. Je les appelle mes francopinos! En fait, ils parlent très bien le français mais pas du tout le filipino.”

Le Festival du Voyageur, la famille Dalayoan y a donc passé de nombreuses journées à travers les années. Jonato Dalayoan raconte: “Je vis proche du parc Provencher et je me souviens que dans mes premières années à Saint-Boniface, il y avait des sculptures de neige du Festival dans le parc Provencher. C’était toujours quelque chose que j’avais très hâte d’aller voir.

“Aujourd’hui, on va souvent au parc du Voyageur avec les enfants. Le Festival a beaucoup changé dans les cinq à dix dernières années, il y a beaucoup de nouvelles activités, de nouveaux spectacles, de nouvelles musiques, c’était vraiment cool pour toute la famille!”

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Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
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                                Newspapers running off a press.

Study shows importance of local news

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Study shows importance of local news

Aaron Epp 5 minute read Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025

A new study shows the importance of local news to community knowledge, connections and democracy in small and mid-sized Canadian communities.

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Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025
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                                Wilgis Agossa lors du vernissage de la 4e édition de Noir et Fier au Théâtre Cercle Molière.
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Noir et fier met les mots sur les maux

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Noir et fier met les mots sur les maux

Lucille Dourlens 5 minute read Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025

Noir et Fier revient jusqu’au 28 février pour un mois de festivités et d’animations placées sous le signe de l’échange et de la guérison. Wilgis Agossa, directeur artistique, nous en dit plus sur les nouveautés de la quatrième édition.

“Mots sur Maux,” voilà le thème du festival Noir et Fier cette année. La programmation a été pensée de façon à créer des temps d’échanges autour de diverses activités où des histoires touchantes pourront être racontées, celles des personnes noires.

La première nouveauté se tiendra au Théâtre Cercle Molière (TCM) lors des “Dimanches en famille”. Ce rendez-vous hebdomadaire, déjà en place au TCM, s’adapte pour proposer des animations telles que de la danse, du break, des jeux ou encore des contes pour “nous permettre de nous enrichir,” indique Wilgis Agossa.

En parallèle, un autre moment de rencontres se tiendra chaque milieu de semaine avec “Les mercredis je conte,” de 17 h 30 à 19 h. Le public pourra y découvrir des histoires de plusieurs peuples. “Dans les cultures noires, la tradition orale a une grande richesse, explique Wilgis Agossa. Quand on veut faire passer un message et dire les choses, on utilise le conte. Ce rendez-vous nous permettra de voyager vers un autre continent, que ce soit avec les contes d’Afrique centrale, d’Afrique de l’Ouest ou même des Caraïbes.”

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Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
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                                Xavier Mutshipayi dans son atelier.
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Quand les émotions se dégagent des formes et des couleurs

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Quand les émotions se dégagent des formes et des couleurs

Lucille Dourlens 4 minute read Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025

L’artiste peintre Xavier Mutshipayi présente pour la première fois ses créations dans l’exposition Nouveaux Horizons à la galerie d’art du Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM).

Il s’agit de la troisième présentation solo du peintre originaire du Congo. L’occasion pour lui de présenter une nouvelle facette de son travail. En effet, si Xavier Mutshipayi est plutôt connu pour son style réaliste, ses créations évoluent ici vers l’art abstrait et l’impressionnisme.

La galerie du CCFM accueille environ une dizaine de tableaux dont la majorité ont été conçus pour l’évènement. Parmi eux, quatre toiles arborent un style abstrait tandis que quatre autres reprennent les codes du mouvement impressionniste. Cette évolution artistique s’est développée au fil des années pour Xavier Mutshipayi.

“Comme pour l’homme, l’artiste grandit et change avec le temps. L’endroit où j’habite et mon parcours de vie m’inspirent dans mes créations. C’est pourquoi il y a beaucoup de portraits dans mes œuvres. À force de travailler, j’ai développé un style, une patte.”

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Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025
A CIBC report says sweeping tariffs imposed by the U.S. could cost the Canadian economy as much as 3.25 per cent, even factoring in possible exemptions to the oil and gas sector. President Donald Trump attends the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Evan Vucci

Sweeping tariffs could be 3% hit to Canadian economy, even with carve-outs: report

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Sweeping tariffs could be 3% hit to Canadian economy, even with carve-outs: report

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025

TORONTO - A CIBC report says sweeping tariffs imposed by the U.S. could cost the Canadian economy as much as 3.25 per cent, even factoring in possible exemptions for the oil and gas sector.

An analysis published Tuesday examined four potential scenarios in which U.S. President Donald Trump slaps new taxes on goods imported from Canada, ranging from 10 to 20 per cent and with possible carve-outs for key industries.

Speaking with reporters on Monday evening, Trump said he's thinking about hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on Feb. 1.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada would respond and that "everything is on the table."

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Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025
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                                Syed Vakeel, one of two volunteer imams at Morden’s new mosque, speaks to worshippers.
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‘A divine feeling’: Mosque becomes a reality for Morden’s Muslim families

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‘A divine feeling’: Mosque becomes a reality for Morden’s Muslim families

John Longhurst 4 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025

There’s a new place of worship in Morden — the city’s first mosque.

