<?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>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:52:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Moving past the Indian Act will take time and trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I had a dime for every time a politician has called for the “abolishment”of the Indian Act, I’d be a rich man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/moving-past-the-indian-act-will-take-time-and-trust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/moving-past-the-indian-act-will-take-time-and-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabbie, passenger dead after Salter Street collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men died in the Wednesday morning collision between a taxi and a sedan on Salter Street near Aberdeen Avenue, police said on Thursday. Winnipeg Police Service officers raced to […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cabbie-passenger-dead-after-salter-street-collision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cabbie-passenger-dead-after-salter-street-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three in-custody fatalities trigger inquests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province’s chief medical examiner has called inquests into the deaths of three men, including two who died by suicide in correctional facilities earlier this year. Craig Flett, 32, was […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-in-custody-fatalities-trigger-inquests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-in-custody-fatalities-trigger-inquests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All females are at risk’: serial sex offender released from prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement are warning the public that a dangerous sex offender with a lengthy history of abusing women is expected to live in Winnipeg after his release from prison. Douglas […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-females-are-at-risk-serial-sex-offender-released-from-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-females-are-at-risk-serial-sex-offender-released-from-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voter turnout in mayoral race about 38 per cent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voter turnout in Wednesday’s mayoral contest in Winnipeg was 38 per cent, based on a Free Press analysis of unofficial results. The city has not yet provided a figure for […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/voter-turnout-in-mayoral-race-about-38-per-cent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/voter-turnout-in-mayoral-race-about-38-per-cent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham celebrates ‘stronger’ support, plans to meet with new councillors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham was greeted with cheers and hugs from staff at city hall Thursday morning after he won his second term as mayor the night before. Gillingham, who won […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-celebrates-stronger-support-plans-to-meet-with-new-councillors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-celebrates-stronger-support-plans-to-meet-with-new-councillors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The landscape that taught us to see]]></title><description><![CDATA[The white pine stood at the edge of the lake, leaning out over the water, its branches bent by years of wind and weather. Beyond it stretched an expanse of […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-landscape-that-taught-us-to-see/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-landscape-that-taught-us-to-see/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars align set to align at Winnipeg Comiccon]]></title><description><![CDATA[You gotta ask the question. In Robert Patrick’s five-decade career, the 67-year-old actor — who’s in town for this weekend’s Winnipeg Comiccon — has played a gambling addict (The Sopranos), […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stars-align-set-to-align-at-winnipeg-comiccon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stars-align-set-to-align-at-winnipeg-comiccon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shared Health, heal thyself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors are trained to seek out the causes of illness, not just to treat the symptoms. That is, perhaps, a style of examination that the government of Premier Wab Kinew […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shared-health-heal-thyself/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shared-health-heal-thyself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baffled by experience with ex who left]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My beautiful ex-wife used to travel with her girlfriends, and they were a wild and free group! I counted myself lucky to have tamed and married her. […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/baffled-by-experience-with-ex-who-left/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/baffled-by-experience-with-ex-who-left/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adult education should be the foundation of the North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major economic developments are, we are being told, coming to northern Manitoba, focusing on the port of Churchill and the railway system that leads to it, and the production and […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/adult-education-should-be-the-foundation-of-the-north/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/adult-education-should-be-the-foundation-of-the-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine fresh faces elected to Winnipeg city council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four incumbents replaced and five races wide-open after incumbents bow out of politics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-fresh-faces-elected-to-winnipeg-city-council/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-fresh-faces-elected-to-winnipeg-city-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham wins mayoral race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham was projected as the winner in Winnipeg’s mayoral election Wednesday night, securing a second term while political newcomers won or led about half of the races for councillor. […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-wins-mayoral-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-wins-mayoral-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cab driver dies in suspected hit and run]]></title><description><![CDATA[An official with a Winnipeg cab company said one of its drivers died in a collision on Salter Street Wednesday morning. “It looks like it was a T-bone accident,” said […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cab-driver-dies-in-suspected-hit-and-run/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cab-driver-dies-in-suspected-hit-and-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP introduces last-minute rent-hike bill, Tories say it will cause administrative nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day before the legislative session ends, the NDP government introduced a bill to ensure landlords can’t charge tenants backpay for approved above-guideline rent increases. Bill 59, the Residential Tenancies […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-introduces-last-minute-rent-hike-bill-tories-say-it-will-cause-administrative-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-introduces-last-minute-rent-hike-bill-tories-say-it-will-cause-administrative-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolseley perfumer given reprieve in dispute with city]]></title><description><![CDATA[A perfumer who sells fragrances from a store on the first floor of his home in Wolseley won’t have to close in mid-November after all. Michael O’Malley says La Parfumerie […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wolseley-perfumer-given-reprieve-in-dispute-with-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wolseley-perfumer-given-reprieve-in-dispute-with-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers look to avenge past playoff losses to Argos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers should see blue and white confetti in their nightmares. Despite being favourites on both occasions, the Bombers lost the 2022 and 2024 Grey Cup games to […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-look-to-avenge-past-playoff-losses-to-argos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-look-to-avenge-past-playoff-losses-to-argos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg election results: School trustees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Election results for trustee seats in Winnipeg school divisions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-election-results-school-trustees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-election-results-school-trustees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s really cool how full circle it has become’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud’s spirits couldn’t be higher as they begin their fourth ISU Grand Prix season this weekend at Skate Canada International as Team Canada’s top medal prospects. […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-really-cool-how-full-circle-it-has-become/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-really-cool-how-full-circle-it-has-become/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitobans head to the polls as municipal election wraps up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters across Manitoba are heading to the polls as the final day to cast a ballot in municipal elections kicked off Wednesday morning. Residents in more than 130 municipalities will […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobans-head-to-the-polls-as-municipal-election-wraps-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobans-head-to-the-polls-as-municipal-election-wraps-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman with schizophrenia pleads guilty to stabbing caretaker in neck]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman previously found not criminally responsible for stabbing three people is now facing a possible prison sentence for stabbing her apartment caretaker in the neck while in the […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-with-schizophrenia-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-caretaker-in-neck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-with-schizophrenia-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-caretaker-in-neck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheat City mayoral candidates hit streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON — The two mayoral candidates made their final pushes Tuesday to woo voters in Manitoba’s second-largest city. Incumbent Jeff Fawcett said he and his team have been to nearly […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wheat-city-mayoral-candidates-hit-streets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wheat-city-mayoral-candidates-hit-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The importance of political trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political trust refers to people’s positive expectations that the political system, the institutions which comprise it and the actors who participate in its operations will do what they have said […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-importance-of-political-trust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-importance-of-political-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somewhat spooked to play submissive role]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I was secretly looking forward to being Boss Witch this Halloween. I’m a good-looking woman, and my new love thinks I’m quite sexy. But he just requested […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/somewhat-spooked-to-play-submissive-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/somewhat-spooked-to-play-submissive-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Canada’s first national internment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada’s first national internment operation, from 1914 to 1920, is a part of Canadian history that is at times forgotten. Oct. 28 marks the anniversary of the Canadian government passing […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/remembering-canadas-first-national-internment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/remembering-canadas-first-national-internment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction disruption frustrates]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s an all too familiar story. Small businesses that are already facing all the trials and travails they must regularly face — the hard slog of attracting customers in an […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-disruption-frustrates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-disruption-frustrates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and the quiet erosion of human judgment]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1986, Paul Simon sang of “days of miracle and wonder” in the song The Boy in the Bubble, from his Graceland album. It was hardly a hymn to progress. […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-and-the-quiet-erosion-of-human-judgment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-and-the-quiet-erosion-of-human-judgment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous-, newcomer-focused job fair puts opportunity in spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian Armed Forces pamphlets grazed the side of Serena Valiquette’s ribbon skirt, as the Grade 9 student clutched the handouts tight. “When I get to age, I’ll probably apply,” said […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-newcomer-focused-job-fair-puts-opportunity-in-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-newcomer-focused-job-fair-puts-opportunity-in-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is about inclusion for me’]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Nicola Shirley-Phillips imagines what the Indigenous economy in her country might look like 100 years from now, she doesn’t mention social media or artificial intelligence. Instead, she envisions a […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-is-about-inclusion-for-me/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-is-about-inclusion-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocate calls for speed traps at Main Street crosswalk after pedestrian dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A longtime community advocate says safety must be improved on the section of Main Street where a man in his 60s was hit by a truck Friday and later died. […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/advocate-calls-for-speed-traps-at-main-street-crosswalk-after-pedestrian-dies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/advocate-calls-for-speed-traps-at-main-street-crosswalk-after-pedestrian-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MDs raise concerns about patient waits, closures at Dynacare labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[As bargaining between Dynacare and its 350 unionized laboratory workers stalls, Manitoba doctors are raising “significant concerns” about patients struggling to get tests done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mds-raise-concerns-about-patient-waits-closures-at-dynacare-labs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mds-raise-concerns-about-patient-waits-closures-at-dynacare-labs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The final dash: Mayoral candidates make their case on election eve]]></title><description><![CDATA[One mayoral candidate crisscrossed the city to drum up support Tuesday, while another squeezed in a last-minute campaign pledge and others met with key supporters, one day before voters elect their next Winnipeg city council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-final-dash-mayoral-candidates-make-their-case-on-election-eve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-final-dash-mayoral-candidates-make-their-case-on-election-eve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral candidates make their case on election eve]]></title><description><![CDATA[One candidate crisscrossed the city to drum up support, another squeezed in a last-minute campaign pledge, and others met with key supporters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidates-make-their-case-on-election-eve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidates-make-their-case-on-election-eve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dru Brown leads Bombers in first post-season practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[History continues to repeat itself for Zach Collaros. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback suffered yet another setback over the weekend and there’s a strong possibility he will miss Saturday’s Eastern […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dru-brown-leads-bombers-in-first-post-season-practice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dru-brown-leads-bombers-in-first-post-season-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good judgment always outweighs campaign promises — even broken ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I vote in an election, I pay less attention to what candidates promise and more on whether I think I can trust their judgment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-judgment-always-outweighs-campaign-promises-even-broken-ones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-judgment-always-outweighs-campaign-promises-even-broken-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former mayor Murray endorses Redden in mayoral race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen Murray has endorsed Winnipeg mayoral candidate Noah Redden in Wednesday’s civic election. Murray — who was the city’s mayor from 1998 to 2004 and came second in the 2022 […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-mayor-murray-endorses-redden-in-mayoral-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-mayor-murray-endorses-redden-in-mayoral-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former mayor Murray endorses Redden in civic elction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen Murray is endorsing Winnipeg mayoral candidate Noah Redden in Wednesday’s civic election, a news release issued by Redden’s camp says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-mayor-murray-endorses-redden-in-civic-elction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-mayor-murray-endorses-redden-in-civic-elction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting appropriate boundaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Manitoba teachers are responsible, caring professionals who work hard to support their students and would never dream of abusing their positions of trust by sending inappropriate private messages to […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/setting-appropriate-boundaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/setting-appropriate-boundaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-day conference for health-care technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous leaders and bioscience professionals are gathering this week to promote health-care technology in northern communities. Bioscience Association Manitoba is hosting its second annual Indigenous Health Innovations conference on Thursday, […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-day-conference-for-health-care-technology/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-day-conference-for-health-care-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of assaulting unconscious woman has lengthy record of abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convicted sex offender accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman last week — only to be stopped in the process by police officers — has a lengthy history of […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-assaulting-unconscious-woman-has-lengthy-record-of-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-assaulting-unconscious-woman-has-lengthy-record-of-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula’s historic Brazilian election victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was supposed to go down as one of the closest presidential elections in Brazilian history — until it wasn’t. In the end, 80-year-old leftist President Luiz Inácio (Lula) da […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lulas-historic-brazilian-election-victory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lulas-historic-brazilian-election-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seniors should never be homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is much attention paid to helping those who become homeless, but all too little attention given to preventing homelessness in the first place. About one quarter of all the […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seniors-should-never-be-homeless/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seniors-should-never-be-homeless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity knocks, and we must answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine being a young athlete who lovesvolleyball but attends a school without a net or even a ball. For many students in Winnipeg, access to basic sporting equipment is […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opportunity-knocks-and-we-must-answer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opportunity-knocks-and-we-must-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Express the merry widow you truly are]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband died a while back, and I don’t miss him! He had grown old in a strange and cranky way, and I’m a cheerful person by […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/express-the-merry-widow-you-truly-are/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/express-the-merry-widow-you-truly-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western inland ports form alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[CentrePort Canada Inc. has formed an alliance with three other inland ports. President and CEO Carly Edmundson signed a memorandum of understanding in Ottawa on Monday with Global Transportation Hub […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-inland-ports-form-alliance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-inland-ports-form-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabinet minister guilty of ethics violation may have buyer for family business two years after offering to sell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures Minister Ian Bushie has a potential buyer for Grandpa George’s gas and convenience store at Hollow Water First Nation after offering it to sell it […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cabinet-minister-guilty-of-ethics-violation-may-have-buyer-for-family-business-two-years-after-offering-to-sell/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cabinet-minister-guilty-of-ethics-violation-may-have-buyer-for-family-business-two-years-after-offering-to-sell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Important first step’: Arctic Gateway, CentrePort sign MOU with Dubai ports giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Port of Churchill owners say they’re working with Dubai-based logistics giant DP World Inc. to potentially boost traffic to North America’s only deep water Arctic seaport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/important-first-step-arctic-gateway-centreport-sign-mou-with-dubai-ports-giant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/important-first-step-arctic-gateway-centreport-sign-mou-with-dubai-ports-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man stabbed outside shelter dies days later, manslaughter charges laid]]></title><description><![CDATA[A violent altercation outside Winnipeg’s largest homeless shelter turned fatal days later, leaving staff and community members mourning the loss of a man who was well known to them. Police […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-stabbed-outside-shelter-dies-days-later-manslaughter-charges-laid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-stabbed-outside-shelter-dies-days-later-manslaughter-charges-laid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeggers unhappy with city leadership, but mostly unwilling to do anything about it]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not an endorsement (not my job) nor is it a prediction (predictions are for suckers) of what will happen Wednesday in Winnipeg’s mayoral race. It is, however, a […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-unhappy-with-city-leadership-but-mostly-unwilling-to-do-anything-about-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-unhappy-with-city-leadership-but-mostly-unwilling-to-do-anything-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When privacy means deprivation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The right to a private life is a fundamental human need — that is not in dispute. However, our current practices of privacy, particularly when it comes to privacy for […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/when-privacy-means-deprivation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/when-privacy-means-deprivation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcoming newcomers requires co-operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does it truly mean to welcome someone to Canada? Is saying that newcomers belong here enough, or should we also ensure they have a fair opportunity to create a […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/welcoming-newcomers-requires-co-operation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/welcoming-newcomers-requires-co-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seniors’ program closures serve no one]]></title><description><![CDATA[It sounds like just the kind of respite struggling families dealing with seniors and their often complicated needs would cling to like a life preserver. “Our adult day program consists […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seniors-program-closures-serve-no-one/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seniors-program-closures-serve-no-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[p p p p]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON — Asessippi Ski Area and Resort remains optimistic about the coming ski season, but is depending on disaster financial assistance to repair roughly $2.2 million in flood damage, a […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/p-p-p-p/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/p-p-p-p/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the student or the system falling short?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One night at bedtime, a 10-year-old looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and said, “Mom, I think I’m stupid.” Her friends could read. She couldn’t. The teacher […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-the-student-or-the-system-falling-short/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-the-student-or-the-system-falling-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ease up a bit on your Halloween regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband and I strongly disagree on whether the grown-up parents of young children should also dress up in scary costumes and masks for Halloween when they […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ease-up-a-bit-on-your-halloween-regulations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ease-up-a-bit-on-your-halloween-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg pharmacist fined for dispensing incorrect dosage of anti-psychotic medication]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg pharmacist has been fined for misconduct after dispensing a mistakenly high dose of an anti-psychotic, harming her patient. Rumina Ishani was fined $3,500 and ordered to pay $5,000 […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-pharmacist-fined-for-dispensing-incorrect-dosage-of-anti-psychotic-medication/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-pharmacist-fined-for-dispensing-incorrect-dosage-of-anti-psychotic-medication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Echoes of Idle No More as Carney set to meet with First Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister, premiers and First Nations leaders will meet in Ottawa Monday to discuss a host of issues, including Indigenous involvement in energy and resource development projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/echoes-of-idle-no-more-as-carney-set-to-meet-with-first-nations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/echoes-of-idle-no-more-as-carney-set-to-meet-with-first-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School division’s mental-health liaison helps students in crisis access help faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[A youth experiencing a mental-health crisis at a River East Transcona school was connected with specialized care within hours this fall, offering an early example of how a new partnership […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/school-divisions-mental-health-liaison-helps-students-in-crisis-access-help-faster/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/school-divisions-mental-health-liaison-helps-students-in-crisis-access-help-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers top B.C. Lions 34-10 to earn playoff spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dru Brown saved the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ season. They were a trainwreck for the opening 40-plus minutes in Vancouver on Friday night before Brown provided the ultimate spark, accounting for […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-top-bc-lions-34-10-to-earn-playoff-spot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-top-bc-lions-34-10-to-earn-playoff-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What $4 pumpkin can teach us  about workplace culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are few things more revealing about a workplace than what happens when someone suggests a little fun. Put a pumpkin on the reception desk, announce a Halloween costume day […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-4-pumpkin-can-teach-us-about-workplace-culture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-4-pumpkin-can-teach-us-about-workplace-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Processing potential long way from reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are times in life when you want to be wrong — like when you walk into the doctor’s office believing your ailment will be the death of you. It’s […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/processing-potential-long-way-from-reality/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/processing-potential-long-way-from-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI must evolve to ‘best-in-class’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a Manitoban, you pay the lowest auto insurance rates in Canada in 2026. (That’s the analysis shared in the Saskatchewan Auto Fund’s 2026 Rate Proposal, in case having your […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-must-evolve-to-best-in-class/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-must-evolve-to-best-in-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get out and exercise your franchise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are there any compelling arguments left that will convince Manitobans to vote in this province’s municipal elections on Wednesday, Oct. 28? For years — nay, decades — this newspaper has […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-out-and-exercise-your-franchise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-out-and-exercise-your-franchise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film documents journey of Mennonites who left Manitoba for Paraguay]]></title><description><![CDATA[With 18,000 students in 59 government-funded schools, independent schools are playing an increasingly important role in Manitoba. Many of these schools are religious schools like The King’s School, Dasmesh School, […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/film-documents-journey-of-mennonites-who-left-manitoba-for-paraguay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/film-documents-journey-of-mennonites-who-left-manitoba-for-paraguay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building generational equity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ayobimpe Omisore is a Winnipeg single mother of four who knows all too well about working just to make the rent. A little more than a year ago, she was […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-generational-equity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-generational-equity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta: More federalist than you thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avert your eyes if you don’t like hard-core. This is a hard-core column about the hard-core Alberta separatists who hijacked a party, corrupted a process and failed in their fevered […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-more-federalist-than-you-thought/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-more-federalist-than-you-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasty ‘tattoo’ sure sign you need moderation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I came home to my apartment very drunk at 10 o’clock in the morning with a fake tattoo done on my back in blue pen. I thought […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nasty-tattoo-sure-sign-you-need-moderation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nasty-tattoo-sure-sign-you-need-moderation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the city fills its coffers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg has a serious revenue problem. There is no single solution, and the city operates with fewer revenue tools than provincial or federal governments. But how city hall raises money […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-the-city-fills-its-coffers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-the-city-fills-its-coffers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandly livable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designing a custom home is no easy task. That’s because balancing practicality and pizzazz is always a major challenge. Often, it seems — no matter how hard a builder tries […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grandly-livable/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grandly-livable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden grandees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity at Robert and Susan Choquette’s spacious rural property in Oakbank. They have been busy preparing multiple gardens for winter, digging […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/garden-grandees/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/garden-grandees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garage to adore]]></title><description><![CDATA[The homeowners had enough — after years of ongoing repairs, the days of the extended beams protruding from the perimeter of the flat-roof garage were numbered. The question was, how […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/garage-to-adore/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/garage-to-adore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest of Reading finalists include Edwards’ debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg-born Kyle Edwards’ award-winning first novel Small Ceremonies is among the 100 finalists in the 2027 Forest of Reading awards. Buy on mcnallyrobinson.com The awards, dubbed “Canada’s largeset recreational reading […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forest-of-reading-finalists-include-edwards-debut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forest-of-reading-finalists-include-edwards-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-timer find]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past spring and summer were a frustrating time for first-time homebuyers. With a lack of inventory, intense bidding wars — especially in sought-after neighbourhoods — broke out with some […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-timer-find/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-timer-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decades of support for many local Holocaust survivors]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Canada, most Jewish communities recognize two official days, one in January and one in April, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and honour those who against all odds […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decades-of-support-for-many-local-holocaust-survivors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decades-of-support-for-many-local-holocaust-survivors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun sets on Hellebuyck era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that the Connor Hellebuyck era of the Jets has finally concluded, what impact will the departure have on the netminder’s legacy? Well, it’s a complex answer and one that […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sun-sets-on-hellebuyck-era/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sun-sets-on-hellebuyck-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing poverty best way to reduce crime, majority of city residents say in survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A majority of Winnipeggers believe tackling poverty is the best way to reduce crime, according to a new poll that also suggests support for addressing the root causes of crime […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/addressing-poverty-best-way-to-reduce-crime-majority-of-city-residents-say-in-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/addressing-poverty-best-way-to-reduce-crime-majority-of-city-residents-say-in-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg police suspend use of Crime Stoppers after hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service has suspended its use of Crime Stoppers after a significant data breach. An activist group hacked and stole a massive trove of data from United States […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-suspend-use-of-crime-stoppers-after-hack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-suspend-use-of-crime-stoppers-after-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province orders ban on private teacher-student