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Hilroy’s 40-page exercise book with a copyright year of 2025 shows a map of Canada that appears to be missing Newfoundland and a part of Nova Scotia, pictured in a Walmart in Fredericton on Sept. 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eli Ridder

Hilroy says sorry for leaving Newfoundland, Cape Breton off notebooks’ Canadian map

Lyndsay Armstrong and Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Hilroy says sorry for leaving Newfoundland, Cape Breton off notebooks’ Canadian map

Lyndsay Armstrong and Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

Hilroy has apologized for leaving Newfoundland and Cape Breton off the Canadian map on its glossy notebooks, after the mistake led to backlash online.

Hilroy's pastel-coloured paper exercise books are well known across the country for the map of Canada on their covers. But the map on Hilroy's glossy covered notebooks is missing a few parts of the country.

In a post to its Facebook page Tuesday, the company said its team has always been proud of the map, "which is exactly why getting it wrong stings."

The inaccurate map was the result of a production error, the post said. The company has stopped distributing the books and is fixing the cover artwork.

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Friday, Sep. 4, 2026
NOAH ALORWU / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Ghana-style jollof rice
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Chefs gather in St. Boniface to see whose version of jollof is best

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Chefs gather in St. Boniface to see whose version of jollof is best

Eva Wasney 4 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026

Chef Alex Bockarie is bringing an age-old African culinary battle to Winnipeg.

On Saturday, five local chefs hailing from Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria will go head-to-head to determine who makes the best jollof — a rice dish simmered in a savoury tomato-based stew.

“Jollof rice originated from Senegal but it has spread throughout West Africa and every country has its own method of cooking it,” Bockarie says. “It’s a long-standing fight; even among the communities here in Winnipeg, everybody’s always saying that Sierra Leone’s (jollof) is the best, Ghana’s is the best, Nigeria’s is the best.

“It’s a friendly competition; friendly, but very serious too.”

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Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026
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                                Jessica Lavallee, 39, is the owner of Trail Creations.

‘One-stop powwow shop’: Trail Creations opens doors to traditional, ceremonial clothing

Gabrielle Piché 5 minute read Preview

‘One-stop powwow shop’: Trail Creations opens doors to traditional, ceremonial clothing

Gabrielle Piché 5 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026

Spoons hang on the wall — small, silver and, unlike most items in the shop, not for sale.

One from Saskatchewan, another from Florida. Each represents a place Jessica Lavallee and her family visited during a powwow circuit. The 32,000-kilometre trek led Jessica to 3096 Portage Ave.

She opened Trail Creations, a Winnipeg store selling materials to make traditional Indigenous garb, in the space last month.

“We want it to be a one-stop powwow shop,” Lavallee said.

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Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Don Robinson, who is 42 years sober, speaks at the grand re-opening ceremony for the Native Addictions Council of Manitoba's renovated space on Salter Street Tuesday.

Renewed spirit and life: Indigenous treatment centre expands with $21-M revamp

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Renewed spirit and life: Indigenous treatment centre expands with $21-M revamp

Scott Billeck 5 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026

Don Robinson knows first-hand that many people don’t get sober by themselves.

In late June 1984, Robinson downed his last drink. His recovery began at Pritchard House in Winnipeg’s North End, a 22-bed treatment facility run by the Native Addictions Council of Manitoba.

“I didn’t get sober by myself,” said Robinson, a member of Bunibonibee Cree Nation who now works in grief and trauma counselling and traditional knowledge as an elder at Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.

More than four decades later, Robinson was back at the council on Monday, crowded into a room at its newly renovated treatment centre at 160 Salter St. — a place he once turned to for help and where he helps others now.

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Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026
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A closer look at five standout Canadian titles headed to TIFF 2026

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A closer look at five standout Canadian titles headed to TIFF 2026

Nicole Thompson and Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026

TORONTO - When writer-director David Bezmozgis set out to adapt his 2014 novel "The Betrayers" for the big screen, he wasn't just changing its format. He also had to adjust to a new geopolitical landscape.

The film, which is set in Ukraine and Israel, is one of 61 Canadian features and shorts programmed at this year's edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Canadian Press spoke to Bezmozgis and four other homegrown directors about their films.

THE BETRAYERSBezmozgis's second novel was an unmitigated hit when it was published. It made numerous best-of-the-year lists — from the Wall Street Journal to the New Yorker — and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.

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Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026
Smoked meat sandwiches and poutine wait to be served next to a can of Canadian made Fleischer's black cherry soda, which replaced the long used Cott's black cherry soda at Schwartz's deli, in Montreal on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite

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Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite

Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

On a typical summer day at Schwartz’s Deli, in Montreal, there's a lineup at the door as tourists and locals wait to get their smoked-meat sandwich. But now, something has changed.

