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Members of the Yes and No camps clash on the streets of Montreal after the No victory in the Quebec referendum Oct. 30, 1995. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
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Thirty years on, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?

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Thirty years on, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?

Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

MONTREAL - Ten years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec’s independence movement would be reborn.

“It could rise again given the right circumstances,” he said in 2015. “What could trigger it, I cannot say."

Three years later, as leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois, Lisée lost his riding and saw his party reduced to 10 seats when the upstart Coalition Avenir Québec, led by François Legault, swept to power for the first time.

The 2018 election was widely seen as proof that separatism was no longer a defining issue in Quebec politics, and pollsters speculated that the PQ’s days were numbered. The province’s new leader was a former sovereigntist at the helm of a conservative-leaning, nationalist party promising not to hold a referendum, and Quebecers rewarded him with a decisive majority.

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Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025
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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                                Clockwise, from top left: Lillian Beynon Thomas, Winona Dixon, Dr. Mary Crawford and Amelia Burritt presented the final petition for women’s suffrage on Dec. 23, 1915 to the Manitoba Legislature. The amendment to the Manitoba Elections Act allowing women to vote, the first such legislation in Canada, was passed on Jan. 28, 1916.
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Life of pioneer for women’s rights in Manitoba chronicled in new account

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Life of pioneer for women’s rights in Manitoba chronicled in new account

Reviewed by Faith Johnston 4 minute read Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024

Manitobans with an interest in history are proud that our province was the first in Canada to grant women the vote, but if asked who led the women’s suffrage campaign here, most would say Nellie McClung. A minority might say it was a team effort. Few would name Lillian Beynon Thomas.

Law professor Robert Hawkins became interested in Thomas because of her determined efforts to have a dower act passed in Manitoba. After devoting several years to the dower campaign, Thomas realized it would never happen without women’s suffrage. So in 1913, she organized the Political Equality League to lead the fight.

Born in 1874, Thomas came from a relatively poor family homesteading near Hartney. After finishing high school, she taught in rural schools off and on for 13 years, saving enough money to further her education; in 1905, when only 11 per cent of university grads were women, Thomas graduated from Brandon University. The following year, having had enough of teaching, she landed a job with the Manitoba Free Press.

For the next 11 years, Thomas edited the women’s page of a widely distributed weekly, The Prairie Farmer, and for five years wrote a daily column in the Free Press as well.

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Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024
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                                Philippe Habeck a été l’accompagnateur des six jeunes qui ont créé la pièce Un peu partout qui sera jouée au TCM du 15 au 25 janvier 2025.
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Une relève pour le monde théâtrale francophone

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Une relève pour le monde théâtrale francophone

Ophélie Doireau 5 minute read Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024

Sur les planches du Théâtre Cercle Molière, six jeunes de 16 à 22 ans d’expression française vont pouvoir donner libre cours à leur imagination grâce à la pièce Un peu partout. Une pièce dont le message peut faire écho chez tout le monde.

À 18 ans, Isabelle est à la croisée des chemins, partir pour se découvrir ou bien rester. Ce sont ses réflexions que le public pourra suivre dès le 15 janvier.

Et qui de mieux que des personnes qui passent eux-mêmes par ce genre de réflexion pour écrire ce texte? Ce sont donc Mikaël Beaudry, Andreas Detillieux, Madison Nelson, Lizzie Rochon, Jordan Showers, Amélie Tétrault, accompagnés de leur guide Philippe Habeck, qui ont co-écrit et mis en scène cette pièce.

Il aura fallu 18 mois pour passer de la réflexion à la représentation, un beau travail pour Philippe Habeck, enseignant à la retraite. “Pour moi, faire du théâtre c’est la meilleure façon de parler avec le cœur. Le Festival théâtre jeunesse a toujours été ma plus grande passion.

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Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024
Fashion designer and clothier Katelyn Woodburn poses in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Victoria Black *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Slow fashion houses embrace made-to-order to reduce waste

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Slow fashion houses embrace made-to-order to reduce waste

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

TORONTO - On occasion, fashion designer and clothier Katelyn Woodburn is accused of running a scam.

When a customer makes a purchase without reading the "about" section on her website or following her on social media, they might send an email a week or two later saying something like: "Where's my order? It hasn't even shipped yet? What's going on?" Woodburn recounted from her Vancouver studio.

