<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Life & Style - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Life & Style news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Of pigs and porcine politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s an old saying in politics &mdash; that if you wrestle with a pig, you both get dirty, and the pig likes it. Welcome to negotiating free trade with Donald [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/of-pigs-and-porcine-politics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/of-pigs-and-porcine-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long may you scamper, sweet little Jimothy]]></title><description><![CDATA[We desperately needed a folk hero this summer, with its wildfires and storms and diarrhea lettuce. Someone to unite us, to inspire us, to get us through. Enter Jimothy. Jimothy [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-may-you-scamper-sweet-little-jimothy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-may-you-scamper-sweet-little-jimothy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lights, sports and land: a wish list for West Broadway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham would like us to phone our MLA regarding safety concerns in West Broadway, because homelessness, housing and addictions are a provincial concern. This explains a lot. Previously, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lights-sports-and-land-a-wish-list-for-west-broadway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lights-sports-and-land-a-wish-list-for-west-broadway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital window smasher  gets 90 days in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 35-year-old man from The Pas was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he admitted to smashing a garage window in the ambulance bay of the Brandon [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hospital-window-smasher-gets-90-days-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hospital-window-smasher-gets-90-days-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Tory cabinet minister runs for Brandon trustee]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Jim McCrae, a former attorney general of Manitoba, has registered to run for a seat on the Brandon School Division board of trustees. McCrae, 77, had a long [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-tory-cabinet-minister-runs-for-brandon-trustee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-tory-cabinet-minister-runs-for-brandon-trustee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping the gloves to make the point]]></title><description><![CDATA[In hockey parlance, it&rsquo;s called &ldquo;shedding,&rdquo; the moment in a game when you are forced to deal with an instigator by dropping (shedding) your gloves for an all-out brawl. That [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dropping-the-gloves-to-make-the-point/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dropping-the-gloves-to-make-the-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted sex offender awaits latest sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Red Lake, Ont., man who groomed two Indigenous girls online and drove nearly 500 kilometres to Winnipeg to sexually abuse one [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/convicted-sex-offender-awaits-latest-sentence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/convicted-sex-offender-awaits-latest-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Automation reaches new heights on farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[LANGHAM, Sask. &mdash; The thousands of farmers from across the Prairies who flock to the annual Ag in Motion show every July seem oblivious to the possibility the technology on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/automation-reaches-new-heights-on-farm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/automation-reaches-new-heights-on-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A distraction for the war-weary]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been writing this column twice a week for a long time, so I have a finely developed sense for when the audience is sick of a subject. We [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-distraction-for-the-war-weary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-distraction-for-the-war-weary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carillon bats dominate in MJBL Final opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Junior Baseball League has a familiar match-up in the finals. The best-of-five series this year features the Carillon Sultans taking on the Elmwood Giants for the third consecutive [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carillon-bats-dominate-in-mjbl-final-opener/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carillon-bats-dominate-in-mjbl-final-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three outside smoothies and a crunchy ride up the rail in the $40,000 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes on Tuesday vaulted apprentice jockey Ciera Pruitt into the top 10 at Assiniboia [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweet-sendoff-for-apprentice-jockey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweet-sendoff-for-apprentice-jockey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inner City Youth Alive has worked in Winnipeg's North End neighbourhood, running programs including a drop&#8209;in centre, summer camps, school support and a wilderness program, for 40 years. The Free Press spent a day following the organization&rsquo;s work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-community/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Assiniboine Park Zoo resident Blizzard the bison dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blizzard, the white bison that became one of Assiniboine Park Zoo&rsquo;s most recognizable residents during nearly 20 years at the facility, has died, the zoo announced Friday. The zoo said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/longtime-assiniboine-park-zoo-resident-blizzard-the-bison-dies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/longtime-assiniboine-park-zoo-resident-blizzard-the-bison-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Enough is enough’: Chamber praises Winnipeg police drug crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is giving a thumbs up to Winnipeg police&rsquo;s recent 10-day crackdown on open drug use and drug trafficking downtown, and urges governments to follow up [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/enough-is-enough-chamber-praises-winnipeg-police-drug-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/enough-is-enough-chamber-praises-winnipeg-police-drug-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham promises city will pay for volunteers’ criminal record checks if re-elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first promise of Mayor Scott Gillingham&rsquo;s re-election campaign is a commitment to covering the cost of criminal record checks for Winnipeg volunteers. Gillingham said Winnipeg&rsquo;s $65 charge for criminal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-city-will-pay-for-volunteers-criminal-record-checks-if-re-elected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-city-will-pay-for-volunteers-criminal-record-checks-if-re-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can work out your social situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: When I was a young bisexual guy going to university and working in bars at night, I was surrounded by new people &mdash; guys and girls all [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-work-out-your-social-situation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-work-out-your-social-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipegger’s crib a creative cache]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a small, treasure-filled art gallery on the second floor of the Sherbie. Directly above the West Broadway vendor and noisy bar now known as the Kyoto Kat Club, amid [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-crib-a-creative-cache/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-crib-a-creative-cache/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Cuba embracing freer markets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As long as Donald Trump is entangled in a war with Iran, Cuba is probably safe from being next on his hit list. But if the mercurial U.S. president can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-is-cuba-embracing-freer-markets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-is-cuba-embracing-freer-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selfie part of investigation into Grant Park football coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selfie of a high school football coach grinning beside a Free Press front-page story about the investigation into his professional conduct has become part of the case. Doug Kovacs, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selfie-part-of-investigation-into-grant-park-football-coach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selfie-part-of-investigation-into-grant-park-football-coach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pointing fingers and shifting blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is it always someone else&rsquo;s responsibility, and not the City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s problem? More often than not, it seems the city is willing to pass the buck upwards to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pointing-fingers-and-shifting-blame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pointing-fingers-and-shifting-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba, Canada make targeted  enhancements to AgriStability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eligible Manitoba farmers impacted by heavy rain and flooding earlier this year will see AgriStability enhancements. The government is waiving 2025 late-filing penalties for affected farmers in communities that declared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-canada-make-targeted-enhancements-to-agristability/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-canada-make-targeted-enhancements-to-agristability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds being housed: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 250 people have moved out of Winnipeg encampments under the Manitoba government&rsquo;s Your Way Home strategy, which is more than 70 per cent of the NDP&rsquo;s goal for its [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hundreds-being-housed-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hundreds-being-housed-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe foot traffic gives Exchange shops boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s edition of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival has brought a rise in customer numbers, businesses in the Exchange District say, noting more events like it would also improve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-foot-traffic-gives-exchange-shops-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-foot-traffic-gives-exchange-shops-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dream’ move: DJS Arcade Pizzeria back in play in Grand Marais]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when Grand Marais residents thought it might be game over for their local arcade, James and Sara Woodman swooped in to take it to the next level. The husband [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-move-djs-arcade-pizzeria-back-in-play-in-grand-marais/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-move-djs-arcade-pizzeria-back-in-play-in-grand-marais/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico, Europe tabbed for new trade offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government will soon employ trade representatives in Mexico and Europe, adding to its growing global network. It announced the two new positions Thursday afternoon. Business Minister Jamie Moses [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mexico-europe-tabbed-for-new-trade-offices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mexico-europe-tabbed-for-new-trade-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMF partners with Garda North to train security for its facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba M&eacute;tis Federation-owned buildings may soon be staffed by M&eacute;tis security guards. The federation inked a deal with one of the world&rsquo;s largest security companies to provide training to its [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mmf-partners-with-garda-north-to-train-security-for-its-facilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mmf-partners-with-garda-north-to-train-security-for-its-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos reveal ‘pretty nasty’ scene inside flooded Dauphin hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prairie Mountain has released 22 photos depicting the muddy mess in the Dauphin hospital left by floodwater last month that has shut down the regional facility for as long as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/photos-reveal-pretty-nasty-scene-inside-flooded-dauphin-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/photos-reveal-pretty-nasty-scene-inside-flooded-dauphin-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnover contributes to mistakes in Manitoba’s financial reporting: AG]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report by Manitoba&rsquo;s auditor general says errors continue to occur in the province&rsquo;s financial reporting. &ldquo;The preparation of the public accounts is inherently complex and requires a co-ordinated effort [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/turnover-contributes-to-mistakes-in-manitobas-financial-reporting-ag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/turnover-contributes-to-mistakes-in-manitobas-financial-reporting-ag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cab companies hailed for improved Indigenous relations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three taxi drivers have been fired and others suspended without pay since a zero-tolerance policy for mistreatment of Indigenous passengers was implemented by Winnipeg&rsquo;s two largest cab companies. Unicity Taxi [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cab-companies-hailed-for-improved-indigenous-relations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cab-companies-hailed-for-improved-indigenous-relations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decrease in crime an inconvenient truth for Poilievre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Poilievre&rsquo;s Conservatives have apparently decided that facts are an obstacle to their crime narrative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decrease-in-crime-an-inconvenient-truth-for-poilievre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decrease-in-crime-an-inconvenient-truth-for-poilievre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beds full at former for-profit care home taken over by province: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the beds are occupied at the Pembina Highway personal care home that was taken over by the Manitoba government in February. Health, Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beds-full-at-former-for-profit-care-home-taken-over-by-province-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beds-full-at-former-for-profit-care-home-taken-over-by-province-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outreach group addresses safety concerns over Osborne Village drop-in centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outreach organization at the centre of growing concerns over safety in Osborne Village says it is taking steps to improve conditions around its drop-in centre and reaffirming its commitment [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outreach-group-addresses-safety-concerns-over-osborne-village-drop-in-centre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outreach-group-addresses-safety-concerns-over-osborne-village-drop-in-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading the city in its buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities reveal what they value. Theirbuildings are the evidence. Long after today&rsquo;s debates have ended, buildings remain. They record what a community believed was worth building, what it considered [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reading-the-city-in-its-buildings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reading-the-city-in-its-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain View teacher stripped of licence over explicit messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Roblin teacher has been stripped of his professional licence after an undercover police investigation found he sent explicit messages to a social media user he believed to be a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mountain-view-teacher-stripped-of-licence-over-explicit-messages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mountain-view-teacher-stripped-of-licence-over-explicit-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign workers fill rural employment gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s immigration clampdown has put employers in remote and rural places in a bind and put fear into employees from abroad who want to stay. Yi (Rick) Zheng and his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/foreign-workers-fill-rural-employment-gaps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/foreign-workers-fill-rural-employment-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A foodborne parasite and government efficiency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week-long explosive diarrhea. There. Now that we&rsquo;ve got your attention, here&rsquo;s a cautionary tale about red-tape reduction and public health. Government regulation is often described by those who have to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-foodborne-parasite-and-government-efficiency/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-foodborne-parasite-and-government-efficiency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wallowing in jealousy will get you nowhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My girlfriend is beautiful and has a top-heavy body that just won&rsquo;t quit &mdash; and she knows it. When we went to the beach last weekend, people [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wallowing-in-jealousy-will-get-you-nowhere/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wallowing-in-jealousy-will-get-you-nowhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s about more than tractors at threshermen’s reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Manitoba Threshermen&rsquo;s Reunion and Stampede will sport a carnival-style midway for the first time in decades when it opens this weekend. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-about-more-than-tractors-at-threshermens-reunion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-about-more-than-tractors-at-threshermens-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health care and economic growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[PLEASE do not ask how my algorithm delivered this news. Still, apparently, embalmers are finding that &ldquo;tough, white, rubbery, fibrous masses resembling strips of calamari &hellip; are turning up in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-care-and-economic-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-care-and-economic-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta-based UFA Co-op preps first cardlock, fuel hub in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta-based co-op plans to open its first Manitoba gas station later this year. UFA Co-operative Ltd. has circled Portage la Prairie for a cardlock and bulk petroleum site. Meanwhile, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-based-ufa-co-op-preps-first-cardlock-fuel-hub-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-based-ufa-co-op-preps-first-cardlock-fuel-hub-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Must like meeting new people, making plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Hua enjoys making connections. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s my calling or my passion here, so to speak: to find ways to bring people together and plan events,&rdquo; he said. Over the last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/must-like-meeting-new-people-making-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/must-like-meeting-new-people-making-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor on defensive over drug-crisis response in election year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The laughter of children playing outside has been replaced by open drug use, vandalism and incidents of theft that have put residents of West Broadway on edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-on-defensive-over-drug-crisis-response-in-election-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-on-defensive-over-drug-crisis-response-in-election-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not out of their depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim White knew exactly what he was getting into. So when the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver inked a one-year deal in the off-season to catch passes for a Winnipeg Blue [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-out-of-their-depth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-out-of-their-depth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter knocks senior onto sidewalk as he gets off bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man was thrown onto the pavement and injured after being struck by an electric scooter after stepping off a Winnipeg Transit bus Monday afternoon, an incident he hopes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-scooter-knocks-senior-onto-sidewalk-as-he-gets-off-bus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-scooter-knocks-senior-onto-sidewalk-as-he-gets-off-bus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridgwater residents fed up with Manitoba Housing eyesore]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weed-covered plot of land in Bridgwater has been left to grow wild all summer, raising the ire of neighbours who say they were told the property is owned by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bridgwater-residents-fed-up-with-manitoba-housing-eyesore/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bridgwater-residents-fed-up-with-manitoba-housing-eyesore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears riding high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears and Vancouver Bandits will face off for a third time this season with the top spot in the Canadian Elite Basketball League&rsquo;s Western Conference at stake. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-riding-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-riding-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oversight of doctor conduct falls short in Manitoba — B.C. may offer solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara will need to do better than &ldquo;deeply concerned and disgusted.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/oversight-of-doctor-conduct-falls-short-in-manitoba-bc-may-offer-solution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/oversight-of-doctor-conduct-falls-short-in-manitoba-bc-may-offer-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severed fibre optic line leads to 911 outage outside of Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans outside Winnipeg are unable to get through to 911 to request police, fire or ambulance service after a fibre optic line was apparently severed Wednesday. Telecom provider Bell, which [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severed-fibre-optic-line-leads-to-911-outage-outside-of-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severed-fibre-optic-line-leads-to-911-outage-outside-of-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trafficker sorry for contributing to drug crisis, gets six years]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A cocaine dealer from Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation apologized in court Monday for the harm he caused before he was sentenced to six years for drug trafficking. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trafficker-sorry-for-contributing-to-drug-crisis-gets-six-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trafficker-sorry-for-contributing-to-drug-crisis-gets-six-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls to move needle on giving blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting a tattoo or going out to a bar are common things to do when turning 18, but Saige Zdebiak&rsquo;s first act of adulthood was donating blood. &ldquo;It was always [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/calls-to-move-needle-on-giving-blood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/calls-to-move-needle-on-giving-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policing in trying situations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The caller to police was concerned about a family member who suffered from a severe mental-health illness, and who was somewhere in the neighbourhood, behaving in a manner they feared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/policing-in-trying-situations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/policing-in-trying-situations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pairing plays with pages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every superhero has a true identity: Superman is Clark Kent, Captain Canuck is Tom Evans and Wonder Woman is Diana Prince. In Winnipeg &mdash; on university campuses, at craft markets [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pairing-plays-with-pages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pairing-plays-with-pages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of impaired driving nabbed for speeding near park]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 22-year-old man is facing several charges, including impaired driving, after he was arrested last week for going 100 kilometres per hour near a park. On July 16 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-impaired-driving-nabbed-for-speeding-near-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-impaired-driving-nabbed-for-speeding-near-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump and tariffs, ad nauseam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you tired of it all yet? You should be. Once again, Canada&rsquo;s biggest trading partner has launched punitive trade tariffs on Canadian goods: U.S. President Donald Trump has levied [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/donald-trump-and-tariffs-ad-nauseam/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/donald-trump-and-tariffs-ad-nauseam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change? It’s already here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s roads are buckling. Ontario forests are burning. Toronto chokes on wildfire smoke. The summer heat dome in Europe has already killed thousands. Climate change is not some future dystopian [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-its-already-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-its-already-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada overlooks scores of workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada has a labour shortage and a labour surplus at the same time. Canada&rsquo;s labour force shortages are no longer a temporary challenge. Across the country, &ldquo;help wanted&rdquo; signs are [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-overlooks-scores-of-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-overlooks-scores-of-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best to steer clear if ex is still life of the party]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I spotted an old girlfriend at the beach recently, and what a jolt. She was tanned and gorgeous. She had a pink towel wrapped around her lower [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-to-steer-clear-if-ex-is-still-life-of-the-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-to-steer-clear-if-ex-is-still-life-of-the-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nachtigall in driver’s seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evan Nachtigall wouldn&rsquo;t call it a perfect day of golf, but it was pretty darn close for the Elmhurst member. The 25-year-old holds the solo lead at 9-under par in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nachtigall-in-drivers-seat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nachtigall-in-drivers-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients to return to Ste. Anne hospital Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southern Health says patients who were transferred out of the hospital in Ste. Anne after its HVAC system malfunctioned will return to the facility Wednesday. Transportation has been arranged for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patients-to-return-to-ste-anne-hospital-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patients-to-return-to-ste-anne-hospital-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New U.S. tariffs ‘more bluster than bite’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba businesses are watching with weary eyes as the United States threatens new 50 per cent tariffs on a variety of Canadian products. However, should the levies come into effect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-us-tariffs-more-bluster-than-bite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-us-tariffs-more-bluster-than-bite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whale of a rescue in Churchill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba conservation officers determined to rescue polar bears in distress on the Churchill shoreline were shocked when they instead came across seven beluga whales stranded in shallow water. Churchill&rsquo;s conservation [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whale-of-a-rescue-in-churchill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whale-of-a-rescue-in-churchill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly one in four watercraft fail inspection during roadside blitz to prevent aquatic pests]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 120 watercraft failed a roadside inspection over the weekend aimed at slowing the spread of aquatic invasive species, including zebra mussels. The inspections were conducted by Fisheries and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nearly-one-in-four-watercraft-fail-inspection-during-roadside-blitz-to-prevent-aquatic-pests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nearly-one-in-four-watercraft-fail-inspection-during-roadside-blitz-to-prevent-aquatic-pests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV lineup promises pugilism, pickleball and partying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soccer seems to be here to stay. There&rsquo;s been barely a minute to recover from the 2026 World Cup final. Big smiles are still lingering after last week&rsquo;s news that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-lineup-promises-pugilism-pickleball-and-partying/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-lineup-promises-pugilism-pickleball-and-partying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student  of the Prairie]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Andrian Makhnachov&rsquo;s first nine days as a Winnipegger, he immersed himself in the city&rsquo;s most distinctive delights. He went to the Goldeyes&rsquo; Ukrainian Night, toured the Manitoba Museum and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/student-of-the-prairie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/student-of-the-prairie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provinceannounces model to determine flood assistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provincial government has introduced a model to calculate disaster financial assistance for Manitobans affected by severe flooding. The province said Monday it would use a rapid residential assessment model [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinceannounces-model-to-determine-flood-assistance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinceannounces-model-to-determine-flood-assistance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair sentenced to 17 years apiece for 2022 killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Two of the three men charged in the beating and stabbing death of James Vernon Giesbrecht in 2022 were sentenced to 17 years in prison in Brandon Court [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pair-sentenced-to-17-years-apiece-for-2022-killing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pair-sentenced-to-17-years-apiece-for-2022-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever avoid ex who lied about pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I was feeling smothered by my girlfriend &mdash; she wanted to be together 24-7 and that was just too much. I told her that. Her reaction was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-avoid-ex-who-lied-about-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-avoid-ex-who-lied-about-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug treatment court leads to success]]></title><description><![CDATA[The criminal justice system has long been very good at punishing people for the consequences of addiction. It has been considerably less successful at addressing addiction itself. That is why [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-treatment-court-leads-to-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-treatment-court-leads-to-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and the threshold of pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be so easy for Donald Trump to escape from the trap he has built for himself in the Persian Gulf. Just declare a victory and leave. So what [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trump-and-the-threshold-of-pain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trump-and-the-threshold-of-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sowing the seeds of peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the abundant community input in the Free Press Letters to the Editor section and Think Tank articles regarding the Canadian Museum for Human Rights&rsquo; Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sowing-the-seeds-of-peace/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sowing-the-seeds-of-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba and clean energy challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia-Simone Rutgers&rsquo; excellent July 11 article &ldquo;Gone with the Wind!&rdquo; raises the very pressing urgency of developing Manitoba&rsquo;s future green energy requirements. This in spite of the strong oil and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-and-clean-energy-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-and-clean-energy-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. private schools on board with Aryval]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popcorn, spreadsheet stuffies and branded hot sauce have been offered at Aryval&rsquo;s conference booths. The Winnipeg company sells none of those. Still, its leadership reports massive growth over the last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-private-schools-on-board-with-aryval/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-private-schools-on-board-with-aryval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advance voter turnout looks strong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of voters who cast a ballot in advance indicates there&rsquo;s more than the usual amount of interest in Tuesday&rsquo;s provincial byelection in The Pas-Kameesak, political watchers say. Elections [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/advance-voter-turnout-looks-strong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/advance-voter-turnout-looks-strong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman pleads guilty to beating teens, injecting them with drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teens who thought they found temporary harbour in a stranger&rsquo;s apartment after they missed their late-night bus home were instead terrorized, beaten and injected with methamphetamine against their will, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-beating-teens-injecting-them-with-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-beating-teens-injecting-them-with-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our five-star fringe reviews: Final boss defeated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Mantia, Dead Chef, El Diablo of the Cards 2.0, Eleanor's Story, Erika MacDonald, Evie &amp; Alfie, Goose! Night of the Cobra Chicken, Jimmy Hogg, Middle Child, Our Father, Oversharer, Nat King Cole, 7 Lives of Louis Riel, Evolution of a Broken Heart, The Rocky Horror Show, Tony Wrestles a Stranger, Tymisha Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/our-five-star-fringe-reviews-final-boss-defeated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/our-five-star-fringe-reviews-final-boss-defeated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WestJet adding two new direct flights from Winnipeg to warm-weather destinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[WestJet will launch direct flights to two more warm destinations this winter. On Monday, the Alberta-based airline announced a direct route between Winnipeg and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westjet-adding-two-new-direct-flights-from-winnipeg-to-warm-weather-destinations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westjet-adding-two-new-direct-flights-from-winnipeg-to-warm-weather-destinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishnoi Gang active in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bishnoi Gang, which is run by a convicted gangster from his prison cell in India, appears to have gained a foothold in Manitoba. A civil forfeiture lawsuit filed in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bishnoi-gang-active-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bishnoi-gang-active-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A team — and league — of our own]]></title><description><![CDATA[North American interest in soccer is at an all-time high. No wonder, given that Canada, Mexico and the United States have hosted the men&rsquo;s World Cup for the past seven [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-team-and-league-of-our-own/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-team-and-league-of-our-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to open our eyes about AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The word &ldquo;Luddite&rdquo; carries a particular connotation. Typically, it&rsquo;s a term of mockery hurled at a person deemed technophobic, perhaps simply too stupid to appreciate modern technology. But the Luddites [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-open-our-eyes-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-open-our-eyes-about-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take things slow with stressful parental reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: When I lived in Vancouver, my parents were both messed up on drugs and drinking. To survive their craziness, I spent all my spare time as a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-things-slow-with-stressful-parental-reunion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-things-slow-with-stressful-parental-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s inspiration economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every conversation about Manitoba&rsquo;s future seems to arrive at the same place. We talk about investment, innovation, productivity and skilled labour. We celebrate the strength of our aerospace sector, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-inspiration-economy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-inspiration-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain gets new prime minister — again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number 10 Downing Street is welcoming its seventh premier in a decade. Andy Burnham, the charismatic ex-mayor of Manchester, is the latest to grip the poisoned chalice of U.K. leadership. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/britain-gets-new-prime-minister-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/britain-gets-new-prime-minister-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #15: Button-mashing mayhem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Babel, Chase Padgett, Dirk Darrow, The Glass Between Us, K-Tel Demon Hunters, Mr. Richard, Penny Ashton, Grant Canyon, Rocky Horror Show, Wisecracks for Weirdos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-15-button-mashing-mayhem/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-15-button-mashing-mayhem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #14: You’ve earned extra lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Peace Through Humour, Emil Amok, Erika MacDonald, Evie &amp; Alfie, The Late, Great Mormon Drag Queen, Mennonite Metamorphosis, Panic A Live Radio Musical, Qualia, Solovela, Your Boring Story]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-14-youve-earned-extra-lives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-14-youve-earned-extra-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #13: Achievement unlocked, levelling up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Fish, East of Berlin, Green Grab, Rowena Riddle, On Tidy Endings, Saving the Station, The Taming of the Shrew, Nat King Cole, Where We Fly From Hospital Beds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-13-achievement-unlocked-levelling-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-13-achievement-unlocked-levelling-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice — and understanding — will be served]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Masjid Bilal is a chunky grey building just off Logan Avenue surrounded by warehouses and railyards. It looks more like a bunker than a mosque. But on a Friday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-and-understanding-will-be-served/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-and-understanding-will-be-served/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #11: Our princess is in another theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA['80s Commercials, Alexander Mantia's Zucchini Club, The Ballad of Isobel Gunn, Fission, Flunked, Fringe Family Fun Show, One More Time, A Savage Love Story, Story Story Lie, The (Un)Official (Un)Researched History, Unresolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-11-our-princess-is-in-another-theatre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-11-our-princess-is-in-another-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #10: Ready Player One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Silverwood, Bullheaded, Captain Ted, Eleanor's Story, Eleven Please, Finding Rem Lezar, Hayden Maines, Jimmy Hogg, Jon Bennett, Now Don't Get Upset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-10-ready-player-one/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-10-ready-player-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #9: Farming for fringe gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celine &amp; Cher, The Commensuality Project, Couch Surfers, False Profits, Martin Dockerty, The Game of Bluff, How Much Can you Change, Human$, The Mistress of Wholesome, Winnipeg is a Lie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-9-farming-for-fringe-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-9-farming-for-fringe-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City denies teen received ‘life-altering injuries’ from police dog bite in lawsuit defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[City officials have denied a 17-year-old girl&rsquo;s claim she received life-altering injuries when a Winnipeg police dog bit her, arguing her lawsuit over last year&rsquo;s incident should be rejected. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-denies-teen-received-life-altering-injuries-from-police-dog-bite-in-lawsuit-defence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-denies-teen-received-life-altering-injuries-from-police-dog-bite-in-lawsuit-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemonade Stands for Hope raises funds for CancerCare Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard to miss the bright yellow balloons on the lawns of many Winnipeg homes this weekend. Over in St. Vital, those balloons marked the spot of nine-year-old Myla and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lemonade-stands-for-hope-raises-funds-for-cancercare-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lemonade-stands-for-hope-raises-funds-for-cancercare-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood’s wonders a highlight of summer’s DIY delights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven feet off the ground, tormented by hordes of biting blackflies, sitting in hot sun on a sheet of as-yet-un-nailed-down plywood, and I was sistering two 10-foot-long two-by-fours onto both [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woods-wonders-a-highlight-of-summers-diy-delights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woods-wonders-a-highlight-of-summers-diy-delights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spacious rural garden makes smooth transition to urban space]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not uncommon for homeowners to dig up some of their beloved plants when they sell their home and move to another property. But relocating hundreds of prized plants from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spacious-rural-garden-makes-smooth-transition-to-urban-space/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spacious-rural-garden-makes-smooth-transition-to-urban-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soar above the city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those looking to purchase a distinctive penthouse suite almost always have one issue to contend with: the need to remodel the suite to have it meet their needs and reflect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/soar-above-the-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/soar-above-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy-handed host]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many Canadians, I have avoided crossing the U.S. border in the last couple of years. For me, it was a mixture of defiance and uncertainty. What if border guards [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-handed-host/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-handed-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics isn’t about big scandals  it’s about little decisions made each day]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m determined to enjoy summer, but even while trying to unplug, I can&rsquo;t help noticing just how often workplace ethics are making headlines. For instance, Bell Canada made headlines after [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ethics-isnt-about-big-scandals-its-about-little-decisions-made-each-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ethics-isnt-about-big-scandals-its-about-little-decisions-made-each-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bearing other people’s burdens]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might feel like an honour to have a family member or friend place tremendous trust in you to be their voice when they can no longer speak for themselves. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bearing-other-peoples-burdens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bearing-other-peoples-burdens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another summer of fun at Roseau River Bible Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roseau River Bible Camp was an integral part of Jessica Knelsen&rsquo;s childhood, and she wants it to be a core memory for her daughters, too. Knelsen&rsquo;s eldest daughter, nine-year-old [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/another-summer-of-fun-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/another-summer-of-fun-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An open and shutters case]]></title><description><![CDATA[After completing a massive feature wall that includes a beautiful, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace structure with a large flat-screen TV above the mantel and an electric fireplace below &mdash; and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-open-and-shutters-case/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-open-and-shutters-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A whack-a-mole approach to a complex problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service has produced a report that details the results of a recent 10-day crackdown on open drug use and trafficking. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of both [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-whack-a-mole-approach-to-a-complex-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-whack-a-mole-approach-to-a-complex-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Welcome to footypeg; Rapid on top; Canadian Champ to be crowned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to footypeg, Northern Super League superfans! It will soon no longer be a view from Row Z. It was a long &mdash; too long &mdash; time coming, but Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-welcome-to-footypeg-rapid-on-top-canadian-champ-to-be-crowned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-welcome-to-footypeg-rapid-on-top-canadian-champ-to-be-crowned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Bombers’ Reese picks up the pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Reese admits his new routine took some getting used to. No, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie defensive end wasn&rsquo;t talking about the transition to the CFL game. That&rsquo;s been [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-reese-picks-up-the-pieces/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-reese-picks-up-the-pieces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Conviction and passion for this space’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An all-women, angel investment fund in Winnipeg is opening new doors for a Toronto-based company that produces organic, toxin-free tampons and pads. WEL Manitoba recently voted to fund Marlow, a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/conviction-and-passion-for-this-space/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/conviction-and-passion-for-this-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations’ concerns overshadowed by talk of major projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contrast could not have been more stark in Ottawa &mdash; unceded Algonquin territory &mdash; this week. On one side, hundreds of chiefs and their proxies met at the annual [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-concerns-overshadowed-by-talk-of-major-projects/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-concerns-overshadowed-by-talk-of-major-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown gets crack at former club]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no such thing as a free space on the bingo card in the CFL.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-gets-crack-at-former-club/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-gets-crack-at-former-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Harm is profound’: judge sentences man to 12 years for sexual abuse of girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting two young girls he had lured through social media. &ldquo;Because you are young and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/harm-is-profound-judge-sentences-man-to-12-years-for-sexual-abuse-of-girls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/harm-is-profound-judge-sentences-man-to-12-years-for-sexual-abuse-of-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legion celebrates 100 years with surge in memberships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Canadian Legion has experienced a surge in membership just in time for its centennial. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s quite a feat &mdash; not many organizations last for 100 years, and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legion-celebrates-100-years-with-surge-in-memberships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legion-celebrates-100-years-with-surge-in-memberships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s first construction officer quits 15 months into job]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s first chief construction officer is leaving his position, which was created to add oversight to major projects. Tom Sparrow&rsquo;s final day will be July 31, about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-first-construction-officer-quits-15-months-into-job/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-first-construction-officer-quits-15-months-into-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular low-price grocery program celebrates first year]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Audrey Foley runs out of food for her four cats, or struggles to pay for groceries for her and her mother, she turns to a community-managed store in her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/popular-low-price-grocery-program-celebrates-first-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/popular-low-price-grocery-program-celebrates-first-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #8: Experience points awarded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Side of Rice, The Crown Witness, The Cult of the Comfy Wizard, Dead Chef, Embarrassed Naked Female, Goose!, How Bono Saved My Life, Paper Fathers, Rumours in Motion, Site #57.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-8-experience-points-awarded/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-8-experience-points-awarded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride community turns vandalism on its ear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a month after a Pride billboard in the Pembina Valley was vandalized, spray paint meant to obscure the sign has become part of a message that&rsquo;s being shared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pride-community-turns-vandalism-on-its-ear/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pride-community-turns-vandalism-on-its-ear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal rescue worker reportedly killed in dog attack on Sandy Bay First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a woman was reportedly killed by a dog on the Sandy Bay First Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/animal-rescue-worker-reportedly-killed-in-dog-attack-on-sandy-bay-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/animal-rescue-worker-reportedly-killed-in-dog-attack-on-sandy-bay-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #7: Quicksave before the next show]]></title><description><![CDATA[50% Nonverbal, Brilliantly Awkward, A Curated Exit, Four Hearts, A Kid Napping, A Life in 60 Minutes, Love is Blank, Lover Girl, Somewhere Up There, Tango After Midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-7-quicksave-before-the-next-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-7-quicksave-before-the-next-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoreline spins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Teakle is the owner of Beachside Vinyl, a 400-square-foot shop located at 18 Main St., a (Rolling) stone&rsquo;s throw away from the shores of Lake Winnipeg. The 53-year-old father of four and grandfather of two admits to having fielded the question, &ldquo;Why Winnipeg Beach?&rdquo; a number of times since his grand opening earlier this year. His stock reply: why not Winnipeg Beach?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shoreline-spins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shoreline-spins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around city hall: Waters Urban Village, city council candidate, John Blumberg lease, parkae repairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise May to run in St. Norbert- Seine River A key protester against a controversial development at Lemay Forest, who is a longtime farm business owner, hopes to become the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-city-hall-waters-urban-village-city-council-candidate-john-blumberg-lease-parkae-repairs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-city-hall-waters-urban-village-city-council-candidate-john-blumberg-lease-parkae-repairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections complaint against Tories dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba elections commissioner has dismissed complaints that accused the Progressive Conservative party of breaking rules by allowing its campaign manager to work as a volunteer during the 2023 provincial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elections-complaint-against-tories-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elections-complaint-against-tories-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool yourself, not your car: time to stop denying climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The magnitude of climate change denial slapped me in the face in &mdash; of all places &mdash; the grassy parking lots at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Back for a visit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cool-yourself-not-your-car-time-to-stop-denying-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cool-yourself-not-your-car-time-to-stop-denying-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poise versus passion for historic World Cup final]]></title><description><![CDATA[All things considered, and despite the howls of partisan rivals and conspiracy theorists, Sunday&rsquo;s World Cup final is probably the right World Cup final, and for all the right reasons. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poise-versus-passion-for-historic-world-cup-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poise-versus-passion-for-historic-world-cup-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #5: Power up!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan's Inferno, Great &amp; Powerful Tim, Hapalochlaena, Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois, Letters, No Worries If Not, One Human Being Toy Story, Onwards!, Quintland, Meat Machine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-5-power-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-5-power-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #6: Side quests highly recommended]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Golden Boys, A Magician, Our Father, The Power of Ignorance, Surprise!, Strange Things, Sweat, Tony Wrestles a Stranger, La Vie Parisienne, A Woman's Guide to Romance Novels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-6-side-quests-highly-recommended/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-6-side-quests-highly-recommended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #3: You have died of too much theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[100mls Or Less, Could Kill but Creates, Cults, (Dad) Stuff, El Diablo of the Cards, D&amp;D Improv Show, Escape Reality, The Funny Thing About Men, House of Gold, The Knights of Durathor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-3-you-have-died-of-too-much-theatre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-3-you-have-died-of-too-much-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke levels up in the air as Winnipeg at mercy of Ontario wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smoke from wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario blanketed southern Manitoba Thursday night and Friday morning, and while winds are pushing the smoke eastward, a meteorologist warned it could return. &ldquo;There [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/smoke-levels-up-in-the-air-as-winnipeg-at-mercy-of-ontario-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/smoke-levels-up-in-the-air-as-winnipeg-at-mercy-of-ontario-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect sought, four arrested after string of catalytic converter thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police are searching for a man wanted in a rash of catalytic converter thefts that caught the attention of investigators in the spring. The Winnipeg Police Service issued a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspect-sought-four-arrested-after-string-of-catalytic-converter-thefts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspect-sought-four-arrested-after-string-of-catalytic-converter-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheat City wants Brier back in town for 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Seven years after hosting Canada&rsquo;s top men&rsquo;s curling tournament, the City of Brandon has made a bid to bring the Brier back in 2028. Curling Canada will announce [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wheat-city-wants-brier-back-in-town-for-2028/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wheat-city-wants-brier-back-in-town-for-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closure ‘couldn’t happen at a worse time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 78-year-old woman who has stage 4 lung cancer says she&rsquo;s &ldquo;frustrated and scared&rdquo; knowing the hospital in Dauphin may not reopen for up to a year and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closure-couldnt-happen-at-a-worse-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closure-couldnt-happen-at-a-worse-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened to public service?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, what exactly does the term &ldquo;public service&rdquo; mean? Well, I&rsquo;m not talking about the winsome waitress named Kelly, who introduces herself as your server for the night. Nor am [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-happened-to-public-service/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-happened-to-public-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steadfast support of International Criminal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 2, the United States Department of Justice issued a forceful statement rejecting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over American nationals. The declaration described any attempt by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steadfast-support-of-international-criminal-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steadfast-support-of-international-criminal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nocturnal nudist may exult in the exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I can&rsquo;t stand any more of this sweaty weather and neither can my boyfriend. Lately he has been sleeping nude on the balcony of our highrise apartment [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nocturnal-nudist-may-exult-in-the-exposure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nocturnal-nudist-may-exult-in-the-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts remain last defence of democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[India and the United States are the world&rsquo;s two biggest democracies, and both seem to be in danger. In each of them, populist federal governments are deliberately polarizing the population, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/courts-remain-last-defence-of-democracy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/courts-remain-last-defence-of-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change consequences keep piling up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has Mother Nature slapped you around enough yet, or are you finally starting to see the big picture? Manitoba has seen floods and large, damaging hail already this summer, as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-consequences-keep-piling-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-consequences-keep-piling-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Change coming’ as U of W ponders long-term plan to revitalize campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Winnipeg wants to revitalize its downtown properties, including its original campus that dates back to the late 1800s. The institution, which wants to develop a 15-year plan [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/change-coming-as-u-of-w-ponders-long-term-plan-to-revitalize-campus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/change-coming-as-u-of-w-ponders-long-term-plan-to-revitalize-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black, immigrant entrepreneurs seek growth, support at summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Uramah-Eze wants to see local Black entrepreneurs succeed. The 40-year-old Winnipegger is the founder of Afri Inspire Concepts, an umbrella company bringing various Black vendors&rsquo; wares together. The company [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/black-immigrant-entrepreneurs-seek-growth-support-at-summit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/black-immigrant-entrepreneurs-seek-growth-support-at-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You never know’: Via Rail’s on-time performance lacking in North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhoda de Meulles arrived late to her doctor&rsquo;s appointment in Thompson with a reason: the train was delayed. The Via Rail locomotive had pulled into the northern Manitoba city roughly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-never-know-via-rails-on-time-performance-lacking-in-north/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-never-know-via-rails-on-time-performance-lacking-in-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest judge recommends Winnipeg police improve training, dog handling, policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba inquest judge has made 14 recommendations stemming from the fatal shooting by police of a 22-year-old man in the Maples six years ago. Provincial court Judge Anne Krahn [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquest-judge-recommends-winnipeg-police-improve-training-dog-handling-policies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquest-judge-recommends-winnipeg-police-improve-training-dog-handling-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency five turns into regular gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaitlynn Brightnose&rsquo;s first foray into standup comedy was what many people would categorize as a waking nightmare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-five-turns-into-regular-gig/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-five-turns-into-regular-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors propose tighter controls on owners of vacant buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[City council could consider new measures to crack down on the owners of vacant and derelict buildings that have triggered frequent complaints. Couns. Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre) and Sherri Rollins [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-propose-tighter-controls-on-owners-of-vacant-buildings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-propose-tighter-controls-on-owners-of-vacant-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors expand downtown cleanup of drug-related items, weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[City hall wasted no time Thursday expanding the seasonal cleanup of drug needles and other hazardous material from select downtown parks to include many other public spaces, at least until the end of this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-expand-downtown-cleanup-of-drug-related-items-weapons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-expand-downtown-cleanup-of-drug-related-items-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #2: No cheat codes required]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dangerous Curves, Elon Muskrat, Evolution of a Broken Heart, Fool's Gambit, Hair Brained, Happy Valley, Lies of a Promiscuous Woman, Mr. Loopy Pants, Pete Seeger Tribute, Tymisha Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-2-no-cheat-codes-required/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-2-no-cheat-codes-required/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rehabilitation unlikely for man, 24, who killed stranger, executed witness, judge says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba man convicted of the unprovoked murder of a stranger and execution-style killing of a witness moments later has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rehabilitation-unlikely-for-man-24-who-killed-stranger-executed-witness-judge-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rehabilitation-unlikely-for-man-24-who-killed-stranger-executed-witness-judge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jets drop puck on sweet 16th season at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets will be a busy bunch when the new season begins. The NHL released the freshly expanded 84-game schedules for all 32 teams on Thursday and the Jets [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-drop-puck-on-sweet-16th-season-at-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-drop-puck-on-sweet-16th-season-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-year demolition of Arlington Bridge begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first pieces of the deteriorating Arlington Bridge were removed Thursday morning. A portion of the bridge directly above the CPKC railway lines was the first to be taken away [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-year-demolition-of-arlington-bridge-begins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-year-demolition-of-arlington-bridge-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor proposes city take on more debt to save tree budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham is proposing the city take on more debt to avoid trimming its tree-planting budget. In a motion at Thursday&rsquo;s city council meeting, the mayor notes a boost [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-proposes-city-take-on-more-debt-to-save-tree-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-proposes-city-take-on-more-debt-to-save-tree-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting the pancake pilgrimage in focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a simple enough recipe: one-and-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, one tablespoon of sugar, two-and-1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt, one cup [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/putting-the-pancake-pilgrimage-in-focus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/putting-the-pancake-pilgrimage-in-focus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine years for man who kidnapped delivery driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delivery driver was kidnapped after the break-up of a business partnership involving &ldquo;grey-market vapes&rdquo; that were sold at Winnipeg convenience stores, a Manitoba judge has been told. The Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-years-for-man-who-kidnapped-delivery-driver/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-years-for-man-who-kidnapped-delivery-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man enters  second guilty plea for child luring in same year]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Souris man has pleaded guilty to child luring after he asked for and received intimate photographs from a 13-year-old girl in Michigan. Lee Marwick, 42, pleaded guilty [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-enters-second-guilty-plea-for-child-luring-in-same-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-enters-second-guilty-plea-for-child-luring-in-same-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon flood protections solid as water recedes, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Officials said water levels on the Assiniboine River continued to recede and flooding infrastructure held up Wednesday despite rainy weather in Brandon. &ldquo;The flood forecast hasn&rsquo;t changed. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-flood-protections-solid-as-water-recedes-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-flood-protections-solid-as-water-recedes-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelve metres of museum space]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is striking that one of the smallest exhibitions at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has generated one of the largest public controversies in the museum&rsquo;s history. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/twelve-metres-of-museum-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/twelve-metres-of-museum-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next Duff’s Ditch must be medical]]></title><description><![CDATA[A runaway rail trolley hurtles towards five people tied to the tracks. You stand at the switch lever. If you pull the lever, the trolley veers onto a sidetrack, where [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-next-duffs-ditch-must-be-medical/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-next-duffs-ditch-must-be-medical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweatier summers may call for fresh approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I come from a hot country where we showered a lot &mdash; we don&rsquo;t like being sweaty. We&rsquo;ll sometimes hit the shower three times on a hot [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweatier-summers-may-call-for-fresh-approach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweatier-summers-may-call-for-fresh-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers’ D starting to show its teeth]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one stood on a table and delivered a rah-rah speech. The scheme wasn&rsquo;t overhauled, and there were no major changes to the roster either. And yet, after opening the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-d-starting-to-show-its-teeth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-d-starting-to-show-its-teeth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa invests $3.5M in EMILI growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[GROSSE ISLE &mdash; A Winnipeg-based non-profit committed to advancing digital agriculture is receiving a multimillion-dollar investment from the federal government that coincides with the organization&rsquo;s 10th anniversary. Liberal MP Doug [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-invests-35m-in-emili-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-invests-35m-in-emili-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bee2gether Bikes out of The Forks after lease confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tandem bike rentals aren&rsquo;t on offer at The Forks this summer &mdash; and the longtime company behind them is claiming financial loss, calling the change unexpected. For nearly two decades, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bee2gether-bikes-out-of-the-forks-after-lease-confusion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bee2gether-bikes-out-of-the-forks-after-lease-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro’s planned outages turn out the lights for thousands across province]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business owners in the East Beaches area of Lake Winnipeg hauled out generators Wednesday after a planned Manitoba Hydro outage left thousands of residents and cottagers without power. Lise Bourassa, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-planned-outages-turn-out-the-lights-for-thousands-across-province/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-planned-outages-turn-out-the-lights-for-thousands-across-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Folklorama mural rises in Winnipeg’s West End]]></title><description><![CDATA[A M&eacute;tis sash, Chinese dragon, Japanese lanterns, Scottish bagpipes and an Italian Vespa scooter are just a few of the cultural symbols taking shape on a new Folklorama mural in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-folklorama-mural-rises-in-winnipegs-west-end/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-folklorama-mural-rises-in-winnipegs-west-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ste. Anne hospital to be closed till next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ste. Anne hospital has been closed since Monday as the facility&rsquo;s cooling system is down, but community leaders say the response to fix it has been rapid. Southern Health [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ste-anne-hospital-to-be-closed-till-next-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ste-anne-hospital-to-be-closed-till-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba chiefs behind renewed effort to criminalize residential school denialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations chiefs from across the country have unanimously passed an emergency resolution that calls on the federal government to criminalize residential school denialism as hate speech. The resolution was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-chiefs-behind-renewed-effort-to-criminalize-residential-school-denialism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-chiefs-behind-renewed-effort-to-criminalize-residential-school-denialism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain latest Port of Churchill shipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prairie grain will soon ship out of the Port of Churchill for the first time in at least five years. Starting Friday, grain will be moved to the northern Manitoba [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grain-latest-port-of-churchill-shipment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grain-latest-port-of-churchill-shipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddle to the metal]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve played in your basement and watched it from afar during the Olympics but you may never have gotten the opportunity to see the pros do it. That&rsquo;s right, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paddle-to-the-metal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paddle-to-the-metal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Level up your fringe experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before you press start on this year&rsquo;s fringe, consult someone who has logged serious hours. Whether you are a first-time fringer or chasing another festival high score, these tips will help you play smarter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/level-up-your-fringe-experience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/level-up-your-fringe-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a way to fly — if you’re rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my husband and I were catching a flight from Roat&aacute;n, Honduras, to Toronto earlier this year, we shared a taxi to the airport with an acquaintance. He was an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-a-way-to-fly-if-youre-rich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-a-way-to-fly-if-youre-rich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snubbing wife’s desire for ‘sexercise’ not good sign]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: With my encouragement, my chubby wife lost 45 pounds over the winter and spring. She also joined an all-female running group. Last night she had the nerve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/snubbing-wifes-desire-for-sexercise-not-good-sign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/snubbing-wifes-desire-for-sexercise-not-good-sign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirees forced to find own care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of a Winnipeg retirement home have taken matters into their own hands after the majority of the facility&rsquo;s home-care aides were laid off following their unionization. A committee of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retirees-forced-to-find-own-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retirees-forced-to-find-own-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plenty of losses all around]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last time oil-tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein&rsquo;s brutal tyranny in Iraq versus Ayatollah Khomeini&rsquo;s revolutionary Islamist regime [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plenty-of-losses-all-around/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plenty-of-losses-all-around/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian AI: What kind, and who will own it]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is it we should fear about AI? That it will take our jobs? Overload our electricity networks and make our own energy needs more expensive? Put scarce freshwater resources [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-ai-what-kind-and-who-will-own-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-ai-what-kind-and-who-will-own-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brewing up a new bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brewing industry isn&rsquo;t known for being health conscious but, for a team of University of Manitoba students, it was the key to creating a chocolate bar that combines nutrition [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brewing-up-a-new-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brewing-up-a-new-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATV deaths, injuries are call for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The numbers are alarming, and the calls to address them are neither unexpected nor unreasonable. But reducing the rate of injuries and deaths related to the use of all-terrain vehicles [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/atv-deaths-injuries-are-call-for-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/atv-deaths-injuries-are-call-for-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Bombers’ Brown not bent on revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the kind of storyline you&rsquo;d find in the wacky world of professional wrestling. You know, the one where someone is disrespected and cast aside by their former alliance, only [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-brown-not-bent-on-revenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-brown-not-bent-on-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bisons’ Neill carries lead into final round of men’s amateur]]></title><description><![CDATA[RORY Neill woke up Tuesday with a share of the lead in the 115th edition of the Golf Manitoba men&rsquo;s amateur championship. He went to bed with the solo lead. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bisons-neill-carries-lead-into-final-round-of-mens-amateur/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bisons-neill-carries-lead-into-final-round-of-mens-amateur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot topic: mayor considers max temp for rental properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham says he&rsquo;s open to exploring a call to set a maximum temperature for indoor rental units. &ldquo;I think we should be looking at that, as far as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hot-topic-mayor-considers-max-temp-for-rental-properties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hot-topic-mayor-considers-max-temp-for-rental-properties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buckled cement gives drivers the heave-ho]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highways, local roads and sidewalks have buckled and broken thanks to extreme heat in recent days, wreaking havoc with travel. Garth Thomson was driving on the Perimeter Highway, just north [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buckled-cement-gives-drivers-the-heave-ho/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buckled-cement-gives-drivers-the-heave-ho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis Riel’s life reimagined as a genre-hopping production]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing everyone can agree on: Louis Riel contained multitudes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riels-life-reimagined-as-a-genre-hopping-production/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riels-life-reimagined-as-a-genre-hopping-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He knew how vulnerable she was’: man gets 7 years for sexually abusing girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 52-year-old grandfather convicted of sexually abusing an already exploited and vulnerable child who looked to him for comfort and support has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Kevin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-knew-how-vulnerable-she-was-man-gets-7-years-for-sexually-abusing-girl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-knew-how-vulnerable-she-was-man-gets-7-years-for-sexually-abusing-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff’s officer dies in collision with train]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s premier says the &ldquo;service and sacrifice&rdquo; of a sheriff&rsquo;s officer who died in a train collision near Portage la Prairie on Tuesday morning will &ldquo;never be forgotten.&rdquo; RCMP were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sheriffs-officer-dies-in-collision-with-train/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sheriffs-officer-dies-in-collision-with-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West End groups applaud drug crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several groups in the Maryland-Sherbrook community say they support the police service&rsquo;s recent crackdown on open drug use and trafficking because of the escalating threat of violence to residents as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/west-end-groups-applaud-drug-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/west-end-groups-applaud-drug-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot dead by police at Linden Woods home after dispute with brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg Police Service officer shot dead a 42-year-old man armed with an &ldquo;edged weapon&rdquo; at a home in Linden Woods on Monday evening. A man called police at about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-shot-dead-by-police-at-linden-woods-home-after-dispute-with-brother/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-shot-dead-by-police-at-linden-woods-home-after-dispute-with-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam the door on overly aggressive suitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My new boyfriend wanted a key to my place and I told him, &ldquo;Not yet &mdash; we just met. It&rsquo;s too soon.&rdquo; So, last night I came [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slam-the-door-on-overly-aggressive-suitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slam-the-door-on-overly-aggressive-suitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Name-change sex abuser pleads guilty]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convicted child sex predator who changed his name before going on to abuse another victim is now facing a likely 15-year prison sentence. Ryan Knight, 44, pleaded guilty Monday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/name-change-sex-abuser-pleads-guilty/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/name-change-sex-abuser-pleads-guilty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbidden no more]]></title><description><![CDATA[In pants nearly as wide at the ankle as a downtown sidewalk, Bistyek cuts a striking silhouette on his daily marches through the Exchange District, an area the painter has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forbidden-no-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forbidden-no-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Structural flaws affect health-care performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The record is not background. It is the forecast. Past performance is the best available indicator of future performance. That principle belongs to every field in which the conditions producing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/structural-flaws-affect-health-care-performance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/structural-flaws-affect-health-care-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provincial independence means loss of portable health benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the many decades that I practised internal medicine, at times I would warn patients about the potential adverse effects of medications or procedures. No one accused me of scare-mongering. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-independence-means-loss-of-portable-health-benefits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-independence-means-loss-of-portable-health-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More mayoral candidates would mean more ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The absence of a competitive race for Winnipeg mayor is shaping up as one of the biggest disappointments of this year&rsquo;s civic election. Incumbent Scott Gillingham remains the clear favourite [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-mayoral-candidates-would-mean-more-ideas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-mayoral-candidates-would-mean-more-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Review shuttered in local ad flyer delivery shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Free Press&rsquo;s parent company is shuttering its weekly community paper and flyer distribution in what some expect to be a wave of closures to hit the Canadian newspaper industry. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-review-shuttered-in-local-ad-flyer-delivery-shift/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-review-shuttered-in-local-ad-flyer-delivery-shift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toys ‘R’ Us closing Polo Park store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Embattled toy retailer Toys &ldquo;R&rdquo; Us is closing its store in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Polo Park area. Staff hung signs sharing the news &mdash; and advertising liquidation pricing &mdash; on Friday. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/toys-r-us-closing-polo-park-store/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/toys-r-us-closing-polo-park-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba firm fills merch tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans of California-based rock band Mammoth who purchase one of the group&rsquo;s T-shirts tonight at Canada Life Centre will be purchasing clothing that was screenprinted in Manitoba. HD Graphics Inc., [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-firm-fills-merch-tables/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-firm-fills-merch-tables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look who’s coming back: a sneak peek at fringe faves]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s all in the game at this year&rsquo;s Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. Though the majority of the indie performances at this year&rsquo;s fest don&rsquo;t have to do with video games, the &ldquo;Play Hard&rdquo; theme will surely yield dozens of critical hits for veterans and newbs alike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/look-whos-coming-back-a-sneak-peek-at-fringe-faves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/look-whos-coming-back-a-sneak-peek-at-fringe-faves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom spearheads fight for rehab services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years ago, a car crash permanently changed Will Castor&rsquo;s life. The 28-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury that required a long recovery as he worked to relearn skills many [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mom-spearheads-fight-for-rehab-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mom-spearheads-fight-for-rehab-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiring theatre program bridges gap between inside and outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if, instead of hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood as it happened, we instead heard about the impacts of its actions? For example, what might be the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inspiring-theatre-program-bridges-gap-between-inside-and-outside/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inspiring-theatre-program-bridges-gap-between-inside-and-outside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney plays well on the road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bankers are detail-oriented, pragmatic types. They seek to maximize assets incrementally, without taking big swings or big risks. Bankers who run central banks &mdash; controlling the monetary policy of nations [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carney-plays-well-on-the-road/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carney-plays-well-on-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painter honed art of volunteering at Lower Fort Garry historic site]]></title><description><![CDATA[When visitors wandered around Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site in the summer of 2023, they encountered a rather unusual volunteer: artist JD Hawk at his easel, busily working on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/painter-honed-art-of-volunteering-at-lower-fort-garry-historic-site/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/painter-honed-art-of-volunteering-at-lower-fort-garry-historic-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time to start a healthier new life chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I want my wife back! I ran into her at a wedding recently, and she was as brilliant and charming as ever. She has also lost the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-to-start-a-healthier-new-life-chapter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-to-start-a-healthier-new-life-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it works in Ontario, why not in Manitoba?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grid-scale battery storage has fundamentally changed the global energy landscape &mdash; and Manitoba needs to get on board. Battery systems store large amounts of excess electricity for when it&rsquo;s most [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-it-works-in-ontario-why-not-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-it-works-in-ontario-why-not-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home is where heart is]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 25 years after the dramatic film Pay It Forward inspired moviegoers to engage in acts of goodwill, serial reciprocity is alive and well at Pristine Roofing and Siding. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/home-is-where-heart-is/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/home-is-where-heart-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Havin’ a heat wave — forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I acquired my seaside home years ago on Mexico&rsquo;s Yucatan Gulf Coast, I learned instantly that the Yucatan routinely broils for most of the year with temperatures in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/havin-a-heat-wave-forever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/havin-a-heat-wave-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Count Binface vs. Nigel Farage]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the time of writing there is still hope Count Binface can pull off a surprise byelection win and dethrone Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, who has led [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/count-binface-vs-nigel-farage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/count-binface-vs-nigel-farage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears stumble to first home loss against struggling Surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time, the Winnipeg Sea Bears couldn&rsquo;t find that late-game magic. Winnipeg&rsquo;s pro hoops squad has found a way to the finish line so many times this season it almost [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-stumble-to-first-home-loss-against-struggling-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-stumble-to-first-home-loss-against-struggling-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winkler’s Peters named to AL all-star team as replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tristan Peters story continues to deliver one compelling chapter after another. And now the pride of Winkler, who is enjoying a breakout Major League Baseball season, can add &ldquo;all-star&rdquo; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winklers-peters-named-to-al-all-star-team-as-replacement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winklers-peters-named-to-al-all-star-team-as-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very quiet around here’: Duck Mountain biz owners plead for assistance after flooding washes out park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business owners at Duck Mountain Provincial Park who have lost thousands in revenue say they&rsquo;re feeling left out of flood-recovery assistance in the Parkland region. Dawn Dowsett, owner of Blue [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/very-quiet-around-here-duck-mountain-biz-owners-plead-for-assistance-after-flooding-washes-out-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/very-quiet-around-here-duck-mountain-biz-owners-plead-for-assistance-after-flooding-washes-out-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertainty bakes costs into CUSMA chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite all the melodramatic hype and handwringing leading up to it, the July 1 timeline for renewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade passed without a U.S. commitment to extend [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uncertainty-bakes-costs-into-cusma-chain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uncertainty-bakes-costs-into-cusma-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rage politics meets its serious counterpart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serious times call for serious politics. That means serious leaders offering serious solutions. If all this sounds like a campaign slogan for the establishment, you&rsquo;re probably right. But its rising [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rage-politics-meets-its-serious-counterpart/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rage-politics-meets-its-serious-counterpart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police can’t arrest away city drug crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers have debated how to respond to the city&rsquo;s worsening drug crisis for years. There has never been much disagreement that open drug use, trafficking and disorder in public spaces [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-cant-arrest-away-city-drug-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-cant-arrest-away-city-drug-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor’s flip-flop a welcome effect of campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trees may not have a vote, but they are poised to become among the biggest winners from this fall&rsquo;s municipal elections in Winnipeg. At the start of the week, things [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-flip-flop-a-welcome-effect-of-campaign/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-flip-flop-a-welcome-effect-of-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoralty race off to glacial start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a few months before voters select their next city council, Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayoral race has barely begun. Mayor Scott Gillingham, who registered his re-election bid May 1, has yet to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoralty-race-off-to-glacial-start/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoralty-race-off-to-glacial-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous theatre founder gets nod for prestigious prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[For her work as the founding artistic director of Oshkagoojin Indigenous Theatre for Youth, Winnipeg&rsquo;s Nova Courchene has been named the recipient of one of Manitoba theatre&rsquo;s highest honours for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-theatre-founder-gets-nod-for-prestigious-prize/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-theatre-founder-gets-nod-for-prestigious-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fond memories, new adventures at Roseau River Bible Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruth Morris has fond memories of attending summer camp as a child. The food. The fun activities. The fireside chats. And, most of all, the freedom she felt. &ldquo;I was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fond-memories-new-adventures-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fond-memories-new-adventures-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banned drunk driver in crash charged with getting behind wheel again]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man who served time for drunkenly slamming a minivan into an off-duty police officer riding a motorcycle in 2023 is accused of getting behind the wheel, despite court [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banned-drunk-driver-in-crash-charged-with-getting-behind-wheel-again/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banned-drunk-driver-in-crash-charged-with-getting-behind-wheel-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jockeying for position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jockeys Antonio Whitehall and Sven Balroop are waging a great battle for the 2026 riding title at Assiniboia Downs, and both will be aboard some very good horses in next [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockeying-for-position/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockeying-for-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen bike back in hands of cross-Canada traveller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers have come through in a big way for a man who had his bike stolen in the city while on a cross-Canada journey. Fergus Watt, 69, had his bike [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-bike-back-in-hands-of-cross-canada-traveller/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-bike-back-in-hands-of-cross-canada-traveller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based Telpay acquires Toronto startup Notch Financial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg payments company Telpay Inc. has acquired Notch Financial, a Toronto-based business that creates accounts receivable automation software. The acquisition strengthens Telpay&rsquo;s ability to help Canadian businesses manage the complete [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-telpay-acquires-toronto-startup-notch-financial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-telpay-acquires-toronto-startup-notch-financial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We like the heat’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ray-Patrick Didder is no stranger to heat. The product of Oranjestad, Aruba, loves to see the thermostat climb high as it does back home pretty much year-round. Perhaps it&rsquo;s not [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-like-the-heat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-like-the-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless face even more peril in high heat after drug use crackdown, advocates say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates say the recent police crackdown on open drug use on Winnipeg streets has driven members of the homeless community into the shadows and will put them at risk during [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-face-even-more-peril-in-high-heat-after-drug-use-crackdown-advocates-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-face-even-more-peril-in-high-heat-after-drug-use-crackdown-advocates-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears look to stay best in West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Raimbault isn&rsquo;t one to pay mind to the standings, but the Winnipeg Sea Bears&rsquo; head coach is in tune enough to know that his team may have a chance [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-look-to-stay-best-in-west/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-look-to-stay-best-in-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused in Walmart blaze previously set fire at Garden City mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge urged Ronald Marmito Amigo to address his addiction to methamphetamine as she sentenced him last year for lighting a fire in a storage area at Garden City Shopping [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-in-walmart-blaze-previously-set-fire-at-garden-city-mall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-in-walmart-blaze-previously-set-fire-at-garden-city-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pipeline could be Kinew’s legacy or a slick disappointment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Wab Kinew poised to become Manitoba&rsquo;s Pipeline King? Developments on several fronts are giving Manitoba&rsquo;s premier the opportunity to make oil and gas pipelines not only the cornerstone of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipeline-could-be-kinews-legacy-or-a-slick-disappointment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipeline-could-be-kinews-legacy-or-a-slick-disappointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third man charged after delivery driver held at gunpoint during 2024 robbery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men have been charged in a 2024 kidnapping that a saw a Winnipeg delivery driver held at gunpoint for hours as thieves stole merchandise from a business and storage [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/third-man-charged-after-delivery-driver-held-at-gunpoint-during-2024-robbery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/third-man-charged-after-delivery-driver-held-at-gunpoint-during-2024-robbery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stony drug-detection cuts threaten safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a pressure every federal and provincial department faces during budget cycles, particularly after a change in government brings promises of belt-tightening and eliminating the wasteful excesses of the previous [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stony-drug-detection-cuts-threaten-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stony-drug-detection-cuts-threaten-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sorry’ just won’t atone for tactless ‘tank’ talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I didn&rsquo;t know my wife was in the house when I was talking to my brother on the phone about her new bathing suit &ldquo;which makes her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sorry-just-wont-atone-for-tactless-tank-talk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sorry-just-wont-atone-for-tactless-tank-talk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready or not: youth aging out of care]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most young people, the transition to adulthood is gradual. Many parents continue providing housing, financial assistance, emotional support and practical guidance long after their children turns 18. Youth in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-or-not-youth-aging-out-of-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-or-not-youth-aging-out-of-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba needs clean, publicly owned data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some might disagree, but I believe Winnipeg needs an AI data centre. I am not talking about a huge, polluting warehouse that raises electricity prices and sends profits out of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-needs-clean-publicly-owned-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-needs-clean-publicly-owned-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goofy ensemble comedy riffs on The Wizard of Oz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unabashedly all over the place, this amiable ensemble comedy from director and co-writer David Wain (known for the sketch show The State and the Wet Hot American Summer movies) delivers [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goofy-ensemble-comedy-riffs-on-the-wizard-of-oz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goofy-ensemble-comedy-riffs-on-the-wizard-of-oz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment rents continue to climb in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average Manitoba apartment rents continue to rise, bucking a national trend of lower prices. Across Canada, the average rent dropped 4.3 per cent year-over-year, to $2,033. Winnipeg saw a marginal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-rents-continue-to-climb-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-rents-continue-to-climb-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An evening in the emergency room]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;ve been done countless times before. Stories about painfully long wait times in the hospital emergency room. The reaction is always the same. We get angry. Politicians talk about improvements [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-evening-in-the-emergency-room/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-evening-in-the-emergency-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraus steps up in first start as Sea Bears beat Stingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mason Kraus has played his role &mdash; and played it well &mdash; all summer. A true three-and-D who has hit a few timely buckets and played a part in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kraus-steps-up-in-first-start-as-sea-bears-beat-stingers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kraus-steps-up-in-first-start-as-sea-bears-beat-stingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Man who saw the future before others did’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who launched a global human resources firm from Winnipeg &mdash; and has been recognized as one of the world&rsquo;s longest-serving CEOs &mdash; is being remembered as a pioneer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-saw-the-future-before-others-did/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-saw-the-future-before-others-did/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney’s pick for Manitoba senator called a curious choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s newest representative in the Senate only moved to the province in 2019. Unlike former Manitoba Senate candidates, Geeta Tucker hasn&rsquo;t known this province for very long &mdash; and that&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carneys-pick-for-manitoba-senator-called-a-curious-choice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carneys-pick-for-manitoba-senator-called-a-curious-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross-Canada tour back on track for cyclist whose bike was stolen in Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man whose cycling trip across Canada came to a halt in Winnipeg &mdash; when his bike was stolen &mdash; can resume his bucket-list journey after help from local cyclists. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cross-canada-tour-back-on-track-for-cyclist-whose-bike-was-stolen-in-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cross-canada-tour-back-on-track-for-cyclist-whose-bike-was-stolen-in-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor flip-flops on cutting tree-planting budget after intense criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public opposition has prompted Mayor Scott Gillingham to change his mind about chopping $1.2 million from the city&rsquo;s tree-planting program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-flip-flops-on-cutting-tree-planting-budget-after-intense-criticism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-flip-flops-on-cutting-tree-planting-budget-after-intense-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman pleads guilty to disposing body in hockey bag]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who was threatened into dumping the body of a Mexican citizen who was slain in a North End basement last year has pleaded guilty to accessory after the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-disposing-body-in-hockey-bag/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-disposing-body-in-hockey-bag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Winkler hit by cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winkler has become the latest Manitoba municipality to grapple with cybersecurity incidents. On Tuesday morning, the city&rsquo;s cybersecurity protection systems detected an incident, prompting officials to isolate affected systems and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-of-winkler-hit-by-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-of-winkler-hit-by-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meridian Prize launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the Polaris has recognized top Canadian albums since 2006, there has long been some consternation within industry circles regarding regional dominance by artists from Ontario and Quebec.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meridian-prize-launched/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meridian-prize-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polaris nod brings Begonia’s fantasy closer to reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[After taking home the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year in March, Winnipeg singer-songwriter Begonia has now earned a spot on the 10-album short list for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/polaris-nod-brings-begonias-fantasy-closer-to-reality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/polaris-nod-brings-begonias-fantasy-closer-to-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritans bring cleanup efforts to flooded communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian relief organization that has been helping Parkland homeowners recover from flooding for nearly a month is shifting its work to Swan River and has vowed to stay until [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-samaritans-bring-cleanup-efforts-to-flooded-communities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-samaritans-bring-cleanup-efforts-to-flooded-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment fire that sent 8 to hospital was drug related, tenants say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire that tore through a Manitoba Housing building on Furby Street early Thursday, sending eight people to hospital and displacing tenants, started in a suite known for drug use, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-fire-that-sent-8-to-hospital-was-drug-related-tenants-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-fire-that-sent-8-to-hospital-was-drug-related-tenants-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keystone Party, like other right-wing factions, remains irrelevant in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few provincial elections, Manitoba politics produces the same ghost story. A new right-wing political party emerges, declares the Progressive Conservatives have abandoned conservative principles and vows to offer voters [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keystone-party-like-other-right-wing-factions-remains-irrelevant-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keystone-party-like-other-right-wing-factions-remains-irrelevant-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tacit tactics help keep granny somewhat sober]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife&rsquo;s Vancouver relatives just left, heading off for a holiday on the East Coast. We hosted a party before they departed and I must say grandma [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tacit-tactics-help-keep-granny-somewhat-sober/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tacit-tactics-help-keep-granny-somewhat-sober/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossburn couple  whose house  destroyed  amazed by kindness]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Brian Brown said he and his wife Bernadine are doing well more than a week after a tornado tore part of their house apart near Rossburn. Brown said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rossburn-couple-whose-house-destroyed-amazed-by-kindness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rossburn-couple-whose-house-destroyed-amazed-by-kindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pipelines must be paid for by oil companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[As much of the northern hemisphere bakes in searing heat and a monster El Ni&ntilde;o picks up steam in the tropical Pacific, both the signature of human-caused climate change, Canada&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipelines-must-be-paid-for-by-oil-companies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipelines-must-be-paid-for-by-oil-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking with Ted Barker]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had planned to attend the opening of Ted Barker&rsquo;s exhibition at 226 Gallery last Friday evening, but another commitment intervened. By the time I arrived the following afternoon, three [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/looking-with-ted-barker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/looking-with-ted-barker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Edwards is experiencing total freedom. Years removed from taking a break from the music industry, the songwriter, who turns 48 on Saturday, has come to a certain peace about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/creative-freedom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/creative-freedom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating an important milestone in their new country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourteen high school graduates gathered at Zaytoon on Wednesday to celebrate a milestone that represented years of hard work and adjustment. The recent grads, all newcomers or refugees, arrived at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/celebrating-an-important-milestone-in-their-new-country/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/celebrating-an-important-milestone-in-their-new-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dauphin hospital to stay closed for extended period owing to flood damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hospital in Dauphin will remain closed for months as officials assess and rectify the damage caused by severe flooding. Internal documents sent to staff from the CEO of Prairie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-hospital-to-stay-closed-for-extended-period-owing-to-flood-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-hospital-to-stay-closed-for-extended-period-owing-to-flood-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Taking everything one shot at a time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week has been both a marathon and a sprint for Camryn Thomas and Jewel Lafleche. Eighteen holes in the rain-delayed and re-scheduled Manitoba Women&rsquo;s Amateur on Sunday. A gruelling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/taking-everything-one-shot-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/taking-everything-one-shot-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play for all: story time inspires students to fight for accessible playgrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerned about injustice on their school jungle gym, St. Vital students spent months researching upgrades to make playgrounds more accessible for children in Manitoba. Darwin School is dismissed for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-for-all-story-time-inspires-students-to-fight-for-accessible-playgrounds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-for-all-story-time-inspires-students-to-fight-for-accessible-playgrounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The scoop on cricket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need the scoop on cricket, but you&rsquo;re not sure who to ask? Free Press mascot Scoop has you covered. Let&rsquo;s break down the rules, plays and wickets of the second largest sport in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-scoop-on-cricket/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-scoop-on-cricket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Site of former cop shop to be transformed into housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to transform a vacant former police station on prime Pembina Highway land into a mixed-use building with 150 housing units are moving forward, as the city pursues infrastructure upgrades [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/site-of-former-cop-shop-to-be-transformed-into-housing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/site-of-former-cop-shop-to-be-transformed-into-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mosquito-free summers nice while they lasted]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was nice while it lasted, wasn&rsquo;t it? And it certainly seemed to last a long, lovely time. But with this spring and early summer&rsquo;s unusually heavy rainfall and significant standing-water accumulation, our blissful vacation from mosquito swarming and swatting is most definitely over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mosquito-free-summers-nice-while-they-lasted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mosquito-free-summers-nice-while-they-lasted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragedy on two wheels: Motorbike deaths rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year has been a tragic one for Manitoba&rsquo;s motorcycle community. The latest fatality involves a 56-year-old Steinbach woman who crashed in Whiteshell Provincial Park on Sunday, the sixth motorcycle-related [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tragedy-on-two-wheels-motorbike-deaths-rising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tragedy-on-two-wheels-motorbike-deaths-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowns seeks 29-year sentence for child sexual abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Crown prosecutor has asked a Brandon judge to impose a 29-year sentence on a man who sexually abused his two daughters for several years. &ldquo;(He) was in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crowns-seeks-29-year-sentence-for-child-sexual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crowns-seeks-29-year-sentence-for-child-sexual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Central park’ revamp in works for Keystone Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Keystone Centre plans to revamp its ground space by adding an outdoor rink and trails, as well as enhancing the camping area. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s showing that we can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/central-park-revamp-in-works-for-keystone-centre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/central-park-revamp-in-works-for-keystone-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agency nurse pleads guilty to working in ICU without training, credentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba nurse has pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after she worked shifts at an Intensive Care Unit in the province without the proper training and misrepresented her credentials at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/agency-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-working-in-icu-without-training-credentials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/agency-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-working-in-icu-without-training-credentials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can you do with $200 million?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s see if I&rsquo;ve got this right. In the article Carbon capture project gains support (June 30). Julia-Simone Rutgers writes that the direct carbon capture facility proposed by Deep Sky [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-can-you-do-with-200-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-can-you-do-with-200-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union urges voters to make buy local civic election issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s largest union is calling on voters to demand local-first practices from candidates running in the civic election in October. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-urges-voters-to-make-buy-local-civic-election-issue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-urges-voters-to-make-buy-local-civic-election-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late lawyer Sid Green’s tenacity changed lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Free Press tribute to Sid Green (Man of conviction, July 4) captured so much of the man I knew: his intelligence, his tenacity, his independence and his willingness to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-lawyer-sid-greens-tenacity-changed-lives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-lawyer-sid-greens-tenacity-changed-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperialist crusades: 21st-century style]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 11th century and lasting into the 13th, the papacy launched a series of at least eight military campaigns we now refer to as the Crusades, or Holy Wars. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/imperialist-crusades-21st-century-style/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/imperialist-crusades-21st-century-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny times first, then on to frisky business]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband is a born comic. The thing is, his sense of humour comes alive when it&rsquo;s not supposed to. He gets me laughing with him in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/funny-times-first-then-on-to-frisky-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/funny-times-first-then-on-to-frisky-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa tabs $10.2M for AI development, use in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drones will replace books in Manitoba&rsquo;s newest government-funded library. Ottawa has slated $1.14 million for the Manitoba Construction Sector Council, who will oversee the project. The council is among six [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-102m-for-ai-development-use-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-102m-for-ai-development-use-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Beach staple Playland back in action]]></title><description><![CDATA[WINNIPEG BEACH &mdash; Tyler Bennie and Melanie McFarlane needed a change of pace, so they bought an arcade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-beach-staple-playland-back-in-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-beach-staple-playland-back-in-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Settlement reached in priest sex-abuse lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who launched a lawsuit in 2023 over sexual abuse claims has reached a settlement with the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, the Red River Valley School Division and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/settlement-reached-in-priest-sex-abuse-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/settlement-reached-in-priest-sex-abuse-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-track Trump’s bluster best taken with grain of salt]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, everyone knows Donald Trump has made it nearly impossible to know what to believe from one day to the next when it comes to tariffs, trade deals or [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-track-trumps-bluster-best-taken-with-grain-of-salt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-track-trumps-bluster-best-taken-with-grain-of-salt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleanup ‘staggering’ as severe storm slams Whiteshell, Kenora]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chainsaws buzzed around Darren James on Tuesday while seasonal residents cleaned up and assessed damage from a severe storm that hit part of Whiteshell Provincial Park a day earlier. Broken [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cleanup-staggering-as-severe-storm-slams-whiteshell-kenora/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cleanup-staggering-as-severe-storm-slams-whiteshell-kenora/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor takes RM to court to recover legal fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years after winning a legal appeal against the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, the area&rsquo;s mayor has filed litigation to recover costs from the court battle that followed a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-takes-rm-to-court-to-recover-legal-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-takes-rm-to-court-to-recover-legal-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little house, big female energy and golf drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[From its earliest black-and-white flickers to today&rsquo;s kaleidoscope of small-screen streaming options, television has offered many pleasures. This new handful of new viewing recommendations dances nicely along that spectrum, from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/little-house-big-female-energy-and-golf-drama/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/little-house-big-female-energy-and-golf-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Iconic institution’ Halal Meat Centre for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Formally, Manitoba&rsquo;s oldest halal shop is called Halal Meat Centre. But to many in the Muslim community, the outdoor sign could just as easily read &ldquo;Yusuf&rsquo;s.