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Friday, Sep. 4, 2026
A person takes a picture of the newly unveiled sign for Lake Ontario at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ont., on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman

Trump contacted Apple directly to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: Burgum

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Trump contacted Apple directly to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: Burgum

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump contacted Apple directly to pressure the tech giant to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," a top administration official said Monday.

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told the Fox Business network the body of water's name might soon change on Apple maps.

Trump signed an executive order last week to rename the Great Lake as tensions between the United States and Canada escalated following a breakdown in trade talks.

Google Maps updated its service to identify the body of water as "Lake America" for users in the United States over the weekend. The company said in a post on its corporate website Saturday the change was made because the U.S. government's geographic names database had formally renamed the lake.

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Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026
FILE - A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change

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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change

The Associated Press 2 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says.

The Google Maps update comes days after Trump’s order amid an escalating trade war with Canada that has led both countries to impose billions of dollars in added tariffs on each other’s goods. It echoes what Google did in 2025 when Trump issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Google said in a blog post Saturday that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

“People using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Lake America,’ those in Canada will continue to see ‘Lake Ontario,’ and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names,” Google said in a brief statement. “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now."

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
The Western Star All-Suites Hotel in Melita. The Manitoba Labour Board ruled in favour of three employees of the hotel chain in an Aug. 25 decision. (Google Maps)

Foreign workers at Manitoba hotel are owed $138K in unpaid wages and fees, labour board rules

Abiola Odutola 4 minute read Preview

Foreign workers at Manitoba hotel are owed $138K in unpaid wages and fees, labour board rules

Abiola Odutola 4 minute read Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026

BRANDON — The Manitoba Labour Board has ordered the Western Star All Suites Hotel to pay nearly $138,000 in unpaid wages and administrative fees after it dismissed the appeals involving three foreign workers employed by the company.

In a decision dated Aug. 25, the board ordered 6692452 Manitoba Ltd. (doing business as Western Star All Suites Hotel), 1638185 Alberta Ltd. and company director P.X. to pay a total of $137,915.79 to the Employment Standards Branch for wages owed to foreign workers S.J., J.B. and G.R.

The decision was edited to protect the personal information of the employees, who worked at a hotel, reportedly in Melita, at different times and also lived there during their employment.

The board stated the employees were owed wages after hearing evidence about long working hours, irregular payments, inadequate employment records and working conditions.

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Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026
A voter casts their ballot in the Quebec provincial election, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Candidates talk affordability on Day 4 of Quebec’s election campaign

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Candidates talk affordability on Day 4 of Quebec’s election campaign

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

Affordability and the economy took the spotlight on Sunday as Quebec's election campaign entered its fourth day, with party leaders unveiling their visions to ease financial pressures while grappling with the province's budgetary constraints.

The Quebec Liberal Party and Québec solidaire promised to make housing more affordable, while the Conservatives promised more tax cuts and the Coalition Avenir Québec released its full fiscal plan. Meanwhile, the Parti Québécois emphasized protecting the French language by proposing stricter immigration policies.

According to Quebec’s auditor general, the next government will face significant budgetary constraints. A pre-election report published earlier this month highlighted that Quebec’s multi-billion dollar deficit must be eliminated by 2029-2030 under the balanced-budget law, leaving little room for ambitious campaign promises.

The Coalition Avenir Québec called on the other parties Sunday to follow its lead and release their own fiscal blueprints.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
A section of the nearly 400 new Canadians from 65 countries, take oath of citizenship at a ceremony in Toronto, on Friday, July 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Immigration board asks feds to better track temporary residents

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Immigration board asks feds to better track temporary residents

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

OTTAWA - Canada needs to make further cuts to the number of temporary residents in the country and generate better tracking data when they leave the country, the head of an expert panel on immigration said.

Parisa Mahboubi chairs the C.D. Howe Institute's immigration targets council, which includes former immigration minister Jason Kenney and top academics in the field in its membership. The council is preparing a submission for the government's annual immigration levels consultation period.

The report comes two years after Canada began moving to cut down on the number of temporary residents, including foreign students and workers, as soaring immigration contributed to significant issues, including housing shortages and overburdened social services.

In July, Prime Minister Mark Carney said immigration was too high when he took office in 2025, and specifically blamed a loss of control of the intake of international students and temporary workers.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
Leaders of the No campaign react as early results from rural Iceland put the No side ahead during an election-night gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

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Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

Kwiyeon Ha And Brian Melley, The Associated Press 5 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum that pitted concerns about geopolitical stability against keeping national control of Iceland’s prized fisheries, officials said Sunday.

Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, the National Electoral Commission said. The result puts the divisive issue to rest for now — more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU talks that had begun after the 2008 financial crisis.