Operated by the Pembina Valley Islamic Society, the mosque is located in an 1,800-square-foot former commercial space in a downtown strip mall on North Railway Street.

Approval for the mosque, called a masjid in Arabic, was granted by Morden city council on Dec. 23.

The mosque, which will serve about 150 Muslim families in the area, joins 17 other places of worship, all of them Christian, in the city of nearly 10,000 people.

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Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025
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Let’s live peacefully and meaningfully together in this land

John Longhurst 5 minute read Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025

Among the many benefits of being a faith reporter and columnist at the Free Press is a chance to learn more, and write about, the experience of Indigenous people in this country, including their interactions with Christianity.

This has helped make up for my lack of education I received in school about this important history while growing up in the 1960s and 70s.

Like many others of my boomer generation, I learned Canadian history from a colonial point of view. In that telling, Canada was an empty and unsettled land until the Europeans arrived, bringing civilization, progress — and religion — to what they considered to be a backward people.

So while I learned about famous European explorers and the settling of this land, I heard nothing about Kondiaronk, a Wendat chief who lived from 1649-1701. Among other things, Kondiaronk challenged the assertion that Europe and its religion was superior to the beliefs and way of life of Indigenous people.

Baklava is put into a display counter at the bakery in the Adonis grocery store in Mississauga, Ont. on Monday, December 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada’s grocery stores

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How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada’s grocery stores

Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

It’s mid-December at a large supermarket in Mississauga, Ont., and Christmas music plays softly over the speakers as customers roam the aisles, picking the perfect lemon and eyeing the large olive counter in the middle of the store.

But this isn't just any grocery store. Walk past the produce and the olives, and you'll see trays of tabbouleh, hummus and fattoush, as well as shawarma cooking on rotating spits. Further, you’ll find a large dessert section with neat displays of golden baklava and other sweets. Behind two swinging doors, rows of puffed-up pita bread emerge on a conveyor belt from the oven, ready to be packaged and sold to customers.

This is Adonis, a Middle Eastern grocer that got its start in Montreal in 1978. The grocer is gearing up to open its 16th store, this one in London, Ont., next summer to meet demand from customers who often travel weekly to shop at the Mississauga location.

Specialty stores like Adonis are enjoying growth thanks to not only immigration but also the more diverse tastes of younger generations.

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Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025
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                                The youth group, which has some 50 members, says to give back is to follow their Muslim faith, which teaches charity and service to one’s community.
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Serving — and feeding — the community

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Serving — and feeding — the community

Nicole Buffie 3 minute read Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024

A group of young Muslim men walked up and down Main Street Saturday morning offering sandwiches, loaves of bread and cans of pop to Winnipeg’s homeless population in the spirit of holiday giving.

“This is what I was taught from a very young age, to volunteer for a good cause and to give back,” said Faraad Tahir, who has been a part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association since he was a boy.

Tahir and others from the 50-person group spent the morning making more than 100 sandwiches before loading up their vehicles and heading downtown. The group handed out the food and drinks to people outside of Main Street Project and Siloam Mission before they planned to give out the remainder — if there was any — at Portage Place.

Tahir, 22, came to Winnipeg from Pakistan as a child and immediately felt the group’s community support.

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Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024
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Pervasive poverty demonstrates an unjust society

Andrew Lodge 5 minute read Monday, Dec. 16, 2024

Althea waits in line at a local food bank in Winnipeg. Her youngest son, less than six months old, is bundled up asleep in a stroller and she holds her two-year-old in her arms. Nearby, her oldest son, now four, plays with a toy car.

Canada's Francois Gauthier Drapeau, top, competes against Matthias Casse of Belgium in the repechage men's -81 kg judo match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam

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Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025

TOKYO - Canadian judokas François Gauthier-Drapeau and Kyle Reyes earned bronze medals Sunday at the Tokyo Grand Slam judo event.

Gauthier-Drapeau, form Alma, Que., finished with a bronze in the men's under-81 kg category when opponent David Karapetyan failed to show up for the medal bout.

“My opponent hurt his shoulder in the match before ours. To be honest, I’m very glad to accept the medal, but I would have liked to fight for it," Gauthier-Drapeau said.

"It always feels a bit weird when you take your bows and then it’s suddenly all over. There’s something missing."

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Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025
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Poll highlights belief in rising corruption

Gabrielle Piché 4 minute read Friday, Nov. 29, 2024

Manitobans’ trust in businesses — and government’s ability to address corruption — is on a downhill slope, a new Angus Reid Institute poll found.

“I feel like things are getting more and more shifty, especially after COVID,” said Will Houston, as he shopped in a Winnipeg supermarket this week.

Prices across the board have skyrocketed over the past few years, he noted.

“I fully acknowledge that there are supply chains and there’s people who need to be paid all the way back to the producer,” Houston said. “But I think that there are people who are taking a higher cut than they used to.”

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                                The Peace Train stopped in Winnipeg on Nov. 17.
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Peacemaking and Canada’s international reputation

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Peacemaking and Canada’s international reputation

John Longhurst 5 minute read Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024

For many years, Canada had a much-lauded and highly respected reputation for peacekeeping — it helped define our national identity.