messaging]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provincial government has directed publicly funded schools and school divisions to ban private online communication on unmonitored digital platforms between school employees and students. Education Minister Tracy Schmidt said […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-orders-ban-on-private-teacher-student-messaging/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-orders-ban-on-private-teacher-student-messaging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Grier still blazing  trails in film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work as long as Pam Grier, and you’ll have stories. And does Pam Grier ever have stories. There’s the one about Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, who wanted her to teach […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/star-grier-still-blazing-trails-in-film/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/star-grier-still-blazing-trails-in-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hellebuyck becomes a Devil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connor Hellebuyck got his wish. The Winnipeg Jets finally got an offer they couldn’t refuse. And a long-running sports soap opera has finally ended. The Jets pulled off a blockbuster […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hellebuyck-becomes-a-devil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hellebuyck-becomes-a-devil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sweet spot: fans line up outside cookie chain for first taste of popular treats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The early birds got their cookies. Klaudia and Jayson Ballantyne were the first in line for the grand opening of Winnipeg’s first Crumbl location at 1570 Regent Ave. West, arriving […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-sweet-spot-fans-line-up-outside-cookie-chain-for-first-taste-of-popular-treats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-sweet-spot-fans-line-up-outside-cookie-chain-for-first-taste-of-popular-treats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road trippin’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s 1967 and Lee Clarke has just been kicked out of UCLA when he receives his draft letter in the mail. Rather than report for basic training, he hops in […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/road-trippin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/road-trippin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s do the time warp with Brad]]></title><description><![CDATA[While it enjoys the longest theatrical release of any movie in history, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was all but ignored by critics when its revolutionary brand of camp first […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lets-do-the-time-warp-with-brad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lets-do-the-time-warp-with-brad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Builder beefs up security  after string  of blazes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg builder said he’s had to beef up security around his developments after one of his projects sustained significant damage Wednesday in suspected arson cases. “This is so bad […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/builder-beefs-up-security-after-string-of-blazes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/builder-beefs-up-security-after-string-of-blazes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta sees its way through the fog]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The owls are not what they seem.” It was a confusing line in a confusing television show, back when television watchers had to wait a week, or sometimes more, for […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-sees-its-way-through-the-fog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-sees-its-way-through-the-fog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persistent ex much more than just a pest]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I came home alone in my own car after a first date with a great new guy I met through my work. Unfortunately, I found my ex-boyfriend […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/persistent-ex-much-more-than-just-a-pest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/persistent-ex-much-more-than-just-a-pest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro is getting ahead of itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro is pressing ahead with its proposed $3-billion gas-turbine project in Brandon as though approval was a foregone conclusion. Six weeks of Public Utilities Board hearings exposed serious doubts […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-is-getting-ahead-of-itself/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-is-getting-ahead-of-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t let good health reforms fade or fossilize]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Canada’s health ministers left Winnipeg on Oct. 16, they took with them a promise to keep talking. The federal health minister did not commit to long-term funding. She offered […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-good-health-reforms-fade-or-fossilize/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-good-health-reforms-fade-or-fossilize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bibi, the ‘anti-Bibi’ and the ‘wanna-Bibis’]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the 1970s anarchist slogan, “No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in.” That’s certainly true for the election in Israel on Tuesday, even if the […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bibi-the-anti-bibi-and-the-wanna-bibis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bibi-the-anti-bibi-and-the-wanna-bibis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big win’ kept ag tariffs off table: trade rep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retaliatory tariffs on American agriculture was a possibility earlier this year, according to Manitoba’s U.S. trade representative. Richard Madan says he banded together with various groups — Manitoba Pork, Keystone […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-win-kept-ag-tariffs-off-table-trade-rep/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-win-kept-ag-tariffs-off-table-trade-rep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He sounded scared for his life:’ Witness to brutal beating death testifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who was in the same house when Brooklyn Elijah Hiebert was tortured and beaten to death defended the man’s three accused killers in court at the same time […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-sounded-scared-for-his-life-witness-to-brutal-beating-death-testifies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-sounded-scared-for-his-life-witness-to-brutal-beating-death-testifies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustration on menu as construction drags on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly four months of construction outside the front door of a longtime Portage Avenue restaurant has driven away customers and left its owner struggling to cover operating expenses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frustration-on-menu-as-construction-drags-on/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frustration-on-menu-as-construction-drags-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WAG-Qaumajuq names first Indigenous director, CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[WAG-Qaumajuq has appointed its first Indigenous director and CEO. John Mahli Lawa’ Hampton has been selected to take the helm of Canada’s oldest civic art gallery, WAG-Qaumajuq announced Thursday. The […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wag-qaumajuq-names-first-indigenous-director-ceo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wag-qaumajuq-names-first-indigenous-director-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier touts addition of 137 physicians to Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba’s recruitment office has helped to attract 137 physicians to the province since it was established in 2024, including 18 who have taken positions in the western region. “The point […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/premier-touts-addition-of-137-physicians-to-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/premier-touts-addition-of-137-physicians-to-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa earmarks another $60M for national sport organizations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another chunk of cash earmarked to increase participation in sport and develop homegrown athletic talent is being wired across the country. On Thursday, the federal government announced an additional $60 […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-earmarks-another-60m-for-national-sport-organizations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-earmarks-another-60m-for-national-sport-organizations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best of the best in Blue and Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one would use the word “outstanding” to describe this year’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Their inconsistent ways have them on the ropes heading into the regular-season finale in Vancouver. The […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-best-of-the-best-in-blue-and-gold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-best-of-the-best-in-blue-and-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-shot biopic as daring as its subject]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simultaneously huge in its biographical breadth and intimate in its scale, Patrick Wang’s film A. Rimbaud is a portrait of the 19th-century poet Arthur Rimbaud, a grand, 175-minute biopic that […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-shot-biopic-as-daring-as-its-subject/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-shot-biopic-as-daring-as-its-subject/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Russia’s other war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The violent chess match between Kyiv andMoscow continues. Air defences are running thin as both sides shift their focus away from front lines rendered an automated kill zone by […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ukraine-and-russias-other-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ukraine-and-russias-other-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers: lights at crossing ‘long overdue’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months after a fatal collision at a crosswalk on Henderson Highway, two traffic safety researchers question why the intersection remains an outlier that is missing key flashing lights. The […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-lights-at-crossing-long-overdue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-lights-at-crossing-long-overdue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play asks the cutting questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[An IKEA nursery awaiting its tenant is the first stage into which visitors are allowed entry in playwright Jordi Mand’s The Cut. We see an antique rocker and unmarked boxes […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-asks-the-cutting-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-asks-the-cutting-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak should never have happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The headline offered a vague sense that something had been accomplished, but it most certainly did not describe anything worth celebrating: “Manitoba declares measles outbreak over.” The news item in […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outbreak-should-never-have-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outbreak-should-never-have-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living a lie takes a toll on whole family]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife is no longer my life partner! To my mind, she’s just the mother of my children. 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Alongside their choices for mayors, reeves and councillors, voters will also have an opportunity to elect their […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-vote-for-public-education/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-vote-for-public-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg business closure scare leads Hydro to reschedule planned outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro has cancelled a planned River Heights neighbourhood outage after a miscommunication led to area businesses fearing unexpected closure. Hydro had planned to shut down power along Lanark and […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-business-closure-scare-leads-hydro-to-reschedule-planned-outage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-business-closure-scare-leads-hydro-to-reschedule-planned-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro eyes EV charging mitigation amid electricity shortfall forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro is looking to stagger electric vehicle charging as it anticipates future electricity shortages. The Crown corporation is considering “managed charging” pilot projects. Details aren’t available; Hydro is in […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-eyes-ev-charging-mitigation-amid-electricity-shortfall-forecast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-eyes-ev-charging-mitigation-amid-electricity-shortfall-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thompson terminal ‘will help unlock’ North]]></title><description><![CDATA[After decades of planning and years of construction, Thompson Regional Airport has opened its new terminal building. At 40,000-square-feet, the structure is almost three times larger than the facility it […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thompson-terminal-will-help-unlock-north/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thompson-terminal-will-help-unlock-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers look to write one more post-season chapter with veteran core]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are inching towards the end of an era. There’s no guarantee their veteran core — names like Zach Collaros, Stanley Bryant, Patrick Neufeld and Willie Jefferson […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-look-to-write-one-more-post-season-chapter-with-veteran-core/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-look-to-write-one-more-post-season-chapter-with-veteran-core/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exchange welcomes new gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-owned by Laura Porath and Mike Page, Lucent Gallery + Design Studio celebrates its grand opening, Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exchange-welcomes-new-gallery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exchange-welcomes-new-gallery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect with lighter, torch arrested, released four days before accused charged with murder in fatal arson, trial told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four days before Alex Courchene was charged with murder for a North End blaze that killed two people, police arrested another suspect who was released that same day without charge, […]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspect-with-lighter-torch-arrested-released-four-days-before-accused-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-arson-trial-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspect-with-lighter-torch-arrested-released-four-days-before-accused-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-arson-trial-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three vying to unseat Allard in St. Boniface]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four councillor candidates are running to represent the St. Boniface ward in Winnipeg's municipal election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-vying-to-unseat-allard-in-st-boniface/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-vying-to-unseat-allard-in-st-boniface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E.K. resident able to get away after confrontation with knife-wielding thief who broke into his truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Police Service property crime investigators are searching for a suspect potentially tied to several concerning incidents in East Kildonan in recent days. Doug Vance, a homeowner on Dunrobin Avenue [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ek-resident-able-to-get-away-after-confrontation-with-knife-wielding-thief-who-broke-into-his-truck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ek-resident-able-to-get-away-after-confrontation-with-knife-wielding-thief-who-broke-into-his-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham says Portage and Main underground should stay open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham said he hopes to keep the circular concourse beneath Portage Avenue and Main Street open, if he&rsquo;s re-elected mayor next week. &ldquo;I would like to find a way [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-says-portage-and-main-underground-should-stay-open/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-says-portage-and-main-underground-should-stay-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking bread, building bridges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Friday, as the setting sun shone into the high windows of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, Cantor Leslie Emery opened a pair of sliding brass doors at the front of the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/breaking-bread-building-bridges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/breaking-bread-building-bridges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich get richer as NDP policy shifts leave opponents in dust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Finance Minister Adrien Sala made two announcements that showed why the NDP will remain the party to beat in the next provincial election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rich-get-richer-as-ndp-policy-shifts-leave-opponents-in-dust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rich-get-richer-as-ndp-policy-shifts-leave-opponents-in-dust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood mitigation project in neighbouring Interlake First Nations underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal and provincial governments are moving ahead with a $61.1-million flood mitigation project aimed at protecting hundreds of homes and critical infrastructure in Peguis First Nation and neighbouring Fisher [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flood-mitigation-project-in-neighbouring-interlake-first-nations-underway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flood-mitigation-project-in-neighbouring-interlake-first-nations-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of W, former professor sued over alleged sex assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who studied and worked at the University of Winnipeg has filed a lawsuit against the post-secondary institution and her former professor &mdash; a convicted sex offender &mdash; who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-w-former-professor-sued-over-alleged-sex-assault/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-w-former-professor-sued-over-alleged-sex-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arson probe launched in 3 separate fires at homes under construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have launched an arson investigation into three separate fires at homes under construction. The latest blaze caused significant damage at two houses in St. Vital early Wednesday morning. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arson-probe-launched-in-3-separate-fires-at-homes-under-construction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arson-probe-launched-in-3-separate-fires-at-homes-under-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple safety concerns in final report on fatal 2025 mid-air collision near Steinbach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal investigation into a mid-air collision that killed two student pilots near Steinbach last year identified concerns about radio calls, situational awareness and visual detection methods. The Transportation Safety [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/multiple-safety-concerns-in-final-report-on-fatal-2025-mid-air-collision-near-steinbach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/multiple-safety-concerns-in-final-report-on-fatal-2025-mid-air-collision-near-steinbach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre goes goblin mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although they star in an upcoming local production of the Scottish Play, goblin thespians Wug, Kragva and Moog left it to director Rebecca Northan to handle publicity and interviews. Were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theatre-goes-goblin-mode/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theatre-goes-goblin-mode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flourishing improv fest ready to make the ‘Peg laugh]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the first Winnipeg Improv Festival happened in 2000, its organizers had no idea what they were doing, or what the festival should look like. After 25 years of making [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flourishing-improv-fest-ready-to-make-the-peg-laugh/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flourishing-improv-fest-ready-to-make-the-peg-laugh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon senior hockey player files suit against opponent, league, Hockey Manitoba over serious injuries, lost income]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brandon man is taking a fellow hockey player and two sport organizations to court after he was seriously injured on the ice, alleging it caused him hardship and lost [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-senior-hockey-player-files-suit-against-opponent-league-hockey-manitoba-over-serious-injuries-lost-income/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-senior-hockey-player-files-suit-against-opponent-league-hockey-manitoba-over-serious-injuries-lost-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re facing double trouble with infatuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I started enjoying the company of women in my running group so much that I ran more and more, and dropped 35 pounds over the summer and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youre-facing-double-trouble-with-infatuation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youre-facing-double-trouble-with-infatuation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trees, birds and climate change matter in this election]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Trees don&rsquo;t matter &ndash; we have bigger problems to worry about.&rdquo; This is what I read on Facebook after someone posted about the importance of voting for municipal candidates who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trees-birds-and-climate-change-matter-in-this-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trees-birds-and-climate-change-matter-in-this-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI gambles with low rate request]]></title><description><![CDATA[It sounds a bit like a gamble from a player in an industry that is almost pathologically averse to gambling. Manitoba Public Insurance is currently going through the Public Utilities [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-gambles-with-low-rate-request/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-gambles-with-low-rate-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Zacharia and the telling of lies]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s new press secretary made her debut last week and was almost universally panned and parodied, lasting just five days before being fired. No surprise there &mdash; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/katie-zacharia-and-the-telling-of-lies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/katie-zacharia-and-the-telling-of-lies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring Power Smart home]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2017 I sat in a legislative committee room and asked a simple question about the bill that would take Power Smart out of Manitoba Hydro and turn it into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bring-power-smart-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bring-power-smart-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing family part of the job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making it in professional football is a dream come true. Imagine starting your workday by running out of a tunnel and onto a field while thousands of people cheer you [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/missing-family-part-of-the-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/missing-family-part-of-the-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Women in Trades Conference groundwork prepped]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before her retirement, Carol Paul is tackling a new goal: creating more male allies. Men are in focus at the Manitoba Women in Trades Conference next month in Winnipeg. It&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-women-in-trades-conference-groundwork-prepped/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-women-in-trades-conference-groundwork-prepped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pooling northern resources, goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Treaty 5 First Nations have partnered to boost their role in mineral development. &ldquo;People want jobs. People want to work. People want to make a living,&rdquo; said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pooling-northern-resources-goals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pooling-northern-resources-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wesmen setter Tristan Arnold ready to meet the challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a group that features some intriguing unknowns, Tristan Arnold is a certainty for the Winnipeg Wesmen. The fifth-year setter and team captain enters his final men&rsquo;s volleyball season as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wesmen-setter-tristan-arnold-ready-to-meet-the-challenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wesmen-setter-tristan-arnold-ready-to-meet-the-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Canada is the best.’ Kinew applauds separatists’ failure in Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew threw both hands in the air Tuesday, celebrating Albertans&rsquo; rejection of separation from Canada in a referendum one day earlier. &ldquo;Yes. Canada is the best,&rdquo; Kinew [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-is-the-best-kinew-applauds-separatists-failure-in-alberta/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-is-the-best-kinew-applauds-separatists-failure-in-alberta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens, if not hundreds, of wounds inflicted on man, murder trial told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a Winnipeg man beaten to death in a North End drug house was outside a Flora Avenue church for nearly a week before it was discovered, a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dozens-if-not-hundreds-of-wounds-inflicted-on-man-murder-trial-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dozens-if-not-hundreds-of-wounds-inflicted-on-man-murder-trial-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy change gives Manitoba renters a break from proposed hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call from Premier Wab Kinew&rsquo;s office reduced Aidan Wilson to tears Monday after learning tenants of a West Broadway apartment no longer face hundreds of dollars in rent increases [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/policy-change-gives-manitoba-renters-a-break-from-proposed-hikes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/policy-change-gives-manitoba-renters-a-break-from-proposed-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein says union’s attack ads are ‘dirty politics’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein said attack ads from Winnipeg&rsquo;s largest union are an example of &ldquo;dirty politics&rdquo; and verge on United States-style campaigning. The pamphlets, signed by the Canadian Union [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-says-unions-attack-ads-are-dirty-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-says-unions-attack-ads-are-dirty-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inappropriate late-night texts to students costs teachers their jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s independent teacher commissioner has cancelled two certificates this month because of inappropriate late-night messaging with minors. Robert Gregoire is no longer permitted to teach in the River East Transcona [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inappropriate-late-night-texts-to-students-costs-teachers-their-jobs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inappropriate-late-night-texts-to-students-costs-teachers-their-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buhler Versatile completes Atlas Group acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based Buhler Versatile Inc. announced on Monday the completion of its acquisition of German construction machinery manufacturer Atlas Group. The transaction was first announced in June and officially closed on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buhler-versatile-completes-atlas-group-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buhler-versatile-completes-atlas-group-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would Canada actually spy on Cuba?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail recently ran a series of stories on how &ldquo;Havana syndrome&rdquo; negatively impacted a number of diplomats working at the Canadian embassy in Cuba. As of this [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/would-canada-actually-spy-on-cuba/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/would-canada-actually-spy-on-cuba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviving democracy requires engagement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democracy is on the ropes everywhere in the world as politics have become extreme, divisive, virulent &mdash; just plain toxic. It would seem like a reasonable, visceral decision not to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reviving-democracy-requires-engagement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reviving-democracy-requires-engagement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds hold back on stable health funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government wants provinces to improve health care, expand treatment services and find better ways to deliver care. But it&rsquo;s refusing to provide provincial governments with the one thing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/feds-hold-back-on-stable-health-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/feds-hold-back-on-stable-health-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be careful with old flame’s power games]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just ran into the short-haired girl I was crazy in love with back in high school. She wore all black clothes, kind of looked like a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/be-careful-with-old-flames-power-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/be-careful-with-old-flames-power-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing homelessness and toxic drug use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg is facing a housing and toxic drug crisis that is not going away. Every day, we see the consequences &mdash; people living without safe homes, encampments in neighbourhoods and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/addressing-homelessness-and-toxic-drug-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/addressing-homelessness-and-toxic-drug-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex assault charges stayed after youth admits lying]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Charges were stayed mid-trial for a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in an abandoned house after the youth admitted during cross-examination she was lying about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sex-assault-charges-stayed-after-youth-admits-lying/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sex-assault-charges-stayed-after-youth-admits-lying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stevens Company opens room to grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven red robots were some of the main attractions as Canadian medical equipment and supplies distributor Stevens Company Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new 42,000-square-foot distribution centre in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stevens-company-opens-room-to-grow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stevens-company-opens-room-to-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hourglass is down to the last few grains of sand for Bombers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s now or never for the 2026 edition of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. For weeks, if not months, they&rsquo;ve been talking about what they need to do to become a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hourglass-is-down-to-the-last-few-grains-of-sand-for-bombers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hourglass-is-down-to-the-last-few-grains-of-sand-for-bombers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yager ready to fly with the Jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brayden Yager understood the assignment. By recording five goals and nine points in six American Hockey League games with the Manitoba Moose to open the season, it was clear Yager [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yager-ready-to-fly-with-the-jets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yager-ready-to-fly-with-the-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You lean on other people and get back to feeling like yourself’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey has always been more than just a game to Clay Stevenson. That was especially true after he suffered the biggest loss of his life: his mother, Holly, died by suicide seven years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-lean-on-other-people-and-get-back-to-feeling-like-yourself/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-lean-on-other-people-and-get-back-to-feeling-like-yourself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shilo resource centre on alert to help base families affected by deadly training incident in Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military officials were unable to say Monday whether any soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Shilo were among the four dead and 39 injured Saturday when a fast-moving grass fire engulfed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shilo-resource-centre-on-alert-to-help-base-families-affected-by-deadly-training-incident-in-alberta/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shilo-resource-centre-on-alert-to-help-base-families-affected-by-deadly-training-incident-in-alberta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused used fuel-filled bottle to set blaze that killed two, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Courchene failed once to set a North End church ablaze, then returned a day later and tried again, starting a fire that killed two people living in an upstairs apartment suite, a jury was told Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accused-used-fuel-filled-bottle-to-set-blaze-that-killed-two-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accused-used-fuel-filled-bottle-to-set-blaze-that-killed-two-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign blunder: Klein features wrong city in election video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A paid ad from mayoral candidate Kevin Klein on his commitment to Winnipeg has been pulled after commenters noticed one small error: the footage used in the ad was actually of Edmonton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/campaign-blunder-klein-features-wrong-city-in-election-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/campaign-blunder-klein-features-wrong-city-in-election-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprising announcement opens door slightly for accountability in police HQ saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early Monday afternoon, it looked as if former Mayor Sam Katz, former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl and contractor Armik Babakhanians were going to finally and successfully escape the long arm of the law for their roles in the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/surprising-announcement-opens-door-slightly-for-accountability-in-police-hq-saga/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/surprising-announcement-opens-door-slightly-for-accountability-in-police-hq-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tire store theft sting nets four arrests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people have been arrested after the Winnipeg Police Major Crimes Unit launched an investigation into several break-ins and thefts targeting tire retailers in the city. Between Sept. 12 and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tire-store-theft-sting-nets-four-arrests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tire-store-theft-sting-nets-four-arrests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral hopeful Woodstock promises to fast-track approvals for Indigenous-led projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Don Woodstock promised Monday to create a new municipal office to &ldquo;level the playing field&rdquo; and fast-track city approvals for Indigenous led-projects. The office would create a direct [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-hopeful-woodstock-promises-to-fast-track-approvals-for-indigenous-led-projects/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-hopeful-woodstock-promises-to-fast-track-approvals-for-indigenous-led-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province looks to keep nearly $1M from traffic stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP constable could see that Alireza Haghgoo was nervous. The 22-year-old, seated as a passenger in a rental Nissan SUV the Mountie pulled over for speeding outside Brandon in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-looks-to-keep-nearly-1m-from-traffic-stop/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-looks-to-keep-nearly-1m-from-traffic-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-distance donations keep shelves stocked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army is taking donated merchandise from other regions to stock its Winnipeg thrift stores as increasing sales outpace local donations. Retail activity at the charity&rsquo;s eight Winnipeg locations [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-distance-donations-keep-shelves-stocked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-distance-donations-keep-shelves-stocked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping hand in times of crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melanie Young was taken aback when she was awarded the Order of the Red Cross after 14 years of service. &ldquo;I appreciate it but it&rsquo;s still a surprise. I feel [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/helping-hand-in-times-of-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/helping-hand-in-times-of-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurial state of mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popcorn, rollerblades and the Baha&rsquo;i faith are all part of Payam Towfigh&rsquo;s story. Born in Iran, the 59-year-old is the president and CEO of the State Group, a collection of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/entrepreneurial-state-of-mind/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/entrepreneurial-state-of-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detox centre ready but staffing challenges persist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter McMullen&rsquo;s decade-long struggle with addiction gives him insight into the challenges Lighthouse Mission hopes to address with a new Main Street detox facility focused on connecting people with longer-term [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/detox-centre-ready-but-staffing-challenges-persist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/detox-centre-ready-but-staffing-challenges-persist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community-based care a move in the right direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not a case of reinventing the wheel. It&rsquo;s a case of recognizing how the wheel actually works and realizing that a symptom can be far away from the whole [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-based-care-a-move-in-the-right-direction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-based-care-a-move-in-the-right-direction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brilliant legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[With impressionism, things can look messy when you&rsquo;re eyeing the brush strikes up close. Stand back, voila, the piece comes into focus. But with photomosaics, an image made up of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brilliant-legacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brilliant-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best move is to get honest, not ‘even’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just got a racy birthday card in the mail at work, with a letter inside it from an old girlfriend! Her praise of my body and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-move-is-to-get-honest-not-even/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-move-is-to-get-honest-not-even/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba premier offers condolences after CFB Wainwright tragedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew said Manitoba &ldquo;stands ready to help in any way we can&rdquo; and will lower its flags to half-mast after a large fire tore through a Canadian Forces [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-premier-offers-condolences-after-cfb-wainwright-tragedy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-premier-offers-condolences-after-cfb-wainwright-tragedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women wearing  appropriate clothes to gym not asking for men’s opinions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prior to last Saturday, I was the blissful sort of person who could say &ldquo;who is that, again?