The vote Saturday was held in the shadow of repeated threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take control of nearby Greenland. Although Iceland is a NATO member, supporters said European solidarity would provide greater protection if Trump ever made similar threats toward the volcanic island.

Iceland’s left-leaning coalition government, elected in 2024, moved up the EU referendum it had planned for next year after Trump mistakenly named Iceland four times while speaking about his designs on Greenland.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
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                                Kalyn Falk (right) and project partner Lindsay Unger display some items that are included in a care package. The pair help lead the Trans Day of Remembrance Care Package Project, launched in 2020, to honour Trans Day of Remembrance.

Advocate assembles gift bundles for Trans Day of Remembrance

Janine LeGal 6 minute read Preview

Advocate assembles gift bundles for Trans Day of Remembrance

Janine LeGal 6 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

In a world rife with chaos and division, there’s never been a better time for kindness, joy… and a cookie.

Kalyn Falk is on a mission to provide all three.

Falk founded the Trans Day of Remembrance Care Package Project in 2020 as a way to mourn those lost and to ensure that trans and non-binary people in the community feel valued, seen and cared for.

Trans Day of Remembrance is observed every year on Nov. 20 to honour the memory of transgender, two-spirit and non-binary people who lost their lives to acts of anti-transgender violence and systemic oppression.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Supporters fly flags in support of Mitch Sylvestre as he submits his signatures for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Separatists hold independence rally in lead-up to Alberta’s birthday bash

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Separatists hold independence rally in lead-up to Alberta’s birthday bash

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

EDMONTON - Alberta separatists converged outside the legislature in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon ahead of the province's birthday, with many praying, listening to sermons and saying Alberta would be better off without Canada after having joined Confederation 121 years ago.

"It's the corruption, the lies from out east. I'm just tired of it," said Skip Macaulay, a rally attendee who lives in the central Alberta city of Lacombe. "I'm tired of being told how to live my life. I'm a gun enthusiast ... I want change."

"They don't listen to what Alberta wants and needs," said Jill Didow, an Edmonton resident who was also at the rally. "I believe in Alberta independence."

Alberta officially became a province on Sept. 1, 1905, and various festivities are planned this weekend to mark the anniversary on Tuesday.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
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                                U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Erasing the Indigenous name for a lake is just another step in Trump’s attacks on Indigenous Peoples, Niigaan Sinclair writes.

Carney’s defence of Lake Ontario carries enormous weight

Niigaan Sinclair 5 minute read Preview

Carney’s defence of Lake Ontario carries enormous weight

Niigaan Sinclair 5 minute read Friday, Aug. 28, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney's response to Trump's "Lake America" name change suggests something kind of new in the fight against the United States in this escalating trade war: pride in Canada’s Indigenity.

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2026
AirScapes After several years of upheaval, economic fortunes are beginning to turn for Thompson’s nickel mine complex.

Trump’s tariff tantrum, geopolitical turmoil could be blessings in disguise for Manitoba’s diversified economy

Conrad Sweatman 18 minute read Preview

Trump’s tariff tantrum, geopolitical turmoil could be blessings in disguise for Manitoba’s diversified economy

Conrad Sweatman 18 minute read Friday, Aug. 28, 2026

It’s early July and Warren Luky’s second last day before he retires as president of United Steelworkers Local 6166. After a career at the bargaining table and in and around mineshafts, Luky speaks candidly as he fires up a barbecue at his Thompson home.

Luky, who represents 472 miners at Vale’s Thompson mining operation along with other northern labourers, is quite aware of the buzzwords currently attached to his trade and the region.

Phrases like “Arctic sovereignty,” “trade diversification,” “Indigenous-led” and “critical minerals” have caught on with politicians of all stripes over the past couple years as federal and provincial governments tout the need for greater Canadian sovereignty, with the push for major infrastructure projects declared a matter of national interest.

In light of the bitter collapse in trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. on Aug. 21 — a historic blow to cross-border relations — these phrases are bound to become more contagious.

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2026
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks during an election campaign stop outside the site of the cancelled Northvolt plant in McMasterville, Que., on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. Quebecers will vote in a provincial election on Oct. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Parties talk taxes, trade war and parental leave on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign

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Parties talk taxes, trade war and parental leave on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette came under attack from her rivals on Friday, as taxes, parental leave and the U.S. trade war all took centre stage during the first full day of campaigning on the Quebec election trail.

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to reduce taxes for Quebec businesses by 20 per cent in his first term as premier if his party wins the Oct. 5 election.

St-Pierre Plamondon made his announcement at the site of the cancelled Northvolt electric battery plant, which he described as a symbol of the failure of the Coalition Avenir Québec government's "economic interventionism."