"Which is a totally reasonable response," she added. Consumers are conditioned to expect instant gratification when it comes to clothes shopping, but that's not really how Woodburn does things.

"I'll say, 'Oh, your shirt is being cut out. We're going to sew it tomorrow.' I tell them the whole process of what's happening. And 100 per cent of the time, I get a response going, 'Oh my gosh, I didn't even realize. This is so cool, no rush at all.'"

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Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
First Nation out as partner in Manitoba’s first potash mine

First Nation out as partner in Manitoba’s first potash mine

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First Nation out as partner in Manitoba’s first potash mine

Shradhha Sharma and Matt Goerzen 4 minute read Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

A western Manitoba First Nation that had a one-fifth ownership stake in Manitoba’s first potash mine company near the town of Russell is no longer a stakeholder.

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Friday, Dec. 20, 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 2 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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                                Syvelie Mesidor Vaneus est la directrice de la garderie Les Petits Amis de Sainte-Anne.
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Les Petits Amis seront plus nombreux

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Les Petits Amis seront plus nombreux

Ophélie Doireau 3 minute read Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024

La garderie Les Petits Amis de Sainte-Anne connaît un agrandissement qui va lui permettre d’accueillir jusqu’à 48 nouveaux enfants. Une bonne nouvelle malgré la liste d’attente encore très longue.

Depuis le 2 décembre, de nouveaux locaux de la garderie Les Petits Amis de Sainte-Anne accueillent 48 bambins pour le plus grand plaisir de la communauté qui avait besoin de cet agrandissement.

Syvelie Mesidor Vaneus, directrice de la garderie, rappelle que “c’est la seule garderie francophone qui existe à Sainte-Anne et c’est aussi la seule qui accueille des bébés. Nous manquions d’espace alors que la liste d’attente ne faisait que grandir.”

En date de son entrevue avec La Liberté, il y avait 84 bébés inscrits sur la liste d’attente et 102 enfants d’âge préscolaire.

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Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024
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                                C’est toujours Romane Denis qui incarne Gabrielle Roy dans cette saison 3.
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                                Gabrielle Roy
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Gabrielle Roy, une saison 3 pour aller encore plus loin

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Gabrielle Roy, une saison 3 pour aller encore plus loin

Jonathan Semah 4 minute read Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024

C’est à partir du 5 décembre que la saison 3 de la série Le monde de Gabrielle Roy sera diffusée sur ICI TOU.TV. Cette saison raconte le départ de l’écrivaine du Manitoba pour l’Europe, notamment Paris et Londres. Une période essentielle pour sa construction professionnelle et personnelle.

Alors que le public s’apprête à découvrir déjà cette troisième saison, pour Renée Blanchar, réalisatrice et scénariste, c’est toujours la même excitation avant un lancement. “La durée de cette série apporte une réelle profondeur que ce soit devant et derrière la caméra. Ça fait donc trois rendez-vous qu’on se donne avec le Manitoba pour raconter cette histoire-là, et au lieu de s’essouffler, elle se bonifie.”

Renée Blanchar définit cette troisième saison, toujours co-produite par Les Productions Rivard et Zone 3, comme un vrai “tour de force.” Pourquoi? Car les équipes de production ont réussi à tourner toutes les scènes de cette série qui a lieu à Paris et à Londres… au Manitoba. “Cette saison raconte donc le voyage en Europe de Gabrielle Roy entre 1937 et 1939, à l’aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Et tout a été tourné ici, au Manitoba. C’était un beau casse-tête. Sur ça, je tiens à féliciter l’équipe de Réjean Labrie, concepteur artistique, pour son travail. Donc l’architecture ici nous a permis de recréer un théâtre, un appartement parisien, on a pu aussi donner l’illusion d’être à Londres. Et tout ça a été complété avec des archives de l’époque.”

Un vrai défi de production

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Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
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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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                                Chris Holbrow at his new Forgotten Flavours location on Corydon on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The Niverville-based bakery is opening in Winnipeg (where the Pennyloaf Bakery used to be) on Tuesday. For biz story. Winnipeg Free Press 2024

Forgotten Flavours Artisan Bakery fills Pennyloaf void on Corydon

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Forgotten Flavours Artisan Bakery fills Pennyloaf void on Corydon

Gabrielle Piché 5 minute read Monday, Nov. 18, 2024

After nearly a year, the smell of fresh bread will once again fill a Corydon Avenue bakery.