&rdquo; when I heard the name Shane Gillis. Now, I know him as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/women-wearing-appropriate-clothes-to-gym-not-asking-for-mens-opinions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/women-wearing-appropriate-clothes-to-gym-not-asking-for-mens-opinions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The threat from outside Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 10-question referendum being held in Alberta on Monday, Oct. 19, is not the first time the unity of Canada has been threatened by a vote within one province. It [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-threat-from-outside-canada/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-threat-from-outside-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No shame in family’s help with young one]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband hates it that I didn&rsquo;t want to go back to work right after having our child. I still don&rsquo;t want to farm out our sweet [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-shame-in-familys-help-with-young-one/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-shame-in-familys-help-with-young-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If every child matters, why no public inquiry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is shocking to find children living in encampments with their parents. It is deeply disturbing to find young people who have aged out of child welfare living in encampments [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-every-child-matters-why-no-public-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-every-child-matters-why-no-public-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How nuts is it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s nuts. That might be some folks&rsquo; reaction if they knew their &ldquo;nut&rdquo; in the financial sense of the word. If that stirs visions of squirrels fighting over acorns, you [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-nuts-is-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-nuts-is-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health ministers meeting ends without long-term funding commitment from Ottawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s health minister failed to deliver the promises of long-term funding increases that her provincial and territorial counterparts, who were gathered in Winnipeg this week, had been seeking. Instead, Marjorie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-ministers-meeting-ends-without-long-term-funding-commitment-from-ottawa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-ministers-meeting-ends-without-long-term-funding-commitment-from-ottawa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diesel bill adds to cost-price squeeze on farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blessed with a week of good weather, most Manitoba farmers are now in the home stretch of harvest and beginning to assess whether their crop will earn enough to cover [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/diesel-bill-adds-to-cost-price-squeeze-on-farm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/diesel-bill-adds-to-cost-price-squeeze-on-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Célébrer ‘la base de notre communauté’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excursion exceptionnelle, conf&eacute;rences et d&eacute;fi financier, voici ce qui attend la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; historique de Saint-Boniface (SHSB) pour ses 125 ans. Fond&eacute;e le 4 septembre 1902 par l&rsquo;archev&ecirc;que Ad&eacute;lard Langevin, cette [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/clbrer-la-base-de-notre-communaut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/clbrer-la-base-de-notre-communaut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney’s ‘counterweight’ summit strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern summit diplomacy had very inauspicious beginnings. Winston Churchill is widely credited with coining the phrase &ldquo;summit&rdquo; in 1950 to describe a conference of global leaders. But it was another [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carneys-counterweight-summit-strategy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carneys-counterweight-summit-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Granite Curling Club wants judge to stop work on housing project, review city’s decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Granite Curling Club has filed a new court action asking a judge to review and quash City of Winnipeg decisions on a controversial project that would construct a 110-unit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/granite-curling-club-wants-judge-to-stop-work-on-housing-project-review-citys-decisions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/granite-curling-club-wants-judge-to-stop-work-on-housing-project-review-citys-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exiro Nickel takes ownership of Thompson Mine Complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exiro Nickel Company is officially the majority owner of nickel mining operations in Thompson. The new firm announced its intent to buy Vale Base Metals&rsquo; mining complex in February. Ink [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exiro-nickel-takes-ownership-of-thompson-mine-complex/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exiro-nickel-takes-ownership-of-thompson-mine-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayer Canada begins construction on new R&amp;D facility in St. B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of canola on Friday, there was sod. But in two years&rsquo; time, by current estimates, the bare plot of land in a St. Boniface industrial park will hold canola [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bayer-canada-begins-construction-on-new-rampd-facility-in-st-b/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bayer-canada-begins-construction-on-new-rampd-facility-in-st-b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team president locked out, day after speaking out on arena’s closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A longtime team official in Manitoba&rsquo;s hockey community says he&rsquo;s being punished by the City of Winnipeg for speaking out about the poor condition of one of its rinks. Barry [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/team-president-locked-out-day-after-speaking-out-on-arenas-closure/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/team-president-locked-out-day-after-speaking-out-on-arenas-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police HQ report to be released Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province confirmed Friday the final report of the public inquiry into the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters will be released on Monday. The release will take place at a media [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-hq-report-to-be-released-monday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-hq-report-to-be-released-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Penultimate matchup playoff implications]]></title><description><![CDATA[And we&rsquo;re back! Hopefully the bye week gave everyone a chance to collect their breath as Week 23 only amplified the drama in the standings. Ottawa drew 0-0 on the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-penultimate-matchup-playoff-implications/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-penultimate-matchup-playoff-implications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former foes and a united front]]></title><description><![CDATA[EDMONTON &mdash; Shortly before midday on a crisp Tuesday, with just six days to go before Alberta&rsquo;s big referendum, dozens of Edmonton&rsquo;s movers and shakers filed into a second-floor hall of the swanky Royal Glenora Club, where the local chamber of commerce was holding a special luncheon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-foes-and-a-united-front/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-foes-and-a-united-front/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Pints Brewing out of bankruptcy, back on shelves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pioneer of Winnipeg&rsquo;s craft brewing scene has reopened under new ownership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/half-pints-brewing-out-of-bankruptcy-back-on-shelves/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/half-pints-brewing-out-of-bankruptcy-back-on-shelves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raise a glass for return of Half Pints]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an industry that has navigated its share of downturns and hardships, it&rsquo;s nice to see one of Winnipeg&rsquo;s original craft brewers returning to store shelves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/raise-a-glass-for-return-of-half-pints/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/raise-a-glass-for-return-of-half-pints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not much of a race when most of the field can’t find their running shoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Winnipeg's mayoral race, there are few truly bad ideas, but hardly any really good ones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-much-of-a-race-when-most-of-the-field-cant-find-their-running-shoes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-much-of-a-race-when-most-of-the-field-cant-find-their-running-shoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses call for national strategy on seniors’ health care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s nurses are calling for a national strategy that ensures seniors have access to care while reducing the impact on the public health system. &ldquo;Nurses and health-care workers are stretched [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nurses-call-for-national-strategy-on-seniors-health-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nurses-call-for-national-strategy-on-seniors-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock bottom best thing to happen to Les Girondins]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know things are dire when hitting rock bottom is a relief. You might be at your lowest point, but you still exist. The ground hasn&rsquo;t swallowed you up, and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rock-bottom-best-thing-to-happen-to-les-girondins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rock-bottom-best-thing-to-happen-to-les-girondins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence directed at Winnipeg School Division support staff surges, union reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kicking, biting and other types of student aggression toward educational assistants in Winnipeg has surged 118 per cent since 2022-23. On Friday, the Manitoba Government and General Employees&rsquo; Union released [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/violence-directed-at-winnipeg-school-division-support-staff-surges-union-reports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/violence-directed-at-winnipeg-school-division-support-staff-surges-union-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play ponders realities of interfaith marriages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordi Mand isn&rsquo;t scared to talk about circumcision &mdash; she doesn&rsquo;t bristle at the mention of a bris. But the playwright born Jordan Mandlowitz understands that the importance of the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-ponders-realities-of-interfaith-marriages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-ponders-realities-of-interfaith-marriages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group’s second LP made to get hearts racing]]></title><description><![CDATA[While a live performance is a moment in time that comes and goes, a record is something that, ostensibly, lives on. Both are important, often complementary methods of artistic expression [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/groups-second-lp-made-to-get-hearts-racing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/groups-second-lp-made-to-get-hearts-racing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations should not have to defend truth of residential schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The truth about residential schools should never have been this difficult for Canada to acknowledge. And it should never be this difficult to defend. For generations, survivors have carried the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-should-not-have-to-defend-truth-of-residential-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-should-not-have-to-defend-truth-of-residential-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double-down on fun pursuits to sidestep bets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I get a big kick out of my new mother-in-law who enjoys going out with her girlfriends to &ldquo;gamble away the family fortune.&rdquo; She&rsquo;s taken me out [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/double-down-on-fun-pursuits-to-sidestep-bets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/double-down-on-fun-pursuits-to-sidestep-bets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Database issues cloud city homeless numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of End Homelessness Winnipeg says she has no confidence in data about the city&rsquo;s homeless population due to problems with the federal system that tracks those numbers. Jennifer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/database-issues-cloud-city-homeless-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/database-issues-cloud-city-homeless-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronic kidney disease must be recognized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada needs a strong plan of action to tackle chronic kidney disease. Canada is facing a looming health crisis that remains largely unaddressed and invisible at the policy and health [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chronic-kidney-disease-must-be-recognized/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chronic-kidney-disease-must-be-recognized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital punishment as macabre theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was already enough to write about the question of capital punishment when the State of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike. Pike would have been the first woman executed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/capital-punishment-as-macabre-theatre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/capital-punishment-as-macabre-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Bisons quarterback valued by Elks]]></title><description><![CDATA[EDMONTON &mdash; Des Catellier may have been a young quarterback for the Manitoba Bisons, but Cody Fajardo saw the makings of a future coach. It was 2019, when Fajardo was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-bisons-quarterback-valued-by-elks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-bisons-quarterback-valued-by-elks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Weighing this hope of living in Canada’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A temporary foreign worker says he was ensnared in an illegal system fraught with under-the-table payments, fake credentials and a firing. &ldquo;I was participating in a illegal process,&rdquo; Liang Fang [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weighing-this-hope-of-living-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weighing-this-hope-of-living-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police HQ inquiry final report will be released next week: Kinew]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final report of the public inquiry into the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters will be released next week, days before voters elect a mayor and city council, Premier Wab Kinew announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-hq-inquiry-final-report-will-be-released-next-week-kinew/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-hq-inquiry-final-report-will-be-released-next-week-kinew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They shoot, they score]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the stars come out to shine in Tracey Power&rsquo;s national power play Glory, all that there is to see is an old barn, its wooden foundation exposed, with a sun-dappled expanse beneath it waiting to be transformed from earth to frozen playground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/they-shoot-they-score/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/they-shoot-they-score/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister disputes chief’s claim money offered to remove highway checkpoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[A provincial cabinet minister says he did not offer up to $250,000 for economic development to Bloodvein River First Nation&rsquo;s chief in return for the removal of a highway checkstop [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-disputes-chiefs-claim-money-offered-to-remove-highway-checkpoint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-disputes-chiefs-claim-money-offered-to-remove-highway-checkpoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation, Ottawa reach $17.45-M treaty settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation and the federal government have resolved a long-running treaty land entitlement claim and have agreed on a $17.45 million settlement. The claim relates to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shoal-lake-no-40-first-nation-ottawa-reach-1745-m-treaty-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shoal-lake-no-40-first-nation-ottawa-reach-1745-m-treaty-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-profit Indigenous youth, family agency’s ‘strong heart’ beats in the Exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zoongizi Ode, a non-profit organization that assists and advocates for Indigenous youth and families, showed off its new home Thursday. Calling it a home is fitting for executive director Mary [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/non-profit-indigenous-youth-family-agencys-strong-heart-beats-in-the-exchange/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/non-profit-indigenous-youth-family-agencys-strong-heart-beats-in-the-exchange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitigation trumps inspiration for many voters this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[An apathetic lack of vision and an emphasis solely on damage control is a troubling trend across politics right now, and Winnipeggers deserve better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mitigation-trumps-inspiration-for-many-voters-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mitigation-trumps-inspiration-for-many-voters-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s centre gets $568K for expansion project]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg women&rsquo;s centre is getting a grant from the provincial government to support its capital expansion project. Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine announced Thursday the North Point Douglas Women&rsquo;s Centre [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/womens-centre-gets-568k-for-expansion-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/womens-centre-gets-568k-for-expansion-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New bill looks to keep Hydro rates in check]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province passed a bill Thursday it says will help keep Manitoba Hydro rates affordable and improve transparency in the province&rsquo;s financial reporting. The NDP government introduced the Budget Implementation [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-bill-looks-to-keep-hydro-rates-in-check/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-bill-looks-to-keep-hydro-rates-in-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest into fatal 2020 police shooting of teen girl closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provincial court inquest examining the circumstances of the fatal 2020 shooting of 16-year-old Eishia Hudson by a Winnipeg Police Service officer adjourned on Wednesday after hearings held over more than eight months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquest-into-fatal-2020-police-shooting-of-teen-girl-closes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquest-into-fatal-2020-police-shooting-of-teen-girl-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better wait for the next bus if a candidate promises quick, on-budget transit fixes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s transit system needs fixing. But voters should be skeptical of municipal election candidates who promise to restore old routes, put hundreds of bus stops back where they used to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/better-wait-for-the-next-bus-if-a-candidate-promises-quick-on-budget-transit-fixes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/better-wait-for-the-next-bus-if-a-candidate-promises-quick-on-budget-transit-fixes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serial arsonist gets more jail time, community ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A serial arsonist who believes controlled burning is his &ldquo;calling&rdquo; was sentenced to nine months in jail and barred for two years from a southwestern Manitoba community after [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/serial-arsonist-gets-more-jail-time-community-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/serial-arsonist-gets-more-jail-time-community-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s hockey pioneers face offon PTE stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[You probably haven&rsquo;t heard of the Preston Rivulettes, but nearly a century ago, they were considered by many to be the best hockey team in Canada. Not the best women&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/womens-hockey-pioneers-face-offon-pte-stage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/womens-hockey-pioneers-face-offon-pte-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The currency of trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the course of three weeks last month, I saw three very different sides of Dr. Ernest Cholakis &mdash; philanthropist, distinguished alumnus and dental surgeon. The last of these was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-currency-of-trust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-currency-of-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI still lacking brain injury expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Public Insurance has failed to hire an independent brain injury expert to probe how personal injury claims are handled, nearly two years after it was recommended. Several speakers shared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-still-lacking-brain-injury-expert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-still-lacking-brain-injury-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for chasing, stabbing man downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intellectually disabled man who drunkenly chased down a man he had been arguing with and fatally stabbed him in broad daylight admitted to manslaughter on Wednesday. Matthew Gerald Tomack [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-for-chasing-stabbing-man-downtown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-for-chasing-stabbing-man-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal MLA’s autism strategy bill gains all-party backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba could soon have an autism strategy for the first time, thanks to a private member&rsquo;s bill that&rsquo;s garnered rare all-party support in the legislature. Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux&rsquo;s Bill [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/liberal-mlas-autism-strategy-bill-gains-all-party-backing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/liberal-mlas-autism-strategy-bill-gains-all-party-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law will curb e-scooter enthusiasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[For people concerned about safety on Manitoba&rsquo;s sidewalks and roadways, the province&rsquo;s announcement that new rules will be introduced next year regarding the use of e-scooters and other personal electric [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/law-will-curb-e-scooter-enthusiasts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/law-will-curb-e-scooter-enthusiasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s leader vexed by satirical party]]></title><description><![CDATA[France&rsquo;s violent student uprising has captured headlines in recent weeks. Yet India&rsquo;s strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi is struggling to tame an upstart gen Z challenge of his own &mdash; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indias-leader-vexed-by-satirical-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indias-leader-vexed-by-satirical-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit the brakes on driving lessons from mate]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;ve been trying to learn to drive in busy traffic. My boyfriend said he would teach me, but he gets too playfully amorous while I&rsquo;m trying to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hit-the-brakes-on-driving-lessons-from-mate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hit-the-brakes-on-driving-lessons-from-mate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain chef’s family infuriated by stayed charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a Ste. Anne chef who died after an altercation at a party says they are angry a manslaughter charge has been stayed against a 46-year-old man. &ldquo;What [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slain-chefs-family-infuriated-by-stayed-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slain-chefs-family-infuriated-by-stayed-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winn$tock fundraising concert returns to Winnipeg stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;re getting the battle of the bands back together. After a seven-year hiatus, Winn$tock returns tonight at Cowboys in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Windsor Park neighbourhood. The fundraising concert features musical talent from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winntock-fundraising-concert-returns-to-winnipeg-stage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winntock-fundraising-concert-returns-to-winnipeg-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crumbl cookie chain nears first Manitoba franchise unboxing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cookie flavours are a secret for now. The promise of free cookies for a year isn&rsquo;t. Manitoba&rsquo;s first Crumbl location is slated to open Oct. 23 in Winnipeg. &ldquo;It [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crumbl-cookie-chain-nears-first-manitoba-franchise-unboxing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crumbl-cookie-chain-nears-first-manitoba-franchise-unboxing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jets-linked biometrical hockey skills platform launches]]></title><description><![CDATA[High-performance hockey players may soon choose more paperwork. Rather, they&rsquo;ll choose reports &mdash; detailed documents breaking down the skills they need to improve upon. True North Sports and Entertainment Ltd., [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-linked-biometrical-hockey-skills-platform-launches/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-linked-biometrical-hockey-skills-platform-launches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Amant gets boost for autism supports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba parents Jamie and Colin Hilding say they could not imagine their lives without the support they&rsquo;ve received from St. Amant Centre in Winnipeg. On Wednesday, the province announced an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/st-amant-gets-boost-for-autism-supports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/st-amant-gets-boost-for-autism-supports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief says minister offered money to remove highway checkstop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief of the Bloodvein River First Nation says a Manitoba cabinet minister offered up to $250,000 for economic development as he was trying to persuade her to remove a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chief-says-minister-offered-money-to-remove-highway-checkstop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chief-says-minister-offered-money-to-remove-highway-checkstop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education alone cannot combat residential school denialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew has triggered a lot of attention after stating that residential school denialism should not be criminalized. His comments were made in response to a question about Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/education-alone-cannot-combat-residential-school-denialism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/education-alone-cannot-combat-residential-school-denialism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-risk sex offender charged with Osborne Village apartment break-ins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convicted, high-risk sex offender has been arrested for allegedly breaking into several Osborne Village apartments last month, court records show. Winnipeg Police Service property crime investigators were alerted to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/high-risk-sex-offender-charged-with-osborne-village-apartment-break-ins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/high-risk-sex-offender-charged-with-osborne-village-apartment-break-ins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein promises $2 bus fare for seniors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Klein is promising to let seniors take the bus for $2 if he wins the race to become Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayor in two weeks. Klein issued a press release Wednesday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-promises-2-bus-fare-for-seniors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-promises-2-bus-fare-for-seniors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba delegation to join  trade mission to India]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delegation from Manitoba will travel to India seeking to bolster economic ties with the South Asia nation. The province announced Tuesday it will send representatives to join what the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-delegation-to-join-trade-mission-to-india/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-delegation-to-join-trade-mission-to-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elder day care closure frustrates families]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day program that helps older adults in Charleswood stay connected to their community is closing at the end of the month, causing concern for participants and their families now [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elder-day-care-closure-frustrates-families/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elder-day-care-closure-frustrates-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN ideals needed more than ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a period of several weeks, we recently witnessed what the best and worst of the United Nations General Assembly, the annual meeting of all 193 member states, has to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/un-ideals-needed-more-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/un-ideals-needed-more-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to intervene on hubby and therapy ‘buddy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband has been going to a therapy group to work through some trauma in his past. He seems almost high when he comes home &mdash; always [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-intervene-on-hubby-and-therapy-buddy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-intervene-on-hubby-and-therapy-buddy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off to a funny start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moli&egrave;re is back in St. Boniface. For the opening production of her programming tenure at Th&eacute;&acirc;tre Cercle Moli&egrave;re, artistic director Marie-&Egrave;ve Fontaine knew that she wanted to highlight the eternal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/off-to-a-funny-start/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/off-to-a-funny-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI not sleeping on ride-share fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rust never sleeps. You may remember those words as the title of a Neil Young and Crazy Horse album from 1979. You might even recognize an even older use of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-not-sleeping-on-ride-share-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-not-sleeping-on-ride-share-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobster Trap wins Dafoe book prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greg Mercer&rsquo;s The Lobster Trap: The Global Fight for a Seafood on the Brink has won the 2026 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize. The $12,000 award, named after John Wesley Dafoe, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lobster-trap-wins-dafoe-book-prize/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lobster-trap-wins-dafoe-book-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civic campaign fails to inspire]]></title><description><![CDATA[When will politicians stop treating me as a child? In a moment of idleness, I decided to research the mayoral campaign. After a soporific start, the campaign now shows some [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/civic-campaign-fails-to-inspire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/civic-campaign-fails-to-inspire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White-supremacist highway sign casts pall on Steinbach city council campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP is investigating a white-nationalist sign near Steinbach with racist messaging and alleged links to a known Canadian far-right group. A sign hanging on a overpass at the intersection [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/white-supremacist-highway-sign-casts-pall-on-steinbach-city-council-campaign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/white-supremacist-highway-sign-casts-pall-on-steinbach-city-council-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20th annual VIBE awards put spotlight on giving back]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a student at the University of Manitoba, Terry Brown never thought that one day he might be the leader of an award-winning company. &ldquo;I was just trying to find [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/20th-annual-vibe-awards-put-spotlight-on-giving-back/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/20th-annual-vibe-awards-put-spotlight-on-giving-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHARM Hub sprouts in ‘food desert’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new grocery store in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Elmwood neighbourhood aims to improve the lives of community members by offering food at low prices. The Chalmers Neighbourhood Renewal Corp. recently opened the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/charm-hub-sprouts-in-food-desert/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/charm-hub-sprouts-in-food-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Felt like we needed name tags the first couple of weeks’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stage is new. The role, however, is a familiar one to Taven Vigilance. For the first time since his days as a highly touted high school recruit at Oak [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/felt-like-we-needed-name-tags-the-first-couple-of-weeks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/felt-like-we-needed-name-tags-the-first-couple-of-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Separatist movements are an indication of dissatisfaction, not imminent collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a country supposedly on the verge of breaking apart, Canada has remarkably few people who actually support it. You&rsquo;d never know that from the headlines, with Quebec&rsquo;s separatist party [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/separatist-movements-are-an-indication-of-dissatisfaction-not-imminent-collapse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/separatist-movements-are-an-indication-of-dissatisfaction-not-imminent-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel and Palestine: 30 wasted years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is how the high command of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) laid down the rules for &ldquo;remotely&rdquo; killing suspected Palestinian activists in the densely populated Gaza Strip after the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israel-and-palestine-30-wasted-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israel-and-palestine-30-wasted-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro’s unpredictable fortunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hope for rain. Or snow. Or both. There&rsquo;s a truism buried deep in a financial outlook in Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s 2025-26 annual report, released in late September: &ldquo;Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s net income [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-unpredictable-fortunes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-unpredictable-fortunes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creatures’ comfort key to coping with loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Not long ago I lost my husband to illness at far too young an age. My spouse was a great guy, but I do want another one. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/creatures-comfort-key-to-coping-with-loss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/creatures-comfort-key-to-coping-with-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing the Iran and Vietnam Wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day I asked my students in U.S. foreign policy to think about the relevance of the Vietnam War in relation to the ongoing war in Iran. More specifically, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/comparing-the-iran-and-vietnam-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/comparing-the-iran-and-vietnam-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A question of public utility]]></title><description><![CDATA[The editorial page of the Free Press often provides perspectives that are thought-provoking and sometimes contradictory. &ldquo;Keeping the lights on,&rdquo; (Oct. 5) by Hal Turner and &ldquo;Wasteful operations should be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-question-of-public-utility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-question-of-public-utility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You couldn’t have written it up better’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calvin Pickard has been many things to Stuart Skinner. An ally, sounding board, confidante and most importantly, a close friend. They were a goalie tandem for parts of three seasons [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-couldnt-have-written-it-up-better/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-couldnt-have-written-it-up-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba e-scooter legislation changes set to impose speed limit, age restrictions, sidewalk ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[People riding e-scooters and other personal electric vehicles in Manitoba will have to strap on a helmet, stay off sidewalks and follow new age limits once new provincial rules for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-e-scooter-legislation-changes-set-to-impose-speed-limit-age-restrictions-sidewalk-ban/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-e-scooter-legislation-changes-set-to-impose-speed-limit-age-restrictions-sidewalk-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yielding attraction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yield is a Rorschach test for investors. Where one see opportunity in high payouts from an investment, another sees high risk. Consider bonds: yields are moving higher, which implies higher [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yielding-attraction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/yielding-attraction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puppies, stocks — ‘zoomies’ abound]]></title><description><![CDATA[This spring, I adopted a three-month-old rescued German Shepherd mix. To say she is easily excitable is an understatement. It is not really her fault. A puppy&rsquo;s frontal cortex, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/puppies-stocks-zoomies-abound/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/puppies-stocks-zoomies-abound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protein crests current appetite wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holiday feasts often reflect the latest fads and trends influencing how we eat. This Thanksgiving&rsquo;s table is likely to feature more Canadian content than it might otherwise as a point [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/protein-crests-current-appetite-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/protein-crests-current-appetite-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoneless concert a beautiful chance to bask in moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, digital billboards flashed fans their singular photo op for the night: &ldquo;I took this photo before I saw Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour 2026.&rdquo; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/phoneless-concert-a-beautiful-chance-to-bask-in-moment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/phoneless-concert-a-beautiful-chance-to-bask-in-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk’s meddlesome trolling]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems obvious the world&rsquo;s first trillionaire thought he was helping separatists within the Canadian federation when he encouraged three provinces &mdash; Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec &mdash; to leave Canada. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/musks-meddlesome-trolling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/musks-meddlesome-trolling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew, Canadian ambassador to U.S. discuss trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s ambassador to the United States met Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and local business leaders during a visit to Winnipeg this week. Mark Wiseman and Kinew spoke about trade uncertainty [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-canadian-ambassador-to-us-discuss-trade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-canadian-ambassador-to-us-discuss-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this the season of secession?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada has entered its season of secession. Like El Nino, the currents of grievance can blow hot and cold. Today, they are hot. But how hot for how long? The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-this-the-season-of-secession/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-this-the-season-of-secession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heated hiring debate over iced coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently, we have found the latest battleground in the generational war over what constitutes professionalism: iced coffee. Not wages. Not work-life balance. Not whether employees should answer emails after 5 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heated-hiring-debate-over-iced-coffee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heated-hiring-debate-over-iced-coffee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final hurdles are moving on in your mind and life]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just ran into my former husband with his new woman. It was a shock. She looked nothing like me &mdash; not nearly as good. In fact, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/final-hurdles-are-moving-on-in-your-mind-and-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/final-hurdles-are-moving-on-in-your-mind-and-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vermette lands on non-fiction editing short list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based novelist, poet and editor katherena vermette has made the three-person short list for a new $25,000 prize given awarded to the editor of a work of non-fiction. The inaugural [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vermette-lands-on-non-fiction-editing-short-list/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vermette-lands-on-non-fiction-editing-short-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unity-based worldview key to good leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous leader and former justice minister and attorney general of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould knows first-hand what courageous leadership looks like. As a politician operating in an adversarial and competitive partisan [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unity-based-worldview-key-to-good-leadership/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unity-based-worldview-key-to-good-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Conversation: Canisia Lubrin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canisia Lubrin, born in St. Lucia and based in Whitby, Ont., is the author of five award-winning books, poetry and fiction. Her honours include the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-conversation-canisia-lubrin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-conversation-canisia-lubrin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dozen straight titles for Indigenous trainers at Downs]]></title><description><![CDATA[THAT&rsquo;S a wrap! The 69th season of live racing at Assiniboia Downs came to a close on Wednesday and for the 12th consecutive year the training title was won by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-dozen-straight-titles-for-indigenous-trainers-at-downs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-dozen-straight-titles-for-indigenous-trainers-at-downs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon school expansion unveiled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government has spent more than $13 million to boost a Brandon school&rsquo;s capacity by nearly two-thirds. The expansion of Maryland Park School, which was completed for the start [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-school-expansion-unveiled/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-school-expansion-unveiled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building new addition to bouldering community]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you can&rsquo;t find your footing, try climbing. It worked for David Kalmakoff. Now, almost 10 years after taking up the sport, he&rsquo;s opened the Kal Climbing Gym, a bouldering [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-new-addition-to-bouldering-community/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-new-addition-to-bouldering-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want exploration dollars spent exploring’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Potential Manitoba mine sites bear decor not seen in other provinces: GPS-enabled claim markers. All other provinces permitting mining have dropped requirements for prospectors to physically stake land claims. They&rsquo;ve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-want-exploration-dollars-spent-exploring/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-want-exploration-dollars-spent-exploring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chopped trees will leave a ‘blight’ on Windsor Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Gordon has watched the trees grow along a popular Windsor Park walking path for nearly six decades. Now, as Manitoba Hydro cuts them down to protect nearby power lines, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chopped-trees-will-leave-a-blight-on-windsor-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chopped-trees-will-leave-a-blight-on-windsor-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Person killed in workplace accident at Fairmont construction site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency responders were on scene and Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health is investigating after a worker died following an incident at a Winnipeg construction site Thursday. Little information about the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/person-killed-in-workplace-accident-at-fairmont-construction-site/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/person-killed-in-workplace-accident-at-fairmont-construction-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late philanthropist, family fill Harvest’s Empty Bowls with record-setting $5-M donatin]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a record-breaking night for Harvest Manitoba made possible by a genuine Winnipeg hero and his family. The organization&rsquo;s annual Empty Bowls Celebrity Auction Dinner on Thursday raised $6.5 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-philanthropist-family-fill-harvests-empty-bowls-with-record-setting-5-m-donatin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-philanthropist-family-fill-harvests-empty-bowls-with-record-setting-5-m-donatin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein promises revamped system for mental health, wellness calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Klein is promising if elected to pair advanced care paramedics and mental health clinicians in SUVs to respond to some wellness checks, with a goal to treat more patients [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-promises-revamped-system-for-mental-health-wellness-calls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-promises-revamped-system-for-mental-health-wellness-calls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge sentences serial indecent harasser to seven years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man who relentlessly harassed nearly a dozen women with unwanted sexual messages and videos, starting just days after completing a jail sentence for the same crimes, has been [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-sentences-serial-indecent-harasser-to-seven-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-sentences-serial-indecent-harasser-to-seven-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towing company hands stolen car back, but not to owner]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba man says he is dumbfounded after his car was stolen, impounded by a Winnipeg towing company and given back &mdash; to someone that wasn&rsquo;t him. Cody Lamb lives [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/towing-company-hands-stolen-car-back-but-not-to-owner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/towing-company-hands-stolen-car-back-but-not-to-owner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on Thanksgiving 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a round-up of things to do and hours of business for services on Thanksgiving Day 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-up-in-winnipeg-on-thanksgiving-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-up-in-winnipeg-on-thanksgiving-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Please excuse us from writing these notes …’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a common-sense prescription for the health-care system. The only wonder is that it took so long to happen. On Oct. 1, new provincial legislation came into effect that will [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/please-excuse-us-from-writing-these-notes-/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/please-excuse-us-from-writing-these-notes-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit of creepy consultation could go a long way]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Halloween has always been my favourite time of year. I do my house up with lots of spooky lighting and characters on the lawn with eerie sounds [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bit-of-creepy-consultation-could-go-a-long-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bit-of-creepy-consultation-could-go-a-long-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg more than its worst headlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg takes a reputational beating sometimes and some of the criticism is deserved. Concerns about public safety are real. Homelessness remains painfully visible. Too many people are struggling with addiction, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-more-than-its-worst-headlines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-more-than-its-worst-headlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Other cities build rapid transit, while we wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s civic election campaign has produced no shortage of promises to improve transit safety and fix problems with the new network. Those issues are real and urgent. But they should [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/other-cities-build-rapid-transit-while-we-wait/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/other-cities-build-rapid-transit-while-we-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can’t cut your way to being a better city]]></title><description><![CDATA[The powers that be in Winnipeg have pushed for cheap property taxes for decades. As a result, the city doesn&rsquo;t have enough money to balance the books, let alone maintain [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-cut-your-way-to-being-a-better-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-cut-your-way-to-being-a-better-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Individual GDP bogs down living standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba trails behind most Canadian provinces and American states in economic well-being, according to a new study. The Fraser Institute, a right-leaning think tank, compared provinces&rsquo; and U.S. states&rsquo; GDP [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/individual-gdp-bogs-down-living-standards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/individual-gdp-bogs-down-living-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green growth focus of hydroponic gathering]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a town where fresh produce is hard to come by, Rick Barentsen has a line on some lettuce. Barentsen is part of an initiative at an education centre in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/green-growth-focus-of-hydroponic-gathering/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/green-growth-focus-of-hydroponic-gathering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog feces vandalism shuts down food pantry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few shelves set up beneath a West End community notice board were meant to offer a place where neighbours could leave food for anyone who needed it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dog-feces-vandalism-shuts-down-food-pantry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dog-feces-vandalism-shuts-down-food-pantry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba pharmacists push for increased role in administration of vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s public health officials are preparing for influenza season to peak earlier than usual amid concerns about declining uptake for flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. While the season started early in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-pharmacists-push-for-increased-role-in-administration-of-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-pharmacists-push-for-increased-role-in-administration-of-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bjorck banking on patience that first NHL point will come]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viggo Bjorck believes it&rsquo;s just a matter of time. But the 18-year-old rookie forward for the Winnipeg Jets says he&rsquo;s not worrying about his first NHL point after plenty of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bjorck-banking-on-patience-that-first-nhl-point-will-come/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bjorck-banking-on-patience-that-first-nhl-point-will-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A higher expectation on our performance this year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Wesmen have taken their lumps over the last two years. The women&rsquo;s volleyball team has been the younger sister to some of Canada West&rsquo;s more veteran programs while [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-higher-expectation-on-our-performance-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-higher-expectation-on-our-performance-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get to know your Jet: Mario Ferraro]]></title><description><![CDATA[A one-on-one conversation with a Winnipeg Jet about the stuff you don't always hear in the media scrum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-to-know-your-jet-mario-ferraro/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-to-know-your-jet-mario-ferraro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen accused in Manitoba school sword attack researched school massacres: trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON - A high school student accused of a grisly sword attack at a Manitoba high school referred to immigrants as invaders, researched school massacres and fantasized about being killed by police, stated an agreed statement of facts presented during the teen's trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-accused-in-manitoba-school-sword-attack-researched-school-massacres-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-accused-in-manitoba-school-sword-attack-researched-school-massacres-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ito in the house]]></title><description><![CDATA[It didn&rsquo;t take Sally Ito long to settle into her new role as the Winnipeg Public Library&rsquo;s latest writer-in-residence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ito-in-the-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ito-in-the-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba worker dead after fall from roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province is investigating after a worker died on the job after falling off a roof last month. The worker, who was employed by Winnipeg-based Pristine Roofing &amp; Siding, was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-worker-dead-after-fall-from-roof/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-worker-dead-after-fall-from-roof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See silver lining to your impossible crush]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m in love with my sister&rsquo;s boyfriend, and neither one of them knows it. They&rsquo;re both grad students and came back home from the province where they [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/see-silver-lining-to-your-impossible-crush/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/see-silver-lining-to-your-impossible-crush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province to fund livestock cop to cut down on theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Manitoba government will fund a new RCMP position dedicated to investigating livestock theft. The announcement is expected to be made today at the annual lunch for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-to-fund-livestock-cop-to-cut-down-on-theft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-to-fund-livestock-cop-to-cut-down-on-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booze sales down, gaming and cannabis up in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[MANITOBA Liquor and Lotteries delivered $724.1 million in profits to the province in 2025-26, with the lion&rsquo;s share coming from alcohol, even as booze sales continue to shrink. The Crown [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/booze-sales-down-gaming-and-cannabis-up-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/booze-sales-down-gaming-and-cannabis-up-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba spends, what comes next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever Manitobans think of this government&rsquo;s health-care record, its willingness to spend is impressive. The promise to rebuild care has inspired a massive mobilization of public money. Health, Seniors and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-spends-what-comes-next/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-spends-what-comes-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids  deserve better]]></title><description><![CDATA[As much as I cling to hope, I recognize the ominous circumstances and questionable future that our young people stand to inherit. Youth are navigating a world plagued with the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kids-deserve-better/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kids-deserve-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli election once again up for grabs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next general election in Israel will be held on Oct. 27. Needless to say, like most elections in the country&rsquo;s modern and fraught history since 1948, it is a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israeli-election-once-again-up-for-grabs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israeli-election-once-again-up-for-grabs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All sideshow, little substance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, there&rsquo;s one thing that can be said about Winnipeg&rsquo;s 2026 mayoral race that sets it apart from most previous campaigns for city council&rsquo;s top position: It isn&rsquo;t boring. In [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-sideshow-little-substance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-sideshow-little-substance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scheifele gets off the schneid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Scheifele insisted he wasn&rsquo;t worried. But make no mistake: When a prolific point producer coming off a career-best offensive season puts up zeroes in his first three games, people [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scheifele-gets-off-the-schneid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scheifele-gets-off-the-schneid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeggers come together to remember Oct. 7 victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds gathered in Winnipeg Wednesday &mdash; with many waving flags &mdash; to honour those who died in the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel three years ago. The event, at the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-come-together-to-remember-oct-7-victims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-come-together-to-remember-oct-7-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammer attack on cabbie has industry on edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leader in Winnipeg&rsquo;s taxi industry is calling for people to come forward with information after one of his drivers was attacked by a man with a hammer. The 26-year-old [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hammer-attack-on-cabbie-has-industry-on-edge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hammer-attack-on-cabbie-has-industry-on-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Necessary active role’: corporate declaration of action adds initial signees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A model canoe took its maiden voyage Wednesday &mdash; into the arms of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation&rsquo;s executive director. Stephanie Scott and her team received the miniature [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/necessary-active-role-corporate-declaration-of-action-adds-initial-signees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/necessary-active-role-corporate-declaration-of-action-adds-initial-signees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RRC Polytech tallies pair of tech programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red River College Polytechnic has announced two new degree programs aimed at preparing students to meet workforce demands in Manitoba industries such as engineering and manufacturing. The first cohorts working [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rrc-polytech-tallies-pair-of-tech-programs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rrc-polytech-tallies-pair-of-tech-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PCs call for crackdown on property crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Progressive Conservative government would open a Crown prosecutor&rsquo;s office dedicated to dealing with property crime. Interim party leader Konrad Narth made the announcement Wednesday flanked by colleagues in front [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pcs-call-for-crackdown-on-property-crime/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pcs-call-for-crackdown-on-property-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex offender who changed name sent back to prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of a boy repeatedly abused by convicted sex predator Ryan Knight said he believes his son would have been kept safe had there been a law in place preventing sex offenders from legally changing their name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sex-offender-who-changed-name-sent-back-to-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sex-offender-who-changed-name-sent-back-to-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew, two NDP caucus members file lawsuit defence, deny defaming former party MLA Wasyliw to expel him]]></title><description><![CDATA[The premier and two New Democrat caucus members have denied they conspired to defame another politician as an excuse to oust him from the party. Mark Wasyliw, now an independent [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-two-ndp-caucus-members-file-lawsuit-defence-deny-defaming-former-party-mla-wasyliw-to-expel-him/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-two-ndp-caucus-members-file-lawsuit-defence-deny-defaming-former-party-mla-wasyliw-to-expel-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian Mennonite University students, staff victims of cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian Mennonite University fell victim to a cyberattack that compromised the data of current and former students and employees last month. School officials became aware of the cybersecurity incident, in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-mennonite-university-students-staff-victims-of-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-mennonite-university-students-staff-victims-of-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber bans city driver facing sexual assault charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg Uber driver has been permanently banned from the platform after police charged the man for allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger last month. A woman reported that she used [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uber-bans-city-driver-facing-sexual-assault-charge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uber-bans-city-driver-facing-sexual-assault-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Gen. Arbour embarks on first official visit to Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour will meet with Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville, Premier Wab Kinew, Indigenous leaders and others when her first official visit to Manitoba begins Wednesday. Arbour, who was installed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gov-gen-arbour-embarks-on-first-official-visit-to-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gov-gen-arbour-embarks-on-first-official-visit-to-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week’s silly geopolitical spat]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I would not like to call this an incident. Let&rsquo;s say it&rsquo;s a diplomatic misunderstanding,&rdquo; said Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha. But the South Korean president definitely sees it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-weeks-silly-geopolitical-spat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-weeks-silly-geopolitical-spat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Douglas comes to terms with fears, fame, father]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Michael Douglas, the award-winning actor and producer, recently turned 82. He is a cancer survivor, a recovered addict, a married man, the father and son of actors. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/michael-douglas-comes-to-terms-with-fears-fame-father/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/michael-douglas-comes-to-terms-with-fears-fame-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t let pyjama jibes sour your bedtime bond]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I got married in August and my new husband just bought himself old-man striped flannel pyjamas to wear to bed now that it&rsquo;s getting colder out. He [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-pyjama-jibes-sour-your-bedtime-bond/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-pyjama-jibes-sour-your-bedtime-bond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate declaration of action takes flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses pledging to support reconciliation will meet in Assiniboine Park today as a national project launches. Victoria Grant plans to attend. She&rsquo;s been working on this nationwide corporate declaration of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/corporate-declaration-of-action-takes-flight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/corporate-declaration-of-action-takes-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s has sent my mother back in time]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother does a lot of time-travelling &mdash; time-shifting, the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Society calls it. I wonder how it feels to be in the present at one moment and then suddenly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alzheimers-has-sent-my-mother-back-in-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alzheimers-has-sent-my-mother-back-in-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth centre library cancellation baffles]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s difficult to understand why ManitobaCorrections would shut down a library program that cost taxpayers nothing, was popular with young inmates and was designed to help them learn. But [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youth-centre-library-cancellation-baffles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youth-centre-library-cancellation-baffles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI governance: Canada’s next structural test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is accelerating faster than the governance structures meant to contain it. Canada now faces a structural test &mdash; whether our institutions can protect autonomy, dignity, and continuity in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-governance-canadas-next-structural-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-governance-canadas-next-structural-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba tourism reached new heights in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a devastating wildfire season, tourism in Manitoba hit record highs in 2025. The province welcomed more than 11 million visitors who spent a total of $2.4 billion, generating nearly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tourism-reached-new-heights-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tourism-reached-new-heights-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein claims PCs offered him party position to exit 2022 mayoral race to help Gillingham win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein said he was offered a position with the provincial Tories if he pulled out of the 2022 mayoral race that saw then-city councillor Scott Gillingham defeat former mayor Glen Murray.