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Editorial cartoon for April 1, 2023

Mixed response to risky federal budget

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Mixed response to risky federal budget

Editorial 3 minute read Yesterday at 7:00 PM CDT

When it comes to government budgeting, risk can come in many different forms.

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Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland

No good, terrible, but necessary taxes

Joel Schlesinger 5 minute read Preview

No good, terrible, but necessary taxes

Joel Schlesinger 5 minute read 2:00 AM CDT

Let’s be clear: this story about getting ready for filing taxes this month — if you haven’t already filed — is no April Fool’s joke.

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Experts says keeping up on changes to existing credits and the addition of news one is the key to paying less tax.

Bill 35 goes beyond child protection

Nathan Martindale 5 minute read Preview

Bill 35 goes beyond child protection

Nathan Martindale 5 minute read 2:03 AM CDT

Since the introduction of Bill 35, the proposed government legislation to create an independent teacher regulatory body, there has been some misunderstanding about why the Manitoba Teachers’ Society opposes this bill in its current form.

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The Manitoba Teachers’ Society opposes the current form of Bill 35, which would create an independent teacher regulatory body. (Jessica Lee / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Letters, April 1

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Letters, April 1

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Province must reduce emissions

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Dr. Hoesung Lee, chair of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). (The Associated Press files / Peter Dejong)

Netanyahu seems willing to destroy democracy

Gwynne Dyer 4 minute read Preview

Netanyahu seems willing to destroy democracy

Gwynne Dyer 4 minute read 2:03 AM CDT

IMAGINE Donald Trump had been the president of the United States, in office and out and in and out and in yet again, for more than half of the past 25 years. What would the U.S. look like today?

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IMAGINE Donald Trump had been the president of the United States, in office and out and in and out and in yet again, for more than half of the past 25 years. What would the U.S. look like today?

It’s whisky o’clock

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It’s whisky o’clock

Ben Sigurdson 5 minute read 6:00 AM CDT

My recent bout with COVID-19 at the end of February really couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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The importance of self-confidence

Barbara Bowes 7 minute read Preview

The importance of self-confidence

Barbara Bowes 7 minute read Updated: 1:24 PM CDT

Have you ever met someone, especially a leader that didn’t trust their own abilities, continually questioned their own judgment and therefore hesitated when making a decision? This individual obviously lacks self-confidence! One of the key downfalls of a lack of self-confidence is that it impacts the ability to trust others. It might also lead to an individual being overly sensitive to criticism and it certainly leads to a lot of personal self-doubt and career challenges.

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Practicing mindfulness is a good way to build confidence.

Results of Tories’ desperate attempt to right health-care wrongs won’t be in for years

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Preview

Results of Tories’ desperate attempt to right health-care wrongs won’t be in for years

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Yesterday at 7:00 PM CDT

Nothing moves fast in health care. Cash infusions to hire more staff, expand health facilities and invest in new technology rarely produce measurable results right away.

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Cuts to acute-care facilities and the reorganization of Winnipeg hospitals had a rippling effect throughout the health system. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Peak-Andersonian whimsy, or self-parodying flimsy?

Alison Gillmor 4 minute read Preview

Peak-Andersonian whimsy, or self-parodying flimsy?

Alison Gillmor 4 minute read 2:00 AM CDT

This week I stumbled across an image on my YouTube feed. It was a split-screen representation of two men, featuring a lot of yellow and the words “Asteroid City.” I hadn’t had my morning coffee yet, and my first fuzzy thought was that it looked very Wes Andersonian.

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Wes Anderson has a new movie due out in theatres this July. (Vadim Ghirda / The Associated Press files)

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