It started back in 1956. That’s when Lester Pearson, then minister of external affairs, proposed the creation of a United Nations peacekeeping force to resolve a crisis in Egypt when Great Britain, France and Israel attacked that country after it nationalized the Suez Canal.

The introduction of peacekeeping troops, including from Canada, stabilized the situation and allowed the belligerents to work out an agreement to end the fighting. For his efforts, Pearson was awarded the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize.

For decades after that crisis, Canada remained at the forefront of international peacekeeping operations. Altogether, the country sent about 125,000 trained peacekeepers on over 50 peacekeeping missions around the globe.

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Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024
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                                L’idée vient de la ‘voix des Aces’ Marc Connelly, s’inspirant des soirées thématiques dans les sports professionnels.
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Les Aces de Saint-Anne lancent une soirée francophone

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Les Aces de Saint-Anne lancent une soirée francophone

André Boisjoli 3 minute read Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024

Le Comité culturel de Sainte-Anne lance sa première soirée de hockey francophone. Le 7 décembre à 19 h, les Aces de Sainte-Anne affronteront les Hawks de Notre Dame à l’aréna Maurice-Chaput.

L’idée vient de la “voix des Aces” Marc Connelly, s’inspirant des soirées thématiques dans les sports professionnels. “C’est une manière d’encourager les gens à venir à nos parties,” explique-t-il.

Peu après avoir proposé l’évènement à sa mère, Diane Connelly, secrétaire au Comité culturel, un nouveau sous-comité a vu le jour pour organiser la soirée.

“On veut essayer de mettre autant de français qu’on peut dans la fête, ajoute Diane Connelly. Une grande soirée est planifiée, car on veut que la ville sache, qu’au rural, on fait des choses!”

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Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024
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                                The Manitoba government will conduct its throne speech on Tuesday which kicks off the new legislative session.

Manitoba to consider support for news outlets

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Manitoba to consider support for news outlets

Carol Sanders 6 minute read Friday, Nov. 15, 2024

The Manitoba government says it is dedicated to protecting democracy, journalism and freedom of the press and plans to strike an all-party committee to determine how best to do that.

“If there’s a business landscape that makes it much more difficult for journalists to keep doing that important work, I think there is a need to have a conversation about some form of public support or at least a fair hearing of those issues,” Premier Wab Kinew said Friday.

The promise will be unveiled in Tuesday’s throne speech, which kicks off the new legislative session.

The committee would “look at the future of journalism in the province, including whether there’s public supports that might be needed, or to discuss whether a specific percentage of government and Crown corporation advertising should be dedicated to supporting local media,” Kinew said.

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Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
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                                Lacina Dembélé est né en Côte d’Ivoire et est arrivé au Manitoba à l’age de quatre ans.
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Lacina Dembélé: le chemin vers son identité

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Lacina Dembélé: le chemin vers son identité

Ophélie Doireau 7 minute read Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024

Arrivé à l’âge de quatre ans au Canada, après une étape par le Québec, Lacina Dembélé pose ses valises au Manitoba. Son chemin se passe sans accroc jusqu’à un retour dans son pays d’origine, la Côte d’Ivoire, qui bouscule sa vie et son identité.

C’est une histoire de famille qui a amené Lacina Dembélé au Canada en premier lieu. “J’ai grandi dans le petit village de Kolia, à environ sept heures de route d’Abidjan. Mes parents étaient séparés. Après quelques années auprès de ma grand-mère paternelle, j’ai déménagé chez ma tante à Abidjan pendant une année.

“Mon père était déjà au Canada parce qu’il avait fui le pays en raison de l’instabilité politique. Il m’a donc sponsorisé pour que je puisse le rejoindre.”

Les souvenirs de Lacina Dembélé de son enfance sont heureux. “C’était une nouvelle aventure pour moi. Je vivais mon premier hiver, j’ai des photos de moi avec ma première combinaison d’hiver avec un pantalon vert et un blouson bleu. Impossible de me perdre dans la neige. Quand je pense à mon enfance, j’étais tout le temps content parce qu’il y avait toujours quelque chose de nouveau.”

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Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
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                                Hafsa Altaf moved to Saskatoon from Pakistan at age four; she came to Winnipeg to study fashion design.
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The gift of hijab: Fashion designer found empowerment in modesty

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The gift of hijab: Fashion designer found empowerment in modesty

AV Kitching 7 minute read Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

As a Muslim woman living in Canada, Hafsa Altaf faced countless challenges on multiple fronts when navigating the fashion industry as a woman in a hijab.

Rejected by local trade shows and craft markets and criticized by detractors in the South Asian community who disapproved of her sartorial ambitions, the 27-year-old artist and designer remained undaunted.

Undeterred by naysayers, she relentlessly called and emailed event organizers, determined to convey the values and mission of her label, Fashion by Hafsa.

Facing down the conservatism of her community was an altogether different struggle, but it was also one of the “greatest things” she has ever done, says the Pakistani-born Canadian, who moved to Saskatchewan with her family when she was four.

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