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-claims-pcs-offered-him-party-position-to-exit-2022-mayoral-race-to-help-gillingham-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-claims-pcs-offered-him-party-position-to-exit-2022-mayoral-race-to-help-gillingham-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province takes aim at ER wait times by adding community-care capacity to free up hospital beds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province is aiming to free up hospital beds and cut wait times by adding 103 community-based care spaces in Winnipeg for patients who need shelter or specialized supports in order to be discharged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-takes-aim-at-er-wait-times-by-adding-community-care-capacity-to-free-up-hospital-beds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-takes-aim-at-er-wait-times-by-adding-community-care-capacity-to-free-up-hospital-beds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, &ldquo;On the Waterfront,&rdquo; and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller &ldquo;North by Northwest,&rdquo; has died. She was 102.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/eva-marie-saint-star-of-north-by-northwest-and-on-the-waterfront-dies-at-102/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/eva-marie-saint-star-of-north-by-northwest-and-on-the-waterfront-dies-at-102/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblower pharmacist fined for misconduct after complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba pharmacist who made complaints against a colleague that led to sanctions against him has now also been fined due to her own conduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whistleblower-pharmacist-fined-for-misconduct-after-complaint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whistleblower-pharmacist-fined-for-misconduct-after-complaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP charge 11 people with weapons offences after investigation into northern First Nation violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[RCMP investigators have laid nearly two dozen weapons charges against 11 people in a lengthy probe into a drug and gun trafficking organization tied to repeated acts of violence and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-charge-11-people-with-weapons-offences-after-investigation-into-northern-first-nation-violence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-charge-11-people-with-weapons-offences-after-investigation-into-northern-first-nation-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist and scandal-ridden politician, dies at 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bestselling British author Jeffrey Archer, whose career as a politician was derailed by a perjury conviction, has died. He was 86.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-british-novelist-and-scandal-ridden-politician-dies-at-86/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-british-novelist-and-scandal-ridden-politician-dies-at-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America]]></title><description><![CDATA[For nearly two hours on Monday, two dozen rescue kittens romped through the Sea Life aquarium at the Mall of America, the largest shopping complex on the continent, located in a suburb of Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/orphaned-kittens-meet-sharks-and-stingrays-on-an-aquarium-field-trip-at-the-mall-of-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/orphaned-kittens-meet-sharks-and-stingrays-on-an-aquarium-field-trip-at-the-mall-of-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police seize cocaine valued at $1.5M, about $750K in cash in raid on St. Vital house]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Vital homeowner and her husband were going about their business during an afternoon last month when police officers in tactical gear suddenly appeared, walking across their front lawn. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-seize-cocaine-valued-at-15m-about-750k-in-cash-in-raid-on-st-vital-house/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-seize-cocaine-valued-at-15m-about-750k-in-cash-in-raid-on-st-vital-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. court denies man’s appeal in human smuggling case where family died near Emerson]]></title><description><![CDATA[A United States court of appeal has upheld the conviction and sentence for a man found guilty of smuggling Indian nationals into Minnesota from Manitoba, which resulted in the deaths [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-court-denies-mans-appeal-in-human-smuggling-case-where-family-died-near-emerson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-court-denies-mans-appeal-in-human-smuggling-case-where-family-died-near-emerson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infill development on all three River Heights-Fort Garry candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio of candidates will compete to become the first new city councillor in River Heights-Fort Garry since 2009. Coun. John Orlikow, who won the seat in a byelection, is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/infill-development-on-all-three-river-heights-fort-garry-candidates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/infill-development-on-all-three-river-heights-fort-garry-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khan’s abrupt departure presents desperate Tories with a valuable opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are serious about getting out of the political wilderness, they should start by electing a progressive conservative leader. Not a louder conservative and not a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/khans-abrupt-departure-presents-desperate-tories-with-a-valuable-opportunity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/khans-abrupt-departure-presents-desperate-tories-with-a-valuable-opportunity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two charged in random attack in Osborne Village]]></title><description><![CDATA[An assault in Osborne Village that sent two men to hospital Sunday night, including one in critical condition, was random, police said Tuesday. Two suspects &mdash; a man and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-charged-in-random-attack-in-osborne-village/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-charged-in-random-attack-in-osborne-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Wilsons, one regional spirit]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Dryden, Ont., a 34-metre suspension bridge crosses the Wabigoon River rapids. It is named after a man who paid for a quarter of the bridge himself. A plaque recognizes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-wilsons-one-regional-spirit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-wilsons-one-regional-spirit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scare up some social reconnection this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m an emotional mess. My lesbian girlfriend and I broke up in August, and now I hold the lease on the apartment we shared. It&rsquo;s a great [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scare-up-some-social-reconnection-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scare-up-some-social-reconnection-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real journalists matter in an AI world]]></title><description><![CDATA[An algorithm can decide what you see, but it doesn&rsquo;t report the news. Nunatsiaq News, an award-winning newspaper in Nunavut, recently reported that a so-called &ldquo;news&rdquo; website was posting AI-generated [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/real-journalists-matter-in-an-ai-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/real-journalists-matter-in-an-ai-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pimp sentenced to 11 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who picked up a vulnerable 17-year-old child-welfare ward on the streets of Winnipeg and coerced her into providing sexual services for several months has been sent to prison [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pimp-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pimp-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essential workers ruling raises questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever been to a Dynacare clinic? Most of us have been. It&rsquo;s an amazing demographic and ethnic slice of the city we&rsquo;ve become. Old patients. Young patients. New arrivals. Long-time [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/essential-workers-ruling-raises-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/essential-workers-ruling-raises-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Botched execution revives death penalty debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States of America&rsquo;s seemingly endless, often futile, search for the painless, bloodless method of executing prisoners continues. The latest horrifying chapter occurred in Tennessee on Sept. 30, when [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/botched-execution-revives-death-penalty-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/botched-execution-revives-death-penalty-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Band keeps plight of MMIWG close to heart on new track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gabrielle Fontaine won&rsquo;t stop talking about them and neither will her bandmates. As a teenager, the Winnipeg songwriter &mdash; whose late father Vince was the passionate leader of musical projects [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/band-keeps-plight-of-mmiwg-close-to-heart-on-new-track/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/band-keeps-plight-of-mmiwg-close-to-heart-on-new-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Manitoba nurses censured for inappropriate behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba nurse has been disciplined for inappropriate behaviour towards students including what is being described as unwanted touching. The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba listed three recent censures [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-manitoba-nurses-censured-for-inappropriate-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-manitoba-nurses-censured-for-inappropriate-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ribbon cutting marks new roads, buildings start in Water Tower District]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work is underway transforming land previously home to the massive Canada Packers building into St. Boniface&rsquo;s latest development. Alberta-based Olexa Developments and Winnipeg&rsquo;s Shindico Realty Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ribbon-cutting-marks-new-roads-buildings-start-in-water-tower-district/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ribbon-cutting-marks-new-roads-buildings-start-in-water-tower-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI lowers speed limit on tech upgrade with ‘IT roadmap’ following Project Nova debacle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Public Insurance is now using an &ldquo;IT road map&rdquo; and phasing in new technology and systems after pulling the plug last year on its failed $164-million overhaul known as Project Nova, its annual report says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-lowers-speed-limit-on-tech-upgrade-with-it-roadmap-following-project-nova-debacle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-lowers-speed-limit-on-tech-upgrade-with-it-roadmap-following-project-nova-debacle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of school trustees win by acclamation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic number of school trustees have automatically won their bid to draft classroom budgets and make public education policy in Winnipeg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/record-number-of-school-trustees-win-by-acclamation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/record-number-of-school-trustees-win-by-acclamation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender air force member fined for 17 Wing Winnipeg protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A transgender military member has been fined in a case where she was Tasered while fighting to have her gender identity changed on her file. Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transgender-air-force-member-fined-for-17-wing-winnipeg-protest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transgender-air-force-member-fined-for-17-wing-winnipeg-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who joined mother in young girl’s brutal abuse, neglect should go to prison for nine years, Crown says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman who, along with her mother, subjected a young girl to prolonged abuse and neglect that took her to the brink of death should be sentenced to nine [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-who-joined-mother-in-young-girls-brutal-abuse-neglect-should-go-to-prison-for-nine-years-crown-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-who-joined-mother-in-young-girls-brutal-abuse-neglect-should-go-to-prison-for-nine-years-crown-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein vows city ombudsman would bring transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein is promising to build public trust in city hall, if elected, with a new municipal ombudsman. Klein expects the change would ramp up transparency and ensure [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-vows-city-ombudsman-would-bring-transparency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-vows-city-ombudsman-would-bring-transparency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One of the biggest compliments you can get as a player’]]></title><description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH &mdash; It wasn&rsquo;t that long ago when the shoe was on the other foot for Sidney Crosby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-of-the-biggest-compliments-you-can-get-as-a-player/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/one-of-the-biggest-compliments-you-can-get-as-a-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osborne Village violence sends two people to hospital, one in critical condition; two people arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people are in hospital and another two are in police custody after a serious assault in Osborne Village early Monday morning. Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Pat Saydak said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/osborne-village-violence-sends-two-people-to-hospital-one-in-critical-condition-two-people-arrested/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/osborne-village-violence-sends-two-people-to-hospital-one-in-critical-condition-two-people-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estate of woman who died from local anesthetic injected into blood vessel sues Morden dentist, his business, clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The estate of a 23-year-old woman who died after receiving a local anesthetic during a wisdom tooth extraction at a Morden dental clinic has filed a lawsuit over her death. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/estate-of-woman-who-died-from-local-anesthetic-injected-into-blood-vessel-sues-morden-dentist-his-business-clinic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/estate-of-woman-who-died-from-local-anesthetic-injected-into-blood-vessel-sues-morden-dentist-his-business-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents who blame civic politicians for all that ails us should know it’s not entirely their fault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers see dysfunction on city streets and assume it is a failure by the city; in fact, this failure is more fairly assigned to the senior levels of government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/residents-who-blame-civic-politicians-for-all-that-ails-us-should-know-its-not-entirely-their-fault/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/residents-who-blame-civic-politicians-for-all-that-ails-us-should-know-its-not-entirely-their-fault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province looks to boost safety for cannabis workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province is introducing new legislation it hopes will improve safety for those working in cannabis stores. &ldquo;The safety of Manitobans is always a main priority for this government, so [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-looks-to-boost-safety-for-cannabis-workers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-looks-to-boost-safety-for-cannabis-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Klein fires back at opponent Vogiatzakis over inducement allegation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein fired back at rival Mike Vogiatzakis on Monday while the pair accused each other of dangling an offer in exchange for the other withdrawing from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-klein-fires-back-at-opponent-vogiatzakis-over-inducement-allegation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-klein-fires-back-at-opponent-vogiatzakis-over-inducement-allegation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The freedom to create can be a balm for the soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother-in-law, Malka, came to Toronto in 1958 from postwar Poland. She came with unbearable losses authored by the Third Reich fascist fantasies that had destroyed her world. She suffered [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-freedom-to-create-can-be-a-balm-for-the-soul/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-freedom-to-create-can-be-a-balm-for-the-soul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro Québec faces issue we should avoid]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might be tempted to call it a canary in an electric power generation coal mine. But instead, it&rsquo;s just another heads-up into the already-obvious problem with the proliferation of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-qubec-faces-issue-we-should-avoid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-qubec-faces-issue-we-should-avoid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wasteful operations should be held accountable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising water bills are a top-of-mind issue for residents of Winnipeg going into the fall election. Management of the water and waste system is under question, with citizen&rsquo;s groups, as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wasteful-operations-should-be-held-accountable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wasteful-operations-should-be-held-accountable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three could prove an awkward crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My girlfriend and I &mdash; two women in our late 20s &mdash; are finally getting married. Previously, we were both living with guys and it didn&rsquo;t ever [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-could-prove-an-awkward-crowd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-could-prove-an-awkward-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping the lights on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans are hardy. We live, work and play in one of the harshest winter climates in the world. We&rsquo;re used to the cold and the dark. We&rsquo;re also used to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keeping-the-lights-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keeping-the-lights-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The election of our discontent]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s an undercurrent of unhappiness running through the Winnipeg electorate as the municipal election day approaches. One-half of Winnipeggers believe the city is heading in the wrong direction, according to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-election-of-our-discontent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-election-of-our-discontent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record participation, funds raised in 2026 breast cancer awareness race]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s become a tradition for the West End Legends to gather, get dressed up in hot pink and gab about their late girlfriend on the first Sunday of Breast Cancer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/record-participation-funds-raised-in-2026-breast-cancer-awareness-race/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/record-participation-funds-raised-in-2026-breast-cancer-awareness-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[’Disgusting’ posters being investigated by police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service major crimes unit is investigating what some have labelled offensive and hateful posters on full-display at a Winnipeg home. One of the people irked by the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/disgusting-posters-being-investigated-by-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/disgusting-posters-being-investigated-by-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s luck got to do with it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all seek certainty in our daily lives. We expect if we make a decision, the outcome will be just as we planned: a direct correlation between the decision and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-luck-got-to-do-with-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-luck-got-to-do-with-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteer pop-up library axed from Manitoba Youth Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Corrections has cancelled a pop-up library program at the Manitoba Youth Centre, leaving inmates without librarian services and fewer options to borrow certain books. The Prison Libraries Committee, part [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/volunteer-pop-up-library-axed-from-manitoba-youth-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/volunteer-pop-up-library-axed-from-manitoba-youth-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion and Alberta’s referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[CALGARY &mdash; One morning in May, John Pentland, a minister at Hillhurst United Church in Calgary, opened his newspaper and read about a group of Albertans who were trying to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/religion-and-albertas-referendum/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/religion-and-albertas-referendum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more notes]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some changes in the workplace that make you think: &ldquo;Well, it&rsquo;s about time.&rdquo; This is one of them. Starting Oct. 1, Manitoba changed the rules around sick notes. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-more-notes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-more-notes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[May be whiff of truth to ex’s odour ardour]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I ran into an old boyfriend I used to curl on a team with, and we went for drinks. We&rsquo;ve been almost eight years apart, and I [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/may-be-whiff-of-truth-to-exs-odour-ardour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/may-be-whiff-of-truth-to-exs-odour-ardour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International flavour:  Canadian investors may want to make like Ottawa, diversify beyond U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada is learning the hard way about the dangers of putting too many eggs in its U.S. economic basket. Much has been made about the need to diversify our economy [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/international-flavour-canadian-investors-may-want-to-make-like-ottawa-diversify-beyond-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/international-flavour-canadian-investors-may-want-to-make-like-ottawa-diversify-beyond-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadening prediction-market gambling a bad idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s make a prediction: sooner or later, when Canadian governments find a way to take their own cut of the action, prediction-contract gambling on everything from sports to entertainment to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broadening-prediction-market-gambling-a-bad-idea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broadening-prediction-market-gambling-a-bad-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandonmeat packer thriving on its own]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Canada Packers has strengthened its business and laid the foundation for future growth during its first year as an independent company, its president says. The Brandon-based pork producer, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandonmeat-packer-thriving-on-its-own/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandonmeat-packer-thriving-on-its-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alouettes not short on reasons why they want to beat Bombers]]></title><description><![CDATA[MONTREAL &mdash; Clinching top spot in the East isn&rsquo;t the only reason why Tyson Philpot is itching to beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. &ldquo;Obviously, my brother (Jalen) plays for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alouettes-not-short-on-reasons-why-they-want-to-beat-bombers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alouettes-not-short-on-reasons-why-they-want-to-beat-bombers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Board game company charts winning path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dennis Northcott has launched a game without frontiers. The Winnipeg entrepreneur is the co-designer of Galactic Cruise, a board game published last year by Kinson Key Games LLC, the business [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/board-game-company-charts-winning-path/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/board-game-company-charts-winning-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of W Collegiate students thank residential school survivors with the lessons they’ve learned]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s become a back-to-school tradition for teachers to invite Indigenous elders to their classrooms to share first-hand accounts about the ongoing impacts of Canada&rsquo;s residential school system. This fall, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-w-collegiate-students-thank-residential-school-survivors-with-the-lessons-theyve-learned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-w-collegiate-students-thank-residential-school-survivors-with-the-lessons-theyve-learned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khan should’ve taken high road: Goertzen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The veteran Progressive Conservative who championed Obby Khan&rsquo;s leadership bid says the former Blue Bomber dropped the ball by dissing his Tory teammates before he stepped down. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t recommend [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/khan-shouldve-taken-high-road-goertzen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/khan-shouldve-taken-high-road-goertzen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer health system critical incidents reported in 2025 than in previous two years, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of critical incidents reported within Manitoba&rsquo;s health-care system declined again in 2025, with delays, gaps and &ldquo;missed opportunities&rdquo; among the most common circumstances of deaths or injuries. Quarterly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fewer-health-system-critical-incidents-reported-in-2025-than-in-previous-two-years-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fewer-health-system-critical-incidents-reported-in-2025-than-in-previous-two-years-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops handcuffed by bail issues, lack of mental-health options, WPS chief tells residents in crime-ridden North End neighbourhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak bail reform and a lack of mental-health resources and addictions treatment beds are making it more difficult to tackle crime in inner-city neighbourhoods such as William Whyte, where there [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cops-handcuffed-by-bail-issues-lack-of-mental-health-options-wps-chief-tells-residents-in-crime-ridden-north-end-neighbourhood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cops-handcuffed-by-bail-issues-lack-of-mental-health-options-wps-chief-tells-residents-in-crime-ridden-north-end-neighbourhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Detrimental to the growth of female hockey in Manitoba’]]></title><description><![CDATA[She lived the best of both worlds. For the last three years, the 17-year-old wore a sweater for two different hockey programs &mdash; her high school team and AAA club [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/detrimental-to-the-growth-of-female-hockey-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/detrimental-to-the-growth-of-female-hockey-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province putting $8M into safe space for Thompson Indigenous women and families]]></title><description><![CDATA[An $8-million provincial investment in the Mino&rsquo;Ayaawag Ikwewag Northern Lodge in Thompson fulfils the NDP&rsquo;s 2023 election promise to establish three new 24-7 safe spaces for Indigenous women and their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-putting-8m-into-safe-space-for-thompson-indigenous-women-and-families/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-putting-8m-into-safe-space-for-thompson-indigenous-women-and-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thriller has steam to spare, but story slogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on a 2018 book by hugely popular, wildly polarizing author Colleen Hoover (whose novels It Ends with Us, Regretting You and Reminders of Him have also been made into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thriller-has-steam-to-spare-but-story-slogs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thriller-has-steam-to-spare-but-story-slogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham talks trash, pledges big bin boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham says he would add hundreds of locked garbage bins downtown to prevent unsightly trash piles if re-elected as mayor. Gillingham led a program that added about 120 locked [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-talks-trash-pledges-big-bin-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-talks-trash-pledges-big-bin-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re a solid, loyal sister, so worry not]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I ran into my sister&rsquo;s husband at the bar recently. He was drinking with a bunch of people from his work. I noticed he was sitting close [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youre-a-solid-loyal-sister-so-worry-not/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youre-a-solid-loyal-sister-so-worry-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who protects collegiate athletes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[College athletes need advocacy, before another life is lost. They need an independent voice because, as the system stands, athletes speaking out for personal safety would end their positions on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-protects-collegiate-athletes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-protects-collegiate-athletes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit, roads and city council’s priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did any of you happen to notice that the week of Sept. 14 marked an interesting confluence of events in Winnipeg? First up was the mayoral debate on public transit. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-roads-and-city-councils-priorities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-roads-and-city-councils-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for AI guardrails is right now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The genie is most definitely out of the bottle. And while there&rsquo;s little chance of putting it back in, we should be very concerned that the people who released it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-ai-guardrails-is-right-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-ai-guardrails-is-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s fast and then there’s this]]></title><description><![CDATA[The advice was not unexpected but it was surprising considering it applied to a vehicle weighing almost 6,000 pounds. &ldquo;Before you let off the brake, put your head against the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theres-fast-and-then-theres-this/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theres-fast-and-then-theres-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small businesses outline election priorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since moving to Winnipeg earlier this year, I have come to know the city through its small businesses. As a new Exchange District resident, grabbing coffee at Little Sister, walking [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/small-businesses-outline-election-priorities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/small-businesses-outline-election-priorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving forward, looking back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Wittmann&rsquo;s apartment was bright and trinket-filled, and Emily Sinclair felt nostalgia for it as soon as she walked through the door. It was 2018 or so, and as Sinclair, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/moving-forward-looking-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/moving-forward-looking-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robot study gives seniors say in era of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s no longer the stuff of sci-fi: AI sidekicks that simulate emotional support and guide routines. Robot companions are increasingly becoming part of everyday life for seniors, with certain U.S. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/robot-study-gives-seniors-say-in-era-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/robot-study-gives-seniors-say-in-era-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. has completed its acquisition of Ontario-based Everest Insurance Company of Canada and rebranded it as WSI, expanding Wawanesa&rsquo;s commercial capabilities. WSI will operate as a distinct [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wawanesa-rebrands-newest-branch-wsi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wawanesa-rebrands-newest-branch-wsi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidence vote was gamble for MLA, Tories: political expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Progressive Conservative MLA&rsquo;s decision to put forward a confidence motion against the party&rsquo;s former leader carries a lot of risk for her and the Tories, a political [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/confidence-vote-was-gamble-for-mla-tories-political-expert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/confidence-vote-was-gamble-for-mla-tories-political-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired guidance counsellor defends explicit 2025 sex-ed presentation to high school football team in disciplinary hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gus Watanabe, a former employee of Oak Park High School in Winnipeg, was the subject of a public disciplinary hearing on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retired-guidance-counsellor-defends-explicit-2025-sex-ed-presentation-to-high-school-football-team-in-disciplinary-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retired-guidance-counsellor-defends-explicit-2025-sex-ed-presentation-to-high-school-football-team-in-disciplinary-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province has provided $20M in flood relief so far, infrastructure minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province has sent out $20 million in relief to Manitobans and municipalities affected by severe flooding in several communities in June and July, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-provided-20m-in-flood-relief-so-far-infrastructure-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-provided-20m-in-flood-relief-so-far-infrastructure-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing]]></title><description><![CDATA[And just like that, the Northern Super League playoffs are nearly set with only fourth place &mdash; and home-field advantage, of course &mdash; up for grabs. AFC Toronto is on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-silanos-spectacular-strike-rapid-treading-water-post-season-posturing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-silanos-spectacular-strike-rapid-treading-water-post-season-posturing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[J’accuse!: Kinew uses French to fry interim Tory leader over alleged caucus subterfuge]]></title><description><![CDATA[NDP Premier Wab Kinew took a dig at the Progressive Conservatives&rsquo; leadership change while facing off with Obby Khan&rsquo;s short-term replacement for the first time in question period Thursday. It [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jaccuse-kinew-uses-french-to-fry-interim-tory-leader-over-alleged-caucus-subterfuge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jaccuse-kinew-uses-french-to-fry-interim-tory-leader-over-alleged-caucus-subterfuge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PUB should set Winnipeg water, sewer rates; that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be lower]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are good arguments for putting Winnipeg&rsquo;s water and sewer rates under the control of Manitoba&rsquo;s Public Utilities Board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pub-should-set-winnipeg-water-sewer-rates-that-doesnt-necessarily-mean-theyll-be-lower/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pub-should-set-winnipeg-water-sewer-rates-that-doesnt-necessarily-mean-theyll-be-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once known as Thin Air, the 2026 Winnipeg Book Festival marks a new chapter heading into its 29th year celebrating fiction, non-fiction and poetry with a new name, new staff [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-book-festival-starts-a-new-chapter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-book-festival-starts-a-new-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who has been invited to the table?