The sign out front no longer reads “Pennyloaf Bakery,” and the staff inside are no longer employed by former clothing mogul and entrepreneur Pepper Foster.

Instead, an emblem for Forgotten Flavours Artisan Bakery faces passersby. Owners Chris and Maria Holbrow busy themselves inside 858 Corydon Ave., preparing for the Winnipeg shop’s first day open Tuesday.

“We’re trying to complement the space and ensure that we can fill a void that was very sad to see go,” Chris Holbrow said. “We have a great product to offer.”

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Monday, Nov. 18, 2024
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                                La Franco-Manitobaine Christine Ivory est la nouvelle bibliothécaire parlementaire.
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Christine Ivory, un nouveau rôle décisif pour le travail parlementaire

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Christine Ivory, un nouveau rôle décisif pour le travail parlementaire

Jonathan Semah 5 minute read Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024

Depuis le 21 octobre, la Franco-Manitobaine Christine Ivory est devenue la nouvelle bibliothécaire parlementaire. Au service des parlementaires, elle aura notamment un impact sur leurs décisions.

Même si elle a passé plus de 15 ans dans l’équipe de direction de la Bibliothèque du Parlement, c’est tout de même tout un nouveau poste auquel doit s’acclimater Christine Ivory depuis quelques semaines. “Ça se passe bien pour l’instant, j’espère que mes collègues peuvent dire la même chose (rires). Il est vrai que ça aide de connaître l’organisation, de connaître les gens et les dossiers. J’ai besoin de me remettre à jour sur les dernières nouvelles et ce qu’il se passe sur la Colline du Parlement, mais jusque-là ça va. “

Christine Ivory a été sous-ministre adjointe, Secteur des collections, à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (BAC) en 2023 avant de prendre ce nouveau rôle. Alors qu’elle est depuis longtemps dans l’organisme, elle avoue ne s’être “jamais projetée aussi loin. Je suis très reconnaissante et je sais bien qu’il y avait plusieurs autres personnes tout aussi qualifiées. Mais je suis une des seules à avoir travaillé dans différents services, j’ai pensé que ça serait un atout pour ma candidature. Ce n’est pas nécessairement la trajectoire que je visais, mais c’est là où je me retrouve maintenant.”

Représentation et réconciliation

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Saturday, Nov. 16, 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
FILE - Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

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Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

David Bauder, The Associated Press 5 minute read Friday, Sep. 12, 2025

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here's Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.”

Only one has the ring of truth. Sort of.

The bylined author of the Infowars article, Bryce P. Tetraeder, doesn't actually exist. And the Onion doesn't plan to invest in business school scholarships for promising cult leaders.

But the Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' conspiracy-theory-saturated media empire at a bankruptcy auction tied to lawsuits by the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims is very real — an effort to fight falsehoods with funny and a who'd-have-thunk-it development in an already somewhat unbelievable year. An element of doubt was added late Thursday when the judge in Jones' bankruptcy case ordered a hearing for next week on how the auction was conducted.

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Friday, Sep. 12, 2025
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                                A psychologist recruited to care for sick youths filed a lawsuit this week against Shared Health and the University of Manitoba in Court of King’s Bench.

Psychologist sues Shared Health, U of M

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Psychologist sues Shared Health, U of M

Tyler Searle 5 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

A psychologist recruited to care for sick youths claims she was “pressured to engage in misconduct and other violations of professional standards” and then fired without cause when she complained to the provincial regulator.

The allegations are detailed in a lawsuit filed this week against Shared Health and the University of Manitoba in Court of King’s Bench.

According to the lawsuit, Dr. Michelle Keiski lodged a complaint with the Psychological Association of Manitoba in September 2022 to raise the alarm over issues inside the Max Rady College of Medicine, including the misreporting of studies and data, and staff providing services they are not qualified to deliver.

Keiski, a clinical psychologist, was placed on administrative leave one month after filing the complaint and later terminated without cause, the lawsuit said.

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Wednesday, Nov. 13, 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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