The Quebec government pledged up to $2.9 billion in financing for the project, including a $270-million investment in the Swedish parent company that was lost when it went bankrupt. Fréchette was energy minister when the project was scrapped.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
FILE - Farmer Henrik Jan ten Cate sifts through his potato field, affected by the drought, in Poortvliet, Netherlands, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

United Nations talks in Mongolia expose growing drought crisis as climate impacts worsen

Sibi Arasu, The Associated Press 5 minute read Preview

United Nations talks in Mongolia expose growing drought crisis as climate impacts worsen

Sibi Arasu, The Associated Press 5 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Representatives from nearly 200 countries wrapped up United Nations desertification talks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Friday, seeking ways to keep land productive as climate change heats the planet and degraded soils and landscapes lose their ability to hold water, produce food and support livelihoods.

Up to 40% of the world’s land is degraded, according to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which organizes the biennial talks. Droughts are also emerging in areas that were not considered highly vulnerable a decade ago, said Yasmine Fouad, the convention’s executive secretary.

“Drought is coming coupled with the impact of climate change,” Fouad said in an interview with the Associated Press. “It’s becoming more frequent, more intense and more prolonged."

Countries left Ulaanbaatar without resolving one of the talks' key issues — whether to create a legally binding global drought agreement — postponing a decision until the next round of talks in Egypt in two years. The issue had already been deferred at the previous meeting two years ago.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
A worker rides on the outside of a rail well car as a CN Rail train moves containers from port, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Interprovincial trade barriers falling but challenges remain: experts

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview
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Interprovincial trade barriers falling but challenges remain: experts

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026

The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada, but experts say it's not a simple fix.

Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have ramped up recently, including at a meeting this week of federal, provincial and territorial trade officials in Iqaluit.

In a communique released late Thursday, ministers agreed that the suspension of negotiations with the U.S. means it's more critical than ever to strengthen the economy at home.

As part of that push, nine provinces agreed last month to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across provincial boundaries.

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Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026
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                                Artist Peatr Thomas says street art taught him how to be in the moment.
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Educating youth major priority for artist Peatr Thomas

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Educating youth major priority for artist Peatr Thomas

Conrad Sweatman 5 minute read Friday, Aug. 28, 2026

It has to be among the biggest skateboard decks in the country, and it hangs in Peatr Thomas’s art studio on Donald Street in the Exchange District.

The four-metre deck’s artwork created by Thomas, depicts Cree skateboarder Joe Buffalo, spirit lines radiating from his airborne figure, as he becomes the first skater to jump over a massive gap (also four metres) in Montreal’s Peace Park.

“I like that idea and practice of falling and getting up again, over and over to achieve something,” says Thomas, 39.

It’s a lesson he applies to his art practice.

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2026
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                                Manitoba Hydro’s Brandon gas turbines haven’t always be available when needed.

Manitoba Hydro’s strategy: Deny, deny, deny

Tim Sale 5 minute read Preview

Manitoba Hydro’s strategy: Deny, deny, deny

Tim Sale 5 minute read Friday, Aug. 28, 2026

Here’s a good story… A man walks into your office and says, “Have I got a deal for you! I want $3 billion (plus perhaps a bit more) to build you something that you might use three or even four times a year, for maybe 30-60 hours each time. Sign here.”

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Friday, Aug. 28, 2026

All for one — except for one

Judy Waytiuk 5 minute read Friday, Aug. 28, 2026

Danielle Smith needs to read the room, knock off her cheesy and destructive political posturing, set aside her grievances and stand with the rest of us to fight this thing.

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                                Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand announced the funding for MKO Thursday.

Ottawa funds sentencing program for northern Manitoba offenders

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Ottawa funds sentencing program for northern Manitoba offenders

Erik Pindera 3 minute read Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026

The federal government has put up $5 million for a Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak project to provide culturally connected sentencing options for First Nations offenders in northern Manitoba.

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Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc leave a news conference about Canada's response to new U.S. tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Discoverability, not French-language labels, the issue in’ trade talks: LeBlanc

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Discoverability, not French-language labels, the issue in’ trade talks: LeBlanc

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

OTTAWA - The United States has withdrawn demands that Canada shelve French language protections as part of future trade talks, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday, as he also acknowledged demands to remove French language labels from products were not part of the latest round of negotiations.

In a social media post LeBlanc said "Canada welcomes that the U.S. is now withdrawing its positions on discoverability and labelling and is confirming that measures to promote French language and Canadian culture will not be subject to future U.S. trade actions," LeBlanc said on social media Thursday.

He said Canada looks forward to "further constructive U.S. clarifications on their other positions which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty."

The Liberal government cited French language protections as one of the reasons it ended trade talks with the Americans, with Prime Minister Mark Carney mentioning both the visibility of Canadian content on streaming services, and French-language product labelling, when he spoke on Aug. 22 about the trade talks dissolving.

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