&rdquo; Until now. After 36 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iconic-institution-halal-meat-centre-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iconic-institution-halal-meat-centre-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brotherly bond boosts local Amazing Race competitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sacha has a feeling and S&eacute;bastien has a plan &mdash; together they&rsquo;ll work it out. Winnipeg brothers and best friends S&eacute;bastien and Sacha R&eacute;gnier have added &ldquo;teammates&rdquo; to their list [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brotherly-bond-boosts-local-amazing-race-competitors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brotherly-bond-boosts-local-amazing-race-competitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu’s remaining options: military victory or jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The graveyards are full of indispensable men,&rdquo; said former French premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago and it&rsquo;s still true. Israel&rsquo;s precisely timed surprise attack on Iran on Feb. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/netanyahus-remaining-options-military-victory-or-jail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/netanyahus-remaining-options-military-victory-or-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Tories can learn from Poilievre’s mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the many errors made by Pierre Poilievre since becoming leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, his decision to attempt to persuade supporters of Max Bernier&rsquo;s People&rsquo;s Party and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tories-can-learn-from-poilievres-mistake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tories-can-learn-from-poilievres-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency responders overburdened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service&rsquo;s first comprehensive annual report offers an uncomfortable but necessary reality check. Winnipeg&rsquo;s emergency responders are being asked to do more than ever, while the public [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-responders-overburdened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-responders-overburdened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken ‘business’ needs expert consultation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband has always said &ldquo;marriage becomes a business deal&rdquo; after the romance wears off and the children demand their mother&rsquo;s full attention. He was only justifying [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broken-business-needs-expert-consultation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broken-business-needs-expert-consultation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling retailer Toys ‘R’ Us to shutter Transcona store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playtime is almost over at the Toys &ldquo;R&rdquo; Us store in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Transcona neighbourhood. Signs hanging in the front windows indicate the longtime big-box chain outlet is closing. &ldquo;All stock [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/struggling-retailer-toys-r-us-to-shutter-transcona-store/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/struggling-retailer-toys-r-us-to-shutter-transcona-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work permits extended to 2027 for international grads]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is offering a reprieve for international graduates who found work and settled in Manitoba, giving the province more time to process a backlog of provincial nominee applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/work-permits-extended-to-2027-for-international-grads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/work-permits-extended-to-2027-for-international-grads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s still happening’: rally held at Law Courts after third death at remand centre in 10 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treatment at the Winnipeg Remand Centre was compared to residential schools as a family awaits answers about an in-custody death. Kiana Everett&rsquo;s family stood outside the pre-trial detention centre Monday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-still-happening-rally-held-at-law-courts-after-third-death-at-remand-centre-in-10-months/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-still-happening-rally-held-at-law-courts-after-third-death-at-remand-centre-in-10-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The finest folks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musical discovery is a central tenet of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which takes place Thursday through Sunday at Birds Hill Provincial Park. Keep reading for a round-up, curated by Free Press staff, of acts playing the festival for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-finest-folks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-finest-folks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian military team in Parkland region to assist flood-ravaged communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian Armed Forces reconnaissance team is in western Manitoba&rsquo;s Parkland region to begin plotting out how the military will help flood-hit communities. Department of National Defence spokesperson Andr&eacute;e-Anne Poulin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-military-team-in-parkland-region-to-assist-flood-ravaged-communities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-military-team-in-parkland-region-to-assist-flood-ravaged-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe thunderstorms spark power outages in parts of Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another round of wild weather brought tornado warnings, heavy rain, hail and power outages for more than 6,000 Manitoba Hydro customers Sunday night and Monday morning. Tornado warnings were issued [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severe-thunderstorms-spark-power-outages-in-parts-of-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severe-thunderstorms-spark-power-outages-in-parts-of-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever happened to Canada standing up to the U.S.?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first heard the news report, I couldn&rsquo;t believe it. Is this really accurate? U.S. President Donald Trump simply conveyed the order: the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whatever-happened-to-canada-standing-up-to-the-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whatever-happened-to-canada-standing-up-to-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s not the weather — it’s the climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten days ago it was Europe&rsquo;s turn, with a slow-moving &lsquo;heat dome&rsquo; that gave almost everybody from the United Kingdom to Poland three consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures. In Germany [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-not-the-weather-its-the-climate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-not-the-weather-its-the-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-CAO’s pay ‘adds insult to injury’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba government deputy minister was paid by both the province and the city even though he left his civic position more than a year ago. The city&rsquo;s public disclosure [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-caos-pay-adds-insult-to-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-caos-pay-adds-insult-to-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaping: a clear and present danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The numbers are startling. According to a recent Free Press story, nearly one-fifth (18.4 per cent) of Manitoba teens in grades 7 to 12 reported using &lsquo;vapes&rsquo;, known more formally [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vaping-a-clear-and-present-danger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vaping-a-clear-and-present-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roughing it (less)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hate camping. I loathe the very idea of leaving the comfort and safety of home to sleep in a random field, where not only will I be exposed to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roughing-it-less/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roughing-it-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t get burned by ex’s flirtations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My former love &mdash; a woman like me &mdash; has come back to Winnipeg from British Columbia with her new partner. This relationship looks like a real [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-get-burned-by-exs-flirtations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-get-burned-by-exs-flirtations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMHR exhibition leads to more questions than answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am thinking about the word &ldquo;opinion,&rdquo; the ones I interrogate and revise, as well as ones I have abandoned over time. Such a reflective process provides a continuing opportunity [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cmhr-exhibition-leads-to-more-questions-than-answers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cmhr-exhibition-leads-to-more-questions-than-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father seeking answers following daughter’s death at Winnipeg Remand Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of a 25-year-old woman who died after being found unresponsive in a cell at the Winnipeg Remand Centre has unanswered questions about what led to her in-custody death. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/father-seeking-answers-following-daughters-death-at-winnipeg-remand-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/father-seeking-answers-following-daughters-death-at-winnipeg-remand-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While the rest of us sleep in …]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something a little unfair about waking up early on a statutory holiday. The alarm goes off. You briefly forget what day it is. Then it hits you. Everyone [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/while-the-rest-of-us-sleep-in-/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/while-the-rest-of-us-sleep-in-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dream of the ’90s is alive in summertime]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a &rsquo;90s summer, from someone who was five in 1990 and 14 in 1999: Bikes. Scraped knees. Playing mermaids. Running through sprinklers. Going outside in the morning and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-dream-of-the-90s-is-alive-in-summertime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-dream-of-the-90s-is-alive-in-summertime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Forward guidance’ on Canadian climate targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[At last, some honesty in Canadian climate policy Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke the truth last week about where greenhouse gas emissions were going in Canada: up, not down. This [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forward-guidance-on-canadian-climate-targets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forward-guidance-on-canadian-climate-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environnement et communauté]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Il y en a plusieurs des entreprises qui font du greenwashing, ils se peinturent dans le d&eacute;veloppement durable, l&rsquo;affichent sur le site web: &Eacute;cologique! Nous, on l&rsquo;est pour vrai,&rdquo; c&rsquo;est [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/environnement-et-communaut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/environnement-et-communaut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand new and ready for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of a new home has increased exponentially in the past two to three years. These days, it&rsquo;s not unusual to see a brand-new 1,500 to 1,600 sq. ft., [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brand-new-and-ready-for-you/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brand-new-and-ready-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, Manitoba-style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omaha, Neb., has its &ldquo;Oracle,&rdquo; but Manitoba has its market miracle. The legendary Warren Buffett transformed Berkshire Hathaway Inc. from a textile company into a wildly successful conglomerate that acquires [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berkshire-hathaway-manitoba-style/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berkshire-hathaway-manitoba-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anything seems possible now]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the sake of history, and accuracy, it&rsquo;s important that Winnipeggers should record and reflect on all of the bad things that did not happen when the City of Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/anything-seems-possible-now/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/anything-seems-possible-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[250 years ago Thomas Jefferson and the American Declaration of Independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 16th and 17th centuries, countries and territories such as the Netherlands and Portugal boldly declared their independence from Spain. But 250 years ago, on July 4, 1776, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/250-years-ago-thomas-jefferson-and-the-american-declaration-of-independence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/250-years-ago-thomas-jefferson-and-the-american-declaration-of-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With or without us, nature will move on]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know what I expected. I mean, I expected nature to win. That, to me, is a given. But I didn&rsquo;t expect it to win like this, easily rolling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/with-or-without-us-nature-will-move-on/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/with-or-without-us-nature-will-move-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The View from Here: Linus Woods. After the Nest Ice Age in Long Plain Re, 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staycation: The Art of Being Here features more than 100 Manitoba-related artworks from the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq collection, spanning the past 50 years. These pieces reveal how the places around [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-view-from-here-linus-woods-after-the-nest-ice-age-in-long-plain-re-2017/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-view-from-here-linus-woods-after-the-nest-ice-age-in-long-plain-re-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Rapid on top; Battle for second; Week 11 kicks off Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT&rsquo;S footy mayhem in this country at the moment. Between covering the relentless men&rsquo;s FIFA World Cup schedule and making time to watch the Northern Super League, yours truly has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-rapid-on-top-battle-for-second-week-11-kicks-off-saturday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-rapid-on-top-battle-for-second-week-11-kicks-off-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big decisions put many farmers in same boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a lot of sweating, swatting, squinting &mdash; and quite possibly a little swearing &mdash; in Manitoba farmyards and fields this summer, as farmers navigate what&rsquo;s turned into a hellish [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-decisions-put-many-farmers-in-same-boat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-decisions-put-many-farmers-in-same-boat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief justice’s last act ‘revolutionary’ step forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks before being nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada, Manitoba Court of King&rsquo;s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal rendered one of the most remarkable decisions in this province&rsquo;s history. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chief-justices-last-act-revolutionary-step-forward/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chief-justices-last-act-revolutionary-step-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gem Studio puts new shine on handmade experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, some restaurant-goers headed to a Winnipeg eatery have found themselves looking at jewels and charms before ordering their meals. The Gem Studio opened at the end of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gem-studio-puts-new-shine-on-handmade-experience/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gem-studio-puts-new-shine-on-handmade-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More cans off city streets, more money in pockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empty beer cans on the street may be litter, but to some they provide income to afford basic necessities. &ldquo;It pays for stuff that we need, something to eat, something [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-cans-off-city-streets-more-money-in-pockets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-cans-off-city-streets-more-money-in-pockets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Shared Health CEO worked one month in 2025 before firing, got nearly $1M in compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former CEO of Shared Health received nearly $1 million in salary and other pay last year, despite working for only one month before being fired following a provincial health-care system audit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-shared-health-ceo-worked-one-month-in-2025-before-firing-got-nearly-1m-in-compensation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-shared-health-ceo-worked-one-month-in-2025-before-firing-got-nearly-1m-in-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding leaves rail line near Roblin teetering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Suidak said it will be a long time before the trains near Roblin get rolling again after a portion of CN Rail track was left hanging following severe flooding [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooding-leaves-rail-line-near-roblin-teetering/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooding-leaves-rail-line-near-roblin-teetering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for the river to recede hits Swan River residents hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after torrential rain caused the Swan River to breach its banks and pour into the streets and homes, residents of the flood-ravaged town could do little more than wait [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/waiting-for-the-river-to-recede-hits-swan-river-residents-hard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/waiting-for-the-river-to-recede-hits-swan-river-residents-hard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg footy fans fired up for Round of 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footy frenzy continues into the Round of 16 this weekend from coast to coast to coast. With Canada&rsquo;s historic second knockout match kicking off at noon Saturday against Morocco, the Free Press asked around the Winnipeg soccer community what this means for them heading into the game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-footy-fans-fired-up-for-round-of-16/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-footy-fans-fired-up-for-round-of-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Viggopeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viggomania ran wild this week. And the Winnipeg Jets latest first-round pick did everything in his power to keep the hype train rolling. By the time Viggo Bjorck skated off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/welcome-to-viggopeg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/welcome-to-viggopeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get on the beach, stay out of the water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even aside from the long-awaited return of Jaws to the shores of Lake Winnipeg for the annual sunset screening series (July 24, 9:30 p.m.), the 2026 lineup for the Gimli International Film Festival is scary good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-on-the-beach-stay-out-of-the-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-on-the-beach-stay-out-of-the-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council in Brief: Bloodsuckers beware: spraying begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city will start spraying for mosquitoes Saturday. With trap counts on the rise, the adult nuisance mosquito control program will kick off at 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, the city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-council-in-brief-bloodsuckers-beware-spraying-begins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-council-in-brief-bloodsuckers-beware-spraying-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dauphin residents start long slog of flood cleanup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three days after floodwater swamped David McRae&rsquo;s bachelor apartment, forcing him and his neighbours to seek shelter at the neighbouring fire hall, the Dauphin resident said he and many others [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-residents-start-long-slog-of-flood-cleanup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-residents-start-long-slog-of-flood-cleanup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada gets its chance ‘to go after a giant’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very different Canada will take on Morocco in today&rsquo;s World Cup rematch (12 p.m., TSN &amp; CTV). Different in personnel; different in preparation. And very, very different in what [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-gets-its-chance-to-go-after-a-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-gets-its-chance-to-go-after-a-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zebra mussels found in Lake of the Prairies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental officials have found samples of zebra mussels in the larval stage in Lake of the Prairies, a manmade reservoir on the Assiniboine River that straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. Multiple [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/zebra-mussels-found-in-lake-of-the-prairies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/zebra-mussels-found-in-lake-of-the-prairies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Burn in hell’: family of murder victim cheers as man, 24, sent to prison for life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A courtroom filled with grieving family members and friends of Mackaylah Gerard-Roussin erupted in applause as her killer was escorted out of court Friday morning to serve a mandatory life [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/burn-in-hell-family-of-murder-victim-cheers-as-man-24-sent-to-prison-for-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/burn-in-hell-family-of-murder-victim-cheers-as-man-24-sent-to-prison-for-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The water 			can’t get away’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba crop insurance payouts will likely exceed $15 million this year &mdash; before factoring in recent flooding in the Interlake and Parkland regions. Total costs won&rsquo;t be fully known until [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-water-cant-get-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-water-cant-get-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payroll reveal: 18 school staff cleared $200K]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief superintendents and a divisional kookum were among 18 public school board employees in Winnipeg who earned more than $200,000 last year. New salary compensation reports reveal the top-paid teacher [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/payroll-reveal-18-school-staff-cleared-200k/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/payroll-reveal-18-school-staff-cleared-200k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patterson leaves Sick + Twisted days behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleven years after getting Sick + Twisted Theatre off the ground in Winnipeg, the company&rsquo;s founding artistic director is moving on. Writer-actor-director Debbie Patterson is opening the door for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patterson-leaves-sick-twisted-days-behind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patterson-leaves-sick-twisted-days-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for 24 Sussex Drive makes sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has, for more than a decade, been this country&rsquo;s highest-profile vacant dwelling. Prior to 2015, however, 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa had been the official residence of Canada&rsquo;s prime [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-for-24-sussex-drive-makes-sense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-for-24-sussex-drive-makes-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New plaza graced by art with heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tears fill the eyes of an Ojibwa sculptor from Peguis First Nation as he talks about the spiritual journey and deep friendships that came out of creating his first public [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-plaza-graced-by-art-with-heart/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-plaza-graced-by-art-with-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New guy’s gauche gift gaff not a great sign]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My new boyfriend gave me a glittery peacock scarf I just love. But when I wore it out, it was recognized by a friend of mine who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-guys-gauche-gift-gaff-not-a-great-sign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-guys-gauche-gift-gaff-not-a-great-sign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governing by gimmick]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know that politicians can be opportunists sometimes, not necessarily for venal reasons like personal financial gain, but to win the hearts and minds of voters. So, for example, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governing-by-gimmick/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governing-by-gimmick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFPS responded to record number of medical calls in 2025, annual report shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters and paramedics in Winnipeg responded to a record number of medical calls in 2025 as the city&rsquo;s struggle with addictions-related calls persisted, according to a first-of-its-kind annual report published [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wfps-responded-to-record-number-of-medical-calls-in-2025-annual-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wfps-responded-to-record-number-of-medical-calls-in-2025-annual-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen threatened to livestream shooting: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police charged a 16-year-old boy from a Manitoba First Nation on Canada Day, accusing him of threatening to livestream a shooting. Mounties arrested the suspect, from St. Theresa Point First [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-threatened-to-livestream-shooting-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-threatened-to-livestream-shooting-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jets fans flock to watch franchise’s future hit the ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no off-season for Winnipeg Jets enthusiasts. Fans of all ages have made their way to the Hockey For All Centre to watch Jets development camp this week to scope [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-fans-flock-to-watch-franchises-future-hit-the-ice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-fans-flock-to-watch-franchises-future-hit-the-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Installing backup power at city’s sewage lift stations pegged at $50M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Power failures at city lift stations during wild storms last month caused 9.71 million litres of diluted raw sewage to spill into Winnipeg rivers. But adding a backup power supply [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/installing-backup-power-at-citys-sewage-lift-stations-pegged-at-50m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/installing-backup-power-at-citys-sewage-lift-stations-pegged-at-50m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories promise to fix disability support system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Progressive Conservative party promised to &ldquo;transform&rdquo; Manitoba&rsquo;s disability support system if it forms the next government. &ldquo;It will be a system that responds to individual needs, rather than forcing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-promise-to-fix-disability-support-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-promise-to-fix-disability-support-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The arc is long, yet still bends to hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[To live in Winnipeg now is to become entirely too skilled at looking away from what we cannot bear to see: the tents, the tarps, the man lying face-down on the street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-arc-is-long-yet-still-bends-to-hope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-arc-is-long-yet-still-bends-to-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile clinic opens in Dauphin day after more than 50 evacuated from hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s unclear how long health-care services will be disrupted at Dauphin&rsquo;s hospital &mdash; a medical hub for western Manitoba &mdash; after the facility&rsquo;s basement flooded following this week&rsquo;s heavy rains. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mobile-clinic-opens-in-dauphin-day-after-more-than-50-evacuated-from-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mobile-clinic-opens-in-dauphin-day-after-more-than-50-evacuated-from-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever 21, Bluenotes exit CF Polo Park; Thrifty’s steps in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto-based retail conglomerate YM Inc. is closing its Forever 21 and Bluenotes stores in CF Polo Park to make way for Thriftys.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-21-bluenotes-exit-cf-polo-park-thriftys-steps-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-21-bluenotes-exit-cf-polo-park-thriftys-steps-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commitment to the craft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2008, George Toles has not missed a single day of prying original prose from his mental file cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/commitment-to-the-craft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/commitment-to-the-craft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ability to detect drugs at Stony ‘sliced and diced’: union]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Correctional Service of Canada has hamstrung the ability of Stony Mountain Institution to stamp out contraband smuggling amid wide-reaching departmental budget cuts, the union for corrections officers argues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ability-to-detect-drugs-at-stony-sliced-and-diced-union/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ability-to-detect-drugs-at-stony-sliced-and-diced-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s just lots of devastation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evacuee Sevanna Delaronde was in disbelief after she and her partner returned to their flooded neighbourhood to check on their home in Swan River Thursday morning. She estimated their basement was under more than a metre of water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theres-just-lots-of-devastation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theres-just-lots-of-devastation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers get kick out of World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers would look very different today if a few of their standouts never ditched the pitch for the gridiron. With the FIFA World Cup in full swing, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-get-kick-out-of-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-get-kick-out-of-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela: Things could change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bad things happen, and some of them are nobody&rsquo;s fault. Big earthquakes in Venezuela arrive about a century apart (1812, 1902, 2026), so you can&rsquo;t blame the planners and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/venezuela-things-could-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/venezuela-things-could-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solutions, not surveys, needed to prevent sewage spills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deluge Winnipeg experienced on June 9 and 10 is a harbinger of extreme weather yet to come. This can no longer be considered a freak event, as such storms [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/solutions-not-surveys-needed-to-prevent-sewage-spills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/solutions-not-surveys-needed-to-prevent-sewage-spills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Key missing piece’ to capacity challenge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba First Nation and former national chief are throwing their weight behind new-to-Manitoba energy storage methods amid projections of squeezed energy availability. The province doesn&rsquo;t have any utility scale [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/key-missing-piece-to-capacity-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/key-missing-piece-to-capacity-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time you shook up weekly sex schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband is a big talker when it comes to sex, but he only wants it once a week and then he&rsquo;s so ready to perform you [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-you-shook-up-weekly-sex-schedule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-you-shook-up-weekly-sex-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of retaliation is a very real thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s something we don&rsquo;t talk about enough: the fear people have that if they complain about how their loved one in a nursing home is treated, the treatment will only [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fear-of-retaliation-is-a-very-real-thing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fear-of-retaliation-is-a-very-real-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown crackdown necessary]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has stirred controversy and been met with loudly voiced objections from some interested parties, but this much can be said about the recent police crackdown on open drug use [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-crackdown-necessary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-crackdown-necessary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese of Winnipeg funding multiple projects in reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 100 kilometres north of Winnipeg, on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, a village is being built where Indigenous girls, women and two-spirit people will be able to heal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/archdiocese-of-winnipeg-funding-multiple-projects-in-reconciliation-efforts-with-indigenous-peoples/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/archdiocese-of-winnipeg-funding-multiple-projects-in-reconciliation-efforts-with-indigenous-peoples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New tax cut offers little price relief, grocery shoppers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Winnipeg shoppers hit grocery stores today, many said they did not notice a change in prices following the removal of provincial sales tax on some grocery items.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-tax-cut-offers-little-price-relief-grocery-shoppers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-tax-cut-offers-little-price-relief-grocery-shoppers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizenship ceremony at The Forks welcomes 23 Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun peaked out of the clouds just before noon, shining down on The Forks just as the site&rsquo;s Canada Day festivities were getting underway. The timing could not have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citizenship-ceremony-at-the-forks-welcomes-23-canadians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citizenship-ceremony-at-the-forks-welcomes-23-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skinner signing adds to goalie intrigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Skinner made no bold proclamations about his expected workload, nor did he provide any hints about whether or not he expected to be part of a tandem with Connor [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/skinner-signing-adds-to-goalie-intrigue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/skinner-signing-adds-to-goalie-intrigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Post halts parcel shipments to some European Union countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada Post has suspended service to some European Union countries over new customs rules on low-value shipments. The postal service says it&rsquo;s not accepting parcels destined for a dozen countries [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-post-halts-parcel-shipments-to-some-european-union-countries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-post-halts-parcel-shipments-to-some-european-union-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTS petition on residential school denialism garners 2,500 signatures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Teachers&rsquo; Society is petitioning Ottawa to make it illegal to deny, downplay or justify the harms of residential schools. Its e-petition &mdash; formally known as &ldquo;e-7191&rdquo; on the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mts-petition-on-residential-school-denialism-garners-2500-signatures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mts-petition-on-residential-school-denialism-garners-2500-signatures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief, front-line agencies discuss differences over drug sweep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s police chief said Tuesday he is committed to ongoing discussions with agencies that help the homeless in the wake of their concerns about a 10-day drug sweep in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-front-line-agencies-discuss-differences-over-drug-sweep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-front-line-agencies-discuss-differences-over-drug-sweep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans, newbies eager to sign up for council run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates vying for a shot to become a city councillor began signing up to compete for a seat Tuesday. Many current councillors, and some new faces, took part in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/veterans-newbies-eager-to-sign-up-for-council-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/veterans-newbies-eager-to-sign-up-for-council-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can’t wait to get going’]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;ve been on mostly parallel paths for the longest time, dating back to their time as minor hockey teammates in the Greater Toronto Area with the Toronto Red Wings. For [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-wait-to-get-going/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-wait-to-get-going/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction on Carlton Street hotel to finish in 2028, more than decade after initially planned: city report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city expects a hotel eyed to help pay for Winnipeg&rsquo;s convention centre expansion will be completed in 2028, more than a decade after the major renovation wrapped up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-on-carlton-street-hotel-to-finish-in-2028-more-than-decade-after-initially-planned-city-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-on-carlton-street-hotel-to-finish-in-2028-more-than-decade-after-initially-planned-city-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westman hit by further flooding, power outages after storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intense overnight rain in southern Manitoba has created flash flooding and left thousands without power. The Municipality of Boissevain-Morton, south of Brandon, declared a state of local emergency because of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westman-hit-by-further-flooding-power-outages-after-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westman-hit-by-further-flooding-power-outages-after-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruiser bearing Indigenous art act of reconciliation: police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service has unveiled a new cruiser car emblazoned with Indigenous art that&rsquo;s meant to foster reconciliation. The cruiser will be used by community relations officers at events [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cruiser-bearing-indigenous-art-act-of-reconciliation-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cruiser-bearing-indigenous-art-act-of-reconciliation-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen goods, drugs, weapons seized in WPS raid on Dominion Street home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police officers raided a home on Dominion Street in the West End last week in the culmination of a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking and other criminal activity in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-goods-drugs-weapons-seized-in-wps-raid-on-dominion-street-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-goods-drugs-weapons-seized-in-wps-raid-on-dominion-street-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vigfusson vying to impress at development camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ll forgive Adam Vigfusson for having a bit of a &ldquo;kid in a candy store&rdquo; mentality these days. The 20-year-old Gimli product is truly living his best life, fresh off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vigfusson-vying-to-impress-at-development-camp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vigfusson-vying-to-impress-at-development-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless adapt to city’s ban by packing up tent each morning, committee told]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new trend has emerged on Winnipeg&rsquo;s homeless front. Outreach workers say they&rsquo;ve noticed an increase in the number of temporary structures set up overnight and taken down by morning. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-adapt-to-citys-ban-by-packing-up-tent-each-morning-committee-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-adapt-to-citys-ban-by-packing-up-tent-each-morning-committee-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquests called into fatal shootings involving police, inmate death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquests have been called into three fatal police shootings and a beating death at the Brandon jail. The separate proceedings will examine the 2024 deaths of Jordan Daniel Charlie, 24, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquests-called-into-fatal-shootings-involving-police-inmate-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquests-called-into-fatal-shootings-involving-police-inmate-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP report handful of incidents at Dauphin Countryfest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 24-year-old Brandon man who allegedly started a fight after being found sleeping in the wrong camper during Dauphin&rsquo;s Countryfest was one of several people arrested during a raucous weekend [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-report-handful-of-incidents-at-dauphin-countryfest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-report-handful-of-incidents-at-dauphin-countryfest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the responsibility of a national institution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we approach Canada Day, we reflect on the values that define our country: our way of life, our commitment to fairness, our responsibility to care for those in need [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-is-the-responsibility-of-a-national-institution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-is-the-responsibility-of-a-national-institution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish, Palestinian groups differ in reaction to minister’s comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewish and Palestinian leaders are speaking out after Canada&rsquo;s heritage minister called an exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights flawed. Heritage Minister Marc Miller said Monday the museum [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jewish-palestinian-groups-differ-in-reaction-to-ministers-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jewish-palestinian-groups-differ-in-reaction-to-ministers-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty buildings could fill vacancy fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is considering a new reserve fund that would use vacant building fines to improve enforcement and expand programming to help owners maintain their residential properties. The creation of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/empty-buildings-could-fill-vacancy-fund/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/empty-buildings-could-fill-vacancy-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t let antics undercut bond]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife and I are in our early 30s and have been married for eight years. I&rsquo;m getting tired of her antics and I&rsquo;m thinking about calling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-antics-undercut-bond/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-antics-undercut-bond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s ‘heroes’ on the pitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;You guys are Canadian heroes!&rdquo; Jesse Marsch, the head coach of Canada&rsquo;s national men&rsquo;s soccer team, was effusive in praise of his players after they defeated South Africa on Sunday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadas-heroes-on-the-pitch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadas-heroes-on-the-pitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence requires human-led thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture this. A teacher creates an assignment using AI. There is a provocation generated by a prompt, followed by vague parameters and a generic rubric. The AI-generated emojis are left [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/artificial-intelligence-requires-human-led-thinking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/artificial-intelligence-requires-human-led-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warlock Lid puts province upfront, on top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warlock Lid Co.&rsquo;s success has been fuelled not by sorcery but by national pride. The four-year-old company sells Canadian-themed apparel, including a provincial collection with unique designs for Alberta, Saskatchewan, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warlock-lid-puts-province-upfront-on-top/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warlock-lid-puts-province-upfront-on-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister rebukes museum on exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Heritage Minister Marc Miller said Monday the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg made &ldquo;an error&rdquo; in its presentation of an exhibition about displaced Palestinians. In an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-rebukes-museum-on-exhibition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-rebukes-museum-on-exhibition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carbon capture project gains support]]></title><description><![CDATA[A direct air carbon capture facility proposed for southwestern Manitoba has been shoring up allies in local and Indigenous governments and large corporations, as Montreal-based Deep Sky aims to convince [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carbon-capture-project-gains-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carbon-capture-project-gains-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Abandoned’ former Tory leadership candidate Daudrich quits party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime Progressive Conservative party board member and leadership candidate Wally Daudrich is leaving the Tories and looking for a new political home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/abandoned-former-tory-leadership-candidate-daudrich-quits-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/abandoned-former-tory-leadership-candidate-daudrich-quits-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re right where we want to be’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xavier Moon has been in town for nearly two weeks and still hasn&rsquo;t made his debut for the Winnipeg Sea Bears. The three-time CEBL Player of the Year&rsquo;s rights still [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-right-where-we-want-to-be/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-right-where-we-want-to-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long to-do list for Jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have holes to fill, money to spend and questions to answer. But the biggest one heading into July 1 hangs over the Winnipeg Jets like the dark clouds that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-to-do-list-for-jets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-to-do-list-for-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Cargo Bar first to open in Southwood Circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beer, bands and a repurposed shipping container boasting taps will kick off business in a massive development near the University of Manitoba.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/second-cargo-bar-first-to-open-in-southwood-circle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/second-cargo-bar-first-to-open-in-southwood-circle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province has addressed MDs concerns about ‘impending disintegration” of ER, urgent care, health minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns raised by hospital medical directors in a March letter warning about the &ldquo;impending disintegration&rdquo; of emergency room and urgent-care centres have been addressed, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Monday. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-addressed-mds-concerns-about-impending-disintegration-of-er-urgent-care-health-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-addressed-mds-concerns-about-impending-disintegration-of-er-urgent-care-health-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Tornado destruction in western Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado tore the roof off Bernadine and Brian Brown's century-old house south of Rossburn, about 300 kilometres west of Winnipeg, Sunday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-tornado-destruction-in-western-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-tornado-destruction-in-western-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyal brings compassion, empathy to Canada’s high court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over his time on the bench, Glenn Joyal has overseen cases involving the most contentious issues of our time, including assisted death, COVID-19 restrictions and a long list of constitutional dilemmas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-brings-compassion-empathy-to-canadas-high-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-brings-compassion-empathy-to-canadas-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fossil was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica's James Ross Island; decades later, paleontologist Mark Evans spotted the bone in the British Antarctic Survey's collections and wondered whether it might be a dinosaur.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-rare-dinosaur-fossil-from-antarctica-is-found-tucked-away-in-a-drawer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-rare-dinosaur-fossil-from-antarctica-is-found-tucked-away-in-a-drawer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City report recommends Red River Ex management of John Blumberg Sports Complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Red River Exhibition Association is poised to take over management of the John Blumberg Sports Complex under a proposed long-term lease that would pave the way for millions of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-report-recommends-red-river-ex-management-of-john-blumberg-sports-complex/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-report-recommends-red-river-ex-management-of-john-blumberg-sports-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornado touches down near Rossburn, damages two homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado damaged two homes in western Manitoba Sunday evening. Brian Proctor, meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, confirmed a tornado touched down near Rossburn at 7:30 p.m. Wind [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-touches-down-near-rossburn-damages-two-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-touches-down-near-rossburn-damages-two-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonders of science never cease]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is your regular reminder that science is a many-splendoured thing. As well, a reminder that scientific study, however specialized, can bring a huge variety of benefits &mdash; sometimes, from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wonders-of-science-never-cease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wonders-of-science-never-cease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing we need has to go somewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg is facing a housing shortage. We see it in rising rents, increasing homelessness and the growing number of people struggling to find safe and affordable places to live. Governments [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/housing-we-need-has-to-go-somewhere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/housing-we-need-has-to-go-somewhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health boards cannot borrow credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Credibility is a leader&rsquo;s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she isbankrupt.&rsquo; &mdash; John C. Maxwell In Manitoba health care, credibility manifests on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-boards-cannot-borrow-credibility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-boards-cannot-borrow-credibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best bet is to fold on your gambling-gripped guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just spent a weekend at a lake with some of my wild and crazy girlfriends, and we fell in love with it. At the end, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-bet-is-to-fold-on-your-gambling-gripped-guy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-bet-is-to-fold-on-your-gambling-gripped-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After fire and flood, northern Manitoba gathers data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Floods and wildfires are not future risks for northern Manitoba. They are already part of life in the region. The question is not whether a soil and water-monitoring network can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/after-fire-and-flood-northern-manitoba-gathers-data/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/after-fire-and-flood-northern-manitoba-gathers-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final call issued for evacuation flights as Lynn Lake fire grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wildfire threatening the northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has more than tripled in size since Friday, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says. The blaze, burning about 20 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/final-call-issued-for-evacuation-flights-as-lynn-lake-fire-grows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/final-call-issued-for-evacuation-flights-as-lynn-lake-fire-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saigon Centre residents fear loss of Vietnamese cultural space after Manitoba Housing takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime tenants of a social housing project built in Winnipeg for Vietnamese refugees nearly 40 years ago fear its takeover by Manitoba Housing will ruin their main-floor cultural centre. Saigon [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saigon-centre-residents-fear-loss-of-vietnamese-cultural-space-after-manitoba-housing-takeover/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saigon-centre-residents-fear-loss-of-vietnamese-cultural-space-after-manitoba-housing-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worst nightmare’: Wildfire sparks mandatory evacuation order for Lynn Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of a northern Manitoba community twice evacuated last summer are once again being ordered to leave their homes as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. Mayor Brandon Dulewich said a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/worst-nightmare-wildfire-sparks-mandatory-evacuation-order-for-lynn-lake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/worst-nightmare-wildfire-sparks-mandatory-evacuation-order-for-lynn-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vacation shouldn’t feel like workplace risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[As summer officially arrives, many Canadians are preparing for lake weekends, road trips, family vacations and the long-awaited opportunity to step away from work for a few days. At least, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vacation-shouldnt-feel-like-workplace-risk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vacation-shouldnt-feel-like-workplace-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This old house is perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve long maintained that the outside of my house is none of my business. When it comes to the interior, my 102-year-old girl is very cute. When it comes to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-old-house-is-perfect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-old-house-is-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer school for RESPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve been saving for years for your child&rsquo;s post-secondary education, and they are now ready to pursue higher learning in the fall, it&rsquo;s not unusual to feel a little [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-school-for-resps/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-school-for-resps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven of city’s 10 best-paid employees work for police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s 2025 compensation disclosure document, released Friday, shows seven of the top 10 highest paid employees are police officers. Winnipeg Police Service Chief Gene Bowers earned $313,467 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-of-citys-10-best-paid-employees-work-for-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-of-citys-10-best-paid-employees-work-for-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options exist to ‘blind’ intrusive pool-peepers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: We finally installed a backyard pool, and it&rsquo;s now up and running this year and it is such bliss. Unfortunately, it has also given rise to serious [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/options-exist-to-blind-intrusive-pool-peepers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/options-exist-to-blind-intrusive-pool-peepers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le pari water-polo de Jayden Del Campo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le water-polo est arriv&eacute; naturellement dans la vie de Jayden Del Campo. Issu d&rsquo;une famille de sportifs, son p&egrave;re et son grand-p&egrave;re pratiquaient aussi ce sport, une passion qui s&rsquo;est [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/le-pari-water-polo-de-jayden-del-campo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/le-pari-water-polo-de-jayden-del-campo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping kids, investing in the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noelle DePape believes every child deserves a champion. That&rsquo;s why, when the position for president and CEO of BGC Winnipeg (formerly Boys &amp; Girls Club) was advertised, three of her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/helping-kids-investing-in-the-future/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/helping-kids-investing-in-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers just one link in long supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers are hardly front and centre in newly released federal and provincial reports analyzing why food has become less affordable for many Canadians. The word &ldquo;farmers&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t even appear in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/farmers-just-one-link-in-long-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/farmers-just-one-link-in-long-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berry farms brave storms, eye opening days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the unprecedented downpour, berry season is on in Manitoba. Bright red strawberries have begun sprouting at Boonstra Farms &mdash; just two weeks after the Stonewall-area patch was hit by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berry-farms-brave-storms-eye-opening-days/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berry-farms-brave-storms-eye-opening-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sticking to her guns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The big guns won three of the four $50,000 stakes races at Assiniboia Downs this week, but a young trainer named Tena Birdwell shipped in from Canterbury and shook up [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sticking-to-her-guns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sticking-to-her-guns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Goalie clinics; first career goals; Wild have life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there such a thing as an exciting draw? Yes. Did it happen three times this past week in the Northern Super League? Absolutely. An early Week 9 kicked off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-goalie-clinics-first-career-goals-wild-have-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-goalie-clinics-first-career-goals-wild-have-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tahini’s adds Winnipeg to expansion menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omar Hamam was born in Windsor, Ont., and spent his formative years in Cairo, but Winnipeg has a special place in his heart. The 44-year-old entrepreneur called the Prairie city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tahinis-adds-winnipeg-to-expansion-menu/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tahinis-adds-winnipeg-to-expansion-menu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us who spend any appreciable time fishing have encountered those special moments when we want to capture a photograph of the catch that has just made it into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picture-perfect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picture-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Habitat home brings tears to the eye of single dad from Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suleman Gado&rsquo;s eyes filled with tears when the keys to his first house in Canada were placed in his hands Friday morning. Beside him, his two sons, Gado and Mohammed, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-habitat-home-brings-tears-to-the-eye-of-single-dad-from-africa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-habitat-home-brings-tears-to-the-eye-of-single-dad-from-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Venezuelans scramble to reach family after earthquakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuelans in Manitoba are devastated after the country was hit with back-to-back earthquakes Wednesday and are preparing to send support. &ldquo;The community right now is in a shocked state,&rdquo; said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-venezuelans-scramble-to-reach-family-after-earthquakes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-venezuelans-scramble-to-reach-family-after-earthquakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug consumption site full opening delayed till August: province]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s first supervised drug consumption site will not fully open until August, despite Premier Wab Kinew&rsquo;s repeated assurances it would be operational in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-consumption-site-full-opening-delayed-till-august-province/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-consumption-site-full-opening-delayed-till-august-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punishment after trauma]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a Winnipeg woman reported being sexually assaulted by a massage therapist this year, she couldn&rsquo;t have expected the traumatizing battle that would follow, which she says was made worse [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/punishment-after-trauma/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/punishment-after-trauma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Greed and domination ruled the day’: judge sentences drug trafficker to 24 1/2 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drug kingpin taken down in an RCMP undercover investigation targeting international drug trafficking networks has been sentenced to 24 1/2 years in prison. B.C. Hells Angels biker Damion Ryan [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/greed-and-domination-ruled-the-day-judge-sentences-drug-trafficker-to-24-12-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/greed-and-domination-ruled-the-day-judge-sentences-drug-trafficker-to-24-12-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further misconduct gets Mountie kicked off force]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba RCMP officer &mdash; previously disciplined for abuse of authority and discreditable conduct, which included calling a teenage girl &ldquo;jailbait&rdquo;&mdash; has been kicked off the force for further misconduct. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/further-misconduct-gets-mountie-kicked-off-force/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/further-misconduct-gets-mountie-kicked-off-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood watch issued for water-logged areas in western Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overland flood watch has been issued for parts of western and northwestern Manitoba, including the Parkland region, while weather forecasters predict heavy rain from Saturday to Monday. There was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flood-watch-issued-for-water-logged-areas-in-western-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flood-watch-issued-for-water-logged-areas-in-western-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup a mosaic of the human experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 13, the third day of the ongoing World Cup, Morocco played more than a quarter of its Group C match against Brazil without a single Moroccan-born footballer on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/world-cup-a-mosaic-of-the-human-experience/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/world-cup-a-mosaic-of-the-human-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community frustration led to drug sweep: police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have had &ldquo;100 interactions&rdquo; with people using drugs in public spaces since launching a 10-day crackdown Wednesday to target people openly taking or selling illicit substances on city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-frustration-led-to-drug-sweep-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-frustration-led-to-drug-sweep-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheveldayoff open to Hellebuyck trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has confirmed the organization is open to trading superstar goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and currently listening to offers. There&rsquo;s just one problem. &ldquo;Obviously what I&rsquo;ve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cheveldayoff-open-to-hellebuyck-trade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cheveldayoff-open-to-hellebuyck-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff shortages threaten defence-related projects, construction industry warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction industry leaders are flagging potential staff shortages as the sector prepares for a surge of defence-related projects. The Winnipeg Construction Association is tracking roughly 33 projects tied to 17 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/staff-shortages-threaten-defence-related-projects-construction-industry-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/staff-shortages-threaten-defence-related-projects-construction-industry-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More like So-so girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like Supergirl, played in this new DCU outing by Australian actor Milly Alcock (House of Dragons). As superheroes go, she&rsquo;s pretty relatable. Her place is a mess. She eats [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-like-so-so-girl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-like-so-so-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba misses mark in creating inclusive classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that all children have the right to an education that helps them reach their full potential. It should develop [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-misses-mark-in-creating-inclusive-classrooms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-misses-mark-in-creating-inclusive-classrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy construction association names new leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association has appointed its first female president and chief executive. Felicia Wiltshire will assume the role Dec. 1. She&rsquo;ll become the fourth person to helm the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-construction-association-names-new-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-construction-association-names-new-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fostering growth, reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shelly Bulycz is good at many things, but retirement is not one of them. Last August, Bulycz retired from her job as manager of community based programming at University College [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fostering-growth-reconciliation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fostering-growth-reconciliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Brandon woman experiences ‘extreme difficulties’]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The woman who died in the collision involving a semi-truck east of Brandon last month was a Chinese immigrant who had worked hard to help put her only [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/family-of-brandon-woman-experiences-extreme-difficulties/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/family-of-brandon-woman-experiences-extreme-difficulties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documentary puts affordable housing centre stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[We see theatre artist Debbie Patterson making her way toward the Old Grace Housing Co-operative&rsquo;s entrance in her wheelchair, then settling inside for a steaming cup of tea. The co-op [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/documentary-puts-affordable-housing-centre-stage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/documentary-puts-affordable-housing-centre-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia: Don’t rock the boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;He won, BIG!&rdquo; exulted Donald Trump on Truth Social, welcoming the victory of Abelardo de la Espriella, his preferred candidate for the presidency of Colombia, in last Monday&rsquo;s election. In [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/colombia-dont-rock-the-boat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/colombia-dont-rock-the-boat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit: 10 years after]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 23, 2016, a bare majority of the U.K. population &mdash; just 51.9 per cent &mdash; voted to leave the European Union in a national referendum on the question [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brexit-10-years-after/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brexit-10-years-after/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blues-rocker, storyteller channels rage into art]]></title><description><![CDATA[After spending more than a decade in a residential school, musician Billy Joe Green has spent his life channelling his trauma into his songs, using them to heal while spreading [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blues-rocker-storyteller-channels-rage-into-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blues-rocker-storyteller-channels-rage-into-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers’ union recognizes teacher group focused on climate-change issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s newest professional teacher group has a mandate to share tips for managing eco anxiety and deliver solutions-based lessons on climate change. The Environmental and Climate Action Education Network of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teachers-union-recognizes-teacher-group-focused-on-climate-change-issues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teachers-union-recognizes-teacher-group-focused-on-climate-change-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHL draft swap watch continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go ahead and call it the calm before the storm. As the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft is set to arrive on Friday night, the Winnipeg Jets have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nhl-draft-swap-watch-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nhl-draft-swap-watch-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province’s security enhancement fund allocated to targeted cultural centres, places of worship, justice minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $1-million security enhancement fund for places of worship and cultural centres announced in January has been fully allocated but the funds have not yet flowed, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-security-enhancement-fund-allocated-to-targeted-cultural-centres-places-of-worship-justice-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-security-enhancement-fund-allocated-to-targeted-cultural-centres-places-of-worship-justice-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers put hail under microscope, take stock of June 9 storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Hamilton, a researcher with the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory, and his team have been gathering evidence and data from the June 9 storm that brought record rainfall to Winnipeg and surrounding communities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-put-hail-under-microscope-take-stock-of-june-9-storm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-put-hail-under-microscope-take-stock-of-june-9-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City approves study to expand portion of Warde Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call to twin the lanes of a neighbourhood bottleneck in southeast Winnipeg has inched forward, though a push to fund the actual construction has stalled. City council approved a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-approves-study-to-expand-portion-of-warde-avenue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-approves-study-to-expand-portion-of-warde-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping the green glorious]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a golf course, grass is more than just ground cover; it&rsquo;s a precisely engineered, living patchwork.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keeping-the-green-glorious/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keeping-the-green-glorious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s every kid’s dream’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dream years in the making could come true Saturday, as Zach Lansard appears on pace to be selected during the 2026 NHL entry draft. The Ste. Anne-born forward plays [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-every-kids-dream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-every-kids-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s greenhouse emissions rise, councillor says net-zero still within reach]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Winnipeg operations created more greenhouse gases in 2025 than they did one year earlier, despite its target to hit net-zero emissions by 2050. Last year, city operations caused [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-greenhouse-emissions-rise-councillor-says-net-zero-still-within-reach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-greenhouse-emissions-rise-councillor-says-net-zero-still-within-reach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for city to get handle on e-bike, e-scooter regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever been out for a walk, a jog or a casual bike ride only to be startled by an e-bike, battery-powered scooter or some other personal electric vehicle flying past [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-city-to-get-handle-on-e-bike-e-scooter-regulations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-city-to-get-handle-on-e-bike-e-scooter-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police to patrol some neighbourhoods on e-bikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Police Service officers will now patrol the city on electrically assisted bicycles. The service has trained 25 officers to use 16 newly acquired e-bikes, which will be used to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-to-patrol-some-neighbourhoods-on-e-bikes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-to-patrol-some-neighbourhoods-on-e-bikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP appeal for tips in teen’s 1988 disappearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 38 years after she went missing, police are again pleading for information about the disappearance of a 15-year-old Pauingassi First Nation girl. Betsy Rosa Owens went to a school [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-appeal-for-tips-in-teens-1988-disappearance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-appeal-for-tips-in-teens-1988-disappearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chorus of voices defines WJT’s upcoming season]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drama about circumcision, a Tony-winning musical and an abbreviated history of the Jewish people from the pen of a Manitoban performing arts legend are being served up next season [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chorus-of-voices-defines-wjts-upcoming-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chorus-of-voices-defines-wjts-upcoming-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-raised artist having pinch-me moment in U.K.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an artist, Joel Nichols has spent a lot of time in London&rsquo;s National Portrait Gallery, looking for inspiration. And now, one of his portraits will be on view there [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-raised-artist-having-pinch-me-moment-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-raised-artist-having-pinch-me-moment-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do we consult?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past several months, I have found myself using two phrases with increasing frequency: community consultation and stakeholder engagement. I have used them in meetings, proposals and discussions about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-do-we-consult/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-do-we-consult/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truancy report calls for students to engage in policies, programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report calls on school leaders to treat truancy as &ldquo;feedback&rdquo; for fixing systemic gaps instead of an individual student issue. The Winnipeg School Division has released a document [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truancy-report-calls-for-students-to-engage-in-policies-programs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truancy-report-calls-for-students-to-engage-in-policies-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-businessman gets prison after near decade-long auto parts scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg business manager who spearheaded a nearly decade-long scam that diverted more than one million kilograms of auto parts to scrap dealers has been sentenced to 42 months in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-businessman-gets-prison-after-near-decade-long-auto-parts-scam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-businessman-gets-prison-after-near-decade-long-auto-parts-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PMO stumbles with Sio Silica communique]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s file this under the heading &ldquo;not helpful.&rdquo; While attending the G7 summit last week in &Eacute;vian, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney touted &ldquo;new investment partnerships&rdquo; between Canada and Germany, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pmo-stumbles-with-sio-silica-communique/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pmo-stumbles-with-sio-silica-communique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go further than skin-deep to find fitting fella]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR. MISS LONELYHEARTS: I was sitting in a restaurant with the guy I&rsquo;ve just started dating, when he pointed out there was another guy watching us. I looked over and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/go-further-than-skin-deep-to-find-fitting-fella/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/go-further-than-skin-deep-to-find-fitting-fella/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Corydon to traffic  will be good  for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, the City of Winnipeg andCorydon Avenue BIZ announced that a stretch of Corydon Avenue between Daly and Lilac streets will be closed to car traffic on Sundays [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closing-corydon-to-traffic-will-be-good-for-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closing-corydon-to-traffic-will-be-good-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call North End sewage project to account this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few months, a water and sewer bill arrives in your mailbox, and every year it rises a little. Most of us pay without looking closely. It&rsquo;s worth paying attention [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/call-north-end-sewage-project-to-account-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/call-north-end-sewage-project-to-account-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why can’t it be Canada?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question coming into the Canada-Switzerland game was: is Team Canada&rsquo;s success in this year&rsquo;s tournament a fluke? It kept echoing through my mind. The team achieved its first World [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-cant-it-be-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-cant-it-be-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Today is recognition. Today is visibility’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recipients of new federal government funding meant to support Black entrepreneurs in Manitoba are calling the investment &ldquo;historic&rdquo; and a step toward &ldquo;a more inclusive economy.&rdquo; Federal Minister for Women [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/today-is-recognition-today-is-visibility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/today-is-recognition-today-is-visibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based Petline Insurance partners with Pet Valu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care for a side of pet insurance with that dog toy? Winnipeg-based Petline Insurance Co. has partnered with national retail chain Pet Valu to spread its services. The ink is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-petline-insurance-partners-with-pet-valu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-petline-insurance-partners-with-pet-valu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fired up to have him back’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are thrilled to welcome Dru Brown back into the fold. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m just excited to have my friend back,&rdquo; said starting quarterback Zach Collaros on Wednesday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fired-up-to-have-him-back/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fired-up-to-have-him-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was unrecognizable’: 10-pound dog mauled to death during walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 73-year-old Winnipeg woman is grieving the death of her goldendoodle, Lily, after she was mauled by another dog during a walk in North Kildonan Tuesday. Justin Smith said his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-unrecognizable-10-pound-dog-mauled-to-death-during-walk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-unrecognizable-10-pound-dog-mauled-to-death-during-walk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push for Canada came too late]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is already a historic World Cup for Canada&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s national soccer team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/push-for-canada-came-too-late/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/push-for-canada-came-too-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New name chosen for Dalhousie School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dalhousie School has been renamed after an Anishinaabemowin word that translates to &ldquo;summer berries.&rdquo; The Pembina Trails School Division has unveiled Aniibiminan School as the new title of its elementary [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-name-chosen-for-dalhousie-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-name-chosen-for-dalhousie-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief, WRHA to meet over false arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s top cop is set to meet with the chief executive officer of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to discuss the case of a health worker being wrongfully detained [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-wrha-to-meet-over-false-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-wrha-to-meet-over-false-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day of signings for home club and on the farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets and pending restricted free agent forward Isak Rosen have quickly found some middle ground. Both sides came together on Wednesday for a two year contract extension. Rosen, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/day-of-signings-for-home-club-and-on-the-farm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/day-of-signings-for-home-club-and-on-the-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province providing funds for Indigenous-led response team helping with drug crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indigenous-led response team known for mobilizing quickly in missing persons and human trafficking cases is being deployed to help tackle Winnipeg&rsquo;s escalating overdose crisis. The province is funding Red [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-providing-funds-for-indigenous-led-response-team-helping-with-drug-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-providing-funds-for-indigenous-led-response-team-helping-with-drug-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit’s route back to reliability begins, ends at legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit is drowning in a sea of self-created misadventure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-transits-route-back-to-reliability-begins-ends-at-legislature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-transits-route-back-to-reliability-begins-ends-at-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The boys will be back in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[The band is getting back together. And judging by the latest additions to the Winnipeg Jets Alumni Game roster, it&rsquo;s shaping up to be a greatest-hits reunion. Former 2.0 stars [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-boys-will-be-back-in-town/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-boys-will-be-back-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province’s grocery study offers little price relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans who had hoped the province&rsquo;s new grocery price study would reveal some hidden lever governments can pull to bring down food prices are likely to come away disappointed. In [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-grocery-study-offers-little-price-relief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-grocery-study-offers-little-price-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parlour Coffee closes, clearing way for Passage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-and-a-half years after purchasing Parlour Coffee, Connor Vogt is closing the Exchange District business to make way for a new venture next door. Parlour staff will pour their last drinks [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parlour-coffee-closes-clearing-way-for-passage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parlour-coffee-closes-clearing-way-for-passage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction boom to take flight at 17 Wing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upwards of $250 million in construction projects could be inbound as Winnipeg&rsquo;s Royal Canadian Air Force base expands. The Winnipeg Construction Association is tracking 33 projects at 17 Wing Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-boom-to-take-flight-at-17-wing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-boom-to-take-flight-at-17-wing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constant in-law interaction at cabin too much]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband and I have been married for a couple of years. He&rsquo;s a widower and has a cabin next door to his former in-laws. For many [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/constant-in-law-interaction-at-cabin-too-much/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/constant-in-law-interaction-at-cabin-too-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BU tuition hikes ‘major increase’ for struggling students]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Brandon University&rsquo;s board of governors has approved increases in tuition fees for both domestic and international students for the upcoming academic year. Domestic tuition fees will increase by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bu-tuition-hikes-major-increase-for-struggling-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bu-tuition-hikes-major-increase-for-struggling-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cultural tradition forever changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[As cultural shifts go, this one is about as Canadian as they come. When the puck drops this fall on the National Hockey League&rsquo;s 2026-27 season, for the first time [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-cultural-tradition-forever-changed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-cultural-tradition-forever-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private investment doesn’t mean privatization]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prospect of developing the Conawapa generating station on the Nelson River has returned to the news recently. The discussion mixes together several threads that require separation. What are the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/private-investment-doesnt-mean-privatization/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/private-investment-doesnt-mean-privatization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depave paradise, tear up a parking lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[We use it to build everything from skyscrapers and shopping malls to plazas and highways, and currently, some 70 per cent of the world&rsquo;s population lives in structures built from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/depave-paradise-tear-up-a-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/depave-paradise-tear-up-a-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health authority employee wants apology after police arrest him at murder scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employee of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has said he was embarrassed and traumatized when he was wrongfully detained following a fatal stabbing on Henry Avenue, and he wants [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-authority-employee-wants-apology-after-police-arrest-him-at-murder-scene/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-authority-employee-wants-apology-after-police-arrest-him-at-murder-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Questionable activity’ at Manitoba Housing high-rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of 375 Assiniboine Ave. said the building still has security issues that put tenants at risk. Freda Peebles, who has lived in the building for three or four years, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/questionable-activity-at-manitoba-housing-high-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/questionable-activity-at-manitoba-housing-high-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan mine books space on Hudson Bay Railway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatchewan mine deemed a project of national importance by Ottawa will ship its goods on the Hudson Bay Railway. Eldorado Gold is sending nickel concentrate to Eastern Canada. To [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saskatchewan-mine-books-space-on-hudson-bay-railway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saskatchewan-mine-books-space-on-hudson-bay-railway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy had head dumped in toilet, mom says]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The mother of a 12-year-old boy said her son had his head forced into a charter bus toilet with feces in it during a school field trip. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/boy-had-head-dumped-in-toilet-mom-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/boy-had-head-dumped-in-toilet-mom-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overhauled Transit system rollout ‘a nightmare,’ public works chair says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The introduction of Winnipeg Transit&rsquo;s long-awaited network overhaul last June &mdash; designed to provide faster, more reliable service and increase ridership &mdash; got off to a rocky start. &ldquo;Honestly, it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/overhauled-transit-system-rollout-a-nightmare-public-works-chair-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/overhauled-transit-system-rollout-a-nightmare-public-works-chair-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pas-Kameesak byelection called for July 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province has called a byelection for The Pas-Kameesak July 21. The government said in a news release Tuesday evening that the documents paving the way for the vote had [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-kameesak-byelection-called-for-july-21/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-kameesak-byelection-called-for-july-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big loser’ goes from homeless misery to proud milestone as a 44-year-old high school valedictorian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mom of five slated to deliver address in celebration of almost 150 mature students graduating from the Winnipeg School Division.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-loser-goes-from-homeless-misery-to-proud-milestone-as-a-44-year-old-high-school-valedictorian/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-loser-goes-from-homeless-misery-to-proud-milestone-as-a-44-year-old-high-school-valedictorian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown back with Blue and Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dru Brown has left the doghouse in Ottawa and is on his way back to Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers announced Tuesday evening that they have acquired the 29-year-old quarterback and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-back-with-blue-and-gold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-back-with-blue-and-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City crosses out scramble crossing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s experiment with a pedestrian scramble crossing is coming to an end. In June 2025, the city began a pedestrian scramble pilot project, which gave all motor vehicles a red [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crosses-out-scramble-crossing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crosses-out-scramble-crossing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daycare, community hub answer to church’s prayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dwindling congregation that owns a red brick church building in South Osborne has found a creative way to keep its doors open while meeting a vital need in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daycare-community-hub-answer-to-churchs-prayers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daycare-community-hub-answer-to-churchs-prayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge convicts colonization before sentencing admitted killer in woman’s 2024 beating death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jules Desjarlais has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2024 beating death of 52-year-old Lucy Wood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-convicts-colonization-before-sentencing-admitted-killer-in-womans-2024-beating-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-convicts-colonization-before-sentencing-admitted-killer-in-womans-2024-beating-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to restore some bus service to Grace Hospital called inadequate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit&rsquo;s proposal to add more bus service to the Grace Hospital has received mixed reviews, after hundreds of residents petitioned for changes to the routes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/proposal-to-restore-some-bus-service-to-grace-hospital-called-inadequate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/proposal-to-restore-some-bus-service-to-grace-hospital-called-inadequate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was really making progress’: mother of three who died in Selkirk house fire mourned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman who died in a Selkirk house fire was a 29-year-old mother of three who would do anything for her children, her mother said. Cheryl Wirch said her daughter, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-really-making-progress-mother-of-three-who-died-in-selkirk-house-fire-mourned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-really-making-progress-mother-of-three-who-died-in-selkirk-house-fire-mourned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why not give older, wiser selves one more shot?]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My nervy old girlfriend &mdash; the heartbreaker of my younger self &mdash; looked me up and came to see me at my work recently. The sudden breakup [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-not-give-older-wiser-selves-one-more-shot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-not-give-older-wiser-selves-one-more-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transatlantic slave trade was not unique]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a &ldquo;high-level United Nations consultative conference&rdquo; in Ghana earlier this month, African and Caribbean countries called on the countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade to make a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transatlantic-slave-trade-was-not-unique/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transatlantic-slave-trade-was-not-unique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories trapped in losing loop]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early 2015, I interviewed then-Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leader Brian Pallister regarding his experiences since becoming the party&rsquo;s leader. During the course of that discussion, he said that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-trapped-in-losing-loop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-trapped-in-losing-loop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa commits $96.8M to internet connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs Rebecca Chartrand on Monday announced more than $96.8 million in federal funding for a project by Winkler-based Valley Fiber Ltd. to bring high-speed internet [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-commits-968m-to-internet-connections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-commits-968m-to-internet-connections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man’s treatment at Grace subject of critical incident probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Fran&ccedil;ois Xavier man&rsquo;s hospital stay is being investigated as a critical incident after his esophageal leak went untreated for nearly 24 hours, resulting in pneumonia and an extended [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mans-treatment-at-grace-subject-of-critical-incident-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mans-treatment-at-grace-subject-of-critical-incident-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice system should reflect people it serves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s justice system has struggled for decades with a reality that should concern every resident of the province: Indigenous people are dramatically overrepresented in the courts and in custody. Despite [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-system-should-reflect-people-it-serves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-system-should-reflect-people-it-serves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If life hands you a data centre, grow tomatoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[People everywhere are protesting AI data centres, with good reason. They use a lot of water and energy, and they create a lot of noise. They create relatively few ongoing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-life-hands-you-a-data-centre-grow-tomatoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-life-hands-you-a-data-centre-grow-tomatoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting comedy, frilly diversions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not go gentle into that good small-screen summer. There are difficult decisions to be made, philosophically and narratively, and intense Bear-ish drama to be endured. In between, Mary, Larry [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cutting-comedy-frilly-diversions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cutting-comedy-frilly-diversions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa tabs $21.6M for Sayisi Dene energy projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[A remote northern Manitoba community has solar panels stocked &mdash; and now, it&rsquo;s creating the province&rsquo;s first integrated renewable energy microgrid led by a First Nation. Ottawa announced $21.6 million [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-216m-for-sayisi-dene-energy-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-216m-for-sayisi-dene-energy-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search of disabled man’s room reasonable, lawyer argues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commissioner of Manitoba&rsquo;s Law Enforcement Review Agency acted reasonably in dismissing a complaint against two police officers accused of illegally searching the room of a disabled man, a lawyer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/search-of-disabled-mans-room-reasonable-lawyer-argues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/search-of-disabled-mans-room-reasonable-lawyer-argues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CUPE accuses seniors home of union-busting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leaders are accusing a personal care home in South Tuxedo of violating freshly minted members&rsquo; rights by announcing mass layoffs on the same day workers officially received representation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cupe-accuses-seniors-home-of-union-busting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cupe-accuses-seniors-home-of-union-busting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Historic milestone’ as city, union agree to arbitration if negotiations stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg and its largest union will give an arbitrator the final say on their next collective agreement, if negotiations don&rsquo;t produce a deal. The arrangement rules out [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/historic-milestone-as-city-union-agree-to-arbitration-if-negotiations-stall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/historic-milestone-as-city-union-agree-to-arbitration-if-negotiations-stall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg pair skaters among world’s rising stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the International Skating Union announced its 2026 Grand Prix of Figure Skating entry lists last week, it described the global series as &ldquo;world-class competition featuring many of the sport&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-pair-skaters-among-worlds-rising-stars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-pair-skaters-among-worlds-rising-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City seeking contractor to remove remains of Sutherland Hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year and a half after a fire burned the Sutherland Hotel to the ground, the city is seeking a contractor to demolish what&rsquo;s left and clean up the rubble. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-seeking-contractor-to-remove-remains-of-sutherland-hotel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-seeking-contractor-to-remove-remains-of-sutherland-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pas clinic to be named after late MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new primary health clinic in Manitoba&rsquo;s North will be named in honour of former the NDP MLA for The Pas-Kameesak. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Monday the clinic will [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-clinic-to-be-named-after-late-mla/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-clinic-to-be-named-after-late-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyal nominated to Canada’s highest court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba King&rsquo;s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal is poised to become the newest addition to the Supreme Court of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-nominated-to-canadas-highest-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-nominated-to-canadas-highest-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Extravagant hats steal the show at the Royal Ascot horse races]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extravagant, elaborate and sometimes gravity-defying hats take center stage each summer at&nbsp;Royal Ascot, the five-day horse racing festival held at Ascot Racecourse in southern England, a venue founded by Queen Anne in 1711. Here's a look at some of this year's standout lids.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-extravagant-hats-steal-the-show-at-the-royal-ascot-horse-races/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-extravagant-hats-steal-the-show-at-the-royal-ascot-horse-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two killers among six people charged with weapons, drug-trafficking offences after house raided]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men previously convicted of separate slayings were among the six people arrested last week in a drug trafficking raid on Burrows Avenue that turned up a trove of firearms. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-killers-among-six-people-charged-with-weapons-drug-trafficking-offences-after-house-raided/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-killers-among-six-people-charged-with-weapons-drug-trafficking-offences-after-house-raided/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can make no-booze family picnic work]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My father had to quit drinking recently, basically to save his life. The problem is he&rsquo;s naturally a loudmouth, and now that he&rsquo;s sober, he&rsquo;s become sulky [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-make-no-booze-family-picnic-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-make-no-booze-family-picnic-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs with Canadian flag placed across city]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local charity counted on Winnipeggers to show their Canadian pride on their lawns in preparation for the country&rsquo;s 159th birthday. Signs bearing the Canadian flag were erected on 100 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/signs-with-canadian-flag-placed-across-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/signs-with-canadian-flag-placed-across-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not just a blip in the news cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn&rsquo;t, as is said, &ldquo;a good look.&rdquo; When the U.K. tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail published a report on its website last week that the U.S. Centers for Disease [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-just-a-blip-in-the-news-cycle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-just-a-blip-in-the-news-cycle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes a leader of the Opposition effective]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a famous adage that &ldquo;the worst day in government is better than the best day in opposition.&rdquo; The leader of the official Opposition plays a crucial role in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-makes-a-leader-of-the-opposition-effective/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-makes-a-leader-of-the-opposition-effective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As school year ends, thank an educator]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the long days of summer approach, many Manitobans are preparing to hit the out-of-office button. But before the school year fades into memory, I&rsquo;d like you to take a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-school-year-ends-thank-an-educator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-school-year-ends-thank-an-educator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bright, glossy and rotund’ – the best supermarket strawberries, tasted and rated]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re well into strawberry season now, but which punnets are the pick of the crop and which hit a sour note?&bull; The best supermarket strawberry jams, tasted and ratedBack in 1994, I used to pick strawberries in Dorset to earn extra pocket money. It was gruelling but delicious work. We&rsquo;d shuffle on our hands and knees down furrowed rows of plants, picking those beautiful, fat red berries and trying not to eat too many along the way. We were paid by the punnet, which at my picking s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bright-glossy-and-rotund-the-best-supermarket-strawberries-tasted-and-rated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bright-glossy-and-rotund-the-best-supermarket-strawberries-tasted-and-rated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ralph Lauren bridges generations with menswear tie-up in Milan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designer turns to the accessory that launched his empire as he invokes the golden age of Italian sportFor his second standalone menswear show in Milan, Ralph Lauren reverted to the accessory that launched his empire in 1967 &ndash; ties.Skinny silk ties featuring subtle swirly prints were neatly knotted and used as the finishing touch to elegant pinstripe suits, while more brightly printed or striped cravats were whirled and worn like ties peeking out from under knitwear and rugby shirts. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ralph-lauren-bridges-generations-with-menswear-tie-up-in-milan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ralph-lauren-bridges-generations-with-menswear-tie-up-in-milan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You don’t have to go to special places to find beauty’: Takeshi Aruga’s best phone picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The furniture designer turned photographer was drawn to the colourful geometry of a multistorey car park in JapanTakeshi Aruga was en&nbsp;route from hospital back to his home in Okegawa, Japan, when he took this photograph. He&rsquo;d had a consultation with a dermatologist, and while his house was a couple of miles away, good weather encouraged him to walk. Along the way, he passed PAPA Ageo, a sizeable shopping centre popular with locals. This blue sign&nbsp;board outside the multistorey car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-dont-have-to-go-to-special-places-to-find-beauty-takeshi-arugas-best-phone-picture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-dont-have-to-go-to-special-places-to-find-beauty-takeshi-arugas-best-phone-picture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Bowling: ‘Guiltiest pleasure? Sixteen-year-old whisky. My doctor says I shouldn’t’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artist on his need for order, an embarrassing Christmas costume, and the people he hopes to meet in heavenBorn in British Guiana (now Guyana), Frank Bowling, 92, moved to the UK aged 19 and did national service in the RAF. In 1962, he graduated from the Royal College of Art with the silver medal for painting. He moved to New York in 1966, where he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship, and exhibited his &ldquo;map paintings&rdquo; at the Whitney Museum in 1971. In 2005, he became the first bla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frank-bowling-guiltiest-pleasure-sixteen-year-old-whisky-my-doctor-says-i-shouldnt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frank-bowling-guiltiest-pleasure-sixteen-year-old-whisky-my-doctor-says-i-shouldnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim forced to make long trek for sexual assault exam]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A woman who had been sexually assaulted had to drive to Winnipeg to be examined by a specialized nurse because the Brandon hospital had no nurse available. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/victim-forced-to-make-long-trek-for-sexual-assault-exam/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/victim-forced-to-make-long-trek-for-sexual-assault-exam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in female chiefs  ‘a beautiful resurgence’]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; One month after Birdtail Sioux First Nation member Tr&eacute;chelle Bunn was elected chief of her community, she was described on the Matriarch Movement podcast as a woman &ldquo;who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rise-in-female-chiefs-a-beautiful-resurgence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rise-in-female-chiefs-a-beautiful-resurgence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literary legend waxes poetic on treasured Mexican village]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you travel a lot, there&rsquo;s usually one place that resonates with you more than all the rest &mdash; a place that isn&rsquo;t home, but it feels like it. For [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/literary-legend-waxes-poetic-on-treasured-mexican-village/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/literary-legend-waxes-poetic-on-treasured-mexican-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Lavoie, entre racines et liberté]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le 6 juin, au Centre national des Arts, &agrave; Ottawa, Daniel Lavoie a re&ccedil;u le Prix de la r&eacute;alisation artistique 2026, cat&eacute;gorie musique populaire, des Prix du Gouverneur g&eacute;n&eacute;ral pour [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daniel-lavoie-entre-racines-et-libert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daniel-lavoie-entre-racines-et-libert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping AI ‘slop shots’ in modern politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey is Canada&rsquo;s favourite sport. Anywonder then that our political parties have decided it&rsquo;s time to take AI &ldquo;slop shots&rdquo; at their opponent&rsquo;s net? The Conservative Party of Canada [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stopping-ai-slop-shots-in-modern-politics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stopping-ai-slop-shots-in-modern-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Significance of soil, water management]]></title><description><![CDATA[The day six inches of rain fell one early July afternoon is etched in my memories of growing up on a southern Manitoba grain farm in the mid-1960s. While we [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/significance-of-soil-water-management/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/significance-of-soil-water-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. Métis village grapples with child abductions, North-West Rebellion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major events and big personalities can overshadow the lives of ordinary people, but even the youngest and seemingly least important members of a society can help shape communities. In Treat [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sask-mtis-village-grapples-with-child-abductions-north-west-rebellion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sask-mtis-village-grapples-with-child-abductions-north-west-rebellion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Close encounters of the amphibian kind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frogs, snakes and horses, oh my! Liam Peterson, an 11-year-old outdoor enthusiast, encountered all of those during summer camp last year at Circle Square Ranch. &ldquo;There were always frogs hopping [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/close-encounters-of-the-amphibian-kind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/close-encounters-of-the-amphibian-kind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the beach: Spain pushes offbeat regions as tourist numbers nudge 100m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Tourism minister says another likely record year of visitor growth is not a worry amid move to welcome tourists out of season and market less frequented areasSpain is redoubling its efforts to push its tourist appeal beyond the familiar &ldquo;sun and sand and coast&rdquo; model as it prepares for another record-breaking year in which the number of foreign visitors could reach 100 million for the first time, the country&rsquo;s tourism minister has said.Speaking to the Guardian, Jordi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beyond-the-beach-spain-pushes-offbeat-regions-as-tourist-numbers-nudge-100m/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beyond-the-beach-spain-pushes-offbeat-regions-as-tourist-numbers-nudge-100m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A healing place]]></title><description><![CDATA[A special garden meant to foster resilience, encourage conversations and support wellness opened at ACCESS Fort Garry on May 29. The design of the garden by Bhavana Bonde and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-healing-place/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-healing-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Within 10 mins, Andy had nicked it’: illustrator on his ubiquitous image of Andy Burnham]]></title><description><![CDATA[With its light scowl and dark attire, Stanley Chow&rsquo;s creation has become visual shorthand for the politician&rsquo;s anti-establishment sentimentIt was shortly after Andy Burnham&rsquo;s famously rousing speech outside the Manchester Central Library in October 2020 that Stanley Chow decided to draw him. Or rather his wife did.&ldquo;It was the pandemic and we were all so down in the dumps at that point,&rdquo; says the illustrator, speaking from his home in the city this week. But I rememb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/within-10-mins-andy-had-nicked-it-illustrator-on-his-ubiquitous-image-of-andy-burnham/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/within-10-mins-andy-had-nicked-it-illustrator-on-his-ubiquitous-image-of-andy-burnham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who warned of ‘climate instability’ in 1988? The Saturday quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Dunbar and Shakespeare to Free the Weatherfield One, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 How many times does the sun rise each year at the north pole?<br />
2 Which board game inspired the creation of QR codes?<br />
3 Five of the six cataracts of the Nile are in which country?<br />
4 In what decade did Germany print a 100-trillion Mark note?5 Who warned of a &ldquo;global heat trap&rdquo; and &ldquo;climate instability&rdquo; in 1988?<br />
