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NDP clears path for crucial teachers accountability bill

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Preview

NDP clears path for crucial teachers accountability bill

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

I am happy to report I was wrong in my prediction the Opposition NDP would side with its union allies and kill a teachers accountability bill.

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Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

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NDP MLA Nello Altomare speaks to the media behind the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Aug. 11, 2021.

Bioscience company Scimar a strong leader in research and development

Martin Cash 4 minute read Preview

Bioscience company Scimar a strong leader in research and development

Martin Cash 4 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

Earlier this month, the Bioscience Association of Manitoba (BAM) named Scimar Ltd. the emerging bioscience company of the year.

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Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

(Colin Corneau photo)

Scimar Chief Science Officer Dr. Wayne Lautt

Time for sober second thought over reformed ex

Miss Lonelyhearts 5 minute read Preview

Time for sober second thought over reformed ex

Miss Lonelyhearts 5 minute read Updated: 7:56 AM CDT

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I can’t believe it! My love is alive again for my former husband, but I already have a new man.

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Updated: 7:56 AM CDT

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I can’t believe it! My love is alive again for my former husband, but I already have a new man.

Don’t hold breath for ‘closure’ after abrupt ghosting

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Preview

Don’t hold breath for ‘closure’ after abrupt ghosting

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CDT

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: For 15 months a man I worked with was nothing more than a friend, but then we started dating. Everything was going great — we never argued and got along very well. He was not a man I’d normally date, but I stepped out of my comfort zone. He was a wonderful man — very attentive, something I’d strived to find for my whole life — but things were never perfect. You learn to adjust. To him, I seemed to have the “it factor” and he loved me so much, I knew it and felt it.

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Yesterday at 2:00 AM CDT

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: For 15 months a man I worked with was nothing more than a friend, but then we started dating. Everything was going great — we never argued and got along very well. He was not a man I’d normally date, but I stepped out of my comfort zone. He was a wonderful man — very attentive, something I’d strived to find for my whole life — but things were never perfect. You learn to adjust. To him, I seemed to have the “it factor” and he loved me so much, I knew it and felt it.

Enlist knowledge, not knuckles over pal dating sister

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Preview

Enlist knowledge, not knuckles over pal dating sister

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I came home early two nights ago, followed the suspicious noises I heard when I entered, and caught my sister with my new best buddy from my hockey team. I flicked on the bright overhead lights. They were in the old TV room in the basement, quickly adjusting their clothes. My sister was holding a pillow in front of herself.

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Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I came home early two nights ago, followed the suspicious noises I heard when I entered, and caught my sister with my new best buddy from my hockey team. I flicked on the bright overhead lights. They were in the old TV room in the basement, quickly adjusting their clothes. My sister was holding a pillow in front of herself.

NDP steering clear of Tories’ budget trap, keeping eye on fall’s election prize

Dan Lett 5 minute read Preview

NDP steering clear of Tories’ budget trap, keeping eye on fall’s election prize

Dan Lett 5 minute read Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

The Progressive Conservative government has laid a trap. The NDP does not appear ready to walk into it.

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES

By agreement with the government, the NDP are allowed to identify a handful of bills that can be delayed from the spring session of the legislature until the fall.

Inquiry into Chinese interference necessary, no matter where lumps land

Niigaan Sinclair 5 minute read Preview

Inquiry into Chinese interference necessary, no matter where lumps land

Niigaan Sinclair 5 minute read Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

The Globe and Mail published a column by an unnamed national security official Friday headlined “Why I blew the whistle on Chinese interference in Canada’s elections.”

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

In 2019, Canada’s conflict of interest and ethics commissioner Mario Dion issued a report vindicating Jody Wilson-Raybould, claiming that Trudeau “improperly pressured” her. (Darryl Dyck / Canadian Press files)

Volunteer walks in cold to support those on streets

Aaron Epp 3 minute read Preview

Volunteer walks in cold to support those on streets

Aaron Epp 3 minute read Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

Alice Ramsay did something in March 2021 she describes as “totally nutty and never to be repeated” — she set a goal to walk 400 kilometres in 31 days.