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Friday, I spoke at Booth University College&rsquo;s inaugural Honour and Hope Harvest Dinner in support of Shelter U. I had been asked to speak about the power of art [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-has-been-invited-to-the-table/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-has-been-invited-to-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychological drama pairs parables to ask big questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bloody Theatre is an apt title for playwright Steven Ratzlaff&rsquo;s latest work, a twisty parable of faith, fortune and consequence that required the crew to familiarize themselves with several [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/psychological-drama-pairs-parables-to-ask-big-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/psychological-drama-pairs-parables-to-ask-big-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face up to fact you blew it with ex-wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My ex-wife just moved back to town and looks like a changed woman. She spent years married to me, and our kids just graduated in a city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/face-up-to-fact-you-blew-it-with-ex-wife/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/face-up-to-fact-you-blew-it-with-ex-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As political jockeying begins, don’t forget job No. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The goal, for all parties in a democracy, is to make the best legislation and bring in the strongest policy forward for voters and citizens. And every party has a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-political-jockeying-begins-dont-forget-job-no-1/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-political-jockeying-begins-dont-forget-job-no-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg’s challenge: preparing for weather extremes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new United Nations report warns the world will exceed the 1.5 C Paris limit by 2030. Winnipeg&rsquo;s string of extreme weather events in recent years &mdash; this summer&rsquo;s intense [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipegs-challenge-preparing-for-weather-extremes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipegs-challenge-preparing-for-weather-extremes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Warmest welcome’ at Manitoba, U.K. defence partnership summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The working name of Manitoba&rsquo;s newest defence-focused group is Tea and Textiles. Carole and Tim Champion may become members. The British entrepreneurs spent Tuesday touring Boeing, StandardAero and Magellan Aerospace [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warmest-welcome-at-manitoba-uk-defence-partnership-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warmest-welcome-at-manitoba-uk-defence-partnership-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart puts himself on the hook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Skinner is quick to admit that he wasn&rsquo;t always wired this way. As the Winnipeg Jets new starting goalie prepares for his fifth NHL season, Skinner conceded that the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stuart-puts-himself-on-the-hook/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stuart-puts-himself-on-the-hook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferraro gets a call-up to the Jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landon Ferraro vividly recalls the moment his NHL career came to an extremely painful end &mdash; Oct. 20, 2017, in downtown Winnipeg. &ldquo;My last play was a breakaway on Connor [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ferraro-gets-a-call-up-to-the-jets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ferraro-gets-a-call-up-to-the-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re in a good spot’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Rifles have a seat at the table, something they would&rsquo;ve certainly taken a few weeks ago. A solid three-phase performance in a 25-13 win over the Edmonton Huskies [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-in-a-good-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-in-a-good-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll stand for the children’: crowds gather for Orange Shirt Day in Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sea of people clad in orange shirts and waving flags marched through downtown Winnipeg to honour those who survived and died in residential schools. Wednesday marked National Day for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/well-stand-for-the-children-crowds-gather-for-orange-shirt-day-in-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/well-stand-for-the-children-crowds-gather-for-orange-shirt-day-in-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro reports $446-M loss in 2025-26, points to fourth drought year in past five]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro posted a $446-million loss in 2025-26, as drought conditions slashed hydroelectric generation, forcing the Crown corporation to buy more power while leaving it with less electricity to sell [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-reports-446-m-loss-in-2025-26-points-to-fourth-drought-year-in-past-five/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-reports-446-m-loss-in-2025-26-points-to-fourth-drought-year-in-past-five/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hero fought to remember children lost at residential school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of the gravesites of students who attended the Brandon Indian Residential School underneath the Turtle Crossing Campground is truly a Manitoba tragedy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hero-fought-to-remember-children-lost-at-residential-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hero-fought-to-remember-children-lost-at-residential-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein vows to freeze water, sewer rate for next two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein is promising to cancel a water and sewer rate hike proposed for next year and freeze the fee for two years. Klein said Winnipeggers are simply [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-vows-to-freeze-water-sewer-rate-for-next-two-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-vows-to-freeze-water-sewer-rate-for-next-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now-independent ex-Tory leader skips legislature’s first question period in four months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime rates, the cost of living and the state of health care were on the agenda Tuesday when the legislature&rsquo;s fall sitting began a day after Obby Khan&rsquo;s abrupt resignation from the Tory caucus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/now-independent-ex-tory-leader-skips-legislatures-first-question-period-in-four-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/now-independent-ex-tory-leader-skips-legislatures-first-question-period-in-four-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billions of dollars spent on health, but scattershot financial reporting leaves decision-makers, Manitobans in the dark, auditor general says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s auditor general says significant gaps in health-sector financial reporting make it difficult to understand how billions of dollars in public funds are spent. Auditor General Tyson Shtykalo is calling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/billions-of-dollars-spent-on-health-but-scattershot-financial-reporting-leaves-decision-makers-manitobans-in-the-dark-auditor-general-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/billions-of-dollars-spent-on-health-but-scattershot-financial-reporting-leaves-decision-makers-manitobans-in-the-dark-auditor-general-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s slowing population growth could restrict business expansion, a top economist for Farm Credit Canada warned Manitoba manufacturers. Craig Johnston, the federal Crown corporation&rsquo;s chief economist, addressed Prairie businesses at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/expert-urges-food-drink-makers-to-look-to-foreign-markets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/expert-urges-food-drink-makers-to-look-to-foreign-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port of Churchill signs agreement with Dutch port]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arctic Gateway Group, operator of the Port of Churchill, has signed an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands to attract business and strengthen supply chains linking Western [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/port-of-churchill-signs-agreement-with-dutch-port/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/port-of-churchill-signs-agreement-with-dutch-port/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eliminating short-term sick notes ‘big step forward’: Doctors Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba doctors will no longer be required to issue sick notes for short-term employee absences due to illness or injury, starting Thursday. The new provincial legislation, which officially passed in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/eliminating-short-term-sick-notes-big-step-forward-doctors-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/eliminating-short-term-sick-notes-big-step-forward-doctors-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the PC stand for in party’s name? Seems to be Pretty Confused]]></title><description><![CDATA[It should have been obvious from the beginning that the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party was going to have trouble holding itself together under Obby Khan. The warning came in April [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-does-the-pc-stand-for-in-partys-name-seems-to-be-pretty-confused/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-does-the-pc-stand-for-in-partys-name-seems-to-be-pretty-confused/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused grandparent scammer charged with sex crimes involving minor]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton man accused of defrauding several Winnipeg seniors in so-called grandparent scams has also been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the city. Winnipeg Police Service [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accused-grandparent-scammer-charged-with-sex-crimes-involving-minor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accused-grandparent-scammer-charged-with-sex-crimes-involving-minor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba PCs choose interim leader after Khan’s sudden resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s Progressive Conservatives have chosen Konrad Narth as their interim party leader after the sudden resignation of Obby Khan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-pcs-choose-interim-leader-after-khans-sudden-resignation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-pcs-choose-interim-leader-after-khans-sudden-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brazilian election]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Fl&aacute;vio Bolsonaro is Trump&rsquo;s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust,&rdquo; claims the latest video released [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-brazilian-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-brazilian-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retiree sues neighbour over alleged dog attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man is suing his neighbour over an alleged dog attack he says occurred while he was helping him with a lawnmower. Arthur Cabel, a retiree who lives on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retiree-sues-neighbour-over-alleged-dog-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retiree-sues-neighbour-over-alleged-dog-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislation needed on vacant buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something deeply backwards about a system that lets a property owner keep a building boarded up indefinitely while neighbours are left to live with the consequences. In Winnipeg, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legislation-needed-on-vacant-buildings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legislation-needed-on-vacant-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Manitoba-U.K. Defence Summit begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[United Kingdom delegates from the aerospace and defence sector are visiting Winnipeg this week for the first Manitoba-U.K. Defence Summit. Industry executives will discuss trade, investment and collaboration with their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-manitoba-uk-defence-summit-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-manitoba-uk-defence-summit-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dealing now with increasing judicial dangers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, the Manitoba Association of Crown Attorneys (&ldquo;MACA&rdquo;) has been engaged in a dispute with the Manitoba government over the workload of its lawyers. That dispute is expected to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dealing-now-with-increasing-judicial-dangers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dealing-now-with-increasing-judicial-dangers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalk surprise gift up to lust, not love]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just got a funny birthday card and a single pink rose delivered to me at work from a boyfriend who broke up with me last spring [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chalk-surprise-gift-up-to-lust-not-love/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chalk-surprise-gift-up-to-lust-not-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI, animals and us]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is now perhaps axiomatic to declare that artificial intelligence will revolutionize the world, as researchers and industry insiders are projecting the novel technology to become the greatest technological breakthrough [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-animals-and-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-animals-and-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher barred for ‘repeated boundary-crossing conduct’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A disciplinary panel has ordered the cancellation of a Chinese-Canadian teacher&rsquo;s certificate because of her &ldquo;repeated boundary-crossing with a student&rdquo; during her tenure at an international school with local ties. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teacher-barred-for-repeated-boundary-crossing-conduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teacher-barred-for-repeated-boundary-crossing-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the Nations event to highlight Indigenous mining plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first-ever conference aims to connect Indigenous leaders with businesses as local mining ambitions grow. The Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association expects to rally a half-dozen chiefs to present on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/state-of-the-nations-event-to-highlight-indigenous-mining-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/state-of-the-nations-event-to-highlight-indigenous-mining-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New tour firm seeks to display ‘hidden gem’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desiree Rantala has serious Manitoba bona fides. The 34-year-old grew up in two northern First Nations communities and has lived in Gimli and Dauphin. She&rsquo;s worked in marketing roles at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-tour-firm-seeks-to-display-hidden-gem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-tour-firm-seeks-to-display-hidden-gem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa commits $8.1 million for downtown Y redevelopment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is backing a major redevelopment of Winnipeg&rsquo;s Downtown Y that will expand community programs and update the century-old Vaughan Street building. On Monday, Ottawa committed $8.1 million [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-commits-81-million-for-downtown-y-redevelopment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-commits-81-million-for-downtown-y-redevelopment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfumer battling city hall to keep his shop open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael O&rsquo;Malley has been here before &mdash; fighting the City of Winnipeg to keep his business open. He usually spends his days concocting scents. He&rsquo;s owned La Parfumerie, a Wolseley [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/perfumer-battling-city-hall-to-keep-his-shop-open/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/perfumer-battling-city-hall-to-keep-his-shop-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toddler with methamphetamine in system ‘deserved better’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother whose infant child died with methamphetamine in her bloodstream should serve two years in jail, the Crown argued Monday. Alison Kimberly Muise, 43, was found guilty in February [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/toddler-with-methamphetamine-in-system-deserved-better/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/toddler-with-methamphetamine-in-system-deserved-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province helping youths leaving CFS system with three-month EIA ‘unconditional income’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province is making it easier for youths transitioning out of care to access employment income assistance. Conditions on benefits will be waived for three months, to create a &ldquo;time-limited, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-helping-youths-leaving-cfs-system-with-three-month-eia-unconditional-income/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-helping-youths-leaving-cfs-system-with-three-month-eia-unconditional-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stevenson set to be Skinner’s backup]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets have filled a need by grabbing a goaltender off the waiver wire. Clay Stevenson was claimed by the club on Monday afternoon and will immediately step into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stevenson-set-to-be-skinners-backup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stevenson-set-to-be-skinners-backup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bauer ‘better and better every year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyrel Bauer makes no apologies for the pugilistic piece of his path. The Winnipeg Jets defenceman is ready to drop the gloves and throw down when the situation calls for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bauer-better-and-better-every-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bauer-better-and-better-every-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wab Kinew as ‘communicator in chief’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew and his party have been riding high in the polls longer than normal for a government one year or less away from its first re-election contest. One [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wab-kinew-as-communicator-in-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wab-kinew-as-communicator-in-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncaring hubby fell flat at first hurdle]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I re-rented my favourite summer cabin this fall because I&rsquo;m trying to finish my thesis. My husband of just over a year was very annoyed with me [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uncaring-hubby-fell-flat-at-first-hurdle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uncaring-hubby-fell-flat-at-first-hurdle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saviour of the slopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not yet winter but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped Lori Natuik from preparing for when snow hits the ground. Winter is her favourite season and she&rsquo;s ready to strap on her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saviour-of-the-slopes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saviour-of-the-slopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respectful separation: an obvious oxymoron]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We want a fair and respectful relationship with Canada,&rdquo; Alberta separatist leader Keith Wilson told the CBC commentator. He paused. Briefly. &ldquo;On our terms.&rdquo; He followed up with a poorly-veiled [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/respectful-separation-an-obvious-oxymoron/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/respectful-separation-an-obvious-oxymoron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discrediting independent media is the game plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[United States President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to bar several news organizations from White House briefings is, thanks to a court decision, teetering on the edge of collapse. Will this defeat [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/discrediting-independent-media-is-the-game-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/discrediting-independent-media-is-the-game-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WSO season kicks off with two fateful fifths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday night&rsquo;s Masterworks program, titled Beethoven 5 and Tchaikovsky 5 and led by Daniel Raiskin, also officially introduced the WSO&rsquo;s new composer-in-residence, Kelly-Marie Murphy, to the weekend crowd of 1,720. She was met with enthusiastic applause and cheers upon taking the stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wso-season-kicks-off-with-two-fateful-fifths/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wso-season-kicks-off-with-two-fateful-fifths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province invests $3.8M in culinary arts training facility for francophone high school students]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new dedicated culinary arts training facility will give francophone high school students a place to learn the trade in French. The Manitoba government announced this week that it is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-invests-38m-in-culinary-arts-training-facility-for-francophone-high-school-students/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-invests-38m-in-culinary-arts-training-facility-for-francophone-high-school-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, as it's known in Manitoba, happens Sept. 30 with many commemorative community events scheduled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-up-in-winnipeg-on-national-day-of-truth-and-reconciliation-sept-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-up-in-winnipeg-on-national-day-of-truth-and-reconciliation-sept-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Jets clear waivers to join Moose]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets organizational depth has yet to take a hit on the waiver wire. On Saturday afternoon, all four players exposed to waivers &mdash; defenceman Isaak Phillips and forwards [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/four-jets-clear-waivers-to-join-moose/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/four-jets-clear-waivers-to-join-moose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg a character all its own onscreen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch something shot in Winnipeg with a Winnipegger, and you will be treated to a live running commentary. We can&rsquo;t help playing &ldquo;spot the location.&rdquo; When we recognize that field/statue/mall/intersection/theatre, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-a-character-all-its-own-onscreen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-a-character-all-its-own-onscreen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whether it’s coffee or tea, think of what’s holy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was an instructor at a week-long event for aspiring Catholic journalists in Toronto in August. Whenever journalists gather, there will be conversation &mdash; and coffee. Lots of coffee. In [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whether-its-coffee-or-tea-think-of-whats-holy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whether-its-coffee-or-tea-think-of-whats-holy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for the PUB to review Winnipeg water rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[We take you now to just over a month ago, to the Public Utilities Board and its decision about water and sewer rates for Russell, Binscarth, Angusville, Rossburn and Gambler [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-the-pub-to-review-winnipeg-water-rates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-the-pub-to-review-winnipeg-water-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The never-ending, continuing war in Ethiopia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another October coming up, and still the Nobel Peace Prize Committee refuses to give Donald Trump his prize. They even gave one to Barak Obama, who was Black and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-never-ending-continuing-war-in-ethiopia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-never-ending-continuing-war-in-ethiopia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prost! Raise a glass to Oktoberfest]]></title><description><![CDATA[As September comes to a close, a pair of local breweries are bringing some serious gem&uuml;tlichkeit. For the uninitiated, gem&uuml;tlichkeit&rsquo;s a word that doesn&rsquo;t translate neatly from German to English, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prost-raise-a-glass-to-oktoberfest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prost-raise-a-glass-to-oktoberfest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfecting profitability]]></title><description><![CDATA[More jaded of investors may roll their eyes at another book offering up a formula for the &ldquo;perfect portfolio.&rdquo; Veteran portfolio manager Peter Lazaroff, based in St. Louis, and host [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/perfecting-profitability/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/perfecting-profitability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New series terrific addition to RWB repertoire]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;See the music, hear the dance,&rdquo; is a famous quote from quintessential ballet influencer George Balanchine, whose pithy bons mots have defined much of American classical dance since the legendary [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-series-terrific-addition-to-rwb-repertoire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-series-terrific-addition-to-rwb-repertoire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Sept 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Important lessons lost Re: Parents still in charge amid health curriculum overhaul: premier, Sept. 23 The premier&rsquo;s assurance that parents could continue to &ldquo;opt-out&rdquo; their children from health education classes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-sept-26-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-sept-26-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy email debt forgiveness day]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are few things more capable of producing an immediate feeling of guilt than opening your inbox and seeing an email you have not answered. You know the one. It [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/happy-email-debt-forgiveness-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/happy-email-debt-forgiveness-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth fest]]></title><description><![CDATA[French fries and milkshake, watermelon and feta cheese &hellip; Beethoven&rsquo;s Fifth and Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s Fifth? Few events mark the beginning of the classical concert season like the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra&rsquo;s season-opener [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fifth-fest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fifth-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pumpkin Princess provides treat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas came early for one lucky bettor at Assiniboia Downs on Wednesday, but it was more like Halloween for owner/trainer Robert Haar. Haar had three horses in the sixth race [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pumpkin-princess-provides-treat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pumpkin-princess-provides-treat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unhappy Dynacare staff refuse OT shifts; doors could be closed at clinics with Saturday hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Winnipeg Dynacare sites normally open on Saturday were closed last week, and may continue to be because staff are refusing to pick up overtime shifts after they were forced back to work amid a labour dispute with the company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unhappy-dynacare-staff-refuse-ot-shifts-doors-could-be-closed-at-clinics-with-saturday-hours/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unhappy-dynacare-staff-refuse-ot-shifts-doors-could-be-closed-at-clinics-with-saturday-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ledohowski among new entrants to Manitoba Business Hall of Fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late Canad Inns founder will join the ranks of Manitoba Business Hall of Fame members next year. Leo Ledohowski is one of three honourees to receive the prestigious title. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ledohowski-among-new-entrants-to-manitoba-business-hall-of-fame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ledohowski-among-new-entrants-to-manitoba-business-hall-of-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flop wedge needed at Phantom Lake Golf Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a remote land of spruce, ptarmigan and rock, Flintabbatey Flonatin &mdash; an adventurer exploring the depths of Phantom Lake with his little submarine &mdash; discovered an underwater treasure trove [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flop-wedge-needed-at-phantom-lake-golf-club/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flop-wedge-needed-at-phantom-lake-golf-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber hears about the business of belonging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the city&rsquo;s business community were encouraged to emulate Dolly Parton, the recently deceased country singer known for her upbeat attitude and philanthropic efforts, at a Winnipeg Chamber of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chamber-hears-about-the-business-of-belonging/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chamber-hears-about-the-business-of-belonging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham outlines big plan for Seine River in a second-term as mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham promises to turn the Seine River into a permanent recreation and nature attraction, if re-elected as mayor. At a riverside campaign announcement Friday, Gillingham said a long-term plan [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-outlines-big-plan-for-seine-river-in-a-second-term-as-mayor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-outlines-big-plan-for-seine-river-in-a-second-term-as-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crusaders football celebrates 95th anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few understand better than Stacy Dainard how steeped the St. Paul&rsquo;s High School football program is in history. The head coach of the Crusaders&rsquo; varsity team for the last 25 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crusaders-football-celebrates-95th-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crusaders-football-celebrates-95th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No secret Marsch is targeting 2027 as a trophy year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the roster announcement for Canada&rsquo;s upcoming friendlies, it might have been tempting to want a glimpse of the younger and fringier players who might just be the future [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-secret-marsch-is-targeting-2027-as-a-trophy-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-secret-marsch-is-targeting-2027-as-a-trophy-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurants ‘under pressure’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy hour outings are on Jackie Piggott&rsquo;s calendar &mdash; but even those are fewer. She and her husband might visit a restaurant once a month. It&rsquo;s a change over the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/restaurants-under-pressure/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/restaurants-under-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenants slam Alta.-based landlord, protest rent increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Medd wasn&rsquo;t ready for another adventure last October, when she moved out of the Wolseley Avenue apartment she had called home for 15 years. Medd said life at Lincoln [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tenants-slam-alta-based-landlord-protest-rent-increases/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tenants-slam-alta-based-landlord-protest-rent-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flammable gas culprit of 2024 Transcona home explosion: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flammable gas is believed to be the cause of a 2024 house explosion in Transcona that damaged neighbouring homes and displaced residents. &ldquo;As a result of the investigation and upon [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flammable-gas-culprit-of-2024-transcona-home-explosion-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flammable-gas-culprit-of-2024-transcona-home-explosion-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: A corner to remember; De Filippo’s boot; a highlight-reel brace]]></title><description><![CDATA[You better believe the race to the finish line is on and this weekend&rsquo;s action proved just that. The standings picture didn&rsquo;t get any clearer &mdash; aside from the Roses [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-a-corner-to-remember-de-filippos-boot-a-highlight-reel-brace/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-a-corner-to-remember-de-filippos-boot-a-highlight-reel-brace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is a better Winnipeg on the horizon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Free Press columnists weigh in on the challenges ahead and how the city can become better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-a-better-winnipeg-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-a-better-winnipeg-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province hires 17 psychiatrists to work in Winnipeg, Selkirk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province has hired 17 psychiatrists this year in an attempt to alleviate pressure on hospital emergency rooms. &ldquo;Too often, people in crisis end up in the emergency room because [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-hires-17-psychiatrists-to-work-in-winnipeg-selkirk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-hires-17-psychiatrists-to-work-in-winnipeg-selkirk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voter turnout suggests most of us don’t care who makes decisions about city services that affect our daily lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[How bad would things have to get in Winnipeg to improve voter turnout in municipal elections?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/voter-turnout-suggests-most-of-us-dont-care-who-makes-decisions-about-city-services-that-affect-our-daily-lives/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/voter-turnout-suggests-most-of-us-dont-care-who-makes-decisions-about-city-services-that-affect-our-daily-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portage Avenue stabbing victim stumbled into nearby store for help]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 46-year-old man stabbed on Portage Avenue Wednesday afternoon is in hospital after stumbling into a downtown Dollarama and receiving medical care. Police say the man had been confronted by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/portage-avenue-stabbing-victim-stumbled-into-nearby-store-for-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/portage-avenue-stabbing-victim-stumbled-into-nearby-store-for-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several mayors bow out  of fall’s municipal elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A number of mayors have decided not to run for re-election in western Manitoba municipalities. Heads of council in Dauphin, Neepawa, Boissevain-Morton and Riverdale have bowed out of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/several-mayors-bow-out-of-falls-municipal-elections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/several-mayors-bow-out-of-falls-municipal-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments fund AI training for aerospace, manufacturing workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aerospace and manufacturing workers in Manitoba will be trained on digital traceability, production data and applied artificial intelligence through a government-funded pilot program. The federal and provincial governments announced a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-fund-ai-training-for-aerospace-manufacturing-workers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-fund-ai-training-for-aerospace-manufacturing-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[40 shining years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lux et veritas floreant, or Let light and truth flourish, is the University of Winnipeg&rsquo;s motto. It&rsquo;s also a fitting title &mdash; and guiding theme &mdash; for a group exhibition [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/40-shining-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/40-shining-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of W marks 10 years of Indigenous education requirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Winnipeg is collecting course outlines, historic concerns about systemic racism on campus and related records to mark the 10-year anniversary of mandating Indigenous studies. The unveiling of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-w-marks-10-years-of-indigenous-education-requirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-w-marks-10-years-of-indigenous-education-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two U.S. presidents, and America’s decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.