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• Puppy Sphere yoga chain rolls out ‘mood-boosting’ first classes in Winnipeg

  08-11-2025 02:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Winnipeg yogis seeking to do a downward dog while surrounded by dogs are in luck: puppy yoga is here. Toronto-based company Puppy Sphere began offering weekend yoga classes at Yoga […]
  
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• Trio to be inducted into Manitoba Business Hall of Fame

  08-11-2025 02:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Leaders of NFI Group Inc., Wellington-Altus Financial and Mazergroup are the newest inductees to the Manitoba Business Hall of Fame. JA Manitoba, the non-profit behind the honours, announced its picks […]
  
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• Café 360 recharges Manitoba Hydro Place

  08-11-2025 02:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Bagelsmith’s latest venture takes the form of pizza with a side of downtown revitalization. For years, a ground-floor corner of Manitoba Hydro Place — facing Portage Avenue and, across the […]
  
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• Defence lawyers fear innocent people jailed in cases linked to police corruption

  08-11-2025 01:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Case reviews are expected to add pressure to the justice system, which is already strained.
  
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• City tries to get the most bang for its (sewage) buck

  08-11-2025 00:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The City of Winnipeg is exploring new ways to reuse its treated sewage sludge. An expression of interest seeks feedback on the best options and technology available to recycle biosolids, […]
  
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• Indigenous veterans prepare to ‘recognize our own’ on official day

  08-11-2025 00:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When the Canadian Armed Forces issued a formal apology for the abuses inflicted on Indigenous service members, Jack Park said it hit home. He was deeply moved when the Indigenous […]
  
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• Fan outcry needed to curb leagues banking blood money

  07-11-2025 23:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  What do the FA Cup, the NBA, the Tour de France and Sudan’s civil war have in common? They’re all being funded by the United Arab Emirates. Unsurprisingly, the UAE […]
  
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• Before Hollywood, Redwood

  07-11-2025 19:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Neil Young spent five years in Winnipeg. But if that period seems brief, those years, from 1960 to 1965, were pivotal to his development as one of rock music’s most consistently fascinating mavericks.
  
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• Understanding the letter of the law

  07-11-2025 13:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Several red flags jump off the page when literacy expert Margaret Banasiak examines a Manitoba provincial court bail form.
  
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• Had a bad year? Embrace ‘volunteer crops’, your garden’s gift to you

  07-11-2025 12:00
  If plants pop up where you weren’t expecting them, don’t pull them up – you never know what you might findI’ve been as honest as possible about the rubbish growing season I’ve had this year. For reasons beyond my control – mostly life, work and weather – it’s been far from my best. I’ve hobbled along, trying to keep my cool when my trays of seed have barely germinated and while attempting to rescue root-bound plants that I’d somehow for
  
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• ‘Understated, unexpected, cool’: the best men’s knitwear brands

  07-11-2025 11:00
  Our menswear expert reveals the knits, from responsible cashmere to cool-guy cuts, that are worth your money. Plus, how to wear and care for them• How to look after your knitwear: expert tipsKnitwear is a lifelong investment. Choose well, and you’ll be wearing it for years. But how do you make sure you’re buying something that’s built for longevity and won’t fall apart after just a few wears?As a menswear writer and stylist with years of experience, I’m clued u
  
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• The perils of dealing with a serial liar

  07-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Or more to the point, the elephant in the White House. But first, a small scenario. You’re in business, and you’re working […]
  
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• Manitoba politicians race to pass bills as session wraps up

  07-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Manitoba government was set to pass legislation Thursday night that would control the sale of government-funded housing projects, halt election communications fraud and prevent the silencing of whistleblowers. Members […]
  
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• Kyle Edwards wins Governor General’s Literary Award for debut

  07-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Anishinaabe author Kyle Edwards, a member of Ebb and Flow First Nation who grew up on Lake Manitoba First Nation, has won the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction […]
  
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• Historical drama a trial

  07-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Looking at the lead-up to the first Nuremberg trials in 1945, this misguided historical drama wastes its intriguing and important source material and squanders some very good actors with a […]
  
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• Exhibition aimed at government, corporate ‘redwashing’

  07-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  As Manitobans eye the 2025 federal budget’s sometimes-grand nation-building promises, one activist warns we’re conveniently overlooking the real baggage for the environment and First Nations. Clayton Thomas-Müller — among the […]
  
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• Downtown groups plead for parking reprieve

  07-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The city is being urged to explore expanding paid parking beyond downtown before making any changes to the fees charged for city centre spaces. “It is critical for the economic […]
  
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• Settlement won’t fix the problem

  07-11-2025 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It’s a cliché that the book is always better than the movie, but that’s what our household thought as we watched Netflix’s version of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel […]
  
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• Part of his world

  07-11-2025 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When it comes to making sure audiences hear every note of big Disney hits, Blake Luman just can’t Let It Go. Luman is the head of the sound department for […]
  