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Alice Ramsay has participated in all three years of Main Street Project’s Into the Cold fundraiser.

Beading becomes gateway to culture, community, contentment

Shelley Cook 4 minute read Preview

Beading becomes gateway to culture, community, contentment

Shelley Cook 4 minute read Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

I recently learned how to bead.

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

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Seeing a little bit of progress in each project is part of the enjoyment of a new hobby.

There’s no going back to pre-affair marriage

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Preview

There’s no going back to pre-affair marriage

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: The love is not coming back into my marriage, now that my wife’s affair is over. She’s just come back home to live with me and our teenage kids. She’s buzzing around like it’s a new start and says she’s “feeling good about re-dedicating her whole self to me, the kids and the marriage.”

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: The love is not coming back into my marriage, now that my wife’s affair is over. She’s just come back home to live with me and our teenage kids. She’s buzzing around like it’s a new start and says she’s “feeling good about re-dedicating her whole self to me, the kids and the marriage.”

New life breathed into Carnegie Library

Brent Bellamy 5 minute read Preview

New life breathed into Carnegie Library

Brent Bellamy 5 minute read Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

The City of Winnipeg Archives is finally getting a new home, after a decade as a nomad in various warehouses across the city. Council is set to approve $12.6 million in funding to transform the Carnegie Library on William Avenue into a state-of-the-art archives facility.

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

Brent Bellamy / Winnipeg Free Press

The Carnegie Library on William Avenue was listed in 2018 as one of Canada’s most endangered historic sites.

Jealous, bullying ex has already crossed the line

Maureen Scurfield Miss Lonelyhearts 4 minute read Preview

Jealous, bullying ex has already crossed the line

Maureen Scurfield Miss Lonelyhearts 4 minute read Sunday, Mar. 19, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My recent ex-husband left a horrible letter in my mailbox. He called me filthy names for starting to date someone he knows right after our divorce.

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Sunday, Mar. 19, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My recent ex-husband left a horrible letter in my mailbox. He called me filthy names for starting to date someone he knows right after our divorce.

Grape days ahead: wine classes educate the palate

Ben Sigurdson 5 minute read Preview

Grape days ahead: wine classes educate the palate

Ben Sigurdson 5 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

If you’ve got learning about vino on the brain, you’re in luck — there are all manner of wine courses being offered throughout the city over the next couple of months, in a range of prices and with themes that run the gamut from yoga to dessert wines to Chardonnay and beyond…

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

Hess Select Chardonnay

COVID mental health study laughably flawed

Jen Zoratti 3 minute read Preview

COVID mental health study laughably flawed

Jen Zoratti 3 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

‘Mental-health crisis from COVID pandemic was minimal” blared a BBC headline on an article that opened with, “People’s general mental health and anxiety symptoms hardly deteriorated at all during the pandemic, research suggests.“

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

‘Mental-health crisis from COVID pandemic was minimal” blared a BBC headline on an article that opened with, “People’s general mental health and anxiety symptoms hardly deteriorated at all during the pandemic, research suggests.“

Much to learn from pre-European farming on the Prairies

Laura Rance 4 minute read Preview

Much to learn from pre-European farming on the Prairies

Laura Rance 4 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

The prevailing narrative about agriculture’s origins on the Canadian Prairies ties it to the arrival of the Selkirk Settlers just over 200 years ago.

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

The prevailing narrative about agriculture’s origins on the Canadian Prairies ties it to the arrival of the Selkirk Settlers just over 200 years ago.

The mentor match game

Barbara Bowes 6 minute read Preview

The mentor match game

Barbara Bowes 6 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

It doesn’t matter who you are and/or what your job is, there will be times during your career when you second-guess yourself. You question whether or not to stay with your current employer. You question and struggle with what you thought was your passion. You’ve tried some lateral moves, taken some short-term enrichment positions and perhaps held the role of an acting manager. Yet, there is still a lingering sense of dissatisfaction.

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

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Apart from helping individuals set goals, mentors can also offer encouragement and motivation.