6 Which rhythm section had the surnames Dunbar and Shakespeare?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-warned-of-climate-instability-in-1988-the-saturday-quiz/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-warned-of-climate-instability-in-1988-the-saturday-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salerno: the charming and affordable gateway to Italy’s Amalfi coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vibrant port city offers a more relaxed and budget-friendly base for exploring this beautiful coastline by train and ferryThe ferry from Salerno to Amalfi town was set to take about 35 minutes, and we were debating whether to risk the windswept top deck, fearful our packed lunches might fly into the Tyrrhenian Sea. (My father and I were taking a pragmatic approach on our Italian holiday, opting for light midday meals to save space for the primo and secondo courses at dinner, and ample lemony]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/salerno-the-charming-and-affordable-gateway-to-italys-amalfi-coast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/salerno-the-charming-and-affordable-gateway-to-italys-amalfi-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great British summer savings: grab family deals on days out, films and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government&rsquo;s temporary VAT cut aims to ease cost of living for families this summer &ndash; here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s on offerFrom Thursday families can enjoy a cut-price trip to Legoland or the cinema to watch Toy Story 5 as the government&rsquo;s school holiday discount scheme Great British summer savings gets under way.Billed by Rachel Reeves as a way to &ldquo;support families with the little treats in life&rdquo;, the temporary VAT cut will reduce ticket prices at family attractions s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/great-british-summer-savings-grab-family-deals-on-days-out-films-and-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/great-british-summer-savings-grab-family-deals-on-days-out-films-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Dowling: Help! I’m being held hostage by a car salesman]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re trying to buy an electric car. But my bank and the showroom &lsquo;manager&rsquo; have other ideasIt is a rainy Monday morning and my wife and I are in a car dealership about a mile from home, walking around a shiny new vehicle and peering into its windows.&ldquo;It looks bigger than our car,&rdquo; she says. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tim-dowling-help-im-being-held-hostage-by-a-car-salesman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tim-dowling-help-im-being-held-hostage-by-a-car-salesman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for lime and sesame cold noodles with miso meatballs | The new vegan]]></title><description><![CDATA[This cool summer dish can be easily enhanced with a range of store-cupboard staplesWhat&rsquo;s your favourite hot weather food? Mine&rsquo;s gazpacho. I&rsquo;m joking &ndash; gazpacho&rsquo;s lovely, but cold noodles are my top pick because, in the summer, they meet me exactly where I am in both the cooking and the eating. They don&rsquo;t need much by way of cooking, and they can be dressed and paired with many a store-cupboard ingredient &ndash; in today&rsquo;s case, tahini, miso and sesame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meera-sodhas-vegan-recipe-for-lime-and-sesame-cold-noodles-with-miso-meatballs-the-new-vegan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meera-sodhas-vegan-recipe-for-lime-and-sesame-cold-noodles-with-miso-meatballs-the-new-vegan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago I briefly became the victim of a viral pile-on &ndash; all because of a silly YouTube video. But I&rsquo;m glad I had the chance to embarrass myself and move on. Are today&rsquo;s teens so fortunate?As a teenager, I went kind of viral &ndash; and the most amazing thing about that is it had absolutely zero effect on my life. It was the summer holidays in 2006, and my friends Jessie, Emma and I decided to film ourselves singing along to our favourite song. We were overheated and h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-dived-into-my-digital-past-to-revisit-my-most-cringe-teenage-moments-and-realised-how-lucky-i-am-to-not-be-young-and-online-today/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-dived-into-my-digital-past-to-revisit-my-most-cringe-teenage-moments-and-realised-how-lucky-i-am-to-not-be-young-and-online-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blind date: ‘I got a bit carried away once the wine kicked in’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex, 45, a product lead in tech, meets Ellie, 35, a TV producerWhat were you hoping for?To meet someone kind and have an&nbsp;enjoyable evening with someone I&nbsp;maybe wouldn&rsquo;t ordinarily choose for&nbsp;myself. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blind-date-i-got-a-bit-carried-away-once-the-wine-kicked-in/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blind-date-i-got-a-bit-carried-away-once-the-wine-kicked-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears expect dog fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a short time when Emmanuel Akot couldn&rsquo;t be convinced that everything was going to be alright. During those painstaking moments while he writhed on the ground in Ottawa [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-expect-dog-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-expect-dog-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Bending it like Benati; Calgary’s collapse; Rapid and Roses still on top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to the View from Row Z, Northern Super League superfans! While yours truly has been caught up in all things FIFA World Cup since the men&rsquo;s tournament kicked [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-bending-it-like-benati-calgarys-collapse-rapid-and-roses-still-on-top/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-bending-it-like-benati-calgarys-collapse-rapid-and-roses-still-on-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Patience and love’ carries them through]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOW much do you get back if you bet $20 win-place on a 39-1 shot? Former Hastings Park trainer Brian Phillips knows. The 78-year-old conditioner saddled his only horse, Nu [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patience-and-love-carries-them-through/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patience-and-love-carries-them-through/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charleswood eatery ownership change]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the three founding partners at Bluestone Cottage and Alena Rustic Italian, a double restaurant in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Charleswood neighbourhood, has taken complete ownership of the business. Kelly Cattani bought [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/charleswood-eatery-ownership-change/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/charleswood-eatery-ownership-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tales of professional failure power networking event series]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only thing missing from the syllabus was failure. On the first day of teaching a media entrepreneurship course at Red River College Polytechnic a few years ago, Doug Darling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tales-of-professional-failure-power-networking-event-series/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tales-of-professional-failure-power-networking-event-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer debut of Open Corydon]]></title><description><![CDATA[More patio space, live music and pizza slices to-go are slated for Corydon Avenue this summer &mdash; but cars aren&rsquo;t invited. Only on Sundays, starting July 5, Corydon will be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-debut-of-open-corydon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-debut-of-open-corydon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade mission to Japan to highlight Manitoba pork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representatives from the Manitoba government and agriculture sector will head to Japan this month to promote pork as part of a trade mission. Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn and officials from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trade-mission-to-japan-to-highlight-manitoba-pork/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trade-mission-to-japan-to-highlight-manitoba-pork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-storey residential block passes hurdle at city hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hotly debated proposal for a six-storey residential tower in St. Boniface is moving forward &mdash; without some variances to city rules requested by the developer. After about seven hours [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/six-storey-residential-block-passes-hurdle-at-city-hall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/six-storey-residential-block-passes-hurdle-at-city-hall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drink global]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week&rsquo;s Uncorked featured wines from visiting countries competing in the World Cup, and this week we turn to those competing for soccer glory who are better-known for beer than wine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drink-global/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drink-global/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudoku 7,355 expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sudoku-7355-expert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sudoku-7355-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick crossword No 17,511]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quick-crossword-no-17511/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quick-crossword-no-17511/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prize crossword No 30,038]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prize-crossword-no-30038/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prize-crossword-no-30038/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer sudoku 1,027]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/killer-sudoku-1027/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/killer-sudoku-1027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic performance, but Shakespeare in the Ruins’ The Iliad suffers from identity crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[War is hell. But it&rsquo;s also, as playwrights Lisa Peterson and Denis O&rsquo;Hare pointedly remind us in their stage adaptation of Homer&rsquo;s The Iliad (translated by Robert Fagles), all too sadly predictable; bloodlust has run in the veins of humankind from time immemorial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/epic-performance-but-shakespeare-in-the-ruins-the-iliad-suffers-from-identity-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/epic-performance-but-shakespeare-in-the-ruins-the-iliad-suffers-from-identity-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba adds hip, knee surgeries; makes traction on wait lists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province says it is ramping up hip and knee replacements by 200 surgeries after expanding capacity by more than 800 procedures a year at Selkirk, while reducing Manitoba&rsquo;s median [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-adds-hip-knee-surgeries-makes-traction-on-wait-lists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-adds-hip-knee-surgeries-makes-traction-on-wait-lists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is time to take a step forward… and walk together’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government has appointed provincial court Judge Jerilee Ryle as associate chief judge of reconciliation, the first appointment of its kind in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-is-time-to-take-a-step-forward-and-walk-together/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-is-time-to-take-a-step-forward-and-walk-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryle perfect choice for Manitoba’s first associate chief judge for reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Jerilee Ryle is more qualified than the majority of Manitoba judges on the issue of how to best serve Indigenous peoples in Manitoba&rsquo;s justice system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ryle-perfect-choice-for-manitobas-first-associate-chief-judge-for-reconciliation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ryle-perfect-choice-for-manitobas-first-associate-chief-judge-for-reconciliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tunnel vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[For almost two months, a robotic creature lurked below the bed of the Red River, its massive mechanical teeth gnawing through silt, clay and bedrock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tunnel-vision/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tunnel-vision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures with pa]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dad didn&rsquo;t teach me how to hammer a nail, change the oil in a car, or tie a knot that wouldn&rsquo;t slip. But afternoons shared with him in a dark cinema shaped who I am in ways I was slow to fully appreciate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pictures-with-pa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pictures-with-pa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t unsee it’: how hot pink became the unofficial colour of the World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move over Barbie, &lsquo;electricfuchsia&rsquo; is now dominating football&rsquo;s biggest stages. But why has the sport embraced the colour?Any fashion-conscious England fan watching the World Cup this week would have appreciated the moment the attack reached the Croatian end &ndash; and not just for the potential goals.It offered another glimpse of goalkeeper Dominik Livakovi&#263; in hot pink, a shade fast becoming a visual signature this tournament. Forget Barbie pink &ndash; welcome to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-cant-unsee-it-how-hot-pink-became-the-unofficial-colour-of-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-cant-unsee-it-how-hot-pink-became-the-unofficial-colour-of-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime councillor to leave politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coun. John Orlikow will not run for re-election in his River Heights-Fort Garry ward. The councillor announced in a Friday morning news release he will not seek another term in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/longtime-councillor-to-leave-politics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/longtime-councillor-to-leave-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocktail of the week: Osteria Angelina&rsquo;s riso &amp; rosmarino &ndash; recipe | The good mixer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bittersweet blend of sake, Cynar and Aperol that&rsquo;s as light and refreshing as early summer days are longThis is very light, refreshing and goes down a little too easily, which makes it perfect for early summer.Joshua Owens-Baigler, co-founder, Osteria Angelina, London E1 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cocktail-of-the-week-osteria-angelinarsquos-riso-amp-rosmarino-ndash-recipe-the-good-mixer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cocktail-of-the-week-osteria-angelinarsquos-riso-amp-rosmarino-ndash-recipe-the-good-mixer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldeyes fare poorly on road]]></title><description><![CDATA[IF Manitoba sports fans are unaware of the name Scott Oake, they&rsquo;ve been deprived of one of the greatest sports voices of our time. The award-winning and Manitoba Hockey Hall [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-fare-poorly-on-road/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-fare-poorly-on-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How am I supposed to know if it’s cute on me?’ The strange death of the changing room]]></title><description><![CDATA[As some shops toy with the idea of removing changing rooms, what does it mean for the future of the high street?Don&rsquo;t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIs the changing room dead? According to the teenage fashion mecca, Brandy Melville, it is. The brand has closed all its fitting rooms across stores in the UK, US and Canada, with shoppers taking to social media lamenting the change.&ldquo;Why does Brandy hate [its] customers?&rdquo; one TikTok user questioned. &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-am-i-supposed-to-know-if-its-cute-on-me-the-strange-death-of-the-changing-room/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-am-i-supposed-to-know-if-its-cute-on-me-the-strange-death-of-the-changing-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Lewis-led federal NDP moves ahead of Tories in some Winnipeg suburbs, poll reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal New Democratic Party under new leadership is seeing a resurgence in Winnipeg, and has jumped past the Conservatives in some suburban neighbourhoods, new polling data says. A Free [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/support-for-lewis-led-federal-ndp-moves-ahead-of-tories-in-some-winnipeg-suburbs-poll-reveals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/support-for-lewis-led-federal-ndp-moves-ahead-of-tories-in-some-winnipeg-suburbs-poll-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School principals frustrated, stressed out, national survey reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Principals are reporting high levels of stress linked to chronic staff shortages, parent pushback and rising violence in local public schools and elsewhere in Canada. Drawing on a recent survey [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/school-principals-frustrated-stressed-out-national-survey-reveals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/school-principals-frustrated-stressed-out-national-survey-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poignant lead performances anchor tense Aussie horror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bleak, beautiful and sad, this small Australian film combines art-house horror with a queer coming-of-age story. This is a monster movie in which the monster is homophobic hatred. Naim and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poignant-lead-performances-anchor-tense-aussie-horror/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poignant-lead-performances-anchor-tense-aussie-horror/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has assassination as state policy made a return?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s soon-to-be-ex prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is so harmless and ineffectual that it&rsquo;s hard to imagine anyone wanting to kill him, but somebody in Russia apparently did. On Monday, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/has-assassination-as-state-policy-made-a-return/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/has-assassination-as-state-policy-made-a-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country Thunder down Kane Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, the initially announced headliner for the Country Thunder show at Princess Auto Stadium has been swapped out. American star Kane Brown, who was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/country-thunder-down-kane-brown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/country-thunder-down-kane-brown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blaze leaves path of destruction at Manitoba Hutterite colony]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Fire tore through a vehicle storage unit at Green Acres Hutterite Colony near Wawanesa on Thursday, destroying four vehicles, a bus and a forklift. &ldquo;Gasoline tanks started exploding, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blaze-leaves-path-of-destruction-at-manitoba-hutterite-colony/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blaze-leaves-path-of-destruction-at-manitoba-hutterite-colony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New chapter in Luana Moth saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a late-night walk in Gimli in 2016, musician Tony Mazza discovered a mysterious poem on the ground, penned on a loose sheet of paper. Written on the back were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-chapter-in-luana-moth-saga/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-chapter-in-luana-moth-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I half expected James Bond to appear with a martini’: readers’ favourite seaside hotels in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[From faded grandeur in Greece to designer cabins in the Norwegian dunes, these are your most glamorous coastal discoveries<br />
&bull; Tell us about a memorable Greek holiday &ndash; the best tip wins a &pound;200 holiday voucherThe Hotel Villa Garden, Sant&rsquo;Agnello is a ravishing but small, friendly, family-run hotel about 25 minutes walk from the centre of Sorrento. The view from the cliff-edge dining terrace over to Vesuvius is breathtaking and the stylish pool is a delight. The decor is cris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-half-expected-james-bond-to-appear-with-a-martini-readers-favourite-seaside-hotels-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-half-expected-james-bond-to-appear-with-a-martini-readers-favourite-seaside-hotels-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for upside-down blueberry cake | The sweet spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget pineapple and use berries instead, with aromatic five-spice adding its warming fragrance to this darkly delicious take on the classic bakeI grew up thinking the only fruit that was allowed in an upside-down cake was tinned pineapple, so once I discovered that no such rule existed and that I had free rein, upside-down cakes became far more exciting. I&rsquo;ve since used everything from plums and apples to blood oranges, but today I&rsquo;ve gone for blueberries. And, thanks to how juicy t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/benjamina-ebuehis-recipe-for-upside-down-blueberry-cake-the-sweet-spot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/benjamina-ebuehis-recipe-for-upside-down-blueberry-cake-the-sweet-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We just took care of business’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simply put, this was an emphatic statement. On a night in which the Vancouver Bandits entered as the team to beat in the Canadian Elite Basketball League&rsquo;s Western Conference, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-just-took-care-of-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-just-took-care-of-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From here, they’ll be fighting for Koné]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some important questions needed answering in Canada&rsquo;s second game of the 2026 World Cup. Well, consider them answered. And how. Perhaps the most practical query involved striker Jonathan David, whose [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-here-theyll-be-fighting-for-kon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-here-theyll-be-fighting-for-kon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘New guy’ works his way to the top]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was less than a decade ago when Evan Andrew was the &ldquo;new guy&rdquo; sitting at a small desk on the fifth floor of the Sport Manitoba building after landing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-guy-works-his-way-to-the-top/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-guy-works-his-way-to-the-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IGM Financial ‘reducing complexity’, adding AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based IGM Financial will undergo a restructuring as it increases artificial intelligence use. The company announced Wednesday it&rsquo;ll record a one-time charge of roughly $95 million in its second quarter, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/igm-financial-reducing-complexity-adding-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/igm-financial-reducing-complexity-adding-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth concern powers Futurpreneur applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groups offering support to young Manitoba entrepreneurs have clocked an uptick in traffic amid economic uncertainty. Karen Greve Young is watching the applications roll in at Futurpreneur. The national non-profit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youth-concern-powers-futurpreneur-applications/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youth-concern-powers-futurpreneur-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re putting in foundational roots’]]></title><description><![CDATA[RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSSER &mdash; A short time ago, in a rural municipality not so far away, a Groupe Touchette executive invoked an iconic freighter from the Star Wars movie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-putting-in-foundational-roots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-putting-in-foundational-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonding over bocce ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine-year-olds and seniors in their &rsquo;90s regularly bond over bocce in Tuxedo. &Eacute;cole Tuxedo Park and Extendicare Tuxedo Villa are marking a decade of Senior Buddies, a partnership that began [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bonding-over-bocce-ball/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bonding-over-bocce-ball/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Refugee Day marked with celebration, reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The strength, courage and resilience of Manitoba refugees who have fled conflicts around the world were recognized as World Refugee Day was celebrated Thursday at Central Park downtown. Newcomers of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/world-refugee-day-marked-with-celebration-reflection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/world-refugee-day-marked-with-celebration-reflection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptic crossword No 30,037]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cryptic-crossword-no-30037/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cryptic-crossword-no-30037/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition forms to First Nation’s bid for wind farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of residents in southwestern Manitoba is concerned a proposed wind farm could impact their way of life. RM of Lorne resident Bill Harrison said the Swan Lake First [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opposition-forms-to-first-nations-bid-for-wind-farm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opposition-forms-to-first-nations-bid-for-wind-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooded-out Interlake farmers call for government action on neglected watershed drainage system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guiding his side-by-side vehicle over a narrow trail separating hundreds of acres of flooded fields in this rural Manitoba municipality Thursday, local farmer Brian Boonstra said there is little hope of saving his crops.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooded-out-interlake-farmers-call-for-government-action-on-neglected-watershed-drainage-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooded-out-interlake-farmers-call-for-government-action-on-neglected-watershed-drainage-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP vacancy rate in Manitoba drops below 10 per cent after years of staff shortages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP has managed to tamp down a nagging vacancy rate across Manitoba that frustrated municipal leaders and rural residents who were tired of years of staffing shortages and the effect on safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-vacancy-rate-in-manitoba-drops-below-10-per-cent-after-years-of-staff-shortages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-vacancy-rate-in-manitoba-drops-below-10-per-cent-after-years-of-staff-shortages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jail for client who refuses to stop harassing former lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba man who defied a protection order in his pursuit of a romantic relationship with his former lawyer has been handed a 30-day jail sentence for criminal harassment and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jail-for-client-who-refuses-to-stop-harassing-former-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jail-for-client-who-refuses-to-stop-harassing-former-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa’s new bail law won’t make cities safer, but it will clog up courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Canadians were hoping Ottawa&rsquo;s latest round of bail reform would reduce crime and make communities safer, they are likely to be disappointed. The federal government has presented Bill C-14 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawas-new-bail-law-wont-make-cities-safer-but-it-will-clog-up-courts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawas-new-bail-law-wont-make-cities-safer-but-it-will-clog-up-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of an era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Toews is ready to hang up his blades. The Winnipegger has decided to retire, with a formal announcement scheduled for Friday morning at the Dakota community centre that was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-end-of-an-era/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-end-of-an-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naomi Campbell called unfit to run a charity in her appeal against ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supermodel &lsquo;completely abdicated&rsquo; her trustee responsibilities at Fashion for Relief, Charity Commission tells hearingNaomi Campbell showed herself to be unfit to run a charity after the supermodel &ldquo;completely abdicated&rdquo; her responsibilities as a trustee of her now defunct Fashion for Relief project, according to the charity watchdog.The Charity Commission told a tribunal that Campbell, who is trying to overturn a five-year ban on running a charity, was &ldquo;highly culp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/naomi-campbell-called-unfit-to-run-a-charity-in-her-appeal-against-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/naomi-campbell-called-unfit-to-run-a-charity-in-her-appeal-against-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New artistic director brings spirit of adventure to opera job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Opera&rsquo;s new artistic director is bringing his baton home. The company announced the appointment of Gordon Gerrard, a Manitoba-born pianist and conductor, on Thursday following a year-long search. He [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-artistic-director-brings-spirit-of-adventure-to-opera-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-artistic-director-brings-spirit-of-adventure-to-opera-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomber great Murphy to be inducted into Ring of Honour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cal Murphy was immortalized with a statue outside of the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers back in 2017 and, next month, his name will be displayed inside the stadium [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bomber-great-murphy-to-be-inducted-into-ring-of-honour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bomber-great-murphy-to-be-inducted-into-ring-of-honour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man gets time served, online device ban for threats to police]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROSSBURN &mdash; A Manitoba judge has cited the damaging effect of the internet as he sentenced a Russell man, who had repeatedly made threats against police, to almost a year [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-gets-time-served-online-device-ban-for-threats-to-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-gets-time-served-online-device-ban-for-threats-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why corner shop wines are not to be sniffed at]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether making a last-minute panic buy or you simply can&rsquo;t be bothered to stray far from home, the dusty shelves of your local store often boast their share of trusted, dependable bottlesThere was a time in my life when Campo Viejo Tempranillo was as essential as milk or bread; my flatmates and I designated it our &ldquo;house wine&rdquo;&rsquo;. The year was 2011, we wore a lot of elasticated statement belts and lived opposite a corner shop by Brixton prison. Like us, the wine was young,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-corner-shop-wines-are-not-to-be-sniffed-at/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-corner-shop-wines-are-not-to-be-sniffed-at/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNL writer isn’t afraid to make audiences laugh … and squirm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calling from a North Carolina airport in a voice just above a whisper, Maddie Wiener sounds more like a thoughtful friend than a comedian whose act includes jokes about sex, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/snl-writer-isnt-afraid-to-make-audiences-laugh-and-squirm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/snl-writer-isnt-afraid-to-make-audiences-laugh-and-squirm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP riding ‘incredible wave’ of support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for Premier Wab Kinew and the New Democratic Party remains steady, while Obby Khan and the Progressive Conservative official Opposition are heading into the summer on a bit of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-riding-incredible-wave-of-support/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-riding-incredible-wave-of-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy of battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trappist Monastery Ruins are enlisted as the stand-in for a bedraggled Trojan battleground in An Iliad, the second production of Shakespeare in the Ruins&rsquo; 2026 season. Director Christopher Brauer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legacy-of-battle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legacy-of-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cellphones silenced at LRSD board meetings to keep trustees ‘engaged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOUIS Riel School Division trustees are subject to new rules, which are not unlike the ones for 17,000 students in their division in southeast Winnipeg, that dictate when they can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cellphones-silenced-at-lrsd-board-meetings-to-keep-trustees-engaged/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cellphones-silenced-at-lrsd-board-meetings-to-keep-trustees-engaged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storms show climate change is here, now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment Canada&rsquo;s weather service tells us the devastating rainstorm that struck the Rural Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman two weekends ago was a &ldquo;one-in-200-year&rdquo; event. Approximately 150 mm of rain fell in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/storms-show-climate-change-is-here-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/storms-show-climate-change-is-here-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grey-list effectiveness dissipates]]></title><description><![CDATA[In casual parlance, the law of diminishing returns refers to the idea that the more you use something, the less value you derive from it. With its recent decision to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grey-list-effectiveness-dissipates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grey-list-effectiveness-dissipates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t overthink your airplane etiquette]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I travel solo on airplanes a lot for business. I can afford an expensive, comfortable seat. So, once in a while I end up sitting beside a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-overthink-your-airplane-etiquette/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-overthink-your-airplane-etiquette/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we become Canada’s new capital of fresh water?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s summer calendar is rarely quiet. But this year, beyond the familiar festivals and gatherings by the rivers and at the Forks, my summer has been filled with water gatherings [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/can-we-become-canadas-new-capital-of-fresh-water/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/can-we-become-canadas-new-capital-of-fresh-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[210 years of resistance: the Métis at Seven Oaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday, June 19, marks 210 years since the historic Battle of Seven Oaks. This battle, which took place in present-day Winnipeg, was part of the Pemmican War, which saw several [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/210-years-of-resistance-the-mtis-at-seven-oaks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/210-years-of-resistance-the-mtis-at-seven-oaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pink flamingos and shimmering lemon groves: exploring Sicily’s Vendicari nature reserve]]></title><description><![CDATA[This wetland south of Syracuse was saved from developers and preserved as an unspoilt haven for migratory birdsWe rented Il Nido because we thought other people wouldn&rsquo;t like it. Small and basic, without internet, the property was supposedly beside a beautiful national park famous for its coastline and migratory birds. The online picture suggested it was pressed up against one of those concrete pillars (common around Sicily) supporting a deserted and rotting motorway flyover. I was writing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pink-flamingos-and-shimmering-lemon-groves-exploring-sicilys-vendicari-nature-reserve/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pink-flamingos-and-shimmering-lemon-groves-exploring-sicilys-vendicari-nature-reserve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Roddy’s recipe for focaccia sandwiches with mortadella and parmesan cream | A kitchen in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family favourite transforms TV dinners into a summery eventIt&rsquo;s the time of year when the TV, balanced on the Ikea unit with castors, its feet supported by wooden splints, is wheeled between the kitchen doors so it faces out on to the terrace (flat roof). In the absence of a barbecue or outside shower, the TV is our seasonal shift; an inside object moved outside and, in the process, made (slightly) more exciting. As a result, TV dinners are also altered, as well as given another layer of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rachel-roddys-recipe-for-focaccia-sandwiches-with-mortadella-and-parmesan-cream-a-kitchen-in-rome/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rachel-roddys-recipe-for-focaccia-sandwiches-with-mortadella-and-parmesan-cream-a-kitchen-in-rome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ringing up ‘fast rescue system’ Road Ally]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mechanic fixed James Penner&rsquo;s automobile last month in Ontario, but a Manitoba-made app connected him to the service. When Penner&rsquo;s vehicle needed a jump start after work, the Brampton, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ringing-up-fast-rescue-system-road-ally/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ringing-up-fast-rescue-system-road-ally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor agrees to call special council meeting on drug crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor has agreed to hold a special meeting about the drug crisis after being urged to do so by Sherri Rollins, who had a recent ride-along with Main Street [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-agrees-to-call-special-council-meeting-on-drug-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-agrees-to-call-special-council-meeting-on-drug-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteer community centre board gives up governance role, citing online harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The board of the South Winnipeg Community Centre has given up its governance role, amid concerns about online harassment. In a Facebook post, the board said it voted to transfer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/volunteer-community-centre-board-gives-up-governance-role-citing-online-harassment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/volunteer-community-centre-board-gives-up-governance-role-citing-online-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears going to the Moon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask around the Winnipeg Sea Bears, and both players and coaches acknowledge that this is not only a barometer test against one of the best teams in the Canadian Elite [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-going-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-going-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug dealer who ‘terrorized’ money-owing customer sentenced to seven years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg drug dealer abducted a witness in an extortion case off the street, beat them, injected them with an unknown substance and threatened to kill them over being a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-dealer-who-terrorized-money-owing-customer-sentenced-to-seven-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-dealer-who-terrorized-money-owing-customer-sentenced-to-seven-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nation safety officer admits to sex attacks on three women]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba man entrusted with keeping his First Nation safe has admitted to sexually assaulting three women. Dwayne Glenn Berens, 50, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three sexual assaults committed between [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nation-safety-officer-admits-to-sex-attacks-on-three-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nation-safety-officer-admits-to-sex-attacks-on-three-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooded-out Winnipeggers may be able to collect aid, bulletin suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers whose homes were damaged by downpours and flooding this month may be eligible to apply for disaster financial assistance from the Manitoba government after all. The province sent a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooded-out-winnipeggers-may-be-able-to-collect-aid-bulletin-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooded-out-winnipeggers-may-be-able-to-collect-aid-bulletin-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inaugural trail summit looks to forge new paths across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Manitoba, thousands of kilometres of trails wind through a range of landscapes, including prairie, forest, sand dunes and provincial parks, passing through communities and campgrounds. And behind every stretch [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inaugural-trail-summit-looks-to-forge-new-paths-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inaugural-trail-summit-looks-to-forge-new-paths-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegant and practical, capri pants give off Audrey Hepburn vibes | Jess Cartner-Morley]]></title><description><![CDATA[These tailored trousers are ideal for those sunny days when the forecast looks dodgy later on &ndash; or when there&rsquo;s a heatwave but you still have to go to the officeI think we can probably agree that Audrey Hepburn would not have been seen dead in jorts. The baggy, grunge-adjacent knee-length denims that were everywhere last summer and are creeping back around are definitely cool. Totally a vibe. But elegant they are not.The capri pant is an undeniably elegant solution to the problem of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elegant-and-practical-capri-pants-give-off-audrey-hepburn-vibes-jess-cartner-morley/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elegant-and-practical-capri-pants-give-off-audrey-hepburn-vibes-jess-cartner-morley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to turn yoghurt pot scrapings into a marinade for fried chicken – recipe | Waste not]]></title><description><![CDATA[An almost-empty container can be a vessel for food alchemyUsing an almost-empty yoghurt pot to marinate meat and vegetables is one of my favourite ways to prepare dinner. It&rsquo;s a really simple and tidy way to marinate food that not only saves on the washing-up, it also turns a few yoghurt scrapings that might otherwise be destined for the drain into a flavour-enhancing, tenderising, waste-saving hack. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-to-turn-yoghurt-pot-scrapings-into-a-marinade-for-fried-chicken-recipe-waste-not/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-to-turn-yoghurt-pot-scrapings-into-a-marinade-for-fried-chicken-recipe-waste-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quilters to unite at national event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holly Clarke gets a kick out of putting a modern touch on a traditional craft. Clarke said she spends an average of three weeks putting together colourful geometric patterns to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quilters-to-unite-at-national-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quilters-to-unite-at-national-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police to direct traffic at deadly Brandon intersection]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Police officers will direct traffic during peak hours at the intersection of Highway 110 and Richmond Avenue East, the site of a deadly collision that killed a female [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-to-direct-traffic-at-deadly-brandon-intersection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-to-direct-traffic-at-deadly-brandon-intersection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handy buddy’s love-shack request crosses line]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;ve been going up to my cottage to do some renovations and repairs with friends who also have skills. I love to get away from the city. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/handy-buddys-love-shack-request-crosses-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/handy-buddys-love-shack-request-crosses-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change demands action, not hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoping against hope may have suddenly, quietly, become the world&rsquo;s new strategy for addressing climate change. An ancient biblical concept, hope against hope describes our ability to believe everything is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-demands-action-not-hope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-demands-action-not-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC issues travel advisory for Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising travellers to Manitoba about a hepatitis A virus outbreak in the province that&rsquo;s killed at least four people. On June [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cdc-issues-travel-advisory-for-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cdc-issues-travel-advisory-for-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI threatens relationship between writers, readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For eight years I oversaw a short-story competition in St. John&rsquo;s that was sponsored by The Telegram, where I worked, and Creative, a local book publisher. It was called the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-threatens-relationship-between-writers-readers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-threatens-relationship-between-writers-readers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians deserve clearer conversation about MAID]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Canada legalized medical assistance in dying in June 2016, the public debate focused largely on one situation: people facing the end of life and suffering intolerably. For many Canadians, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadians-deserve-clearer-conversation-about-maid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadians-deserve-clearer-conversation-about-maid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling in the tracks of Britain’s camping pioneers from Oxford to Surrey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s Camping and Caravanning Club started as a cycle camping club 125 years ago. I cycle from its birthplace to one of its oldest campsites to see if its free-wheeling spirit survivesSkylarks call out a cascading trill as I pedal between the pink and white hawthorn blossoms that make my path look like a May Day parade. I&rsquo;m on the outskirts of Oxford, a city I thought I knew well, yet as I follow the National Cycle Route 57 on the e-bike I&rsquo;d picked up in Jericho, it feels a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cycling-in-the-tracks-of-britains-camping-pioneers-from-oxford-to-surrey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cycling-in-the-tracks-of-britains-camping-pioneers-from-oxford-to-surrey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A moment that changed me: A WhatsApp message about a little-known sport made me an unlikely celebrity in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;d always wanted to represent my country at something, so when I learned about M&ouml;lkky, I got a team togetherIt was December 2023 and I was searching in the attic for Christmas decorations when my phone pinged. I pulled it out of my pocket and found a WhatsApp message from my son who was backpacking in Australia. The message read, simply: &ldquo;You might want to take a look at this&rdquo; &ndash; it was accompanied by a short video clip.The footage was grainy &ndash; it was night-tim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-moment-that-changed-me-a-whatsapp-message-about-a-little-known-sport-made-me-an-unlikely-celebrity-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-moment-that-changed-me-a-whatsapp-message-about-a-little-known-sport-made-me-an-unlikely-celebrity-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western municipal leaders demand equal treatment by province]]></title><description><![CDATA[MELITA &mdash; Municipal leaders grilled the transportation and infrastructure minister on Tuesday over the state of the region&rsquo;s highways and on the operation of the Shellmouth Dam. A handful of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-municipal-leaders-demand-equal-treatment-by-province/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-municipal-leaders-demand-equal-treatment-by-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High school grads feel the love during North End parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talon Phrakonekham felt a tinge of nostalgia as he and fellow members of the Class of 2026 roamed North End streets lined with young cheerleaders and gave out high-fives on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/high-school-grads-feel-the-love-during-north-end-parade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/high-school-grads-feel-the-love-during-north-end-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potash ‘test shipment’ planned for Churchill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of Manitoba&rsquo;s sole potash mine plans to send its first shipment to Europe via the Port of Churchill this fall. Upwards of 200 tonnes of potash will travel [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/potash-test-shipment-planned-for-churchill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/potash-test-shipment-planned-for-churchill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WeCook meals service expands to Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montreal-based meal service has added Winnipeg to its delivery route. WeCook announced an expansion across Western Canada on Tuesday. The company sells ready-to-eat meals, from small to family portions. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wecook-meals-service-expands-to-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wecook-meals-service-expands-to-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Directors Desk enters child care HR spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba company has released what is believed to be the first sector-specific human resources software for early learning centres and child care operations in Canada. The Curbridge Group launched [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/directors-desk-enters-child-care-hr-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/directors-desk-enters-child-care-hr-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police probe crash at Mountain Avenue and Salter Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramedics worked carefully to remove people from a damaged car after police responded to a two-vehicle collision in the North End Tuesday. The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed officers were called [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-probe-crash-at-mountain-avenue-and-salter-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-probe-crash-at-mountain-avenue-and-salter-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg voters so jaded, they can’t see small signs of progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[A note of warning to Winnipeg candidates who plan to run in this fall&rsquo;s municipal election: voters are in a very bad mood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-voters-so-jaded-they-cant-see-small-signs-of-progress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-voters-so-jaded-they-cant-see-small-signs-of-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor’s cabinet signs off on proposed 110-acre neighbourhood on Dugald Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major development proposes to create nearly 3,000 homes, ample commercial space and a possible school at a mostly vacant industrial park. The Waters Urban Village project would transform 110 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-cabinet-signs-off-on-proposed-110-acre-neighbourhood-on-dugald-road/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-cabinet-signs-off-on-proposed-110-acre-neighbourhood-on-dugald-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Here we go again’: North Kildonan homeowners throw up hands after basements swamped by sewage — for second time in week]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Kildonan resident thought he was having a heart attack Monday as he watched feces-filled water enter his home for the second time in less than a week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/here-we-go-again-north-kildonan-homeowners-throw-up-hands-after-basements-swamped-by-sewage-for-second-time-in-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/here-we-go-again-north-kildonan-homeowners-throw-up-hands-after-basements-swamped-by-sewage-for-second-time-in-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selkirk students get free ride as part of transit pilot]]></title><description><![CDATA[SELKIRK &mdash; The City of Selkirk will be the first municipality to test free transit for youth this summer. Selkirk Mayor Larry Johannson unveiled a new transit pass Tuesday that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selkirk-students-get-free-ride-as-part-of-transit-pilot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selkirk-students-get-free-ride-as-part-of-transit-pilot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fundamentally broken’ support system failing Manitobans with disabilities, scathing report concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s disability support system is &ldquo;fundamentally broken&rdquo; and routinely fails people as they transition into adulthood, according to a damning new report that calls for a sweeping overhaul of provincial services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fundamentally-broken-support-system-failing-manitobans-with-disabilities-scathing-report-concludes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fundamentally-broken-support-system-failing-manitobans-with-disabilities-scathing-report-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town of Stonewall seeks judicial review of surrounding RM’s quarries approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Town of Stonewall has asked a judge to quash the neighbouring Rural Municipality of Rockwood&rsquo;s approvals of two new quarries that have already been subject to a legal challenge. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/town-of-stonewall-seeks-judicial-review-of-surrounding-rms-quarries-approval/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/town-of-stonewall-seeks-judicial-review-of-surrounding-rms-quarries-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absurd for province to address safety issues only after nurses at individual hospitals reach breaking point]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospital should be one of the safest workplaces in our communities. Yet across Manitoba, nurses increasingly feel they must resort to extraordinary measures just to get long-standing safety concerns addressed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/absurd-for-province-to-address-safety-issues-only-after-nurses-at-individual-hospitals-reach-breaking-point/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/absurd-for-province-to-address-safety-issues-only-after-nurses-at-individual-hospitals-reach-breaking-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fashion house pays tribute to Chinese style with its 75th anniversary catwalk show in Shanghai&ldquo;New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn&rsquo;t even sit down.&rdquo; For the British designer Ian Griffiths, who encountered this line in the New Yorker, it summed up why China&rsquo;s biggest city was the right place to celebrate Max Mara&rsquo;s 75th anniversary.&ldquo;Max Mara is a product for metropolitan women, and it would be patronising to assume that a metropolitan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-camel-coats-to-guochao-max-mara-woos-chinas-luxury-brand-consumers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-camel-coats-to-guochao-max-mara-woos-chinas-luxury-brand-consumers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[System ‘isn’t working’ for some: lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suicide of a young Indigenous man is raising questions about the province&rsquo;s efforts at reconciliation in the justice system. Ethan Wildcat was arrested in 2021 at age 19 following [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/system-isnt-working-for-some-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/system-isnt-working-for-some-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI sues province for crash on Perimeter Highway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Public Insurance is suing the province over a crash it alleges was the result of government employees blocking the Perimeter Highway without warning. The Crown corporation, along with the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-sues-province-for-crash-on-perimeter-highway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-sues-province-for-crash-on-perimeter-highway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-CN police officer fined after ‘two-hand texting’ incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A judge fined a former CN police officer $1,400 and gave him a three-month driving prohibition after he was caught &ldquo;two-hand texting&rdquo; while driving on duty. &ldquo;You were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-cn-police-officer-fined-after-two-hand-texting-incident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-cn-police-officer-fined-after-two-hand-texting-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doc’s looming departure raises concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans should be deeply concerned by reports that one of the province&rsquo;s most specialized cancer physicians may be leaving after spending years trying to introduce a treatment already available elsewhere [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/docs-looming-departure-raises-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/docs-looming-departure-raises-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destruction keeps kids out of school]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; About 340 kindergarten to Grade 8 students at Sioux Valley Elementary School will remain out of class this week after a windstorm seriously damaged the building earlier this [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/destruction-keeps-kids-out-of-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/destruction-keeps-kids-out-of-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish question (again)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week&rsquo;s violence in Northern Ireland, not really a &ldquo;protest&rdquo; but an organized pogrom, is being seized on by the British and international hard right as further evidence that &ldquo;out-of-control [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-irish-question-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-irish-question-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola stretches weakened global aid system]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Ebola started spreading in West Africa in early 2014, a major international response took shape. The effort, anchored by America, lasted almost two years. Still, some 28,000 people were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ebola-stretches-weakened-global-aid-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ebola-stretches-weakened-global-aid-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From cool Marseille to a photo-feast in Arles – an art trail through Provence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French cities of Marseille, Aix, Avignon and Arles boast a wealth of museums and festivals showing work by contemporary artists. Here&rsquo;s how to make the most of a dazzling cultural summerMy wife and I moved from London to Marseille a little over five years ago when our British passports still conferred &ldquo;right to reside&rdquo; in France. That first winter on the beach, in short sleeves, as our daughters played in the topaz-coloured Mediterranean and the sun set across an ever-clear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-cool-marseille-to-a-photo-feast-in-arles-an-art-trail-through-provence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-cool-marseille-to-a-photo-feast-in-arles-an-art-trail-through-provence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-star service from mobility equipment firm saved our holiday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wuva staff&rsquo;s kindness and empathy means we are able to plan more trips awayMy husband has motor neurone disease (MND). For us to continue going away, we decided to buy a refurbished mobile hoist, which helps to get out of a bed, from the online mobility equipment company, Wuva.It arrived quickly, but had been damaged in transit and didn&rsquo;t work. I contacted Wuva out of hours via WhatsApp, and within five minutes I received an extensive apology and advised an engineer would call me sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/five-star-service-from-mobility-equipment-firm-saved-our-holiday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/five-star-service-from-mobility-equipment-firm-saved-our-holiday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overhaul of disability services needed: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report set to be released Tuesday paints a damning picture of Manitoba&rsquo;s adult disability services. The Free Press has learned the report, prepared by Integrated Adult Services, will contain [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/overhaul-of-disability-services-needed-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/overhaul-of-disability-services-needed-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Division undertakes close to $1M in security upgrades after sex offender gets into two schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selfies are now standard protocol for all visitors to public schools in St. Vital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/division-undertakes-close-to-1m-in-security-upgrades-after-sex-offender-gets-into-two-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/division-undertakes-close-to-1m-in-security-upgrades-after-sex-offender-gets-into-two-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provincial disaster officials headed to flooded rural communities to answer questions about aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information sessions scheduled for five municipalities where properties were overwhelmed by flash flooding last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-disaster-officials-headed-to-flooded-rural-communities-to-answer-questions-about-aid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-disaster-officials-headed-to-flooded-rural-communities-to-answer-questions-about-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urban Treasures digs into its new Pembina Highway home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at the six-year-old furniture, home goods and accessories business are preparing to celebrate the grand opening of their new store at 1875 Pembina Hwy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/urban-treasures-digs-into-its-new-pembina-highway-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/urban-treasures-digs-into-its-new-pembina-highway-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second of two transitional housing facilities for women and children will open doors before end of month]]></title><description><![CDATA[The paint is drying on new transitional housing for women and children fleeing gender-based violence. Two Winnipeg facilities &mdash; a total 26 units &mdash; are nearly ready Manitoba women struggling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/second-of-two-transitional-housing-facilities-for-women-and-children-will-open-doors-before-end-of-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/second-of-two-transitional-housing-facilities-for-women-and-children-will-open-doors-before-end-of-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union hopes new services lead to faster counselling supports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the union representing wildfire fighters said he hopes that a Manitoba government request for proposals for counselling and crisis-response services leads to more &ldquo;nimble&rdquo; supports for them [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-hopes-new-services-lead-to-faster-counselling-supports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-hopes-new-services-lead-to-faster-counselling-supports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safeguarding Winnipeg’s history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is making progress on a project designed to safeguard its history. Construction on the redevelopment of the historic Carnegie Library into a new home for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/safeguarding-winnipegs-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/safeguarding-winnipegs-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainy day fund, meet climate change costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[On May 28, Winnipeg city council voted 14-1 to move over $18 million into the city&rsquo;s rainy day fund. That same week, Mayor Scott Gillingham said the city&rsquo;s chief financial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rainy-day-fund-meet-climate-change-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rainy-day-fund-meet-climate-change-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s role in a distant Ebola outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across parts of Central and East Africa, a familiar threat has returned. The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, one of the rarer and generally less fatal variants of the virus, has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-role-in-a-distant-ebola-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-role-in-a-distant-ebola-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitobans toast Canadian booze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew says Liquor Marts&rsquo; refusal to order U.S. booze has changed Manitobans&rsquo; drinking preferences and boosted sales of Canadian alcohol. &ldquo;People started drinking more local, to the tune [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobans-toast-canadian-booze/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobans-toast-canadian-booze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Pride in what’s been built]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday, June 7, was a steamy day but, even without the heat, the heart of Winnipeg glowed with warmth. That&rsquo;s because an estimated 15,000 LGBTTQ+ Winnipeggers and allies snaked their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/taking-pride-in-whats-been-built/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/taking-pride-in-whats-been-built/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold family plan won’t aid union on life support]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I have discovered through therapy I&rsquo;m not going to be happy if I don&rsquo;t have kids. I now think I would even need to adopt, if necessary. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cold-family-plan-wont-aid-union-on-life-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cold-family-plan-wont-aid-union-on-life-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the road with the kids: a family driving holiday in Spain and France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can a long road trip work with children? I set out to relive a classic journey from Bilbao to Saint-Malo I did in my freewheeling 20sThe moment came on&nbsp;about day four. A cloud-like mist was drenching our faces, hair and clothes, despite the thick canopy of trees overhead. My six-year-old daughter silently trudged uphill pushing her bike, her mouth set in a grim line. I looked again at the blue blob on Google Maps, which seemed, unfeasibly, to indicate we were on the right path. I thought, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/on-the-road-with-the-kids-a-family-driving-holiday-in-spain-and-france/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/on-the-road-with-the-kids-a-family-driving-holiday-in-spain-and-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A £350 swimming pool fee ruined our easyJet holiday]]></title><description><![CDATA[We booked our hotel because of its swimming pool but a hefty hourly fee to use it wasn&rsquo;t mentionedMy partner and I paid &pound;2,150 for a week&rsquo;s all-inclusive break in Marrakech with easyJet Holidays.We chose the Jaal Riad Resort Hotel because of its pool and spa. When we arrived, we were told that use of the heated pool cost &pound;24 a person an hour, the Jacuzzi &pound;24 for 20 minutes, and the hammam was &pound;16 for 20 minutes. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-350-swimming-pool-fee-ruined-our-easyjet-holiday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-350-swimming-pool-fee-ruined-our-easyjet-holiday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of appeasing Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[American literary icon Mark Twain once wrote that it is pointless to argue with an idiot. &ldquo;They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.&rdquo; Twain&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-art-of-appeasing-trump/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-art-of-appeasing-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg School Division, charity supporting inner-city programs part ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s largest school board will continue to accept financial donations &mdash; just not from the charity that&rsquo;s gifted $9 million for its inner-city programs over the last decade. The Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-school-division-charity-supporting-inner-city-programs-part-ways/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-school-division-charity-supporting-inner-city-programs-part-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is how we do it: ‘We act out our fantasies with costumes, music and props’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward thinks of sex as playtime and has a vivid imagination, which Jane is happy to go along with despite being quite &lsquo;vanilla&rsquo; herself&bull; How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyWhen I dreamed about Jane in a latex catsuit, we had one made Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-is-how-we-do-it-we-act-out-our-fantasies-with-costumes-music-and-props/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-is-how-we-do-it-we-act-out-our-fantasies-with-costumes-music-and-props/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming production spotlights Winnipeg artisans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, but for Winnipeg artisans instead of U.S. eateries. That was Amanda Buhse&rsquo;s pitch to Rogers. Television executives approved. Now Buhse, whose Coal and Canary candles [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/upcoming-production-spotlights-winnipeg-artisans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/upcoming-production-spotlights-winnipeg-artisans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment I knew: When he saw my unkempt hovel, he was so nonjudgmental]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Maclean had never spoken with drag queen Karen from Finance in person, nor laid eyes on the man behind the makeup. Then came a chance encounter in MelbourneFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesI&rsquo;d had a big, sparkly pop career in my 20s but by 2024 I was beyond my twink era, and getting by hopping from one weird gig to the next. Covid had really done a number on the music industry and, while my friend Paul Mac had kept me making music, I found myself drifting through a st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-moment-i-knew-when-he-saw-my-unkempt-hovel-he-was-so-nonjudgmental/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-moment-i-knew-when-he-saw-my-unkempt-hovel-he-was-so-nonjudgmental/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weighing profits against transforming ‘beautiful country’ of wind-turbine proposal south of Brandon]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A major wind-turbine project has been proposed for the Carroll area south of Brandon. Innergex Renewable Energy has made preliminary agreements with landowners on roughly 12,000 acres and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weighing-profits-against-transforming-beautiful-country-of-wind-turbine-proposal-south-of-brandon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weighing-profits-against-transforming-beautiful-country-of-wind-turbine-proposal-south-of-brandon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No easy path ahead  for wheat sector advances]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been about 20 years since canola, dubbed Canada&rsquo;s &ldquo;Cinderella crop,&rdquo; unseated wheat as the biggest earner of farm cash receipts in the Prairie kingdom. For a time, it appeared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-easy-path-ahead-for-wheat-sector-advances/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-easy-path-ahead-for-wheat-sector-advances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halting social media harm requires national solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE federal Liberal government&rsquo;s proposed legislation to ban or restrict social media access for children under 16 appears to be a sensible approach to one of the most difficult public [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/halting-social-media-harm-requires-national-solution/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/halting-social-media-harm-requires-national-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full disclosure: Spielberg’s latest a solid sci-fi outing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg, who has been making feature films for over five decades now, is in &ldquo;watch the skies&rdquo; mode with his new sci-fi movie, a deliberately old-fashioned alien visitation story [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/full-disclosure-spielbergs-latest-a-solid-sci-fi-outing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/full-disclosure-spielbergs-latest-a-solid-sci-fi-outing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community gardens, urban farms more than hobby spaces, report authors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is being urged to make several changes to keep community gardens and urban farms in place longer. A Pro Bono Students Canada report recommends encouraging mobile [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-gardens-urban-farms-more-than-hobby-spaces-report-authors-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-gardens-urban-farms-more-than-hobby-spaces-report-authors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camp takes teen’s confidence to next level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confidence is always at a high for Danica Taylor when she returns home from a week at Circle Square Ranch. The 15 year old, who is finishing up Grade 9, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/camp-takes-teens-confidence-to-next-level/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/camp-takes-teens-confidence-to-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buhler Versatile to acquire all assets of Atlas Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg-headquartered Buhler Versatile Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire German construction machinery manufacturer Atlas Group. The deal covers all Atlas Group assets, including Atlas GmbH, Atlas Spare Parts GmbH, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buhler-versatile-to-acquire-all-assets-of-atlas-group/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buhler-versatile-to-acquire-all-assets-of-atlas-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta separation no guarantee of success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta beware. Ten years ago this month, the United Kingdom held its Brexit referendum. It voted by the narrowest of margins &mdash; 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent &mdash; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-separation-no-guarantee-of-success/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-separation-no-guarantee-of-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He came in ready to work’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Winnipeg, Isiah Osborne. The Winnipeg Sea Bears newcomer arrived on Tuesday and wasted no time making his mark on Friday night. Osborne, in many ways, was the catalyst [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-came-in-ready-to-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-came-in-ready-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From spill to thrill]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took a Tuesday tornado warning and a face-to-face meeting with the dirt to make the stars align for jockey Ciera Pruitt on Wednesday night at the Downs, but when [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-spill-to-thrill/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-spill-to-thrill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A draw has never felt so good]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a draw that felt like a win. Had Canada lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina Friday afternoon, its home World Cup would not have been guaranteed beyond next week. Instead, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-draw-has-never-felt-so-good/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-draw-has-never-felt-so-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reeve asks for quick fix to damaged bridge on Highway 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bridge damaged by flooding in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West has had to close and local officials want the province to take action quickly. The bridge over [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reeve-asks-for-quick-fix-to-damaged-bridge-on-highway-83/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reeve-asks-for-quick-fix-to-damaged-bridge-on-highway-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exciting for the country’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg soccer fans groaned as Bosnia and Herzegovina took the early lead against Canada at the FIFA World Cup Friday afternoon. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the way it goes&rdquo; said Mark Seburn, 67, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exciting-for-the-country/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exciting-for-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exceeded expectations’: Holy Shakes opens first Manitoba shop in St. Vital Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since opening on April 11, the eatery&rsquo;s 20 employees have sold more than 10,000 milkshakes, said franchisee Kiran Pandher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exceeded-expectations-holy-shakes-opens-first-manitoba-shop-in-st-vital-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exceeded-expectations-holy-shakes-opens-first-manitoba-shop-in-st-vital-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Importance of Indigenous languages outweighs any soccer tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s parliamentary budget officer says the FIFA World Cup is estimated to cost Canadian taxpayers $1.066 billion to host 13 games over 38 days. That&rsquo;s $82 million a game, or [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/importance-of-indigenous-languages-outweighs-any-soccer-tournament/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/importance-of-indigenous-languages-outweighs-any-soccer-tournament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses’ vote makes Seven Oaks General Hospital fourth Manitoba facility on safety-focused grey list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurses at Seven Oaks General Hospital have voted in favour of grey-listing, adding to the list of Manitoba health facilities where union members are urging colleagues not to accept work [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nurses-vote-makes-seven-oaks-general-hospital-fourth-manitoba-facility-on-safety-focused-grey-list/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nurses-vote-makes-seven-oaks-general-hospital-fourth-manitoba-facility-on-safety-focused-grey-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You already know how this old story ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I recently received a letter with a note on the outside that said to open it when I was alone &mdash; so I played along. I knew [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-already-know-how-this-old-story-ends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-already-know-how-this-old-story-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silvestre to exit dean role at Asper School of Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of the University of Manitoba&rsquo;s business school is stepping down. Bruno Silvestre will conclude his time as dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business effective Sept. 1, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/silvestre-to-exit-dean-role-at-asper-school-of-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/silvestre-to-exit-dean-role-at-asper-school-of-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-generation 911 coming to Manitoba by early 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba, which has been plagued by spotty 911 service, will be ready to switch to a modern, next generation emergency call system by the federally mandated deadline, says Bell Canada. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/next-generation-911-coming-to-manitoba-by-early-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/next-generation-911-coming-to-manitoba-by-early-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military parade marches down Brandon streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A military spectacle rolled through the streets of Brandon Thursday. The Freedom of the City of Brandon parade showcased about 100 soldiers from the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/military-parade-marches-down-brandon-streets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/military-parade-marches-down-brandon-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Going to be a disaster of a summer’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Torrential rains eroded Manitoba farms, flooded fields, isolated cattle herds and damaged longstanding rural properties. The entirety of the damage from this month&rsquo;s storms is still unknown. Many producers are [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/going-to-be-a-disaster-of-a-summer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/going-to-be-a-disaster-of-a-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daudrich will appeal PC disqualification]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Wally Daudrich says he plans to appeal the Progressive Conservative party&rsquo;s decision to disqualify him as a candidate for the party in Turtle Mountain. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daudrich-will-appeal-pc-disqualification/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daudrich-will-appeal-pc-disqualification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can’t stop the bop]]></title><description><![CDATA[After some thunderous storms, the forecast looks strong: a near week of the best jazz that Canadian stages have to offer June 16-21. May we walk in the sunlight once [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-stop-the-bop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-stop-the-bop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tale of two bridges and one president]]></title><description><![CDATA[For truckers, the Ambassador Bridge is the only game in town. The bridge connects Windsor, Ont., with Detroit, Mich., and is one of the busiest border crossings between Canada and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-tale-of-two-bridges-and-one-president/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-tale-of-two-bridges-and-one-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon not immune to drug crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; When Gage Wood started working as a firefighter-paramedic in Brandon a decade ago, it was &ldquo;very rare&rdquo; to respond to an opioid overdose. But now, emergency services are [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-not-immune-to-drug-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-not-immune-to-drug-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wall of water’ leads Swan River couple to roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michele Poole said floodwaters hit her 10 acres of land near Swan River so fast and hard Monday she was forced to flee to higher ground &mdash; her roof.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wall-of-water-leads-swan-river-couple-to-roof/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wall-of-water-leads-swan-river-couple-to-roof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City looking into expanding 30 km/h zones in residential areas, on regional streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg city council&rsquo;s public works committee has directed staff to study whether to expand its 30 km/h school zone speed limit to additional residential streets, or even busy regional roads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-looking-into-expanding-30-kmh-zones-in-residential-areas-on-regional-streets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-looking-into-expanding-30-kmh-zones-in-residential-areas-on-regional-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not your average Sea Bears]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a long road trip, the Winnipeg Sea Bears will be happy to play in front of their home crowd once again. It&rsquo;ll have been three weeks to the day [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-your-average-sea-bears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-your-average-sea-bears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla loses bid for urgent judicial review of Manitoba’s EV rebate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla&rsquo;s Canadian subsidiary will have to wait longer for its day in a Manitoba court. The company filed an application for judicial review in the Court of King&rsquo;s Bench last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tesla-loses-bid-for-urgent-judicial-review-of-manitobas-ev-rebate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tesla-loses-bid-for-urgent-judicial-review-of-manitobas-ev-rebate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of litres of sewage dumped into Winnipeg rivers after outages at pumping stations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of litres of untreated sewage were dumped into Winnipeg rivers over the past 48 hours after Tuesday night&rsquo;s massive storm caused power failures at pumping stations across the city. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/millions-of-litres-of-sewage-dumped-into-winnipeg-rivers-after-outages-at-pumping-stations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/millions-of-litres-of-sewage-dumped-into-winnipeg-rivers-after-outages-at-pumping-stations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP bear no blame after drunk man in cell broke ankle: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police oversight agency says RCMP did nothing wrong in the case of an intoxicated man who fell and broke his ankle while alone in the Selkirk detachment cells. Mounties [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-bear-no-blame-after-drunk-man-in-cell-broke-ankle-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-bear-no-blame-after-drunk-man-in-cell-broke-ankle-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer’s decision to shoot man high on meth ‘reasonable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s police oversight agency has concluded it was reasonable for a Winnipeg officer to shoot a blood-covered man who was high on meth and coming at him with a wire [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/officers-decision-to-shoot-man-high-on-meth-reasonable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/officers-decision-to-shoot-man-high-on-meth-reasonable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor’s inner circle to consider $600K grant for soccer complex upgrades if city gets women’s pro league team]]></title><description><![CDATA[City administrators are recommending a $600,000 grant to the Winnipeg Soccer Federation to help fund upgrades at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex, subject to Winnipeg securing a Northern Super League [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-inner-circle-to-consider-600k-grant-for-soccer-complex-upgrades-if-city-gets-womens-pro-league-team/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-inner-circle-to-consider-600k-grant-for-soccer-complex-upgrades-if-city-gets-womens-pro-league-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s encampment bylaw not intended to end homelessness, but it’s making a difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Winnipeg city council approved restrictions on homeless encampments near schools, daycares, parks, recreation centres and seniors housing, critics warned it would simply push vulnerable people from one location to another without solving the underlying problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-encampment-bylaw-not-intended-to-end-homelessness-but-its-making-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-encampment-bylaw-not-intended-to-end-homelessness-but-its-making-a-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than a thousand Winnipeggers remain without power]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 1,400 Winnipeggers remain without power Thursday morning after massive storms knocked out electricity to tens of thousands across the province Tuesday night and into Wednesday. Manitoba Hydro crews have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-than-a-thousand-winnipeggers-remain-without-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-than-a-thousand-winnipeggers-remain-without-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sisler program creating new generation of animators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The characters start as crude shapes and stand-ins, then take on form. Your Elsa, Miles Morales or Buzz Lightyear are born, but move only in key poses, like a picture [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sisler-program-creating-new-generation-of-animators/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sisler-program-creating-new-generation-of-animators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preserving experience by sharing it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last fall, while walking through downtown Los Angeles, I found myself standing beneath Alexander Calder&rsquo;s Four Arches, the monumental red steel sculpture that rises dramatically among the city&rsquo;s office towers. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/preserving-experience-by-sharing-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/preserving-experience-by-sharing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pieces  with  presence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new exhibition at WAG-Qaumajuq invites viewers to grapple with two simultaneous histories of Indigenous presence in art. Reframed, which opened Wednesday, takes settler art of Indigenous people shaped by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pieces-with-presence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pieces-with-presence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palliser Furniture changes hands after 8 decades of local ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palliser Furniture has been acquired by MotoMotion, a designer and manufacturer of furniture and furniture components headquartered in China. Palliser says it will remain based in Winnipeg, where its corporate [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/palliser-furniture-changes-hands-after-8-decades-of-local-ownership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/palliser-furniture-changes-hands-after-8-decades-of-local-ownership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oligarchs don’t care about ‘public good’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t think the tech oligarchs are the good guys, fighting for democracy, in the next battle that&rsquo;s coming. Because they&rsquo;re not. In the next few months, both the federal government [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/oligarchs-dont-care-about-public-good/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/oligarchs-dont-care-about-public-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMI Group eyes 400-acre site at CentrePort]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company behind real estate firm Cushman &amp; Wakefield Winnipeg is aiming to create a 400-acre development in CentrePort Canada. MMI Group has submitted an application to the City of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mmi-group-eyes-400-acre-site-at-centreport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mmi-group-eyes-400-acre-site-at-centreport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interlake songwriter soars to new heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2011, a decade before a pandemic renoviction caused Bobby Dove to fly the coop from Montreal, the swaggering trans troubadour snuck onto the bill for an annual birthday tribute [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/interlake-songwriter-soars-to-new-heights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/interlake-songwriter-soars-to-new-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t be bullied into backing belligerent bro]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My brother has a stressful job and takes it out on his poor family, and he&rsquo;s not shy about doing so in front of other people. He [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-be-bullied-into-backing-belligerent-bro/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-be-bullied-into-backing-belligerent-bro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldeyes stopped in tracks by Railroaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Goldeyes are battling a stubborn opponent this week &mdash; and Mother Nature has come in swinging a hot bat. Torrential rains, high winds and frequent lightning wiped out [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-stopped-in-tracks-by-railroaders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-stopped-in-tracks-by-railroaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s always been a dream of mine’]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Aiden Karacsony and Cristiano Morais, the pre-match is the main event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-always-been-a-dream-of-mine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-always-been-a-dream-of-mine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picking up the sodden pieces and trying to save the past]]></title><description><![CDATA[RM of ROCKWOOD &mdash; When J&rsquo;aime Killbery realized her family&rsquo;s home in the village of Balmoral was under a tornado warning Tuesday night, she decided to sleep in their basement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picking-up-the-sodden-pieces-and-trying-to-save-the-past/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picking-up-the-sodden-pieces-and-trying-to-save-the-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They mean everything to us’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s just something about a home opener in Winnipeg. Whether you&rsquo;re a rookie or a grizzled veteran, the first game in front of Blue and Gold diehards is one worth [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/they-mean-everything-to-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/they-mean-everything-to-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One person critical after fire in River Avenue apartment]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person was taken to hospital in critical condition after fire broke out at a River Avenue apartment building. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were sent to the three-storey building [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-person-critical-after-fire-in-river-avenue-apartment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-person-critical-after-fire-in-river-avenue-apartment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm stories: evacuations and ‘fire’ at the legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thunder, lightning, hail and rain &mdash; lots of rain &mdash; were on the minds of Manitobans Wednesday after storms created havoc and left many with flooded basements and without electricity. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/storm-stories-evacuations-and-fire-at-the-legislature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/storm-stories-evacuations-and-fire-at-the-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damage, outages, shortages, closures: Manitoba businesses cleanup after storm, prep for future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses should plan long-term for a greater number of severe storms says expert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/damage-outages-shortages-closures-manitoba-businesses-cleanup-after-storm-prep-for-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/damage-outages-shortages-closures-manitoba-businesses-cleanup-after-storm-prep-for-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaval has eyes on bigger prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[You would suspect that Trey Vaval would love to be able to go head over heels again. With the Winnipeg Blue Bombers welcoming the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to town Thursday for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vaval-has-eyes-on-bigger-prize/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vaval-has-eyes-on-bigger-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City mulls grant to give life to vacant buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is looking at a vacant building grant that could entice developers to convert empty buildings into new homes. If city council approves, the incentive would offer up to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-mulls-grant-to-give-life-to-vacant-buildings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-mulls-grant-to-give-life-to-vacant-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One more step… to re-imagine downtown’: Air Canada Window park redesigned as colourful Indigenous-themed meeting place]]></title><description><![CDATA[A downtown park at 355 Portage Ave. has been redesigned as a safe, bright and colourful gathering place. Now supporters of the $3.75-million redevelopment will strive to keep the updated [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-more-step-to-re-imagine-downtown-air-canada-window-park-redesigned-as-colourful-indigenous-themed-meeting-place/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-more-step-to-re-imagine-downtown-air-canada-window-park-redesigned-as-colourful-indigenous-themed-meeting-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa fumbling attempts to pull Canada’s health-care system out of the last century]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just about everyone &mdash; from political leaders to clinicians and certainly patients &mdash; agree that health care in Canada is in desperate need of reform and modernization. How is it then that we struggle so badly to accomplish what all of us know needs to be done?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-fumbling-attempts-to-pull-canadas-health-care-system-out-of-the-last-century/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-fumbling-attempts-to-pull-canadas-health-care-system-out-of-the-last-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay what you wish: the restaurant where customers can eat for free – if their conscience lets them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since the Post Modern Times cafe in Minneapolis ditched its price list, half the customers have chosen not to pay. It&rsquo;s still making a profitName: Pay what you wish.Age: Popular since the 00s, but dating back to at least the 80s. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pay-what-you-wish-the-restaurant-where-customers-can-eat-for-free-if-their-conscience-lets-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pay-what-you-wish-the-restaurant-where-customers-can-eat-for-free-if-their-conscience-lets-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Manitobans remain without power after wild weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 34,000 Manitobans woke up without power Wednesday after wild storms tore through southern Manitoba Tuesday night. In Winnipeg, about 20,000 customers remained in the dark Wednesday morning. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thousands-of-manitobans-remain-without-power-after-wild-weather/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thousands-of-manitobans-remain-without-power-after-wild-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yiddish fest highlights comfort of knish crafting]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Sara Kasdan, the author of the mid-century ethnic best-seller Love and Knishes, the titular dough pocket was a pathway to everlasting romance via the stomach, assured to get the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yiddish-fest-highlights-comfort-of-knish-crafting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yiddish-fest-highlights-comfort-of-knish-crafting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant bridges divide at the dinner table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riverine origins matter at Baro, an eatery just west of the Health Sciences Centre on Notre Dame Avenue, but don&rsquo;t overlook the connective power of the hyphen on the street-facing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/restaurant-bridges-divide-at-the-dinner-table/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/restaurant-bridges-divide-at-the-dinner-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province orders RM to take out loan — from the province — to deal with fiscal shortfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rural Manitoba community once subject to an RCMP investigation into &ldquo;financial irregularities&rdquo; has been forced to take out a loan to shore up a fiscal shortfall of nearly $2.5 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-orders-rm-to-take-out-loan-from-the-province-to-deal-with-fiscal-shortfall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-orders-rm-to-take-out-loan-from-the-province-to-deal-with-fiscal-shortfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the black and into the new you]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just came out of a big black hole of depression. My family kept saying, &ldquo;All you need is a good job,&rdquo; which made me feel so [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/out-of-the-black-and-into-the-new-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/out-of-the-black-and-into-the-new-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes coming to deadly Brandon intersection]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The provincial government is making a number of changes to the intersection where a collision claimed the life of a 49-year-old woman and resulted in charges being laid [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/changes-coming-to-deadly-brandon-intersection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/changes-coming-to-deadly-brandon-intersection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI project halted early, without much clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, as the saying goes, the three most important things in real estate have been location, location and location. Why? Because your location is fixed &mdash; most other things [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-project-halted-early-without-much-clarity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-project-halted-early-without-much-clarity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI data centres and public benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew recently rejected a proposed AI data centre near Winnipeg, citing concerns over water use, noise, and a perceived lack of public benefit. The instinct to protect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-data-centres-and-public-benefit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-data-centres-and-public-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hats off to Steven Guilbeault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bye-bye, Steven Guilbeault. Having already suffered the fate of countless environmentalist environment ministers in federal and provincial governments &mdash; isolated in cabinet, disappointing their followers, shuffled out of the portfolio [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hats-off-to-steven-guilbeault/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hats-off-to-steven-guilbeault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?]]></title><description><![CDATA[2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK?When it last changed hands, in 2020, 2-8A Rutland Gate was Britain&rsquo;s most expensive house, selling for &pound;210m. The word &ldquo;house&rdquo; hardly does it justice; palace is probably more accurate. It is in Knightsbridge, one of the most glamorous parts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-was-britains-most-expensive-house-why-is-its-only-resident-a-homeless-man-who-lives-on-the-porch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-was-britains-most-expensive-house-why-is-its-only-resident-a-homeless-man-who-lives-on-the-porch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew sets sights on opening up Manitoba mining opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew unveiled a new slogan on Tuesday: &ldquo;Mine, baby, mine.&rdquo; The provincial government wants to cut mining regulations to speed up development, Kinew told business leaders at a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-sets-sights-on-opening-up-manitoba-mining-opportunities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-sets-sights-on-opening-up-manitoba-mining-opportunities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s rushed bylaw approving Granite housing project flawed, curling club’s lawyer argues in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg has unfairly rushed forward a hotly debated housing project for the Granite Curling Club&rsquo;s parking lot &ldquo;at lightning speed,&rdquo; a court was told Tuesday. The curling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-rushed-bylaw-approving-granite-housing-project-flawed-curling-clubs-lawyer-argues-in-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-rushed-bylaw-approving-granite-housing-project-flawed-curling-clubs-lawyer-argues-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ticats ready to pounce on Hamilton]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t have to remind the Hamilton Tiger-Cats what happened the last time they visited Winnipeg. It was back on Sept. 27 when the Blue Bombers had their best showing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-ticats-ready-to-pounce-on-hamilton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-ticats-ready-to-pounce-on-hamilton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City offers new parking solution for Granite; curling club says proposal still inadequate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is offering a new parking solution for the Granite Curling Club, aiming to settle a battle over how a housing development will reduce its current spaces. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-offers-new-parking-solution-for-granite-curling-club-says-proposal-still-inadequate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-offers-new-parking-solution-for-granite-curling-club-says-proposal-still-inadequate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Close call only deepening Kuntz’s resolve]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been said &ldquo;close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.&rdquo; With respect to the classic idiom, you might want to add golf to the list. Just ask Braxton Kuntz, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/close-call-only-deepening-kuntzs-resolve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/close-call-only-deepening-kuntzs-resolve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Forks celebrates decade of hospitality at The Common]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Forks marked the milestone Tuesday evening with a celebration that included live music, a photo booth and drink specials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-forks-celebrates-decade-of-hospitality-at-the-common/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-forks-celebrates-decade-of-hospitality-at-the-common/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ankle sprain a pain for Akot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The optics of it weren&rsquo;t great, and the tone that followed Emmanuel Akot&rsquo;s injury shortly thereafter didn&rsquo;t exactly inject much hope into the situation either. All things considered, though, this [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ankle-sprain-a-pain-for-akot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ankle-sprain-a-pain-for-akot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of sewer overflows, volume of sewage spilled into city rivers lower last year than in 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Combined sewer overflows spilled over 8.8 billion litres of diluted raw sewage into Winnipeg rivers last year, a significant drop from the year before, attributed to dry weather and low [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/number-of-sewer-overflows-volume-of-sewage-spilled-into-city-rivers-lower-last-year-than-in-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/number-of-sewer-overflows-volume-of-sewage-spilled-into-city-rivers-lower-last-year-than-in-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cree name chosen for new Waverley West school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waverley West&rsquo;s newest elementary school will be named after a Cree translation of its address. &Eacute;cole Iskonakwa School &mdash; the kindergarten-to-Grade 8 building that&rsquo;s being constructed at 175 Skyline Dr. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cree-name-chosen-for-new-waverley-west-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cree-name-chosen-for-new-waverley-west-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education a key to getting young people ‘on the right path,’ Gillingham says at inner-city scholarship fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham talked inner-city education funding and its role as a tool to combat poverty and homelessness in Winnipeg at a fundraising event Tuesday. The Westland Foundation, which provides [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/education-a-key-to-getting-young-people-on-the-right-path-gillingham-says-at-inner-city-scholarship-fundraiser/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/education-a-key-to-getting-young-people-on-the-right-path-gillingham-says-at-inner-city-scholarship-fundraiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandbagging continues as Swan River declares state of emergency after flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The town of Swan River has declared a state of emergency after floodwaters crept into the town Monday night. Volunteers, firefighters, RCMP officers and provincial conservation officers began sandbagging in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sandbagging-continues-as-swan-river-declares-state-of-emergency-after-flooding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sandbagging-continues-as-swan-river-declares-state-of-emergency-after-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT Digital Voice switched off our vital phone line]]></title><description><![CDATA[The line is vital for our elderly relative&rsquo;s care, but after 20 calls BT seems unable to resolve the problemMy elderly aunt, who lives alone, has been unable to receive incoming calls for more than two months after BT switched her analogue service to Digital Voice.Her care is overseen by a rota of relatives who check on her and arrange medical appointments and in-home help. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bt-digital-voice-switched-off-our-vital-phone-line/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bt-digital-voice-switched-off-our-vital-phone-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipegger earns Tony for leading role in Broadway production of Ragtime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s Joshua Henry was on top of the musical theatre world Sunday at Radio City Music Hall, winning the Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a leading [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipegger-earns-tony-for-leading-role-in-broadway-production-of-ragtime/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipegger-earns-tony-for-leading-role-in-broadway-production-of-ragtime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck driver charged in deadly crash granted bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The truck driver involved in a multi-vehicle collision in Brandon that resulted in the death of a 49-year-old woman will be able to live in Ontario while awaiting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truck-driver-charged-in-deadly-crash-granted-bail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truck-driver-charged-in-deadly-crash-granted-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transport minister, trucking association  encouraged by federal support for database]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The federal government is ready to support the creation of a national trucking database but officials in Manitoba are calling for concrete action. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transport-minister-trucking-association-encouraged-by-federal-support-for-database/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transport-minister-trucking-association-encouraged-by-federal-support-for-database/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New strip mall coming to North Kildonan]]></title><description><![CDATA[New strip mall coming to North Kildonan Construction on a new shopping centre in North Kildonan is scheduled to be completed next month. The 16,000-square-foot strip mall is located at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-strip-mall-coming-to-north-kildonan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-strip-mall-coming-to-north-kildonan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More to Guilbeault than radicalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since former federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced he was resigning as an MP, the reactions from all sides have been predictable. Good riddance to his &ldquo;rigid and dogmatic approach&rdquo; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-to-guilbeault-than-radicalism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-to-guilbeault-than-radicalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba farmer who exports horses to Japan sues animal-rights group, director, claiming defamation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Swan River farmer who exports horses to Japan is suing an animal-rights advocacy organization, arguing its executive director defamed the operation in a video posted to social media. Carolyle [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-farmer-who-exports-horses-to-japan-sues-animal-rights-group-director-claiming-defamation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-farmer-who-exports-horses-to-japan-sues-animal-rights-group-director-claiming-defamation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused in Charleswood sex assault no stranger to community]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of sexually assaulting a mother walking with her children in Charleswood last week has a long history of harassing people who live and work in the area, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-in-charleswood-sex-assault-no-stranger-to-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-in-charleswood-sex-assault-no-stranger-to-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daudrich disqualification a mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wally Daudrich is a polarizing figure who holds controversial views on a number of issues, but it was a mistake for the Progressive Conservative Party to deny him the opportunity [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daudrich-disqualification-a-mistake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daudrich-disqualification-a-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right to see red over dad’s lack of restraint]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I recently brought my new red-headed girlfriend home for the first time for dinner, and my dad couldn&rsquo;t stop flirting with her. He wasn&rsquo;t being a polite [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/right-to-see-red-over-dads-lack-of-restraint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/right-to-see-red-over-dads-lack-of-restraint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jefferson finds time to shine]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in his illustrious career, Willie Jefferson might just be underrated. It wasn&rsquo;t that long ago when the Blue Bombers defensive end was viewed as one of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jefferson-finds-time-to-shine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jefferson-finds-time-to-shine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen charged with assault after jogger stabbed in St. Vital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man in his 40s was stabbed while jogging and a St. Vital street was host to what residents said was a quiet and coordinated police response that resulted in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-charged-with-assault-after-jogger-stabbed-in-st-vital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-charged-with-assault-after-jogger-stabbed-in-st-vital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City facing $20.4-M budget shortfall but finance chairman ‘not pressing the panic button yet’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg expects to end the year with a $20.4-million operating shortfall. However, council&rsquo;s finance chairman said the budget gap is &ldquo;not insurmountable.&rdquo; &ldquo;Obviously, a deficit is not [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-facing-204-m-budget-shortfall-but-finance-chairman-not-pressing-the-panic-button-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-facing-204-m-budget-shortfall-but-finance-chairman-not-pressing-the-panic-button-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Manitoba municipality declares state of emergency after heavy rain, flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman in western Manitoba has declared a state of emergency after heavy rainfall Sunday night that flooded multiple homes. Power is out for multiple residents in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-manitoba-municipality-declares-state-of-emergency-after-heavy-rain-flooding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-manitoba-municipality-declares-state-of-emergency-after-heavy-rain-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did you solve it? Do you have a snout for numbers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The answer to today&rsquo;s puzzleEarlier today I set this elegant number puzzle. Here it is again with a solution.Nose to tailContinue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/did-you-solve-it-do-you-have-a-snout-for-numbers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/did-you-solve-it-do-you-have-a-snout-for-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular Chatfield Exchange to stay open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chatfield Exchange, a multi-building thrift store, art gallery and popular road trip destination in Manitoba, won&rsquo;t be closing after all. Artist Anthony Nelson took to social media last week [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/popular-chatfield-exchange-to-stay-open/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/popular-chatfield-exchange-to-stay-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ease off and accept fact daughter’s an adult now]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My daughter, who&rsquo;s 19, and her boyfriend, 20, have rented a tiny cabin close to us (but not within hearing distance) to stay for a week in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ease-off-and-accept-fact-daughters-an-adult-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ease-off-and-accept-fact-daughters-an-adult-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deciphering Raúl Castro’s U.S. federal indictment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given its targeted audience, I wasn&rsquo;t surprised at all by how gleeful the Miami Herald&rsquo;s editorial was about the issuing of a multi-count murder indictment of 95-year-old former Cuban president [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/deciphering-ral-castros-us-federal-indictment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/deciphering-ral-castros-us-federal-indictment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming sales-tax break a confusing mess]]></title><description><![CDATA[With less than 30 days to go before provincial sales tax is removed from a broad array of snacks and ready-to-eat meals, there remains little clarity on what exactly the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/coming-sales-tax-break-a-confusing-mess/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/coming-sales-tax-break-a-confusing-mess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta’s long-standing mentality of grievance]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October, Albertans will vote in a referendum about a referendum. They will be asked if they support another future &ldquo;binding&rdquo; referendum on whether Alberta should separate from Canada. My [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/albertas-long-standing-mentality-of-grievance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/albertas-long-standing-mentality-of-grievance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony awards 2026: red carpet looks and the best of the show – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe, Adrien Brody and others gather to celebrate Broadway&rsquo;s biggest awards night. The 79th annual Tony awards are hosted by Pink at Radio City Music Hall in New YorkTony awards 2026: Death of a Salesman triumphs, as Lesley Manville and John Lithgow also winTony awards 2026: full list of winners Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tony-awards-2026-red-carpet-looks-and-the-best-of-the-show-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tony-awards-2026-red-carpet-looks-and-the-best-of-the-show-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands march in Winnipeg’s Pride parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surrounded by thousands of rainbow-clad strangers, Mira Kopiova and Jamie Komarniski celebrated their historic wedding &mdash; the first of its kind to kickoff Pride Winnipeg Festival &mdash; over the weekend. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thousands-march-in-winnipegs-pride-parade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thousands-march-in-winnipegs-pride-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislation to create Manitoba-Indigenous Crown corporation delayed as some First Nations express concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legislation to create a new Crown corporation is hung up, in part, on First Nations&rsquo; concerns the entity would override the government&rsquo;s duty to consult individual nations before launching projects. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legislation-to-create-manitoba-indigenous-crown-corporation-delayed-as-some-first-nations-express-concerns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legislation-to-create-manitoba-indigenous-crown-corporation-delayed-as-some-first-nations-express-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;My partner's mum is cruel towards him and I worry how she&rsquo;ll be with our future kids' | Annalisa Barbieri]]></title><description><![CDATA[She sounds awful and I would absolutely minimise her contact with any children you do have unless she radically changesI&rsquo;m a 30-year-old woman who has been with my partner for almost four years. We&rsquo;re very happy and we want to spend the future together.The most significant problem in our relationship is his mother&rsquo;s treatment of him and her behaviour affects both of us. She is cruel towards him.Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lsquomy-partners-mum-is-cruel-towards-him-and-i-worry-how-shersquoll-be-with-our-future-kids-annalisa-barbieri/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lsquomy-partners-mum-is-cruel-towards-him-and-i-worry-how-shersquoll-be-with-our-future-kids-annalisa-barbieri/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan the right way for Western Hudson Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Ocean Week Canada, and a fitting moment to recognize Manitoba as a coastal province. Churchill, known globally for its polar bears and beluga whales, sits at the heart of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-the-right-way-for-western-hudson-bay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-the-right-way-for-western-hudson-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No jail time for drunk driver who killed best friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba mother of four who is responsible for a drunk driving crash that killed her best friend has been spared from jail in favour of two years of house [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-jail-time-for-drunk-driver-who-killed-best-friend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-jail-time-for-drunk-driver-who-killed-best-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need for farm innovation never greater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surging Canadian demand for organic foods is a dilemma for primary agricultural sector and policy makers. At a time when Canada is actively trying to diversify its exports, increase its [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/need-for-farm-innovation-never-greater/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/need-for-farm-innovation-never-greater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music movie formulaic, but funny]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Carney is a one-note writer-director, and I mean that in the good way. The Irish filmmaker likes to tell stories about the redemptive possibilities of music, in such projects [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/music-movie-formulaic-but-funny/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/music-movie-formulaic-but-funny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marketers  not trained  in marketing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent IPSOS survey asked marketers 10 questions designed to determine their level of basic marketing knowledge. In Canada, of the 350 respondents, only 31 per cent achieved a passing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marketers-not-trained-in-marketing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marketers-not-trained-in-marketing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marilyn Monroe cursed to be Hot Forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marilyn Monroe would have been 100 years old this week. She was born Norma Jeane Baker on June 1, 1926, and died Marilyn Monroe on Aug. 4, 1962 at 36 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marilyn-monroe-cursed-to-be-hot-forever/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marilyn-monroe-cursed-to-be-hot-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments launch program for tariff-impacted workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal and provincial governments are directing $18.2 million to retrain Manitoba workers impacted by tariffs. Money through the new Canada-Manitoba Workforce Tariff Response could reach upwards of 2,100 workers, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-launch-program-for-tariff-impacted-workers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-launch-program-for-tariff-impacted-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generous readers can help kids make friendships that will last a lifetime]]></title><description><![CDATA[A potentially life-altering experience and opportunity for growth is right around the corner for hundreds of children across this province. Camp season has nearly arrived, which means families in financial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/generous-readers-can-help-kids-make-friendships-that-will-last-a-lifetime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/generous-readers-can-help-kids-make-friendships-that-will-last-a-lifetime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyday business is human rights work: CMHR chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s war, disease spread, attacks on minority groups globally. But when the head of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights addressed Manitoba business leaders, she offered more narrow advice: start [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/everyday-business-is-human-rights-work-cmhr-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/everyday-business-is-human-rights-work-cmhr-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisemitism speech lacked crucial punch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Prime Minister Mark Carney be blamed for not speaking the truth about Israel and antisemitism in this post-truth era we live in of emotions over facts? Maybe he was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/antisemitism-speech-lacked-crucial-punch/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/antisemitism-speech-lacked-crucial-punch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren puts dagger in Sea Bears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Davion Warren tasted sweet revenge on Friday night. The former Winnipeg Sea Bears forward, who was released earlier this week following the signing of fellow import Trevon Scott, didn&rsquo;t have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warren-puts-dagger-in-sea-bears/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warren-puts-dagger-in-sea-bears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truly Unbelievable takes Round 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-time Manitoba Derby-winning trainer Robertino Diodoro served notice that he has another one in his sights when he turned loose Truly Unbelievable on Tuesday night to take the measure of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truly-unbelievable-takes-round-1/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truly-unbelievable-takes-round-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Heavyweight clashes; a passing clinic; and the new race for first place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember the early edition of this column from last week? Well, how &rsquo;bout that thrilling clash between the Halifax Tides and Ottawa Rapid? The saves from Kitchener, Ont., product Rylee [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-heavyweight-clashes-a-passing-clinic-and-the-new-race-for-first-place/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-heavyweight-clashes-a-passing-clinic-and-the-new-race-for-first-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speed reduction proposed for River Road after child hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months after a child was struck on River Road, the city&rsquo;s public service has endorsed 30-kilometre per hour school zones along the route in south St. Vital. A new [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/speed-reduction-proposed-for-river-road-after-child-hit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/speed-reduction-proposed-for-river-road-after-child-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal help to buy groceries hailed by some, but not nearly enough for others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash from Canada&rsquo;s Groceries and Essentials Benefit is officially landing in bank accounts across the country and one Winnipeg business owner said the one-time payment will &ldquo;of course&rdquo; help people [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/federal-help-to-buy-groceries-hailed-by-some-but-not-nearly-enough-for-others/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/federal-help-to-buy-groceries-hailed-by-some-but-not-nearly-enough-for-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet dreams in new beds for 50 children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty twin-sized beds were hand-built for 50 children by volunteers Friday as part of an annual event put on by Manitoba Blue Cross and Sleep in Heavenly Peace. &ldquo;New people [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweet-dreams-in-new-beds-for-50-children/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweet-dreams-in-new-beds-for-50-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories decry limited hours of drug site, despite repeatedly opposing it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tory party, which has opposed a supervised drug consumption site, was critical Friday about limited operating hours for the soon-to-open site because it said addictions don&rsquo;t follow a weekday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-decry-limited-hours-of-drug-site-despite-repeatedly-opposing-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-decry-limited-hours-of-drug-site-despite-repeatedly-opposing-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province has to hire, implement nurse-to-patient ratios, union leader says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legislation is in place and the recommendations are in, but Manitoba needs to hire more people if nurse-to-patient ratios are to become a reality, the union representing public-system nurses [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-to-hire-implement-nurse-to-patient-ratios-union-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-to-hire-implement-nurse-to-patient-ratios-union-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspects sought in armed smash-and-grab at gold store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employees at a bullion store in River Heights were shaken after two masked men, armed with a handgun and hammer, swiped gold jewelry valued at as much as $290,000 in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspects-sought-in-armed-smash-and-grab-at-gold-store/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspects-sought-in-armed-smash-and-grab-at-gold-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostage incident underscores need for 36 additional officers: deputy chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deputy chief of Winnipeg police has used last week&rsquo;s hostage-taking as an example of why the service needs to boost its ranks by 36 officers. The service will ask [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hostage-incident-underscores-need-for-36-additional-officers-deputy-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hostage-incident-underscores-need-for-36-additional-officers-deputy-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonderful time at the spa]]></title><description><![CDATA[One likes to imagine the title of William Shakespeare&rsquo;s As You Like It signalled some capitulation on the part of the Bard, to keep the pastoral comedy extra light.