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• Helen Goh’s recipe for pear, chocolate and hazelnut torte | The sweet spot

  07-11-2025 09:00
  Sweet pears sink into and cut through this rich, fudgy, nutty treatUnlike lighter, flour-based cakes, tortes are traditionally rich and dense. Often made with ground nuts instead of flour, this gives them a fudgy, moist texture. Here, ripe pears sink gently into a dark chocolate and hazelnut batter, with the flavours of vanilla, almond and cardamom subtly enhancing the depth of the chocolate and teasing out the fruit’s perfume. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Fabulous 50s dresses and even a kilt’: readers’ favourite vintage shops and markets in Europe

  07-11-2025 08:00
  Our tipsters rummage through thrift stores and markets from Budapest to Bologna• Tell us about a lesser known corner of Italy or a winter stay in the UK – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherW Armstrong in Edinburgh is a true institution. There are several locations, but the Grassmarket spot is a treasure trove. Frequented by locals, students and tourists alike, there is a price point for all. Whether I’ve been on the hunt for vintage cashmere, denim, fabulous 1950s dr
  
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• ‘A sign of who I am, right here on my hands’: meet the artists behind the new-school henna boom

  07-11-2025 07:00
  The traditional artform of henna – applying intricate and floral designs to the hands and body in natural inks – is seeing vivid new life as a means of progressive social and political expression, led by a wave of young designers and artistsThe night before Eid, plastic chairs line the pavements of busy British high streets from London to Bradford. Women sit elbow-to-elbow beneath shopfronts, hands outstretched as artists swirl cones of henna into intricate curls. For £5, you c
  
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• Experience: I escaped East Berlin in the boot of a car

  07-11-2025 06:00
  ‘Tonight or never,’ the men helping me said. ‘Meet us in the alley. Eight-thirty’In 1965, I was 19 and living in East Berlin. West Berlin was glamorous. They had ­everything: shoes, cars, food. But we had almost nothing. When bananas were imported once or twice a year, the queues stretched further than I had ever seen.My brother and I were desperate to get out. We’d hang around the checkpoints, hoping to befriend a West Berliner. Occasionally, they took pity and
  
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• Raiders stand tall

  07-11-2025 05:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Oak Park Raiders finally got theirs. After their last two seasons ended in heartbreak at the hands of the Dakota Lancers, the Raiders narrowly escaped the same outcome for […]
  
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• ‘He could come for me again’: stabbing victim fears for her life if court removes hospital attacker’s high-risk designation

  07-11-2025 01:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It has been four years since Trevor Farley nearly killed Candyce Szkwarek during a frenzied knife attack inside Seven Oaks General Hospital, but it still feels like it happened yesterday, the now-retired nursing manager told a judge Thursday.
  
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• Crown calls on defence lawyers to look for possible police misconduct in past convictions involving charged WPS officers

  07-11-2025 01:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Winnipeg defence lawyers are being asked to wade through “hundreds, if not thousands” of old case files looking for possible miscarriages of justice following the arrest of four city police officers on corruption charges.
  
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• Loading zones for taxis, ride-hailing vehicles eyed

  07-11-2025 01:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Ride-hailing vehicles and taxis may have to have to share new loading zones. The Winnipeg Parking Authority initially proposed a bylaw to establish new loading zones that would be reserved […]
  
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• NDP, Tories bicker over breast cancer screening

  07-11-2025 01:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Manitoba’s health minister says the government didn’t support the Tory bill on breast cancer screening because its measures are already underway. Bill 203, The Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act, […]
  
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• Sudoku 7,097 hard

  07-11-2025 01:00
  Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 17,319

  07-11-2025 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 29,846

  07-11-2025 01:00
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• Trump has options if the Supreme Court blocks him from imposing ’emergency’ tariffs

  07-11-2025 00:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Countries around the world — Canada included — are waiting anxiously as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether President Donald Trump has the authority to continue using his favoured tariff tool.
  
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• Wholesale mayhem, retail nightmare

  07-11-2025 00:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Last week, an employee at a business in Winnipeg’s Westwood neighbourhood found herself targeted when a customer hurled a cup of coffee at her.
  
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• Donation drive back on its feet after downtown theft

  07-11-2025 00:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There’s a cold-hearted thief in Winnipeg who won’t have cold feet. Someone made off with more than 160 pairs of socks, to be donated to people in need, that were […]
  
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• NDP, Bloc will vote with government on first budget confidence vote

  07-11-2025 00:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Québécois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.
  
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• Poilievre risks driving more moderate Tory MPs into Carney’s welcoming, majority-seeking arms

  06-11-2025 19:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It wouldn’t be surprising if Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont wasn’t the last Conservative to cross the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government. D’Entremont’s defection this […]
  
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• Province offers $175M in tax credits to encourage rental housing builds

  06-11-2025 19:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Manitoba government will spend more than $176.5 million over the next five years through a new incentive program to build rental housing.
  