Young and stung by inflation

Joel Schlesinger 5 minute read Preview

Young and stung by inflation

Joel Schlesinger 5 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

Financial planning for Delaney Tycholis is less about saving for retirement, and more about figuring out having enough money to cover next week’s costs.

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

Brook Jones / Winnipeg Free Press

Delaney Tycholis, 29, who works in the restaurant industry and also runs a jewelry business under the brand Daisy Wild Vintage, is part of the millennials and generation Zs facing financial challenges these days. Tycholis is pictured working on jewerly at her home workshop.

Hurtful reaction shows you’re not a good fit

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Preview

Hurtful reaction shows you’re not a good fit

Maureen Scurfield 5 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I was alone at my new girlfriend’s house recently and I did a little snooping when she went out shopping. I found a stash of men’s clothes in the back of her closet, including a few tailored suits. They were certainly not mine, I can tell you that! I’m three sizes bigger.

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I was alone at my new girlfriend’s house recently and I did a little snooping when she went out shopping. I found a stash of men’s clothes in the back of her closet, including a few tailored suits. They were certainly not mine, I can tell you that! I’m three sizes bigger.

Embracing the darker side, Ted Lasso kicks back into gear

Alison Gillmor 4 minute read Preview

Embracing the darker side, Ted Lasso kicks back into gear

Alison Gillmor 4 minute read Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

‘Well, I guess I do sometimes wonder what I’m still doing here,” says an uncharacteristically downbeat Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) in the first episode of the third season. “I know why I came, but it’s the sticking around I can’t figure out.”

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Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023

Jason Sudeikis in a scene from Ted Lasso. (Colin Hutton / Apple TV+)

In Manitoba, Tory tax cuts help rich most

Dan Lett 5 minute read Preview

In Manitoba, Tory tax cuts help rich most

Dan Lett 5 minute read Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

Although the rich get richer in most places around the world, few seem to be getting richer faster than those in Manitoba.

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Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

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Premier Heather Stefanson and Finance Minister Cliff Cullen.

Timing, union’s bond with NDP likely mean end is near for teacher-registry bill

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Preview

Timing, union’s bond with NDP likely mean end is near for teacher-registry bill

Tom Brodbeck 4 minute read Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

A bill introduced this week by the Stefanson government to regulate teacher misconduct is a good first step toward making schools safer for children. But the proposed legislation may never see the light of day if the teachers’ union — with the help of its NDP allies — gets its way.

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Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

JESSICA LEE / FREE PRESS FILES

Manitoba Teachers’ Society

On the pitch or off, drama always a component of Clasico

Jerrad Peters 6 minute read Preview

On the pitch or off, drama always a component of Clasico

Jerrad Peters 6 minute read Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

There are typically two components to any Clasico showdown. There’s the match itself between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and then there’s everything else.

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Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

Manu Fernandez / The Associated Press files

The on-field drama might match the off-field drama when Barcelona and Frenkie de Jong (left) takel on Real Madrid Rodrygo.

China facing decline in population, power

Gwynne Dyer 5 minute read Preview

China facing decline in population, power

Gwynne Dyer 5 minute read Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

Xi Jinping was confirmed in a third term as president of China at the National People’s Congress last week, and not one of the 3,000 delegates voted against him. Why would they? Everything is perfect in the People’s Republic of Oz, and the chief Wizard doesn’t even to need to hide behind a curtain.

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Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen as he delivers a speech at the closing ceremony for China’s National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 13. (Andy Wong / The Associated Press files)

To start next chapter together, get on same page

Maureen Scurfield 4 minute read Preview

To start next chapter together, get on same page

Maureen Scurfield 4 minute read Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I met my boyfriend at a St. Patrick’s Day pub party three years ago. He was looking pretty silly with his hat on crooked when I got there. I sipped green beer while I listened in and assessed him: he was cute, smart, funny — and three sheets to the wind! Later I drove him home and he sang me Irish songs all the way.

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Friday, Mar. 17, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I met my boyfriend at a St. Patrick’s Day pub party three years ago. He was looking pretty silly with his hat on crooked when I got there. I sipped green beer while I listened in and assessed him: he was cute, smart, funny — and three sheets to the wind! Later I drove him home and he sang me Irish songs all the way.

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