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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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• Party dressing’s most unexpected upgrade: the cocktail T-shirt

  07-11-2025 20:14
  Cashmere and wool tees will keep you warm, cool and stylish during the festive seasonWhen it comes to dressing for a party, a T-shirt is usually something you change out of rather than put on.But this party season, the casual tee is experiencing a metamorphosis. Enter: the cocktail T-shirt. Continue reading...
  
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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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• Melanie Ward obituary

  07-11-2025 18:38
  Stylist who helped to upend fashion in the early 1990s, rejecting glitz and glamour for more everyday, informal outfitsNot much challenged the orthodoxy of glamour in fashion and decor through the 1980s. Proliferating glossy magazines celebrated revived couture, promoted luxury goods and displayed them on perfect human specimens in ideal settings. They did not care for, or cater to, the young, poor or inventive. Youthful street daywear was not their business.But there was another magazine world
  
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• The best Christmas gifts for runners in the UK: 36 treats to buy the running enthusiast in your life

  07-11-2025 16:00
  From pro athletes to parkrun faithfuls, runners of all stripes told us what gifts they would love to unwrap• The best gifts for cyclistsAccording to the Global Institute of Sport, running is experiencing a “massive resurgence in the UK”, including record-breaking entries for the London Marathon, with more than 840,000 people applying for a spot in the prestigious race in 2025.More than a quarter of Britons now run at least one to three times a week, with trail running gaining in
  
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• Cocktail of the week: Bibi’s jaggery old fashioned | The good mixer

  07-11-2025 14:00
  An old fashioned and then some, with extra spice, jaggery for sweetness and a ghee-washed bourbon for a richly Indian-flavoured finishA decidedly rich and decadent take on the classic, accented by Indian flavours. The bourbon mix and syrup both make enough to serve 15, but both keep well in the fridge. To save on waste, save the strained ghee for baking – it will add a boozy sweetness to all sorts. Ghee-washed bourbon pancakes, anyone?Chet Sharma, chef patron, and Wilem Powell, head of bev
  
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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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• Homes for sale near a cycle route in England and Wales – in pictures

  07-11-2025 08:00
  From a Northumberland flat on ‘Coast and Castles’ route to London a studio on Cycleway 40 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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