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• The best 90s Christmas gifts in the UK: 15 nostalgic picks, from juicy lip gloss to Britpop hats

  06-11-2025 16:00
  Pay homage to the best of the 1990s with our favourite throwback treats – no dial-up needed• The best home gifts: 28 inspiring ideas for Christmas and beyondNostalgia never goes out of style and, right now, the 90s are having their most powerful revival yet – from the return of the side parting to disposable cameras to the John Lewis 90s-soundtracked Christmas ad. This isn’t entirely surprising given our information overload and increased burnout rates. When the present fe
  
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• I seem to put out a strong ‘new-best-friend’ vibe, then I back off. Should I dial it down?

  06-11-2025 15:00
  Sometimes we feel threatened by bids for closeness, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. It can help to consider if you’re being true to yourselfRead more Leading questionsWhen I was 17, I was quiet, an observer on the fringes. That was often mistaken for being wise. Now 70 (and, by the way, gay), I am chatty and opinionated with a tendency to talk over others in conversation. I have come by the changes honestly, so I don’t whip myself over it because I am enjoying expressin
  
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• When company’s coming, these simple, cosy ideas hit the spot

  06-11-2025 14:00
  Autumn may be the most social season of all, and these elevated but not exhausting ideas make every get-together a small celebrationThe golden light lingers a little longer now, and somehow the evenings are full again. Autumn feels like the true social season of the year: the guest bedroom (for which we have an informal booking system) is full through to the end of the year, and suddenly every weekend and many weekday evenings are wrapped around company. Even if it’s just dinner at home fo
  
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• More than a third of whisky drinkers are female. Time for the industry to wake up to women

  06-11-2025 14:00
  Female founders and master distillers are making waves in the whisky world –and more women are consuming it tooWhy wait for International Women’s Day to celebrate women? A commemorative day is a good excuse, true, but we don’t need to wait to recognise the contributions of female and female-identifying individuals to the drinks industry. Right? Right.When I put out a call on my social media to ask for the contacts of inspiring women who work in whisky, my inbox was flooded with
  
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• Why are alcohol-free drinks so expensive? Some fake spirits cost over £25 a bottle!

  06-11-2025 12:00
  In this new series, our money and consumer editor considers the often perplexing reasons items cost what they do. As a new report suggests booze-free booze can cost 25% more than the alcoholic equivalent, what could possibly explain this?Why do some 0% alcohol drinks cost as much as booze? Some of the fake spirits in my local supermarket cost more than £25 a bottle!It doesn’t seem to make any sense, does it? Alcohol attracts tax and soft drinks do not, so why do some of the options o
  
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• Turmeric coconut curry and merguez ragu: Ben Lippett’s recipes for baked eggs

  06-11-2025 11:00
  When it comes to mouthwatering baked eggs, you don’t really need the oven. Just reach for a lid and let the steam do its workSo, hear me out: the best baked eggs don’t ever hit the oven … When testing these recipes, I found that simply adding a lid creates a steamy environment to cook the top of the eggs, delivering a gently cooked, perfectly poached egg with a tender white and a warm, runny yolk. The intense, dry heat of the oven is much more aggressive than steam, and has a
  
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• U of M announces Chiu Centre for Business Serving Community

  06-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The University of Manitoba launched a new centre on Tuesday that aims to get people thinking differently about business. The Chiu Centre for Business Serving Community at the I.H. Asper […]
  
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• Singular footsteps on a shared path

  06-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Young Winnipeg painters are having an exciting moment. For the past six weeks or so, Dee Barsy’s signature aqua blues have washed over the 300,000 people who daily visit Toronto’s […]
  
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• Fitness program geared to firefighters, paramedics in works

  06-11-2025 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service will provide a new exercise program tailored to the unique physical strains endured by its staff on the job, with the goal of preventing workplace […]
  
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• You be the judge: should my best friend stop calling me by a nickname?

  06-11-2025 09:00
  Priscilla knows that when Chioma calls her ‘Pris’ she means no harm – but finds it very annoying. You get to name the offending party
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  • Get a disagreement settled or become a YBTJ jurorI hate being called Prissy – my cousins used to call me that when I was a kid and I’d get upsetHer nickname was born out of love. I feel hurt she’s framing it as if I’ve been disrespecting her Contin
  
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• Many Canadian eyes on America’s top court

  06-11-2025 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When oral arguments were presented Wednesday morning to the Supreme Court of the United States, Canada was just one of many interested parties listening intently to what was said. The […]
  
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• It’s time for Canada to play hardball with Trump

  06-11-2025 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney should rethink his well-worn phrase: “There are times to hit back and times to talk and right now is the time to talk.” But now those […]
  
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• Flirty return of holiday rom-com meets cosy mystery

  06-11-2025 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Peter Mooney says there are two surefire ways to have chemistry on set. “You have to either really like your co-star, or strongly dislike your co-star, and Sarah and I […]
  
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