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wonderful-time-at-the-spa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wonderful-time-at-the-spa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stamps’ Williams keeps on grinding]]></title><description><![CDATA[CALGARY &mdash; Life in the CFL should almost feel like a cakewalk for Zack Williams compared to what he went through to get there. After a brief stint with the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stamps-williams-keeps-on-grinding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stamps-williams-keeps-on-grinding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allowing pharmacists to do more immediately improves access to health care, reduces strain elsewhere in system]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the Manitoba government is serious about improving access to primary care, there is one reform that should be at the very top of its to-do list. Pharmacists Manitoba has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/allowing-pharmacists-to-do-more-immediately-improves-access-to-health-care-reduces-strain-elsewhere-in-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/allowing-pharmacists-to-do-more-immediately-improves-access-to-health-care-reduces-strain-elsewhere-in-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg police to launch body camera program next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some front-line Winnipeg Police Service officers will begin wearing body-worn cameras on their uniforms next Wednesday as part of a six-month pilot project. The WPS said 40 cameras will be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-to-launch-body-camera-program-next-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-to-launch-body-camera-program-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s Allied Health Professionals make diagnoses, treatments, and recoveries possible.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breathing Life into Health Care. Respiratory Therapists provide vital breathing support, and Manitoba needs more of them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-allied-health-professionals-make-diagnoses-treatments-and-recoveries-possible/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-allied-health-professionals-make-diagnoses-treatments-and-recoveries-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be an ambassador for the ocean – why the Great Barrier Reef’s future depends on responsible tourists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tropical North Queensland is home to two extraordinary ecosystems side by side. Expect unbelievable wildernesses, ancient cultures and the privilege of realising your visit is protecting their future. Here&rsquo;s everything you need to knowCovering an area of about 350,000 sq km along Australia&rsquo;s Queensland coastline, the Great Barrier Reef is the world&rsquo;s largest coral reef system and living structure &ndash; so vast that it&rsquo;s visible from space. I first learned to dive here i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/be-an-ambassador-for-the-ocean-why-the-great-barrier-reefs-future-depends-on-responsible-tourists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/be-an-ambassador-for-the-ocean-why-the-great-barrier-reefs-future-depends-on-responsible-tourists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba judge approves $129-M settlement in solitary confinement lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba judge has approved a $129-million settlement agreement in a lawsuit that argued the provincial government improperly used solitary confinement in its youth and adult jails, causing emotional, physical and psychological harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-judge-approves-129-m-settlement-in-solitary-confinement-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-judge-approves-129-m-settlement-in-solitary-confinement-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City starting to see the forest through its trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a municipality cares for its trees &mdash; especially under increasing climate pressures &mdash; is just as critical to forest health as planting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-starting-to-see-the-forest-through-its-trees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-starting-to-see-the-forest-through-its-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does Benjamin Netanyahu want?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The war is over,&rdquo; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress last Tuesday. But it isn&rsquo;t. In the Persian Gulf there is a sort-of ceasefire between the United States [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-does-benjamin-netanyahu-want/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-does-benjamin-netanyahu-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The logic of saving for a rainy day]]></title><description><![CDATA[We get it. It&rsquo;s hard to be responsible, and it&rsquo;s hard to pinch pennies when there&rsquo;s so much pressure on your wallet. But it&rsquo;s something that anyone from an accountant [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-logic-of-saving-for-a-rainy-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-logic-of-saving-for-a-rainy-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street renaming to honour late Transcona musician]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends and family of a late Winnipeg country musician are pushing to rename a street after him to honour his legacy and its lasting impact on the city&rsquo;s music scene. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/street-renaming-to-honour-late-transcona-musician/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/street-renaming-to-honour-late-transcona-musician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seal River lodge owners left in the dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am replying to the op-ed Protected areas and thriving lodges can co-exist (May 30). The author, Corey Myers, paints a rosy picture of the scenario in his Indigenous Protected [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seal-river-lodge-owners-left-in-the-dark/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seal-river-lodge-owners-left-in-the-dark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marking the Blue Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth Angel&rsquo;s Leah Magnan loves to find and finds to love. Last summer, the Edmonton-raised, independent maker of what she refers to lovingly as &ldquo;dyke rock&rdquo; was browsing at a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marking-the-blue-hour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marking-the-blue-hour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis Riel School Division embraces AI agents of change]]></title><description><![CDATA[End-of-year report cards will be drafted using a new digital assistant made by and for teachers working in St. Vital and surrounding communities in southeast Winnipeg. The Louis Riel School [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riel-school-division-embraces-ai-agents-of-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riel-school-division-embraces-ai-agents-of-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laugh yourself to a sounder summer sleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I have a wicked time trying to get to sleep, and when the sun stays up so long, it&rsquo;s worse! I lie awake in the half-light and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/laugh-yourself-to-a-sounder-summer-sleep/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/laugh-yourself-to-a-sounder-summer-sleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exciting and meaningful’: St. James Collegiate track replacement nears starting line]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. James Collegiate students circled the edge of the school&rsquo;s 400-metre track on Thursday morning as Couns. Shawn Dobson and Brian Mayes stood nearby, announcing a plan to rebuild the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exciting-and-meaningful-st-james-collegiate-track-replacement-nears-starting-line/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exciting-and-meaningful-st-james-collegiate-track-replacement-nears-starting-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen shines in Sea Bears ‘most complete effort’]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was vintage Teddy Allen. The Winnipeg Sea Bears&rsquo; star guard has been everything the franchise had hoped for when it agreed to bring him back this season, but it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/allen-shines-in-sea-bears-most-complete-effort/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/allen-shines-in-sea-bears-most-complete-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCO-led app Miikahnah Connect links Indigenous workers to labour demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Jay Sanderson turned to face his job site, evidence of his work stared back &mdash; plywood replacing windows at the former Hudson&rsquo;s Bay Co. flagship store downtown. Lately, he&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sco-led-app-miikahnah-connect-links-indigenous-workers-to-labour-demand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sco-led-app-miikahnah-connect-links-indigenous-workers-to-labour-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New eatery marks First Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re looking for fresh flavours on First Fridays, you&rsquo;re in luck. The owners of Winnipeg hookah lounge and restaurant Habibiz Caf&eacute; are celebrating the grand opening of their second [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-eatery-marks-first-friday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-eatery-marks-first-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City has ignored dangerous median opening for more than a year, frustrated residents complain]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Logan community members want the city to take responsibility for a hazard they say is putting pedestrians at risk and has gone ignored for more than a year. An [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-has-ignored-dangerous-median-opening-for-more-than-a-year-frustrated-residents-complain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-has-ignored-dangerous-median-opening-for-more-than-a-year-frustrated-residents-complain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemic, system overhaul blamed for delayed transit master plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next Winnipeg Transit Master Plan update could arrive two years late, after staff were diverted to handle pandemic demands and implement a new primary transit network. A new report [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pandemic-system-overhaul-blamed-for-delayed-transit-master-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pandemic-system-overhaul-blamed-for-delayed-transit-master-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier pulls plug on proposed AI data centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew says a massive artificial intelligence data centre southeast of Winnipeg will not go ahead. &ldquo;The very limited economic benefits for this project do not outweigh the serious [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/premier-pulls-plug-on-proposed-ai-data-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/premier-pulls-plug-on-proposed-ai-data-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would-be Turtle Mountain candidate ‘not surprised’ PC party won’t let him run]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Wally Daudrich said he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not surprised&rdquo; by the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party&rsquo;s decision to prevent him from running for the Tories in Turtle Mountain in the next provincial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/would-be-turtle-mountain-candidate-not-surprised-pc-party-wont-let-him-run/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/would-be-turtle-mountain-candidate-not-surprised-pc-party-wont-let-him-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-flung buddies celebrate four decades of annual golf trips in the city their friendships were forged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of lifelong friends from Winnipeg are reuniting for their 40th annual golf trip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/far-flung-buddies-celebrate-four-decades-of-annual-golf-trips-in-the-city-their-friendships-were-forged/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/far-flung-buddies-celebrate-four-decades-of-annual-golf-trips-in-the-city-their-friendships-were-forged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching, learning are unrealistic expectations in intolerably hot classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something fundamentally wrong with a province that can find room for tax cuts yet still sends thousands of children and teachers into classrooms that feel more like saunas than places of learning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teaching-learning-are-unrealistic-expectations-in-intolerably-hot-classrooms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teaching-learning-are-unrealistic-expectations-in-intolerably-hot-classrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province hires special advisers to tackle homelessness crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former interim CEO of Siloam Mission is one of two new special advisers hired to support a Manitoba minister as the pr ov ince battles a homelessness crisis. Julianne [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-hires-special-advisers-to-tackle-homelessness-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-hires-special-advisers-to-tackle-homelessness-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Brian Goldman book launch McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Ave. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Supplied photo Dr. Brian Goldman Free admission Fifteen years after writing The Night Shift: Real Life [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-up-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-up-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating the fever while ignoring the infection]]></title><description><![CDATA[At any moment in Manitoba&rsquo;s hospitalsystem, three patients may be waiting. One is in the emergency room, waiting to be assessed. A second has been assessed, admitted to hospital, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/treating-the-fever-while-ignoring-the-infection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/treating-the-fever-while-ignoring-the-infection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shakespeare takes a spa day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is White Lotus showrunner Mike White a modern-day bard? The Folger Shakespeare Library has at least entertained the question. After the first season of the Emmy-winning dark comedy aired in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shakespeare-takes-a-spa-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shakespeare-takes-a-spa-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seize control of drug supply, rather than seizing drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Displaying millions of dollars&rsquo; worth of drugs and weapons confiscated while enforcing the current approach to drug use and abuse is only a symbolic victory. This event, which was possible [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seize-control-of-drug-supply-rather-than-seizing-drugs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seize-control-of-drug-supply-rather-than-seizing-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School zones and speed: a bad mix]]></title><description><![CDATA[This feels very much like one of those issues that fits into the category of &ldquo;Why is this even a thing?&rdquo; As the school year winds down in Winnipeg, education [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/school-zones-and-speed-a-bad-mix/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/school-zones-and-speed-a-bad-mix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelkey’s plugged in]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a busy week for Nadja Pelkey, the newest executive director of the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. After landing in Winnipeg on Saturday, marking her arrival with [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pelkeys-plugged-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pelkeys-plugged-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enlist tech tactics to get at troubling truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I had to go shopping at the city&rsquo;s edge for a special birthday gift for my husband. I suddenly spotted my man&rsquo;s unique custom-painted vehicle &mdash; and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/enlist-tech-tactics-to-get-at-troubling-truth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/enlist-tech-tactics-to-get-at-troubling-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds seek comments on Lynn Lake gold mine changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is seeking public feedback ahead of potential changes to a nascent Manitoba gold mine. Alamos Gold aims to update its Lynn Lake site layout to expand the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/feds-seek-comments-on-lynn-lake-gold-mine-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/feds-seek-comments-on-lynn-lake-gold-mine-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wellington-Altus Financial again tops annual Brokerage Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg-based investment advisory firm is marking two more milestones as its swift growth continues. Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. has surpassed $50 billion in assets under administration (AUA) &mdash; fewer than [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wellington-altus-financial-again-tops-annual-brokerage-report-card/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wellington-altus-financial-again-tops-annual-brokerage-report-card/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa rookie at the centre of it all for Bombers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Elsbury sat patiently in his dorm room Saturday afternoon and tried his best to distract himself. After nearly three weeks of training camp and two pre-season games, it was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iowa-rookie-at-the-centre-of-it-all-for-bombers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iowa-rookie-at-the-centre-of-it-all-for-bombers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early childhood educators discuss First Nations students’ needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early childhood educators traded tips to improve attendance and well-being among First Nations students and their families at a first-of-its-kind event in Winnipeg. The University of Winnipeg hosted an inaugural [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/early-childhood-educators-discuss-first-nations-students-needs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/early-childhood-educators-discuss-first-nations-students-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Tories say former leadership candidate can’t run under party banner in Turtle Mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s Progressive Conservatives won&rsquo;t allow the man who nearly won the party leadership in 2025 to seek the nomination in Turtle Mountain. &ldquo;The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba has advised [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tories-say-former-leadership-candidate-cant-run-under-party-banner-in-turtle-mountain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tories-say-former-leadership-candidate-cant-run-under-party-banner-in-turtle-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security incidents down at Millennium Library — but police calls up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of unsafe incidents at Millennium Library fell by more than a third in early 2026, amid calls for further security measures. There were 35 per cent fewer incidents [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/security-incidents-down-at-millennium-library-but-police-calls-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/security-incidents-down-at-millennium-library-but-police-calls-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uniform decision takes military out of Pride march]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pride Winnipeg&rsquo;s president says 17 Wing Winnipeg&rsquo;s decision not to send a military contingent to this year&rsquo;s pride parade because of a ban on uniforms shows the military&rsquo;s true colours. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uniform-decision-takes-military-out-of-pride-march/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uniform-decision-takes-military-out-of-pride-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status change would ease burden on animal services: Santos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg animal services doesn&rsquo;t pay for itself and may soon no longer be expected to do so. A new staff report calls on city council to dissolve the animal services [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/status-change-would-ease-burden-on-animal-services-santos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/status-change-would-ease-burden-on-animal-services-santos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children living with disabilities deserve better]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me paint a picture for you &mdash; that of a child with learning and behavioural challenges, struggling to be fully included at school. A caregiver seeking advocacy to access [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/children-living-with-disabilities-deserve-better/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/children-living-with-disabilities-deserve-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poilievre might want to tone down glee over slumping economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was hard to pin down in exact terms the tone of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre&rsquo;s comments. Addressing reporters in Ottawa earlier this week, Poilievre was cranking up the political [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poilievre-might-want-to-tone-down-glee-over-slumping-economy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poilievre-might-want-to-tone-down-glee-over-slumping-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossword editor’s desk: celebrating 30,000 cryptics with a treasure hunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A breadcrumb trail of secret messages spanning two years, dozens of puzzles and the Guardian&rsquo;s leader column led solvers to a very special prize &hellip;Last time, we shared some old milestone puzzles in anticipation of Guardian cryptic No 30,000. That crossword has since been published: and here, in the order it happened (that is, how solvers experienced it but in reverse), is its tale.29581 WELLDONE29587 BRAVO29599 HERE29611 INCONCLUSION29629 ISOURF29633 INALCH29641 ALLENG29663 EAREYOU29]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crossword-editors-desk-celebrating-30000-cryptics-with-a-treasure-hunt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crossword-editors-desk-celebrating-30000-cryptics-with-a-treasure-hunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested]]></title><description><![CDATA[As temperatures soar across the UK, chill your space &ndash; and avoid energy-guzzling aircon &ndash; with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless&bull; The best portable neck and handheld fansOur world is getting hotter. Summer heatwaves are so frequent, they&rsquo;re stretching the bounds of what we think of as summer. Hot-and-bothered home working and sweaty, sleepless nights are now alarmingly common.Get a good fan and you can dodge the temptation of air conditioning. Airc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-best-fans-to-keep-you-cool-in-2026-tried-and-tested/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-best-fans-to-keep-you-cool-in-2026-tried-and-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth unemployment more than just an economic statistic]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many young Canadians, getting a first job is no longer a simple rite of passage. It has become a source of stress, frustration and uncertainty about the future. Across [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youth-unemployment-more-than-just-an-economic-statistic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youth-unemployment-more-than-just-an-economic-statistic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring readings aplenty ahead of summer lull]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer months may be relatively quiet for book launches and related events, but this coming week sees a raft of author events taking place. McNally Robinson Booksellers&rsquo; Grant Park [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spring-readings-aplenty-ahead-of-summer-lull/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spring-readings-aplenty-ahead-of-summer-lull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religious groups must keep careful eye on artificial intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programmers, computer scientists and software, mechanical, data and prompt engineers &mdash; these are some of the professions behind the creation of artificial intelligence. Should theologians and faith leaders also be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/religious-groups-must-keep-careful-eye-on-artificial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/religious-groups-must-keep-careful-eye-on-artificial-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushing back against AI’s‘inevitability’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a great scene in a recent episode of the HBO Max comedy Hacks, in which comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), takes a meeting with a Tech Bro who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pushing-back-against-aisinevitability/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pushing-back-against-aisinevitability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picking the right target]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Premier Wab Kinew commented about the possibiliity of banning YouTube for teachers, quickly sparking conversation across the profession. I disagree &mdash; for reasons that span both systemic underfunding [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picking-the-right-target/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picking-the-right-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor strange love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk and reward seem like polar opposites. Yet when it comes to investing, greater risk yields greater potential reward. The other side of that coin, however, is the greater the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/investor-strange-love/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/investor-strange-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grounding of the Snowbirds example of military’s treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[This column is irrationally angry. Furious, even. Born of deep frustration and irritation with my government. Not any one government but successive governments. Not because of something they did, but [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grounding-of-the-snowbirds-example-of-militarys-treatment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grounding-of-the-snowbirds-example-of-militarys-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can’t a fridge just be a fridge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t want it. I know this is going to sound a lot like &ldquo;old man shakes fist at clouds,&rdquo; but I don&rsquo;t want it. Nor do I need it. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-a-fridge-just-be-a-fridge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-a-fridge-just-be-a-fridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banning YouTube removes tools from schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a long time since the norm for audio-visual presentations in classrooms took the form of a slide projector, or a TV cart with a VHS player and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banning-youtube-removes-tools-from-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banning-youtube-removes-tools-from-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Seal River proposal for all Manitoba’s needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Nov. 9, 2017, I stood in the Manitoba legislature and made a proposal whose time had not yet arrived. I asked the chamber to protect the entire Seal River [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-seal-river-proposal-for-all-manitobas-needs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-seal-river-proposal-for-all-manitobas-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assiniboia Downs trainer pulls a card for the ages]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT was only a matter of time. And not much of it. Five-time leading trainer Jerry Gourneau shot to the top of the trainer standings this week on the strength [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/assiniboia-downs-trainer-pulls-a-card-for-the-ages/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/assiniboia-downs-trainer-pulls-a-card-for-the-ages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears feast on River Lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a magical night at Canada Life Centre &mdash; both as the theme night, and for the roaring crowd of 6,700. Fans had much to cheer about as the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-feast-on-river-lions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-feast-on-river-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progressive Conservative MLA Wayne Ewasko was suspended from the Manitoba legislature earlier this month for yelling at Premier Wab Kinew: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re drunk, you&rsquo;re drunk. I thought you quit drinking.&rdquo; I [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outrage-over-northland-tales-program-hypocritical/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outrage-over-northland-tales-program-hypocritical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combat in the classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of teachers in a new Probe Research study reported both the prevalence of violence and severity of incidents has increased since they joined the profession. Early years and veteran teachers, along with those working in Winnipeg, were the most likely to report worsening conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/combat-in-the-classroom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/combat-in-the-classroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Efforts underway in school divisions to address safety concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[School leaders say they&rsquo;re staffing up, scaling training and prioritizing post-incident debriefs to address employees&rsquo; concerns about violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/efforts-underway-in-school-divisions-to-address-safety-concerns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/efforts-underway-in-school-divisions-to-address-safety-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City in hot water with West End businesses over leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[West End business owners say the city left them high and dry by shutting off their water for days and keeping them in the dark while a leak was being investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-in-hot-water-with-west-end-businesses-over-leak/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-in-hot-water-with-west-end-businesses-over-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scouting the best of the Bombers’ next]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their first tune-up on Saturday when they meet the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scouting-the-best-of-the-bombers-next/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scouting-the-best-of-the-bombers-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To have and to hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg church is celebrating 100 years of weddings by inviting married couples of all beliefs to reaffirm their commitment at a &ldquo;mass vow renewal&rdquo; service on June 20.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/to-have-and-to-hold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/to-have-and-to-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver injured after hitting water truck on Cavalier Drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police are investigating a serious crash that injured at least one person in St. James Friday afternoon. A Hyundai Kona was wedged under the back of a water truck [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/driver-injured-after-hitting-water-truck-on-cavalier-drive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/driver-injured-after-hitting-water-truck-on-cavalier-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of new measles cases trending down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s number of new confirmed measles cases is trending downward, but it&rsquo;s still difficult to predict when the outbreak could end, a top public health official told the Free Press Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/number-of-new-measles-cases-trending-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/number-of-new-measles-cases-trending-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa pumps $47M into housing for Manitoba communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is pumping $47 million into secure rental units in Selkirk, Winkler, Flin Flon and Cross Lake. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not just building homes, we&rsquo;re building communities,&rdquo; Northern and Arctic [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-pumps-47m-into-housing-for-manitoba-communities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-pumps-47m-into-housing-for-manitoba-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retro-active]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s something new/old going on in the heart of downtown Winnipeg.Since the beginning of April, 468 Main St. has been home to four businesses specializing in retro clothing, furniture and housewares.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retro-active/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retro-active/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Portage hospital to offer breast cancer screening, mammograms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new hospital in Portage la Prairie is slated to have screening and diagnostic mammography services when it opens in spring 2027. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara made the announcement Friday. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-portage-hospital-to-offer-breast-cancer-screening-mammograms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-portage-hospital-to-offer-breast-cancer-screening-mammograms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bread, milk… and ID? Beleaguered biz could eye Liquor Mart model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not long ago, the idea of lining up and showing identification before entering a retail store in Winnipeg would have seemed absurd. That was something people associated with high-security government [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bread-milk-and-id-beleaguered-biz-could-eye-liquor-mart-model/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bread-milk-and-id-beleaguered-biz-could-eye-liquor-mart-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best mattresses in 2026: sleep better with our 14 rigorously tested picks]]></title><description><![CDATA[From luxury Simba and Otty mattresses to brilliant budget buys, here&rsquo;s what we recommend &ndash; and how to know if you&rsquo;ve found a good deal&bull; The best mattresses for back pain<br />
&bull; The best mattress toppers, testedA good mattress improves your sleep, say mattress makers &ndash; and they would, wouldn&rsquo;t they? But they&rsquo;re right. The older I get, the more I know it. When I was 20, I could sleep anywhere: a friend&rsquo;s floor, a sofa &ndash; even a phone box one nigh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-best-mattresses-in-2026-sleep-better-with-our-14-rigorously-tested-picks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-best-mattresses-in-2026-sleep-better-with-our-14-rigorously-tested-picks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you don’t know can, in fact, hurt you]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;What you don&rsquo;t know can&rsquo;t hurt you.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s an interesting maxim, accurate in some settings. But equally accurate might be, &ldquo;What you won&rsquo;t know, can hurt you.&rdquo; Russell Wangersky/Free Press [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-you-dont-know-can-in-fact-hurt-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-you-dont-know-can-in-fact-hurt-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must do better for patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[For five weeks, my family sat vigil beside my father at St. Boniface Hospital as he died from advanced Parkinson&rsquo;s disease. Like many families facing serious illness, we arrived frightened [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-must-do-better-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-must-do-better-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning for an electric future — now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba generates almost all of its electricity from renewable sources, mostly hydroelectric with a small contribution from wind turbines, and a natural gas-fired plant in Brandon used for peaking and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/planning-for-an-electric-future-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/planning-for-an-electric-future-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Blue Cross has opened a service centre in Winkler. The space at 990L 15th St., Unit 3, provides a venue where members can get face-to-face assistance with claims, ask [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-blue-cross-opens-winkler-service-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-blue-cross-opens-winkler-service-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown wants jail for mom who let infant OD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman whose 13-month-old son died after suffering a fatal drug overdose in their Sherbrook Street apartment should go to prison for two years, a judge was told Thursday. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crown-wants-jail-for-mom-who-let-infant-od/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crown-wants-jail-for-mom-who-let-infant-od/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choice to toss complaint gets review]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who alleges two Winnipeg police officers illegally searched his room in a group home hopes a judge will agree it was unreasonable for his complaint against them to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/choice-to-toss-complaint-gets-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/choice-to-toss-complaint-gets-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambitious  play offers double the theatrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[With pandemic lessons of togetherness recklessly abandoned in the rearview mirror, halfway past a ditch filled with sloppily &ldquo;made,&rdquo; soullessly &ldquo;created&rdquo; AI junk, a city-based theatre company that&rsquo;s devoted itself [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ambitious-play-offers-double-the-theatrics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ambitious-play-offers-double-the-theatrics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 interconnected ventures, 1 goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Johnston has made a career transition fewer than 10 years before he reaches retirement age. Call it a leap of faith.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/3-interconnected-ventures-1-goal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/3-interconnected-ventures-1-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I got cut the next day’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zach Collaros was thrown to the wolves in his first career pre-season game. It was back in 2012 when the University of Cincinnati product was trying to break into the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-got-cut-the-next-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-got-cut-the-next-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning ticket puts record-setting Lotto 6/49 money where its Whitemouth is]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small town in eastern Manitoba is abuzz with excitement after one of it residents claimed a record $46-million jackpot in last Saturday&rsquo;s Lotto 6/49 gold ball draw.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winning-ticket-puts-record-setting-lotto-649-money-where-its-whitemouth-is/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winning-ticket-puts-record-setting-lotto-649-money-where-its-whitemouth-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Old Testament for the drug dealers, New Testament for the drug users’: Kinew]]></title><description><![CDATA[City and provincial politicians praised a massive drug bust announced by Winnipeg police this week, with the premier saying his government&rsquo;s approach to the drug crisis is biblical.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/old-testament-for-the-drug-dealers-new-testament-for-the-drug-users-kinew/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/old-testament-for-the-drug-dealers-new-testament-for-the-drug-users-kinew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears look to rebound on home court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears took one on the chin, and now they will try to dust themselves off and find the bounce-back trail for the first time this season. After [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-look-to-rebound-on-home-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-look-to-rebound-on-home-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The largest drug bust in Manitoba history deserves to be recognized for what it is: a major victory against organized crime and a meaningful disruption to a drug trade that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/massive-drug-bust-a-big-deal-but-police-alone-cannot-end-misery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/massive-drug-bust-a-big-deal-but-police-alone-cannot-end-misery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP pilot program testing new public-safety alert system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba RCMP are launching a new public-safety notification system with a pilot project in several communities in the province. The new system, using software from technology company Rave Mobile Safety, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-pilot-program-testing-new-public-safety-alert-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-pilot-program-testing-new-public-safety-alert-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more mayoral hopefuls register for October election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two more candidates have registered in Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayoral race. Don Woodstock, a security business owner, also ran for mayor in 2018 and 2022. For this campaign, he will focus heavily [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-more-mayoral-hopefuls-register-for-october-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-more-mayoral-hopefuls-register-for-october-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of extortion in Winnipeg arrested in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused in an extortion scheme targeting Winnipeg convenience stores last summer has been arrested in Toronto, while one other suspect remains at large. Earlier this month, Toronto Police [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-extortion-in-winnipeg-arrested-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-extortion-in-winnipeg-arrested-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested after U.S. charter bus set on fire near Goldeyes ball park]]></title><description><![CDATA[A private charter bus used by a Winnipeg Goldeyes opponent from the U.S. was set on fire while unoccupied in a downtown parking lot early Thursday morning, the company&rsquo;s president [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-arrested-after-us-charter-bus-set-on-fire-near-goldeyes-ball-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-arrested-after-us-charter-bus-set-on-fire-near-goldeyes-ball-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subvert music service prioritizing art over artificial intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[With its public launch earlier this month, a digital music marketplace called Subvert aims to live up to its name, directing more power &mdash; and more dollars &mdash; to recording [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/subvert-music-service-prioritizing-art-over-artificial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/subvert-music-service-prioritizing-art-over-artificial-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding trust in a police force]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trust, said writer and educator Stephen R. Covey, is the glue of life. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the most essential ingredient in effective communication,&rdquo; says the author of The 7 Habits of Highly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rebuilding-trust-in-a-police-force/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rebuilding-trust-in-a-police-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parole board cites failed drug test, risk of violence in denying killer’s bid for full parole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Convicted murderer Michael Bridges&rsquo; request for full parole has been denied because he failed a drug test and still poses a risk of violence. In 2005 Bridges was sentenced to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parole-board-cites-failed-drug-test-risk-of-violence-in-denying-killers-bid-for-full-parole/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parole-board-cites-failed-drug-test-risk-of-violence-in-denying-killers-bid-for-full-parole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, May 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intentionally or otherwise, Premier Wab Kinew&rsquo;s proposed YouTube ban might protect teachers from legal strife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-may-21/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-may-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jail time, ban from Russell for man who threatened police: Crown]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROSSBURN &mdash; A Russell man who has repeatedly threatened police, including writing that a Mountie is &ldquo;going to find himself thrown through the wood chipper,&rdquo; should serve two years in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jail-time-ban-from-russell-for-man-who-threatened-police-crown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jail-time-ban-from-russell-for-man-who-threatened-police-crown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is demographic collapse a good idea?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smartphones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate. It is &ldquo;quite plausible that the modern digital media environment has had profound effects on society [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-demographic-collapse-a-good-idea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-demographic-collapse-a-good-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communication key to future city projects, says chief construction officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s first chief construction officer called for more communication between government and industry, discussed the public inquiry into the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters project and reflected on his first year [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/communication-key-to-future-city-projects-says-chief-construction-officer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/communication-key-to-future-city-projects-says-chief-construction-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy, 11, punches principal during violent tantrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Police had to be summoned after an 11-year-old student punched the principal of his school, caused &ldquo;significant&rdquo; damage by overturning furniture and throwing items and even punched a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/boy-11-punches-principal-during-violent-tantrum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/boy-11-punches-principal-during-violent-tantrum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist suspended, fined for misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba pharmacist will be suspended and have to pay a fine of $22,000 after he pleaded guilty to professional misconduct related to mismanagement of pharmacies in Morden and in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pharmacist-suspended-fined-for-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pharmacist-suspended-fined-for-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike averted at Manitoba Clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strike has been averted at the Manitoba Clinic in Winnipeg after cardiology technologists and technicians reached a deal with their employer Wednesday. Last week, five staff members at WELL [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/strike-averted-at-manitoba-clinic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/strike-averted-at-manitoba-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garbage bin drops, drone surveillance and cellphone taps: inside Winnipeg’s drug battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same month police began investigating what would become the largest drug bust in Manitoba history, officers already had their eyes on at least two of the suspects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/garbage-bin-drops-drone-surveillance-and-cellphone-taps-inside-winnipegs-drug-battle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/garbage-bin-drops-drone-surveillance-and-cellphone-taps-inside-winnipegs-drug-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘So many different cultures’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a look around the Winnipeg Goldeyes clubhouse and one thing quickly becomes evident: this is quite the international school of Fish. Eight different countries are represented on the current [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/so-many-different-cultures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/so-many-different-cultures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Want to still prove that I can run with the young dogs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Hallett was the last returning Blue Bomber to be offered a contract this off-season. It looked like the club was moving on from the 32-year-old special teams ace when [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/want-to-still-prove-that-i-can-run-with-the-young-dogs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/want-to-still-prove-that-i-can-run-with-the-young-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City seeking consultant to find St. Mary’s Road traffic solutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is looking for ways to ease congestion and improve safety along one of the busiest routes into and out of downtown. A newly issued request for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-seeking-consultant-to-find-st-marys-road-traffic-solutions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-seeking-consultant-to-find-st-marys-road-traffic-solutions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelter’s food bank seeks donations ahead of reopening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Main Street Project&rsquo;s food bank and essentials market is seeking donations as it prepares to reopen after fire forced it to close in January. The front-line resource had its produce [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shelters-food-bank-seeks-donations-ahead-of-reopening/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shelters-food-bank-seeks-donations-ahead-of-reopening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis Riel division hires province’s first Indigenous woman superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new leader of the Louis Riel School Division is a M&eacute;tis teacher who has &mdash; not unlike the founder of Manitoba &mdash; dedicated much of her life to supporting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riel-division-hires-provinces-first-indigenous-woman-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riel-division-hires-provinces-first-indigenous-woman-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg police get behind Ottawa’s ‘lawful access’ bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Police Service Deputy Chief Cam Mackid said Wednesday the force fully supports the federal government&rsquo;s proposed lawful access bill. The legislation would give law enforcement and the national spy [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-get-behind-ottawas-lawful-access-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-get-behind-ottawas-lawful-access-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infielder Matsubara playing big role in UBC’s historic run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Matsubara has been on the road for the last two weeks, but she&rsquo;s not itching to return home. If things go her way, she&rsquo;ll happily continue to live out [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/infielder-matsubara-playing-big-role-in-ubcs-historic-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/infielder-matsubara-playing-big-role-in-ubcs-historic-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping foreign efforts at political interference]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s gone beyond nosy neighbours. Perhaps emboldened or encouraged by U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s persistent description of Canada as a potential 51st state, American Republican interest groups seem to be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stopping-foreign-efforts-at-political-interference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stopping-foreign-efforts-at-political-interference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music as therapy — singing through tears]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Sunday and I arrive in the middle of hymn sing. Mom and her roommate are dozing on the couch in the lobby as the songs swell around them, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/music-as-therapy-singing-through-tears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/music-as-therapy-singing-through-tears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight-year sentence for fatally stabbing half-sister]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Sioux Valley Dakota Nation man has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for fatally stabbing his half-sister in 2022, robbing her children of their mother. Ernest [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/eight-year-sentence-for-fatally-stabbing-half-sister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/eight-year-sentence-for-fatally-stabbing-half-sister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t be shamed getting back into the game]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: After my ugly divorce, I couldn&rsquo;t stay far enough away from men. But suddenly with spring here, that repugnance is over! I feel happy and alive again [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-be-shamed-getting-back-into-the-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-be-shamed-getting-back-into-the-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been following with interest the media&rsquo;s reporting of the ban in Manitoba&rsquo;s Legislative Assembly on the use of the words racist, bigot, homophobe, misogynist and transphobe to call [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/words-matter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/words-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designated encampments are a poor solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overall shrinking of public space and degradation of the policy environment on use of public space is contributing to people experiencing homelessness being less safe &mdash; and contributing to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/designated-encampments-are-a-poor-solution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/designated-encampments-are-a-poor-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City deal could land Pantages Playhouse more space]]></title><description><![CDATA[A property once eyed for a mixed-use housing development next to the Pantages Playhouse Theatre could soon support a multimillion-dollar arts restoration project instead. A proposal calls for the city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-deal-could-land-pantages-playhouse-more-space/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-deal-could-land-pantages-playhouse-more-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears fall to Shooting Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was one Shooting Star the Winnipeg Sea Bears would never wish upon. Riding high off consecutive victories to open the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League campaign, the Sea Bears [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-fall-to-shooting-stars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-fall-to-shooting-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jets defence can’t rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[It won&rsquo;t be a major overhaul for the Winnipeg Jets blue line, but there&rsquo;s certainly an opportunity to make some improvements to the back end this summer for general manager [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-defence-cant-rest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-defence-cant-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro advisory circle brings ‘wealth of Indigenous perspectives’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The board of Manitoba Hydro has appointed an Indigenous advisory circle as part of the Crown corporation&rsquo;s reconciliation efforts. Former Fox Lake Cree Nation chief and Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-advisory-circle-brings-wealth-of-indigenous-perspectives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-advisory-circle-brings-wealth-of-indigenous-perspectives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba, Nova Scotia record highest annual inflation rate in April]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba and Nova Scotia had the highest annual inflation rate among all Canadian provinces in April, Statistics Canada announced Tuesday. The rates of inflation in both provinces climbed to 4.3 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-nova-scotia-record-highest-annual-inflation-rate-in-april/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-nova-scotia-record-highest-annual-inflation-rate-in-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why aim to please those who loved you least?]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Mother&rsquo;s Day was confusing as usual since my birth mother was so mean to me as a young child that my dad got custody. Then there was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-aim-to-please-those-who-loved-you-least/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-aim-to-please-those-who-loved-you-least/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The folly of war: the wisdom of peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some things never seem to change. In the 1980s I was a peace advocate &mdash;I still am. One of the founders and first president of the Educators for Social Responsibility, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-folly-of-war-the-wisdom-of-peace/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-folly-of-war-the-wisdom-of-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota not-so-nice]]></title><description><![CDATA[British director Ben Wheatley has always been adventurous in his penchant for traversing genre boundaries, including hardcore horror (The Kill List), the big-budget monster movie (The Meg 2), the cerebral [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minnesota-not-so-nice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minnesota-not-so-nice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes a village to raise — and educate — a child]]></title><description><![CDATA[The oft-quoted saying, &ldquo;it takes a village to raise a child,&rdquo; resembles an African proverb. In the Yoruba language, the saying goes &ldquo;two eyes birth a child, but 200 eyes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-and-educate-a-child/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-and-educate-a-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous treaty rights meet Alberta separation fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was more than a little ironic that the rogue Alberta separatists who are attempting to trigger a binding referendum were stopped in their tracks by Indigenous treaty rights. Ironic, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-treaty-rights-meet-alberta-separation-fight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-treaty-rights-meet-alberta-separation-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renowned composer, cellist Derksen dead after car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award-winning Cree composer and cellist Cris Derksen, who had strong ties to Manitoba&rsquo;s arts community, has died following a car crash in northern Alberta. They were 45. Derksen, originally from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/renowned-composer-cellist-derksen-dead-after-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/renowned-composer-cellist-derksen-dead-after-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People for Education explore convergence of public education and truth and reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national charity is putting Manitoba&rsquo;s school system under the microscope as it develops a plan to protect and bolster publicly funded classrooms across Canada. &ldquo;Winnipeg is a site of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/people-for-education-explore-convergence-of-public-education-and-truth-and-reconciliation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/people-for-education-explore-convergence-of-public-education-and-truth-and-reconciliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offensive rebound propels Sea Bears to second straight win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears were quick to fix their mistakes. One week after overcoming some early-season offensive woes to eek out a victory, the Sea Bears&rsquo; offence took a much [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/offensive-rebound-propels-sea-bears-to-second-straight-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/offensive-rebound-propels-sea-bears-to-second-straight-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, thinking critically really is that deep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I&rsquo;ve encountered a pernicious four-word comment that pops up every time anyone tries to challenge something online, such as a harmful beauty standard, maybe, or a stereotype in a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yes-thinking-critically-really-is-that-deep/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yes-thinking-critically-really-is-that-deep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With every tree burned, climate battle gets harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the days get hot and the land gets dry, it&rsquo;s time for an important public service announcement: don&rsquo;t set the province on fire. At least, make an effort not [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/with-every-tree-burned-climate-battle-gets-harder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/with-every-tree-burned-climate-battle-gets-harder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[REIT idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real estate is often on Manitobans&rsquo; minds. It&rsquo;s close to home, literally. We must either pay rent for shelter or own a home. Both can stretch budgets these days. Yet [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reit-idea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reit-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s going take some truth to steady the ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband is in his early 60s and was having an affair with a flirtatious woman who used to be a friend of mine. She was hanging [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-going-take-some-truth-to-steady-the-ship/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-going-take-some-truth-to-steady-the-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s bloomin’ plant sale season]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a cool and windy start to spring this year. The anticipation of flowers &mdash; not a few pretty blooms scattered here and there but a lush and abundant [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-bloomin-plant-sale-season/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-bloomin-plant-sale-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunter’s first story collection lands prize nod]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg author Catherine Hunter is among the five finalists for the Writers&rsquo; Union of Canada&rsquo;s Danuta Gleed Literary Award, a prize that goes to the year&rsquo;s best debut short-fiction collection. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hunters-first-story-collection-lands-prize-nod/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hunters-first-story-collection-lands-prize-nod/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employees choosing stability again; what can smaller employers do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past several years, employers have been operating in what felt like a constant state of movement. Workers were changing jobs more freely, exploring new industries, pursuing higher wages [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/employees-choosing-stability-again-what-can-smaller-employers-do/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/employees-choosing-stability-again-what-can-smaller-employers-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drywall or tiles with style?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roughly a decade ago, a homeowner was adamant he wanted his basement ceiling drywalled, to match the style of the main floor of the house. Although it was an older [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drywall-or-tiles-with-style/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drywall-or-tiles-with-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balancing act of farm risk-management programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a long-standing and generally accepted principle of Canadian agricultural policy that farmers need taxpayers&rsquo; help countering the unpredictable and wildly fluctuating risks of their operating environment. Farmers have some [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/balancing-act-of-farm-risk-management-programs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/balancing-act-of-farm-risk-management-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A premier firmly caught in her own trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pickle, meet petard. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now in a political pickle having been hoist with her sovereigntist petard. The province&rsquo;s Court of King&rsquo;s Bench ruling last week that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-premier-firmly-caught-in-her-own-trap/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-premier-firmly-caught-in-her-own-trap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Vancouver falling, Bennett’s boot, Montreal still perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT&rsquo;S fine and dandy to be accused of being a broken record, because&hellip; to go from the best to the worst? In one season? What&rsquo;s up with that, Vancouver Rise? [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-vancouver-falling-bennetts-boot-montreal-still-perfect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-vancouver-falling-bennetts-boot-montreal-still-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Give us a chance, test us’: National Bank seeks  local spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year into acquiring Canadian Western Bank, Montreal-based National Bank has a message for Manitoba businesses: give it a shot. &ldquo;Give us a chance, test us,&rdquo; National Bank president and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/give-us-a-chance-test-us-national-bank-seeks-local-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/give-us-a-chance-test-us-national-bank-seeks-local-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fertilizer, diesel costs beset farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soybeans are on Jason Rempel&rsquo;s radar. The Manitoba farmer has dodged rising nitrogen fertilizer prices &mdash; he pre-bought last fall &mdash; but if costs continue to climb, he&rsquo;ll be seeking [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fertilizer-diesel-costs-beset-farmers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fertilizer-diesel-costs-beset-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nason to fight for Trancona seat as Wyatt faces charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Transcona councillor Shawn Nason said he plans to run against the incumbent who is fighting a sexual assault charge. Nason, who represented the ward from 2018 to 2022, said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nason-to-fight-for-trancona-seat-as-wyatt-faces-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nason-to-fight-for-trancona-seat-as-wyatt-faces-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli organization threatens lawsuit against CMHR over ‘one-sided’ Palestinian exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Israeli legal rights organization is threatening to sue the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over its upcoming exhibit on the Palestinian Nakba. In a letter sent to the museum [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israeli-organization-threatens-lawsuit-against-cmhr-over-one-sided-palestinian-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israeli-organization-threatens-lawsuit-against-cmhr-over-one-sided-palestinian-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$61-M investment in high-speed Internet planned for northern First Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[More homes on remote Manitoba First Nations will have access to high-speed Internet that most Canadians take for granted thanks to $61 million in new federal funding. &ldquo;Your communities have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/61-m-investment-in-high-speed-internet-planned-for-northern-first-nations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/61-m-investment-in-high-speed-internet-planned-for-northern-first-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kind Hearted Beautiful Soul on and off the field]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago, Kemari Munier-Bailey arrived at Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp trying to adjust to a new league, new coaches and a new country. After spending most of last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kind-hearted-beautiful-soul-on-and-off-the-field/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kind-hearted-beautiful-soul-on-and-off-the-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraus could play hero again in Sea Bears’ home opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sea Bears host the Saskatoon Mamba in Saturday&rsquo;s home-opener at Canada Life Centre (7 p.m.).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kraus-could-play-hero-again-in-sea-bears-home-opener/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kraus-could-play-hero-again-in-sea-bears-home-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquor Marts to sell last of U.S. booze set aside during boycott]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sale will involve Liquor Marts across the province, and availability will vary by location while supplies last.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/liquor-marts-to-sell-last-of-us-booze-set-aside-during-boycott/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/liquor-marts-to-sell-last-of-us-booze-set-aside-during-boycott/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer Lamb ordered to stay in halfway house another year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shawn Lamb, who received statutory release in the fall after serving time for killing two Winnipeg women in 2012, must continue to live in a halfway house for at least [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/killer-lamb-ordered-to-stay-in-halfway-house-another-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/killer-lamb-ordered-to-stay-in-halfway-house-another-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jockey Whitehall hot out of the gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jockey Antonio Whitehall and trainer Steve Keplin Jr. exploded out of the starting gate in the first week of the live racing season, and now Whitehall is going to have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockey-whitehall-hot-out-of-the-gates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockey-whitehall-hot-out-of-the-gates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art project draws attention to youth mental health]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Bothwell student is processing her grief through a new community art project that aims to raise awareness about youth mental health and well-being. &ldquo;Whenever I feel really down, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/art-project-draws-attention-to-youth-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/art-project-draws-attention-to-youth-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province has to untie Winnipeg’s hands in fight against vacant, boarded-up properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham deserves credit for at least trying to tackle one of Winnipeg&rsquo;s most stubborn urban problems: derelict, boarded-up houses that sit vacant for years, rot into neighbourhood eyesores [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-to-untie-winnipegs-hands-in-fight-against-vacant-boarded-up-properties/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-to-untie-winnipegs-hands-in-fight-against-vacant-boarded-up-properties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens charged after guns discharged downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teenagers accused of firing off a handgun indiscriminately while out selling crack cocaine in Winnipeg&rsquo;s downtown in four separate incidents earlier this week have been arrested. In the first [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teens-charged-after-guns-discharged-downtown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teens-charged-after-guns-discharged-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three accused of stealing $10K in goods from city stores arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people accused of chronic shoplifting have been arrested following an investigation into a string of retail thefts across the city, aided in part by a Crime Stoppers tip. Investigators [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-accused-of-stealing-10k-in-goods-from-city-stores-arrested/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-accused-of-stealing-10k-in-goods-from-city-stores-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre kids still wild about environmental issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 35 years, an eco-conscious theatre company has begun operating under a new name, one that better reflects its mission to bring educational, all-ages programming to audiences across the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theatre-kids-still-wild-about-environmental-issues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theatre-kids-still-wild-about-environmental-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uplifting musical one for the ages]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard enough being the new girl at a high school in suburban New Jersey. But when Kimberly Levaco arrives as a student, she&rsquo;s mistaken for a lunch lady. That&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uplifting-musical-one-for-the-ages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uplifting-musical-one-for-the-ages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musical mastermind]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lifelong contributor to Winnipeg&rsquo;s musical theatre world is taking a step back from his leadership role with Dry Cold Productions as the company marks its 25th anniversary. In 2001, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/musical-mastermind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/musical-mastermind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who lured two boys gets 7 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 24-year-old man who lured two 12-year-old boys has been sentenced to seven years in prison. &ldquo;We cannot say this was out of character. We cannot say this [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-lured-two-boys-gets-7-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-lured-two-boys-gets-7-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of lake-life love doesn’t bode well for bond]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m divorced and am enjoying being single again, but I have a problem arising with the spring weather. Aside from women, lake life is what I really [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lack-of-lake-life-love-doesnt-bode-well-for-bond/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lack-of-lake-life-love-doesnt-bode-well-for-bond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it worthwhile courting data centres?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s already clear that data centres for artificial intelligence are electricity and water hogs. But their almost unstoppable spread makes you wonder whether we realize how big a toll we&rsquo;re [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-it-worthwhile-courting-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-it-worthwhile-courting-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third world war — not as close as many fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Politico opinion poll conducted in the four biggest NATO countries in February revealed almost identical popular expectations about the likelihood of a global war in the next five years. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-third-world-war-not-as-close-as-many-fear/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-third-world-war-not-as-close-as-many-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Innovates revs up already bustling new HQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new organization dedicated to supporting Manitoba startups is celebrating its new Winnipeg headquarters and the small businesses already working in it. Manitoba Innovates has 85 startups occupying its office [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-innovates-revs-up-already-bustling-new-hq/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-innovates-revs-up-already-bustling-new-hq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire strikes North End high-rise known for crime, drug use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some residents of a Manitoba Housing high-rise in the North End, which has been plagued by crime and drug use, had to be evacuated Thursday after fire broke out in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fire-strikes-north-end-high-rise-known-for-crime-drug-use/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fire-strikes-north-end-high-rise-known-for-crime-drug-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parks Canada’s clear rules for Clear Lake motorboat return ‘reasonable’ compromise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorboats can return to Clear Lake this summer for five days a week, but they must be inspected, registered and launched by June 7 or be subject to a 45-day quarantine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parks-canadas-clear-rules-for-clear-lake-motorboat-return-reasonable-compromise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parks-canadas-clear-rules-for-clear-lake-motorboat-return-reasonable-compromise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Municipal board searches for new leader after chair resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the Manitoba Municipal Board has resigned. Lori Lavoie, who has been a member of the arms-length provincial branch that hears property assessment and planning appeals since at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/municipal-board-searches-for-new-leader-after-chair-resigns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/municipal-board-searches-for-new-leader-after-chair-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assiniboia Downs urged to install cameras after jockey caught beating horse]]></title><description><![CDATA[An animal rights organization is demanding Assiniboia Downs install closed-circuit cameras in stables after a whistleblower leaked footage of a horse being beaten in 2023. The video, which is just [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/assiniboia-downs-urged-to-install-cameras-after-jockey-caught-beating-horse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/assiniboia-downs-urged-to-install-cameras-after-jockey-caught-beating-horse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City working to reduce number of vacant buildings but can do more, mayor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[After several blazes ripped through vacant homes earlier this week, Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayor is highlighting efforts to seize dozens of empty properties and reduce that risk. The city has started the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-working-to-reduce-number-of-vacant-buildings-but-can-do-more-mayor-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-working-to-reduce-number-of-vacant-buildings-but-can-do-more-mayor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something amiss in West Broadway this spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The situation is not good, and it&rsquo;s not normal, not even for neighbourhoods that already live with heightened crime rates, poverty and addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/something-amiss-in-west-broadway-this-spring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/something-amiss-in-west-broadway-this-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From small-town Westman to college softball’s biggest stages]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a chance Danika Nell goes pitch for pitch with softball&rsquo;s first million-dollar player this weekend. The Boissevain native and her Boston University Terriers are off to NCAA Division I [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-small-town-westman-to-college-softballs-biggest-stages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/from-small-town-westman-to-college-softballs-biggest-stages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province adds 32 paramedic training seats at Assiniboine College]]></title><description><![CDATA[A college in the Westman region is moving to bolster emergency medical care for rural Manitobans, with a plan to add 32 seats to a primary care paramedic program early [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-adds-32-paramedic-training-seats-at-assiniboine-college/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-adds-32-paramedic-training-seats-at-assiniboine-college/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sign on the dotted Laine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who&rsquo;s ready for another hockey homecoming? One year ago, all the focus around here was on whether the Winnipeg Jets could land St. Vital product Jonathan Toews as he returned [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sign-on-the-dotted-laine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sign-on-the-dotted-laine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressive candidate sorely missing from mayoral race]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Mayor Scott Gillingham officially launching his re-election campaign, one of the more intriguing questions surrounding Winnipeg&rsquo;s 2026 civic election has less to do with the incumbent himself and more [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/progressive-candidate-sorely-missing-from-mayoral-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/progressive-candidate-sorely-missing-from-mayoral-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s open, what’s closed in Winnipeg this Victoria Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the May long weekend often marks the unofficial start of summer for Manitobans, Victoria Day recognizes the birthday of Queen Victoria and Canada&rsquo;s connection with the British monarchy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-in-winnipeg-this-victoria-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-in-winnipeg-this-victoria-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police make arrests, seek suspect in city drug trafficking network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have two people in custody and are searching for a suspect after breaking up a suspected &ldquo;dial-a-dealer&rdquo; drug trafficking network operating in Winnipeg. An investigation by members of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-make-arrests-seek-suspect-in-city-drug-trafficking-network/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-make-arrests-seek-suspect-in-city-drug-trafficking-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the census matters — to every Canadian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now is the time to stand up and be counted. Actually, the &ldquo;stand up&rdquo; part isn&rsquo;t really necessary. Sitting down is OK, too. But as the 2026 census is carried [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-the-census-matters-to-every-canadian/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-the-census-matters-to-every-canadian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Tannis Richardson taught me about museums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tannis Richardson believed museums should never intimidate people. That sounds obvious. It is not. Since her passing in April, I have often found myself thinking about the many conversations we [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-tannis-richardson-taught-me-about-museums/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-tannis-richardson-taught-me-about-museums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The house Speaker, heckling and ‘banned’ words]]></title><description><![CDATA[On May 4, when providing his ruling on one of the many recent disorderly incidents in the legislature, the Speaker, Tom Lindsey (the NDP MLA for Flin Flon) announced that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-house-speaker-heckling-and-banned-words/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-house-speaker-heckling-and-banned-words/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior warns of old age security delay after 11-month wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[A MANITOBA senior is warning others about old age security pension wait times after it took almost a year for the federal government to process her application and begin payments. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/senior-warns-of-old-age-security-delay-after-11-month-wait/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/senior-warns-of-old-age-security-delay-after-11-month-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free condoms save money on health care: med students]]></title><description><![CDATA[UNIVERSITY medical students want the province to provide free condoms and better sex education as Manitoba contends with a public health emergency owing to escalating rates of HIV infection. Kyla [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/free-condoms-save-money-on-health-care-med-students/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/free-condoms-save-money-on-health-care-med-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First steps of new dance competition taken at popular downtown program]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the walls come down on Portage Place, a little engine of creativity still churns on the beleaguered mall&rsquo;s first floor. Studio 393, an arm of Graffiti Art Programming (GAP), [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-steps-of-new-dance-competition-taken-at-popular-downtown-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-steps-of-new-dance-competition-taken-at-popular-downtown-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking ‘fair share of all the wins’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba lags behind other provinces in attracting international investment, a local economic development agency says. Winnipeg Economic Development &amp; Tourism counted six announcements of global investment projects in Manitoba last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seeking-fair-share-of-all-the-wins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seeking-fair-share-of-all-the-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Princess Auto to unveil vision with new Panet Road flagship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Princess Auto&rsquo;s newest retail location in Winnipeg &mdash; a 105,000-square-foot &ldquo;community-driven&rdquo; flagship store &mdash; will open its doors June 2. The 500 Panet Rd. store will include a workshop station [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/princess-auto-to-unveil-vision-with-new-panet-road-flagship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/princess-auto-to-unveil-vision-with-new-panet-road-flagship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell MTS connects NDP minister, Tory critic, union leader… in anger over 911 outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 50 people were unable to get through to 911 because of a Bell MTS service outage last month, a report to the national broadcast regulator reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bell-mts-connects-ndp-minister-tory-critic-union-leader-in-anger-over-911-outage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bell-mts-connects-ndp-minister-tory-critic-union-leader-in-anger-over-911-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew says watchdog could enforce proposed social media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew floated the possibility of using a regulator or commissioner to enforce his proposed ban on social media and artificial intelligence chatbot use for kids. &ldquo;I think what [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-says-watchdog-could-enforce-proposed-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-says-watchdog-could-enforce-proposed-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba apologizes to Indigenous people]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulatory body that oversees registered nurses in Manitoba has issued a formal apology to acknowledge its role in racism against Indigenous people and pledged to do better. &ldquo;This apology [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/college-of-registered-nurses-of-manitoba-apologizes-to-indigenous-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/college-of-registered-nurses-of-manitoba-apologizes-to-indigenous-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wrapped up’ human remains found inside trunk in Riverton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riverton residents were in a state of shock Wednesday after Mounties discovered human remains inside the trunk of a car in the community. RCMP confirmed Wednesday human remains were found [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wrapped-up-human-remains-found-inside-trunk-in-riverton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wrapped-up-human-remains-found-inside-trunk-in-riverton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Université de Saint‑Boniface adds nursing spots thanks to provincial funding boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universit&eacute; de Saint&#8209;Boniface is expanding its nursing training program &mdash; the only one of its kind delivered entirely in French in Western Canada &mdash; by 30 seats this fall. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/universit-de-saintboniface-adds-nursing-spots-thanks-to-provincial-funding-boost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/universit-de-saintboniface-adds-nursing-spots-thanks-to-provincial-funding-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City gets $4M from federal Housing Accelerator Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg is set to receive more than $4 million in federal funding to help turn vacant or underused heritage buildings into new housing units. The federal government announced the funds [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-gets-4m-from-federal-housing-accelerator-fund/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-gets-4m-from-federal-housing-accelerator-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhibit helps tell story of Sikh immigrant who put life on line]]></title><description><![CDATA[On an unseasonably warm winter day in January 1916, a 27-year-old man walked into the enlistment office in Winnipeg and volunteered to fight in the First World War that was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exhibit-helps-tell-story-of-sikh-immigrant-who-put-life-on-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exhibit-helps-tell-story-of-sikh-immigrant-who-put-life-on-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why health spending funds aviation over infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Richard Branson famously said, &ldquo;If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.&rdquo; It is a notoriously brutal business model. Just [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-health-spending-funds-aviation-over-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-health-spending-funds-aviation-over-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for Manitoba to buy local advertising]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s 2024 throne speech stated, &ldquo;One of our society&rsquo;s most important freedoms is freedom of the press. It holds the powerful to account including government. In an age of so [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-manitoba-to-buy-local-advertising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-manitoba-to-buy-local-advertising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offbeat offerings]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it approaches its five-year anniversary, the Centre for Cultural and Artistic Practices &mdash; an arts organization offering free access to an eclectic slate of programming &mdash; wants to stay [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/offbeat-offerings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/offbeat-offerings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memorabilia trove opens up a can of worms]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I recently spotted my husband&rsquo;s beat-up brown suitcase of memorabilia. I needed to use more space for my stuff, so I grabbed it out of the cubbyhole [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/memorabilia-trove-opens-up-a-can-of-worms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/memorabilia-trove-opens-up-a-can-of-worms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s flag: A symbol of shared heritage at 60]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a fair spring afternoon 60 years ago, the Flag of Manitoba made its debut at the provincial legislature. In what the Winnipeg Free Press called an &ldquo;impressive ceremony,&rdquo; then-lieutenant-governor [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-flag-a-symbol-of-shared-heritage-at-60/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-flag-a-symbol-of-shared-heritage-at-60/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City, RM blame owner of Gunn Road lot for huge fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg and Rural Municipality of Springfield are pointing the finger back at the owner of an industrial storage lot destroyed in a massive blaze last year. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-rm-blame-owner-of-gunn-road-lot-for-huge-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-rm-blame-owner-of-gunn-road-lot-for-huge-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Florida lawsuit and AI’s complicity in killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will know that Open AI&rsquo;s CEO, Sam Altman, has apologized for not notifying police about corporate concerns raised internally about ChatGPT&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-florida-lawsuit-and-ais-complicity-in-killing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-florida-lawsuit-and-ais-complicity-in-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That’s a great teammate’]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;d think Tui Eli has the patience of a saint. He&rsquo;s been a Winnipeg Blue Bomber for five seasons, and yet, the Canadian offensive lineman has started just six games. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thats-a-great-teammate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thats-a-great-teammate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police HQ inquiry looks at changes to city practices on big projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service headquarters inquiry entered its fourth and final phase Tuesday, which will consider ideas on how to alter city practices and help prevent previous problems with big construction projects from being repeated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-hq-inquiry-looks-at-changes-to-city-practices-on-big-projects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-hq-inquiry-looks-at-changes-to-city-practices-on-big-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate denies harassment, assault allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Vogiatzakis, general manager and funeral director at Voyage Funeral Homes and Crematorium, was accused of sexual harassment and assault in several social media posts, beginning Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-denies-harassment-assault-allegations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-denies-harassment-assault-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa says vaccination clinics in works for northern region with hepatitis A outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is working to help contain the hepatitis A outbreak that has hit the remote Island Lake region in northern Manitoba. Indigenous Services Canada said Tuesday it is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-says-vaccination-clinics-in-works-for-northern-region-with-hepatitis-a-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-says-vaccination-clinics-in-works-for-northern-region-with-hepatitis-a-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Garry Hotel draws ‘very strong interest’ from potential new ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two real estate companies handling the advertised sale of the Fort Garry Hotel in downtown Winnipeg expect it to attract multiple suitors given its uniqueness and prestige.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fort-garry-hotel-draws-very-strong-interest-from-potential-new-ownership/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fort-garry-hotel-draws-very-strong-interest-from-potential-new-ownership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiac-testing staff at clinic issue strike notice over wages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiology technologists and technicians at the WELL Health clinic within the Manitoba Clinic plan to walk off the job next week over what they call poor wages. The union representing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cardiac-testing-staff-at-clinic-issue-strike-notice-over-wages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cardiac-testing-staff-at-clinic-issue-strike-notice-over-wages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pallister, Harris, Kreviazuk among 12 ‘exceptional’ Manitobans honoured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former premier Brian Pallister is among 12 Manitobans to receive the province&rsquo;s highest honour this year. The 22nd premier, who served from 2016 to 2021, will receive the Order of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pallister-harris-kreviazuk-among-12-exceptional-manitobans-honoured/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pallister-harris-kreviazuk-among-12-exceptional-manitobans-honoured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man sentenced to 11 years after pleading guilty in roommate’s shooting death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dispute over rent money sparked a fatal attack on a woman whose body was discovered after her apartment suite had been set on fire, a court has heard. Joey [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-sentenced-to-11-years-after-pleading-guilty-in-roommates-shooting-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-sentenced-to-11-years-after-pleading-guilty-in-roommates-shooting-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rae and Jerry’s ordered closed after sewer backup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rae and Jerry&rsquo;s Steak House was forced to close temporarily after a blocked sewer line backed up into a basement boiler room Saturday night, a restaurant co-owner told the Free [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rae-and-jerrys-ordered-closed-after-sewer-backup/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rae-and-jerrys-ordered-closed-after-sewer-backup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City crews battle six vacant-building fires within hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service battled six vacant-building fires in just several hours early Tuesday morning. At just before 12:30 a.m., WFPS crews responded to reports of a fire in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crews-battle-six-vacant-building-fires-within-hours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crews-battle-six-vacant-building-fires-within-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person in critical condition after house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person is in critical condition after a fire in a home in the city&rsquo;s Weston neighbourhood Monday night. Fire crews were called to a single-storey house in the 300 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/person-in-critical-condition-after-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/person-in-critical-condition-after-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WCB returns $90M in surplus rebates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba has returned $90 million in premiums after a &ldquo;positive 2025 year-end financial performance.&rdquo; The return was made to eligible employers earlier this month through [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wcb-returns-90m-in-surplus-rebates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wcb-returns-90m-in-surplus-rebates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV that brings you home, whether you like it or not]]></title><description><![CDATA[Escape is the theme of this edition of new-TV recommendations? Can you escape home? Or once decamped, can you ever return home? The first selection is the wisest of all, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-that-brings-you-home-whether-you-like-it-or-not/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-that-brings-you-home-whether-you-like-it-or-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province must resume role in transit funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a province that claims to be serious about fighting climate change, reducing traffic congestion and building more livable communities, Manitoba&rsquo;s approach to public transit makes very little sense. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-must-resume-role-in-transit-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-must-resume-role-in-transit-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phase 1 of CentrePort’s Keystone park complete]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keystone Industrial Park is now on the Manitoba market. The 184-acre industrial space located on the Rural Municipality of Rosser side of CentrePoint Canada includes 30 shovel-ready lots built for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/phase-1-of-centreports-keystone-park-complete/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/phase-1-of-centreports-keystone-park-complete/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP Leader wants Ottawa to stamp Canada Post cuts ‘return to sender’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis called on Ottawa to reverse cutbacks at Canada Post, which the government says is losing $10 million a day. At a town hall in Winnipeg, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-leader-wants-ottawa-to-stamp-canada-post-cuts-return-to-sender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-leader-wants-ottawa-to-stamp-canada-post-cuts-return-to-sender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mel Myers: a friend to all workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mel Myers was for over three decades Manitoba&rsquo;s most prominent union-side labour lawyer, and one of Canada&rsquo;s very best. His recent passing provides the opportunity to celebrate the career of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mel-myers-a-friend-to-all-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mel-myers-a-friend-to-all-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislators must clean up their act]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had the honour to serve for six years as a member of the Manitoba legislature and for 21 years as a member of Parliament from Manitoba. I know politics [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legislators-must-clean-up-their-act/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legislators-must-clean-up-their-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t miss out on opportunity a second time]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I met up with a familiar face at a neighbourhood bar, when I was waiting for an old friend. It was the son of the man my [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-miss-out-on-opportunity-a-second-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-miss-out-on-opportunity-a-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churchill project not worth the risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last September, the Manitoba government released a new economic development plan aimed at transforming the province into a national economic leader. Premier Wab Kinew acknowledged at the time that &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/churchill-project-not-worth-the-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/churchill-project-not-worth-the-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dixon turning heads at Bomber camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[You want to make a statement in training camp? Just take a page out of De&rsquo;Shaan Dixon&rsquo;s playbook and steamroll the most decorated offensive lineman in CFL history in a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dixon-turning-heads-at-bomber-camp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dixon-turning-heads-at-bomber-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health officials working to control hepatitis A outbreak in province]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public health officials are battling a hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba not seen in decades. The virus has killed three people and sent 133 to hospital. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a really difficult [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-officials-working-to-control-hepatitis-a-outbreak-in-province/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-officials-working-to-control-hepatitis-a-outbreak-in-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hermanos steakhouse to shutter, relocate in Exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers have three weeks to get a Baby Cabrera at Hermanos before the longtime South American steakhouse closes its doors &mdash; for now. On Monday, co-owner Noel Bernier announced Hermanos [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hermanos-steakhouse-to-shutter-relocate-in-exchange/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hermanos-steakhouse-to-shutter-relocate-in-exchange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lighting, boiler systems could get green upgrade in city buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg is exploring a greener future for eight of its buildings. A consultant will be hired to study the best retrofit options to reduce energy use in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lighting-boiler-systems-could-get-green-upgrade-in-city-buildings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lighting-boiler-systems-could-get-green-upgrade-in-city-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets &amp; survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housed within two innocuous rooms flanking the Welcome Gallery at Manitoba Museum is a sobering record of a government&rsquo;s betrayal of its own citizens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/secrets-amp-survival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/secrets-amp-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario MD claims Manitoba recruiters misrepresented Carberry hospital job]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario doctor recruited to work in a rural Manitoba hospital claims in a lawsuit he was misled about the position by recruiters who failed to disclose they were getting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ontario-md-claims-manitoba-recruiters-misrepresented-carberry-hospital-job/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ontario-md-claims-manitoba-recruiters-misrepresented-carberry-hospital-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City flushing water mains]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city will be flushing water mains in southeast Winnipeg starting this week. On Wednesday, crews will begin the annual work, which helps preserve water quality. Flushing allows the city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-flushing-water-mains/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-flushing-water-mains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Working with heads, hearts, and hands’]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 700 students will be able to hop between high schools for different courses and extracurriculars next year as part of a new inner-city initiative. The Winnipeg School Division [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/working-with-heads-hearts-and-hands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/working-with-heads-hearts-and-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voracious volunteer trades stethoscope for choirbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired nurse Helen Cooper has spent the last 20-plus years volunteering at arts organizations and festivals throughout the city. Her longest ongoing role is with the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/voracious-volunteer-trades-stethoscope-for-choirbook/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/voracious-volunteer-trades-stethoscope-for-choirbook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The plight of three very poor countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[These countries are absolute losers by every metric: literacy (below half even among the young); GDP per capita (less than $100 a month); health (life expectancy around 60 years, compared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-plight-of-three-very-poor-countries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-plight-of-three-very-poor-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students compete to be ‘Reality Champion’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle school competitors deferred to their digital magnifying glass as they tried to determine whether King Charles was, in fact, pictured with a greasy plate of pepperoni pizza last month. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/students-compete-to-be-reality-champion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/students-compete-to-be-reality-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired local spiritual care  practitioner given award]]></title><description><![CDATA[A retired Winnipeg spiritual care practitioner has received a national award for her decades of work on behalf of patients and for those who work in the field. Lynn Granke, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retired-local-spiritual-care-practitioner-given-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retired-local-spiritual-care-practitioner-given-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominence, opulence, exuberance]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the owners of Winnipeg salon chain Venetian Nail Spa celebrate the grand opening of their third location on Friday, it will be the culmination of a dream that started [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prominence-opulence-exuberance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prominence-opulence-exuberance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal control develops softer touch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days when pound officials dealt strictly with rule-breakers are long gone. Winnipeg&rsquo;s Animal Services takes a more compassionate approach in cases where residents have more pets than is allowed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/animal-control-develops-softer-touch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/animal-control-develops-softer-touch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring is sprung and it’s time for a Crowdfunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2018, the Winnipeg Free Press announced it wanted to do a better job of engaging the various communities in Winnipeg. Did that include the faith community? I decided to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spring-is-sprung-and-its-time-for-a-crowdfunder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spring-is-sprung-and-its-time-for-a-crowdfunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural employers competing harder than ever for talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Manitoba and much of Canada, rural employers are facing a hiring challenge that goes well beyond having open positions. The issue is not simply there are jobs to fill. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rural-employers-competing-harder-than-ever-for-talent/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rural-employers-competing-harder-than-ever-for-talent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime position]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s an oft-repeated adage in real estate: location, location, location. And while location plays a central role in determining the value and desirability of a property, there&rsquo;s another factor that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prime-position/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prime-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps it’s time to move forward on holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some older Canadians may lament the way things have changed in our public schools. The days of Christmas concerts are long past, and in their place are &ldquo;holiday concerts&rdquo; and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/perhaps-its-time-to-move-forward-on-holidays/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/perhaps-its-time-to-move-forward-on-holidays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job-site policy cited in cost of Brandon school construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Construction Association of Rural Manitoba has said it will cost as much as 20 per cent more to build a school in Brandon because of the labour [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/job-site-policy-cited-in-cost-of-brandon-school-construction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/job-site-policy-cited-in-cost-of-brandon-school-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment pros’ dos and don’ts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s best, most successful investors are not market wizards. They&rsquo;re maestros, argues a former top fund manager turned successful financial writer. To Lee Freeman-Shor, wizards are traders, speculating on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/investment-pros-dos-and-donts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/investment-pros-dos-and-donts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Mother’s Day, advice on long life]]></title><description><![CDATA[She&rsquo;s pretty amazing at 107. What is the secret to living a long and happy life? Nellie (Toots) Brown would tell you it&rsquo;s merely genetics. With a mother who lived [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/for-mothers-day-advice-on-long-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/for-mothers-day-advice-on-long-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beguiling begonias]]></title><description><![CDATA[All it took was one look at Rodney Wohlgemuth&rsquo;s begonias and I decided to break my own rule of not buying begonias before May 15. Wohlgemuth owns Green Oak Gardens, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beguiling-begonias/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beguiling-begonias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new Governor General and a return to the culture wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The culture wars have come for Canada&rsquo;s new Governor General. The institutional symbol of our country&rsquo;s constitutional monarchy is the latest symbol of cultural conflict between conservatives against progressives, rightists [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-new-governor-general-and-a-return-to-the-culture-wars/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-new-governor-general-and-a-return-to-the-culture-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready, set… merge: city details year’s road construction projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The orange traffic cones, road signs and work crews appearing all over the city mean the annual race has begun to complete all of the street construction projects planned before [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-set-merge-city-details-years-road-construction-projects/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-set-merge-city-details-years-road-construction-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy minister scolded for post about Sio Silica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew said Friday the deputy trade minister was admonished for posting about being on a trade mission with a representative from Sio Silica Corp. &mdash; the very company [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/deputy-minister-scolded-for-post-about-sio-silica/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/deputy-minister-scolded-for-post-about-sio-silica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farm giant’s debt woes everyone’s problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumours had been circulating the virtual coffee shops for months, so news this spring that Saskatchewan-based Monette Farms had sought protection from its creditors wasn&rsquo;t a shock. The mega-farm operated [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/farm-giants-debt-woes-everyones-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/farm-giants-debt-woes-everyones-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IGM Financial caps big year with first steps toward another]]></title><description><![CDATA[IGM Financial ended its first quarter of 2026 with record earnings, an incoming leadership shuffle and the 100-year anniversary of its wealth management arm. The Winnipeg-based large financial services company [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/igm-financial-caps-big-year-with-first-steps-toward-another/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/igm-financial-caps-big-year-with-first-steps-toward-another/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province considers safety officers for Grace Hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grace Hospital could have institutional safety officers stationed in its emergency department as early as next week after a string of violent incidents, including recent assaults on three employees. Following [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-considers-safety-officers-for-grace-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-considers-safety-officers-for-grace-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments blasted for inaction as HIV rates rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[An HIV/AIDS advocate who has spent the past 35 years raising awareness about the disease is calling for a national inquiry into what he calls a lack of proactive action [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-blasted-for-inaction-as-hiv-rates-rise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-blasted-for-inaction-as-hiv-rates-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angling for cost-effective fishing trip straightforward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where a fishing trip may have previously been considered a predictable and consistent event that occurred year after year, unforeseen economic stressors are forcing many anglers to re-examine where our [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/angling-for-cost-effective-fishing-trip-straightforward/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/angling-for-cost-effective-fishing-trip-straightforward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province to make non-profit thrift stores eligible for security rebate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government is expanding its business security rebate to include non-profit thrift stores, after some charities spent thousands on cameras and other equipment amid a rash of break-ins, vandalism and shoplifting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-to-make-non-profit-thrift-stores-eligible-for-security-rebate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-to-make-non-profit-thrift-stores-eligible-for-security-rebate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hep A outbreak in province’s North makes its way to Winnipeg, officials scrambling to vaccinate people at high risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba public health officials say an outbreak of hepatitis A that began in the province&rsquo;s North last year has led to an increasing number of cases in Winnipeg in recent [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hep-a-outbreak-in-provinces-north-makes-its-way-to-winnipeg-officials-scrambling-to-vaccinate-people-at-high-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hep-a-outbreak-in-provinces-north-makes-its-way-to-winnipeg-officials-scrambling-to-vaccinate-people-at-high-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bright, sunny, happy 110th birthday party for Manitoba’s most senior citizen]]></title><description><![CDATA[She was born the year women won the right to vote in Manitoba. She was married just days before the beginning of the Second World War. For 77 years, she [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bright-sunny-happy-110th-birthday-party-for-manitobas-most-senior-citizen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bright-sunny-happy-110th-birthday-party-for-manitobas-most-senior-citizen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone call the PM: next governor general doesn’t speak a single Indigenous language]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney selected former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as the country&rsquo;s 31st Governor General. Arbour is impressive. She was the chief prosecutor for the International [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/someone-call-the-pm-next-governor-general-doesnt-speak-a-single-indigenous-language/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/someone-call-the-pm-next-governor-general-doesnt-speak-a-single-indigenous-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pan Am Pool expected to close for 16 months for repairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pan Am Pool will close to the public for more than a year to allow for major repairs, beginning next January. City documents seek a contractor to renew the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pan-am-pool-expected-to-close-for-16-months-for-repairs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pan-am-pool-expected-to-close-for-16-months-for-repairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The transatlantic divide deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bond that&rsquo;s anchored the global order for eight decades is unravelling. Europe and the U.S. have together shaped the international system since the Second World War ended. Now, their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-transatlantic-divide-deepens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-transatlantic-divide-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seal River needs wide input]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to add my comments to the recent op-ed, Conservation shouldn&rsquo;t come at the cost of access by Carly Deacon, May 5. My operation, Gangler&rsquo;s North Seal River [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seal-river-needs-wide-input/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seal-river-needs-wide-input/</guid></item></channel></rss>