&rdquo; &mdash; Abraham Lincoln in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-us-presidents-and-americas-decline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-us-presidents-and-americas-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three wait times, one patient: resources matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba announced at least $127 million for a 60-bed hospital, with expanded emergency and surgical space, dialysis and chemotherapy. It will serve surrounding communities and a town with more than [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-wait-times-one-patient-resources-matter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-wait-times-one-patient-resources-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sequestered skivvies seem like last straw]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband, who earns a hefty income, stayed in the city most of the summer working, except for a few long weekends with the kids and me [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sequestered-skivvies-seem-like-last-straw/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sequestered-skivvies-seem-like-last-straw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baruchel soulful in role as frustrated Canuck daredevil]]></title><description><![CDATA[For better and worse, the name of the barely famous Canadian stunt driver Ken Carter (a.k.a. The Mad Canadian) will always be associated with the name of his much more [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/baruchel-soulful-in-role-as-frustrated-canuck-daredevil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/baruchel-soulful-in-role-as-frustrated-canuck-daredevil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global prediction markets, local presence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayoral race has reached a new platform: illegal online betting. Incumbent Scott Gillingham took the lead on U.S.-based Polymarket on Thursday afternoon. Some $15,335 had been invested in his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/global-prediction-markets-local-presence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/global-prediction-markets-local-presence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special touch to special teams needed for bounce back season]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can point the finger of blame in a number of directions when it comes to finding fault with last season&rsquo;s Winnipeg Jets. A lineup that was too old and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/special-touch-to-special-teams-needed-for-bounce-back-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/special-touch-to-special-teams-needed-for-bounce-back-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concrete doc befits brutalist Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moviegoers across North America are pounding the pavement and lining up around the block to see The History of Concrete, small-screen documentarian John Wilson&rsquo;s feature-length debut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/concrete-doc-befits-brutalist-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/concrete-doc-befits-brutalist-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown always shooting for new heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time Joshua Brown takes the court, the line between dreams and reality blurs. You see, Brown, born and raised in East St. Paul, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy early [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-always-shooting-for-new-heights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-always-shooting-for-new-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 60,000 Manitobans rely on food bank each month, Harvest Manitoba report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Smith first turned to Harvest Manitoba in the early 1990s when her husband became permanently disabled. Now, on a fixed income, she continues to access the food bank to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-than-60000-manitobans-rely-on-food-bank-each-month-harvest-manitoba-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-than-60000-manitobans-rely-on-food-bank-each-month-harvest-manitoba-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure to exploit NDP weaknesses leaves PCs in tailspin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s Progressive Conservative party is getting slaughtered. There&rsquo;s no other way to put it. The latest Abacus Data poll is brutal for the Tories. The NDP isn&rsquo;t merely ahead &mdash; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/failure-to-exploit-ndp-weaknesses-leaves-pcs-in-tailspin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/failure-to-exploit-ndp-weaknesses-leaves-pcs-in-tailspin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Anti-worker’ status change for Winnipeg Transit Plus drivers voted down]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial change of status for Winnipeg Transit Plus drivers, which some feared could leave them with lower pay and fewer benefits, has been rejected. On Thursday, Coun. Janice Lukes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/anti-worker-status-change-for-winnipeg-transit-plus-drivers-voted-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/anti-worker-status-change-for-winnipeg-transit-plus-drivers-voted-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No charges after man suffers facial fractures in police encounter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s police watchdog recommends no charges against officers after a man suffered facial fractures after an incident with police. Winnipeg Police Service officers were sent to the intersection of Broadway [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-charges-after-man-suffers-facial-fractures-in-police-encounter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-charges-after-man-suffers-facial-fractures-in-police-encounter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The guys’ ceiling and potential is through the roof’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Flyers are hoping to improve after an unusual down season by their standards in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Winkler finished fourth in the East Division and were swept [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-guys-ceiling-and-potential-is-through-the-roof/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-guys-ceiling-and-potential-is-through-the-roof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more Jets 1.0 or 2.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets finally got their history back. The NHL announced on Thursday morning that the 1.0 (1979 to 1996) and 2.0 (2011 to present) eras will now be merged, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-more-jets-10-or-20/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-more-jets-10-or-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney’s campaign for middle powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose,&rdquo; said former New York Governor Mario Cuomo forty years ago. Canada&rsquo;s Prime Minister Mark Carney is now in the poetic phase of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mark-carneys-campaign-for-middle-powers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mark-carneys-campaign-for-middle-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighter admits to conditional sentence breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg firefighter previously jailed for criminally harassing two different women has been released from custody after admitting to breaching a conditional sentence order. Christopher Goethals, 59, was arrested July [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/firefighter-admits-to-conditional-sentence-breach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/firefighter-admits-to-conditional-sentence-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t miss these 10 concerts during a jam-packed season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shorter days and dipping temperatures also trumpet the launch of another jam-packed arts season, with a full slate of world-class concerts. Here is a list of Top 10 concerts that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-miss-these-10-concerts-during-a-jam-packed-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-miss-these-10-concerts-during-a-jam-packed-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’d only regret not acting on longtime crush]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: For years I had a big crush on my older sister&rsquo;s hot-looking best friend who was often over at our house. My sister found out about my [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youd-only-regret-not-acting-on-longtime-crush/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youd-only-regret-not-acting-on-longtime-crush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for 21st century leadership at MB Hydro]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the recent resignation of its CEO Alan Danroth, Manitoba Hydro now has a chance for an overdue course correction. The propaganda spouted by its PR flaks notwithstanding, our Crown [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-21st-century-leadership-at-mb-hydro/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-21st-century-leadership-at-mb-hydro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potash producer seeks to tap into Manitoba’s critical mineral drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A western Manitoba potash producer could generate as much as $450 million in annual sales if it expands operations over the next five years under an ambitious mining [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/potash-producer-seeks-to-tap-into-manitobas-critical-mineral-drive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/potash-producer-seeks-to-tap-into-manitobas-critical-mineral-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ensuring an EU deal is as sweet as it sounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;What&rsquo;s in a name?,&rdquo; wrote the famous playwright, as one of his characters pondered the pitfalls of a potentially perilous entanglement. The meaning behind Shakespeare&rsquo;s Romeo-focused rumination is that the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ensuring-an-eu-deal-is-as-sweet-as-it-sounds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ensuring-an-eu-deal-is-as-sweet-as-it-sounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most of us are likely to chuck on a hoodie and sweatpants for a last-minute dash to the store, Tara Cole-McCaffrey&rsquo;s early morning run to pick up a carton [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-collection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-collection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability for all utility rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Seniors Equity Action Coalition, Consumers Association of Canada (Manitoba), Canadian Association of Retired Persons (Manitoba Chapter) and Harvest Manitoba are sponsoring the &ldquo;This PUB&rsquo;s For You Pledge&rdquo; during [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accountability-for-all-utility-rates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accountability-for-all-utility-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quintex absorbs Mat Master in family-friendly transaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two longtime competitors in Winnipeg&rsquo;s industrial laundry sector have come together after making a deal neither company had to go to the mat for. Quintex Services Ltd., a family-owned business [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quintex-absorbs-mat-master-in-family-friendly-transaction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quintex-absorbs-mat-master-in-family-friendly-transaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-known Brandon-born rock drummer Sutherland dies at age 58]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris (Suds) Sutherland, a Brandon-born drummer who was the driving force behind many top artists in the Canadian music industry, has died at 58. Sutherland is widely praised throughout North [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/well-known-brandon-born-rock-drummer-sutherland-dies-at-age-58/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/well-known-brandon-born-rock-drummer-sutherland-dies-at-age-58/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seniors, consumers seek promises from council candidates to transfer water, sewer rate decisions to PUB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groups representing seniors, consumers and people living in poverty say a provincial oversight agency should gain the power to set Winnipeg water and sewer rates, partly to ensure future fees [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seniors-consumers-seek-promises-from-council-candidates-to-transfer-water-sewer-rate-decisions-to-pub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seniors-consumers-seek-promises-from-council-candidates-to-transfer-water-sewer-rate-decisions-to-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety officers responded to three assaults in first 4 1/2 months at downtown Hydro HQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro Place beefed up its security after an employee was assaulted in the main-floor gallery while leaving work in January leading the Crown corporation to close the building to the public for several weeks while it hired and trained institutional safety officers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/safety-officers-responded-to-three-assaults-in-first-4-12-months-at-downtown-hydro-hq/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/safety-officers-responded-to-three-assaults-in-first-4-12-months-at-downtown-hydro-hq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A legacy cast in bronze (more, or new, headline pse)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janice Filmon has a new accolade to add to the list of honours she&rsquo;s received over the years. The volunteer, philanthropist and former lieutenant-governor of Manitoba was inducted into the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-legacy-cast-in-bronze-more-or-new-headline-pse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-legacy-cast-in-bronze-more-or-new-headline-pse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A legacy cast in bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janice Filmon has a new accolade to add to the list of honours she&rsquo;s received over the years. The volunteer, philanthropist and former lieutenant-governor of Manitoba was inducted into the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-legacy-cast-in-bronze/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-legacy-cast-in-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Extremely disappointed’: hunters being turned away near Bloodvein First Nation, Manitoba Wildlife Federation says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Wildlife Federation says hunters are again being refused access to land near Bloodvein River First Nation, a year after leadership told court it would let them through. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/extremely-disappointed-hunters-being-turned-away-near-bloodvein-first-nation-manitoba-wildlife-federation-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/extremely-disappointed-hunters-being-turned-away-near-bloodvein-first-nation-manitoba-wildlife-federation-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief, reproach from law school staff after disgraced ex-dean’s arrest in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overseas arrest of a disgraced former law dean who defrauded the University of Manitoba out of more than $600,000 is being met both with relief and renewed frustration in the local legal community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/relief-reproach-from-law-school-staff-after-disgraced-ex-deans-arrest-in-france/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/relief-reproach-from-law-school-staff-after-disgraced-ex-deans-arrest-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous Sports Fund listening to level playing field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba is home base for a fund organizers hope will boost Indigenous participation in sport across Canada. &ldquo;We should be involved in more than just dancing in the opening ceremonies,&rdquo; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-sports-fund-listening-to-level-playing-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-sports-fund-listening-to-level-playing-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bluesman’s memoir focuses on life before music fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was born Colin Munn in Regina in 1964, but he&rsquo;s best known by the name given to him onstage by his late friend Stevie Ray Vaughan in Ann Arbor, Mich., 20-plus years later &mdash; Colin James.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bluesmans-memoir-focuses-on-life-before-music-fame/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bluesmans-memoir-focuses-on-life-before-music-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada suspends plasma collection at Grifols Taylor Avenue clinic; company announced pause at facilities across country last month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada has suspended all plasma collection at Grifols&rsquo; Taylor Avenue facility while the private company continues to face scrutiny after two people died following donations at its Winnipeg clinics. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-canada-suspends-plasma-collection-at-grifols-taylor-avenue-clinic-company-announced-pause-at-facilities-across-country-last-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-canada-suspends-plasma-collection-at-grifols-taylor-avenue-clinic-company-announced-pause-at-facilities-across-country-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plea deal possible for U.S. man accused of sexually exploiting Manitoba girl online]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. prosecutors and defence counsel for a 32-year-old man accused of sexually exploiting a 10-year-old Manitoba girl online are working to draft a plea deal, a court document shows. Cortney [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plea-deal-possible-for-us-man-accused-of-sexually-exploiting-manitoba-girl-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plea-deal-possible-for-us-man-accused-of-sexually-exploiting-manitoba-girl-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unspent public funds raise questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[While concerns about homelessness and public safety continue to make headlines in Manitoba, the two government departments mainly responsible for addressing them came in under budget last year. The 2025-26 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unspent-public-funds-raise-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unspent-public-funds-raise-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students and rising tuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students in Manitoba are facing additional costs at a time when many are already struggling with the rising cost of living, despite repeated promises from the provincial government to make [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/students-and-rising-tuition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/students-and-rising-tuition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealing statements by Trump about courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analyzing the utterances of U.S. President Donald Trump may seem like the ultimate sort of mug&rsquo;s game &mdash; they are varied, contradictory, rambling, pugilistic, sometimes wheedling and the list goes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/revealing-statements-by-trump-about-courts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/revealing-statements-by-trump-about-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignoring AI warning could be the death of us all]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 7th century BC, the formative years of Greek literature, the poet Hesiod told the story of Pandora&rsquo;s Box. Created to be the ideal woman, Pandora was given a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ignoring-ai-warning-could-be-the-death-of-us-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ignoring-ai-warning-could-be-the-death-of-us-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you feel stuck on repeat, reach out for advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My ex-mother-in-law and I ran into each other at a political do and had a great old time. I like her much better now than when I [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-you-feel-stuck-on-repeat-reach-out-for-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-you-feel-stuck-on-repeat-reach-out-for-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right gaining foothold in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Europe is going through a version of sophisticated state failure,&rdquo; an analyst told the New York Times after the ultranationalist Alternative f&uuml;r Deutschland (AfD) won state-level elections on Sept. 6. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/far-right-gaining-foothold-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/far-right-gaining-foothold-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Business Coalition pushes for provincial nominee increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[More immigrants and fewer regulatory burdens have been on Bram Strain&rsquo;s advocacy agenda this week. The Business Council of Manitoba president joined peers from the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-business-coalition-pushes-for-provincial-nominee-increases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-business-coalition-pushes-for-provincial-nominee-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Opportunity for us to grow’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red River College Polytechnic will become one of the first civilian schools to train Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft technicians. The first cohort is expected to begin aircraft maintenance engineer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opportunity-for-us-to-grow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opportunity-for-us-to-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province paid three men wrongfully convicted in 1973 Winnipeg homicide $4 million apiece]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than five decades after their lives were derailed by a racist justice system, the provincial government has paid millions of dollars to three men who were wrongfully convicted in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-paid-three-men-wrongfully-convicted-in-1973-winnipeg-homicide-4-million-apiece/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-paid-three-men-wrongfully-convicted-in-1973-winnipeg-homicide-4-million-apiece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wild, wild summer’: storms produce all-time number of damage claims at MPI]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40,000 storm-related claims have been opened with Manitoba Public Insurance stemming from summer storms, marking a historic high. The June 9 storm in Winnipeg and the surrounding area [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wild-wild-summer-storms-produce-all-time-number-of-damage-claims-at-mpi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wild-wild-summer-storms-produce-all-time-number-of-damage-claims-at-mpi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham promises to make north Main revitalization a second-term priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham says he will work to &ldquo;reset and renew&rdquo; north Main Street if he wins a second term as mayor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-to-make-north-main-revitalization-a-second-term-priority/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-to-make-north-main-revitalization-a-second-term-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing Transit Plus drivers’ status a ‘ridiculous anti-worker provision,’ councillor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some fear a change of status for Winnipeg Transit Plus drivers could allow them to be paid less and receive fewer benefits. However, council&rsquo;s public works chairwoman said pay protections [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/changing-transit-plus-drivers-status-a-ridiculous-anti-worker-provision-councillor-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/changing-transit-plus-drivers-status-a-ridiculous-anti-worker-provision-councillor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro board members visit First Nation communities to discuss damage from past developments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the Manitoba Hydro board visited Misipawistik Cree Nation and Chemawawin Cree Nation last week to learn more about the impacts of the Grand Rapids Generating Station and strengthen [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-board-members-visit-first-nation-communities-to-discuss-damage-from-past-developments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-board-members-visit-first-nation-communities-to-discuss-damage-from-past-developments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will win? Most voters haven’t decided yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just over a month before Winnipeg voters choose their next mayor, the most striking number in the latest polling isn&rsquo;t Scott Gillingham&rsquo;s lead. It&rsquo;s the 51 per cent of voters [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-will-win-most-voters-havent-decided-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-will-win-most-voters-havent-decided-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Railways, costs and benefits — the long view]]></title><description><![CDATA[A railway bypass route for Winnipeg has been endorsed by Premier Wab Kinew for further feasibility study. Naturally, critics have emerged that question the economics of a railway bypass. Doubters [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/railways-costs-and-benefits-the-long-view/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/railways-costs-and-benefits-the-long-view/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-secondary leaders to discuss cross-campus collaborations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artificial intelligence boom is inducing panic about the makeup of Manitoba&rsquo;s future workforce and influencing new post-secondary application trends. What remains a constant, says the economist who oversees the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/post-secondary-leaders-to-discuss-cross-campus-collaborations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/post-secondary-leaders-to-discuss-cross-campus-collaborations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North and east to Hudson Bay: Port Nelson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who in Canada doesn&rsquo;t like the beaver? It&rsquo;s a Canadian symbol that represents hard work and ingenuity and using the resources around you to build up what you need. Western [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/north-and-east-to-hudson-bay-port-nelson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/north-and-east-to-hudson-bay-port-nelson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost &amp; found]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Smoluk&rsquo;s Maze City, on now at WAG-Qaumajuq, is a full circle moment. The Winnipeg visual artist took art classes as a kid at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, his work [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lost-amp-found/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lost-amp-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accept the fact you’re a sensitive soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m 30, and recently met a girl eight years younger than I am. While we had a great time the first weeks going out for dinners, to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accept-the-fact-youre-a-sensitive-soul/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/accept-the-fact-youre-a-sensitive-soul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigate Winnipeg mosque incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police are investigating after someone made &ldquo;hateful and threatening comments&rdquo; to children outside a city mosque, its president says. The incident took place Saturday, said Kadar Ahmed, president of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-investigate-winnipeg-mosque-incident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-investigate-winnipeg-mosque-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillor facing sex charges running for re-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg city councillor who faces sexual assault charges says he is running for re-election. A day before Tuesday&rsquo;s deadline, Russ Wyatt registered to run in the Transcona ward where [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillor-facing-sex-charges-running-for-re-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillor-facing-sex-charges-running-for-re-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers own Mr. Worldwide returns to the club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thiadric Hansen is a European who lives in India and plays professional football in Canada. Forget Pitbull, if anyone deserves the moniker &ldquo;Mr. Worldwide&rdquo; it&rsquo;s the German-born defensive lineman for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-own-mr-worldwide-returns-to-the-club/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-own-mr-worldwide-returns-to-the-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westman businesses race to clean up from deluge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Months after devastating flooding, businesses in western Manitoba are still rebuilding, with some racing against the clock to prepare for winter. The Westman region was deluged by flash flooding in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westman-businesses-race-to-clean-up-from-deluge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westman-businesses-race-to-clean-up-from-deluge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew, NDP rise to new heights in Free Press-Abacus Data poll; support for Khan, Tories falls further]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for Premier Wab Kinew&rsquo;s NDP climbed to its highest level yet &mdash; buoyed by a bump outside Winnipeg &mdash; while the Tories lost some ground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-ndp-rise-to-new-heights-in-free-press-abacus-data-poll-support-for-khan-tories-falls-further/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-ndp-rise-to-new-heights-in-free-press-abacus-data-poll-support-for-khan-tories-falls-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a workman’s mindset coming in here’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack St. Ivany was on the driving range preparing for a round of golf on the morning of June 29 when he noticed he had missed a call from Kyle [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-a-workmans-mindset-coming-in-here/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-a-workmans-mindset-coming-in-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former private-school teacher jailed nine months for luring after sending messages declaring love for teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Catholic school teacher who sent inappropriate romantic messages to a teenage student, professing his love for her, has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Ketan Badiani, 59, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-private-school-teacher-jailed-nine-months-for-luring-after-sending-messages-declaring-love-for-teen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-private-school-teacher-jailed-nine-months-for-luring-after-sending-messages-declaring-love-for-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students from Manitoba flight school who died in crash from India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two pilots from a Manitoba flight school who died in a Regina plane crash Friday have been identified as students from India. The pilots were identified by the Consulate General [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/students-from-manitoba-flight-school-who-died-in-crash-from-india/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/students-from-manitoba-flight-school-who-died-in-crash-from-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will vote for trees?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In July 2026, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, a small Quebec town, made international headlines. And no, it wasn&rsquo;t the result of murder and mayhem or a catastrophic flood. The headlines were about a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-will-vote-for-trees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-will-vote-for-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who does Manitoba’s police watchdog represent?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cassity Delvenne, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman, was arrested by the Brandon Police Service (BPS) and charged with impaired driving and resisting arrest on June 12. A 45-second bystander video of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-does-manitobas-police-watchdog-represent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/who-does-manitobas-police-watchdog-represent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe weather preparedness not one-time exercise for businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Local business owners should prepare for the possibility that severe weather could disrupt their operations &mdash; even when their facilities escape major damage, a climate resilience expert told [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severe-weather-preparedness-not-one-time-exercise-for-businesses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severe-weather-preparedness-not-one-time-exercise-for-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding new markets — across an ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s barnstorming trade mission to the European Union has created a ton of discussion and debate about cultivating new trade opportunities for Canadian exporters. What is hasn&rsquo;t [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finding-new-markets-across-an-ocean/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finding-new-markets-across-an-ocean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break spell before it hexes your marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I have an itch that needs to be scratched every couple of days. I sneak home with a new young woman from my workplace, who is a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/break-spell-before-it-hexes-your-marriage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/break-spell-before-it-hexes-your-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jets show promise despite loss to experienced Oilers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preseason hockey games are always more about the process than the result, and that&rsquo;s especially true when the opposing rosters appear to be a major mismatch on paper. So a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-jets-show-promise-despite-loss-to-experienced-oilers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-jets-show-promise-despite-loss-to-experienced-oilers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elmwood–East Kildonan candidate promises to tackle ‘inefficiency’ in government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former assistant of late Elmwood&ndash;East Kildonan councillor Jason Schreyer is again running for the seat. Chris Sweryda officially launched his campaign Saturday. He did so with the backdrop of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elmwoodeast-kildonan-candidate-promises-to-tackle-inefficiency-in-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elmwoodeast-kildonan-candidate-promises-to-tackle-inefficiency-in-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Black Canadians Summit celebrates culture, combats racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the event&rsquo;s name &mdash; the National Black Canadians Summit &mdash; Bruce Miller felt he should attend. He booked a ticket. And so, this weekend, the Indigenous Manitoban joined roughly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/national-black-canadians-summit-celebrates-culture-combats-racism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/national-black-canadians-summit-celebrates-culture-combats-racism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prickly relationship with EU farm policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Percolating beneath all those warm fuzzy headlines about Canada distancing itself from the U.S. and forging closer ties with the European Union is a deepening sense of unease across farm [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prickly-relationship-with-eu-farm-policies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prickly-relationship-with-eu-farm-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power play]]></title><description><![CDATA[British novelist Robert Harris&rsquo;s latest work is a reflection on tyranny, corruption and betrayal among all-powerful political leaders. You might be forgiven for thinking it&rsquo;s a contemporary thriller &mdash; it&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/power-play/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/power-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not falling back means time loop remains unclosed]]></title><description><![CDATA[I demand restitution. Where&rsquo;s my hour? In the traditional fall-back, spring-forward time change set up &mdash; you know, ol&rsquo; trusty that&rsquo;s been effect for lo these 63 years &mdash; we [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-falling-back-means-time-loop-remains-unclosed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-falling-back-means-time-loop-remains-unclosed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New health curriculum puts emphasis on harm reduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba is revamping how students are taught about drugs with an emphasis on harm reduction, the complexities of substance use disorders and the role of ceremonial tobacco in Indigenous cultures. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-health-curriculum-puts-emphasis-on-harm-reduction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-health-curriculum-puts-emphasis-on-harm-reduction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Near-future U.S. the setting for surreal dual-world storyline]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not every day you encounter a seriously intended literary novel that attempts to dramatize a mind-bending physics theory like quantum entanglement. But then the B.C.-born-and-raised Emily St. John Mandel [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/near-future-us-the-setting-for-surreal-dual-world-storyline/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/near-future-us-the-setting-for-surreal-dual-world-storyline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grieving child builds backyard rocket ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Built a Rocket Ship (Kids Can Press, 32 pages, hardcover, $22) by Winnipegger Anna Lazowski is a tender story for children ages 4-8 about a little girl trying to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grieving-child-builds-backyard-rocket-ship/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grieving-child-builds-backyard-rocket-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sumptuous slow burn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Lin&rsquo;s second novel Babylon, South Dakota moves beyond a historical account of an immigrant family&rsquo;s struggle, delightfully blending and bending genres. Lin is a Chinese-born novelist whose family emigrated [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-sumptuous-slow-burn/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-sumptuous-slow-burn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunnn comes out blazing to claim Gold Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[ELSTON Gunnn fired both barrels out of the gate in the 69th running of the $50,000 Gold Cup on a rainy Wednesday evening when wiener dogs were running everywhere at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gunnn-comes-out-blazing-to-claim-gold-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gunnn-comes-out-blazing-to-claim-gold-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Keilty-Dilling’s hot hands; Rise rumble standings; Tides in must-win territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s start off this week&rsquo;s edition with the Week 21 matchup between the Montreal Roses and AFC Toronto that had already taken place before last week&rsquo;s column was written. It [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-keilty-dillings-hot-hands-rise-rumble-standings-tides-in-must-win-territory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-keilty-dillings-hot-hands-rise-rumble-standings-tides-in-must-win-territory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor honours pair who rescued little girl, father from Red River in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[A &ldquo;proud and thankful&rdquo; Mayor Scott Gillingham honoured two Winnipeggers Friday who rescued a young girl who fell into the Red River last month. Gillingham said he was humbled to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-honours-pair-who-rescued-little-girl-father-from-red-river-in-august/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-honours-pair-who-rescued-little-girl-father-from-red-river-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sod turned on new apartment complex for Old Kildonan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue blazers and black hard hats were front and centre as developers and politicians dug their shovels into the ground Friday at the sod-turning ceremony for a new apartment building [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sod-turned-on-new-apartment-complex-for-old-kildonan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sod-turned-on-new-apartment-complex-for-old-kildonan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province applauds apprenticeship numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apprentice use at build sites of the Victoria General Hospital emergency room and four new schools has doubled expectations, the Manitoba government reported on Friday. The construction projects are subject [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-applauds-apprenticeship-numbers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-applauds-apprenticeship-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew has crucial role to play helping Carney get the ball rolling on resource projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba premier Wab Kinew attended the inaugural Canada Investment Summit in Toronto this past week to pitch his government&rsquo;s plan for a $80-billion expansion of the Port of Churchill to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-has-crucial-role-to-play-helping-carney-get-the-ball-rolling-on-resource-projects/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-has-crucial-role-to-play-helping-carney-get-the-ball-rolling-on-resource-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gripping drama smooths over tricky tonal shifts in locally shot series]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first episode of the eight-part series American Hostage is as fiercely compelling an opener as one gets in the realm of streaming shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gripping-drama-smooths-over-tricky-tonal-shifts-in-locally-shot-series/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gripping-drama-smooths-over-tricky-tonal-shifts-in-locally-shot-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If you only have one functional knee, it doesn’t get you up to speed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nino Niederreiter called it the equivalent of playing on one leg. Whether you&rsquo;ve played one NHL game or more than 1,000 &mdash; like Niederreiter has &mdash; it&rsquo;s not hard to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-you-only-have-one-functional-knee-it-doesnt-get-you-up-to-speed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-you-only-have-one-functional-knee-it-doesnt-get-you-up-to-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Repeated pattern’: multiple instances of misconduct, incompetence lead to disbarment for city lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg lawyer has been disbarred after admitting to six counts of professional misconduct and two counts of providing incompetent service involving eight clients. The career-ending decision marks the sixth [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/repeated-pattern-multiple-instances-of-misconduct-incompetence-lead-to-disbarment-for-city-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/repeated-pattern-multiple-instances-of-misconduct-incompetence-lead-to-disbarment-for-city-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AS Roma’s perfect start unexpected storyline of Serie A]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be honest &mdash; who had AS Roma first place in Serie A, and with a 100 per cent record through four rounds, on their calcio bingo card? Or how about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-romas-perfect-start-unexpected-storyline-of-serie-a/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-romas-perfect-start-unexpected-storyline-of-serie-a/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The entire population at risk’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A northern Manitoba First Nation is calling for a voluntary closure of moose hunting in its traditional territory to protect the declining population and respond to what it sees is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-entire-population-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-entire-population-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big time roster turnovers reflected in Rifles play]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Rifles needed to get out of their own way. That was the consensus in the junior football club&rsquo;s locker room after it opened the Canadian Junior Football League [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-time-roster-turnovers-reflected-in-rifles-play/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-time-roster-turnovers-reflected-in-rifles-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pars a plenty in The Pas]]></title><description><![CDATA[North of Lake Winnipegosis, just on the Manitoba side of the Saskatchewan border, lies The Pas. The town is one of the oldest of Manitoba&rsquo;s northern communities and was once [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pars-a-plenty-in-the-pas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pars-a-plenty-in-the-pas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein launches mayoral campaign with pledge to make Winnipeg safest city in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein says he would make Winnipeg the safest city in Canada by the end of his four-year term, if elected. &ldquo;Crime is happening all over the city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-launches-mayoral-campaign-with-pledge-to-make-winnipeg-safest-city-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/klein-launches-mayoral-campaign-with-pledge-to-make-winnipeg-safest-city-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperate Poilievre wants Canadians to believe the sky is falling when it’s just cloudy outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Poilievre has a problem. Canadians just don&rsquo;t seem to be paying much attention to him anymore. So, naturally, the Conservative Opposition leader has decided to turn up the volume. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/desperate-poilievre-wants-canadians-to-believe-the-sky-is-falling-when-its-just-cloudy-outside/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/desperate-poilievre-wants-canadians-to-believe-the-sky-is-falling-when-its-just-cloudy-outside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety review calls for improved security at Siloam Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[A safety review of Winnipeg&rsquo;s largest homeless shelter is recommending improvements to security for staff, volunteers and community members after what its leadership acknowledged has been a challenging year. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/safety-review-calls-for-improved-security-at-siloam-mission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/safety-review-calls-for-improved-security-at-siloam-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We used to love a good thunderstorm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up on the prairies, even as a city girl, summertime thunderstorms were always cause for excitement. That first rumble signalled it was time to go search for the sleeping [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-used-to-love-a-good-thunderstorm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-used-to-love-a-good-thunderstorm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space war and other distractions]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Troy Meink, the chief of the U.S. Space Force, announces for no obvious reason that the United States &ldquo;now has on-orbit space-control weapons,&rdquo; people naturally assume that something is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/space-war-and-other-distractions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/space-war-and-other-distractions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patchwork message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long before she became a professional quilter, Melinda Clayton Patterson used to watch her mother make quilts from clothing scraps and cardboard templates. &ldquo;I came from a family of 14 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patchwork-message/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patchwork-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His blissful kiss is well worth the risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: The best kisser I ever met knocked me off balance. My little joke was, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why we have to go home now and lie down in a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/his-blissful-kiss-is-well-worth-the-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/his-blissful-kiss-is-well-worth-the-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the balance on short-term rentals]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s fair to say the advent of Airbnb in 2008 changed the short-term rental market &mdash; it and its competitors gave hotels a run for their money, gave homeowners new [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finding-the-balance-on-short-term-rentals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finding-the-balance-on-short-term-rentals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiddling and a jig mark ceremony to rename Wolseley-area school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beckoned by a fiddle, students broke out into a jig behind Little Bluestem School on Thursday evening to mark the end of a multi-year renaming process. &ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t help myself. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fiddling-and-a-jig-mark-ceremony-to-rename-wolseley-area-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fiddling-and-a-jig-mark-ceremony-to-rename-wolseley-area-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building Northern Manitoba right]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of attending the recent celebrations welcoming grain shipments back to the Port of Churchill, alongside business leaders, port workers, community members and government partners. We find [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-northern-manitoba-right/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-northern-manitoba-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerdau recycling workers on strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers behind recycling operations for Selkirk&rsquo;s steel mill walked off the job last week, calling for higher wages. Unionized members voted to strike July 23, with a 92 per cent [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gerdau-recycling-workers-on-strike/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gerdau-recycling-workers-on-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg chamber chair seeks to get creative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre tickets be the next company-wide perk? It&rsquo;s a question Bob Somers is posing. He&rsquo;s slated to take the reins as Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce board [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-chamber-chair-seeks-to-get-creative/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-chamber-chair-seeks-to-get-creative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A lot of guys in that room that are heartbroken’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey is the ultimate team sport, where it&rsquo;s supposed to be about the crest on your chest rather than the name on your back. So how is Connor Hellebuyck&rsquo;s trade [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-lot-of-guys-in-that-room-that-are-heartbroken/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-lot-of-guys-in-that-room-that-are-heartbroken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPC votes to award $115-M sewage plant upgrade development contract to Canadian arm of U.S.-based company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian branch of a U.S. company is one vote away from winning a $115-million North End sewage treatment plant upgrade contract Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayor expects will produce many local jobs. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/epc-votes-to-award-115-m-sewage-plant-upgrade-development-contract-to-canadian-arm-of-us-based-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/epc-votes-to-award-115-m-sewage-plant-upgrade-development-contract-to-canadian-arm-of-us-based-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew delivered what most of us wanted; now we’ll have to deal with the consequences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew has decided to adopt permanent daylight savings time, which means a permanent end to the spring forward, fall back tradition of adjusting our clocks. And absolutely no one is surprised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-delivered-what-most-of-us-wanted-now-well-have-to-deal-with-the-consequences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-delivered-what-most-of-us-wanted-now-well-have-to-deal-with-the-consequences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police officer faces charges of domestic assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg police officer has been charged after police said he broke into a woman&rsquo;s home and attacked her. Police were sent to a home on Wednesday shortly before 10:20 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-officer-faces-charges-of-domestic-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-officer-faces-charges-of-domestic-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civic Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visit our Civic Election section for news and views on Winnipeg's 2026 elections for mayor, city councillors and school trustees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/civic-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/civic-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A new future’: city dentist Cholakis donates $2M to school of dental hygiene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dental hygienist training in Manitoba is getting a big boost, after a major gift from a local dentist. On Thursday, the dental hygiene school at the University of Manitoba&rsquo;s Dr. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-new-future-city-dentist-cholakis-donates-2m-to-school-of-dental-hygiene/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-new-future-city-dentist-cholakis-donates-2m-to-school-of-dental-hygiene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada-U.S. trade relationship is broken, but the damage can — and will — be repaired]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada needs to get serious about diversifying its trade beyond the United States. But at the same time, Canadians should expect relations with the U.S. to normalize after Donald Trump [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-us-trade-relationship-is-broken-but-the-damage-can-and-will-be-repaired/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-us-trade-relationship-is-broken-but-the-damage-can-and-will-be-repaired/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big off-season trade bolsters Pistons]]></title><description><![CDATA[In what&rsquo;s becoming a regular occurrence, the Steinbach Pistons have nearly a whole new crop of players set to take the ice for them this season. Just eight players are [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-off-season-trade-bolsters-pistons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-off-season-trade-bolsters-pistons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bell network problem behind 90-minute overnight 911 outage in Manitoba, five other provinces]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 911 outage that lasted about 90 minutes in Manitoba and other provinces Thursday morning was caused by a problem with Bell&rsquo;s next-generation network amid concerns about recurring disruptions. It&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bell-network-problem-behind-90-minute-overnight-911-outage-in-manitoba-five-other-provinces/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bell-network-problem-behind-90-minute-overnight-911-outage-in-manitoba-five-other-provinces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hellebuyck’s part of our family until he isn’t part of our family’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connor Hellebuyck and his family were subject to so much post-Olympic vitriol that both the Winnipeg Jets security team and even police had to get involved. General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hellebuycks-part-of-our-family-until-he-isnt-part-of-our-family/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hellebuycks-part-of-our-family-until-he-isnt-part-of-our-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex sounds in stereo a sad score for singleton]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just moved into a big old house with two buddies who curl and play hockey with me. They have girlfriends, but I don&rsquo;t. I thought they&rsquo;d [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sex-sounds-in-stereo-a-sad-score-for-singleton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sex-sounds-in-stereo-a-sad-score-for-singleton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain causing poor harvest conditions for farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Farmers are dealing with poor harvest conditions owing to the high amount of rain this month. Brandon had received 74.7 millimetres of rain by Sept. 15, a spokesperson [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rain-causing-poor-harvest-conditions-for-farmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rain-causing-poor-harvest-conditions-for-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Parental rights’ issue resurfaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustee campaign material that condemns rainbow flags is being met with outrage of all kinds, written complaints and, in one case, a cease-and-desist order. &ldquo;Parental rights,&rdquo; including questions about classroom [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parental-rights-issue-resurfaces/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parental-rights-issue-resurfaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas turbine peaker plants are a mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology respecting electricity generation, storage and grid management is rapidly advancing and displacing gas-fired peaker plants. New battery storage systems are more efficient and less costly, smooth grid flow and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gas-turbine-peaker-plants-are-a-mistake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gas-turbine-peaker-plants-are-a-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CT-scanner to operate in Dauphin next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A CT-scanner is expected to be operational in Dauphin next week after the city&rsquo;s hospital closed in early July. The unit, which is being set up on the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ct-scanner-to-operate-in-dauphin-next-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ct-scanner-to-operate-in-dauphin-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arkells, Air Supply, JD Fortune, Streetheart announce local shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hamilton&rsquo;s Arkells are bringing their Between Us City Takeover tour to Winnipeg Nov. 10-12, playing three shows at three different venues. The unique tour sees the Juno-winning rock band, known [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arkells-air-supply-jd-fortune-streetheart-announce-local-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arkells-air-supply-jd-fortune-streetheart-announce-local-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A distant island and a European border]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s at roughly 80&deg;49&prime;35&Prime; North latitude and 66&deg;27&prime;30&Prime;West longitude. Or, you might also know it as being in the Kennedy Channel of the Nares Strait in the high Arctic. It&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-distant-island-and-a-european-border/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-distant-island-and-a-european-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A community brought the Trident Press home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A truck pulled up outside Oseredok a few weeks ago carrying more than an exhibition. Inside were the panels of Ukrainian Voice: A Legacy Mosaic, a monumental artwork built from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-community-brought-the-trident-press-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-community-brought-the-trident-press-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg’s failing grade starting point, not final word: CFIB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg is one of nearly 40 municipalities to receive a failing grade from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business in the organization&rsquo;s inaugural &ldquo;municipal report card.&rdquo; The Manitoba capital ranked [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipegs-failing-grade-starting-point-not-final-word-cfib/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipegs-failing-grade-starting-point-not-final-word-cfib/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Procurement event draws $3.2M RRC partnership announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darryl Bauer arrived with open ears and a business plan: aims for Opaskwayak Cree Nation to enter aerospace and defence manufacturing, either through acquisition or partnership. Paskwayak Business Development Corp.&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/procurement-event-draws-32m-rrc-partnership-announcement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/procurement-event-draws-32m-rrc-partnership-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynacare must treat workers fairly: health minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s health minister defended the government&rsquo;s contract with Dynacare, saying the for-profit company is expected to treat its workers fairly &mdash; but wouldn&rsquo;t say if that expectation was spelled out [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-must-treat-workers-fairly-health-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-must-treat-workers-fairly-health-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham pledges police, firefighter staffing increases to serve growing population]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham is promising to set long-term staffing targets to raise the ratio of firefighters and police officers to Winnipeg&rsquo;s population, if re-elected as mayor next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-pledges-police-firefighter-staffing-increases-to-serve-growing-population/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-pledges-police-firefighter-staffing-increases-to-serve-growing-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lauded Manitoba author chronicled life in the Interlake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime Manitoba author, editor and professor David Arnason died on Monday at age 86.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lauded-manitoba-author-chronicled-life-in-the-interlake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lauded-manitoba-author-chronicled-life-in-the-interlake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online fundraiser for ‘polite, modest farmer’ facing firearms charges sending message, neighbour says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of dollars have been raised to help cover the legal fees of a Manitoba man charged after he allegedly fired a gun at thieves during a theft on his farm in August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/online-fundraiser-for-polite-modest-farmer-facing-firearms-charges-sending-message-neighbour-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/online-fundraiser-for-polite-modest-farmer-facing-firearms-charges-sending-message-neighbour-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of M adds capacity to emergency medicine program for family doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba is training more family doctors in emergency medicine to help strengthen the pipeline of emergency physicians for communities across the province. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced Wednesday that the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-adds-capacity-to-emergency-medicine-program-for-family-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-adds-capacity-to-emergency-medicine-program-for-family-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plotlines aplenty in pre-season prep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to a Winnipeg Jets training camp like no other &mdash; one where the on-ice storylines and battles threaten to be trumped by what&rsquo;s happening away from the rink. Yes, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plotlines-aplenty-in-pre-season-prep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plotlines-aplenty-in-pre-season-prep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP charge N.D. man after driver flees Emerson border crossing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Dakota man faces a string of charges after police say he fled the Emerson border crossing, leading RCMP on a pursuit along Highway 75. Emerson RCMP were notified [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-charge-nd-man-after-driver-flees-emerson-border-crossing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-charge-nd-man-after-driver-flees-emerson-border-crossing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweeney’s sexist U.S. gambling-site ad isn’t the real problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until very recently, there was no reason to connect actress and model Sydney Sweeney with online sports betting. But the degrees separating these two culture trends evaporated in short order [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweeneys-sexist-us-gambling-site-ad-isnt-the-real-problem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweeneys-sexist-us-gambling-site-ad-isnt-the-real-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queer cinema takes spotlight as Reel Pride returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s Reel Pride film festival runs to Saturday at the Gas Station Arts Centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/queer-cinema-takes-spotlight-as-reel-pride-returns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/queer-cinema-takes-spotlight-as-reel-pride-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage e-scooter driver in critical condition after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[An electric scooter rider in their late teens suffered life-threatening injuries when they were hit by an SUV in southwest Winnipeg on Monday night. Police said the collision happened at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teenage-e-scooter-driver-in-critical-condition-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teenage-e-scooter-driver-in-critical-condition-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg, police and downtown crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[A safer downtown is not much use if people are still afraid to walk there. That is the uncomfortable message from Winnipeg&rsquo;s latest police citizen survey, and one city council [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-and-downtown-crime/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-and-downtown-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wind and batteries the best bet]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Manitoba Hydro has claimed that we can&rsquo;t rely on wind turbines during multi-day or even multi-week cold snaps. Although turbines can be equipped with cold-weather packages to operate [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wind-and-batteries-the-best-bet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wind-and-batteries-the-best-bet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province pitches soybean crushing plant to potential investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Manitoba government is seeking to build a soybean crushing plant and is looking for investment to make it happen. The proposed facility is one of several projects [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-pitches-soybean-crushing-plant-to-potential-investors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-pitches-soybean-crushing-plant-to-potential-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition needs clear access to hospitals to hold government accountable]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can&rsquo;t hold a government accountable for what it won&rsquo;t let you see. That is the uncomfortable lesson from the dispute between Progressive Conservative health critic Kathleen Cook and Prairie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opposition-needs-clear-access-to-hospitals-to-hold-government-accountable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opposition-needs-clear-access-to-hospitals-to-hold-government-accountable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man gets 18 year sentence for sex  assault that impregnated teen girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexually abusing and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in 2024. &ldquo;Sexual abuse of a child is inherently [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-gets-18-year-sentence-for-sex-assault-that-impregnated-teen-girl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-gets-18-year-sentence-for-sex-assault-that-impregnated-teen-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food literacy curriculum on the menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba has a new recipe for health class and &ldquo;food literacy&rdquo; is a key ingredient. The in-class portion of phys-ed has historically involved lessons about puberty, the risks of consuming [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/food-literacy-curriculum-on-the-menu/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/food-literacy-curriculum-on-the-menu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your patience could pay off in the long run]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My former girlfriend moved to Toronto at the start of April and then in mid-August married some idiot she met there &mdash; all in just under four [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/your-patience-could-pay-off-in-the-long-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/your-patience-could-pay-off-in-the-long-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian manufacturers look to North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian manufacturers should be &ldquo;big players&rdquo; in building major projects in Canada, the leader of an advocacy group representing small- and medium-sized sector members said Monday evening at a national [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-manufacturers-look-to-north/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-manufacturers-look-to-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPI looks into motorcycle safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Public Insurance is probing how to make regional roads safer for motorcyclists. The public insurer is seeking feedback about restrictions on powerful bikes for new riders, mandatory training for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-looks-into-motorcycle-safety/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mpi-looks-into-motorcycle-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronaut’s solo photo exhibition is for the birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roberta Bondar&rsquo;s solo exhibition Patterns and Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive is on now at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery at Canadian Mennonite University until Oct. 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/astronauts-solo-photo-exhibition-is-for-the-birds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/astronauts-solo-photo-exhibition-is-for-the-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer-long stalemate drags into fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this high stakes game of chicken, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Connor Hellebuyck or any of the potential suitors for the Winnipeg Jets franchise netminder appear ready to blink. That&rsquo;s why this [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-long-stalemate-drags-into-fall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-long-stalemate-drags-into-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City wants short-term rental unit property owners to report all emergency-service responses]]></title><description><![CDATA[New rules could require the owners of short-term rental units, such as Airbnbs and VRBOs, to tell the city every time an emergency responder is called to their properties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-wants-short-term-rental-unit-property-owners-to-report-all-emergency-service-responses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-wants-short-term-rental-unit-property-owners-to-report-all-emergency-service-responses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alert-system operator asks CRTC to consider ‘device-based geofencing’ to avoid unnecessary weather warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Weather Network&rsquo;s parent company wants Canada to consider changes to how it warns the public about dangerous weather after Manitobans received a landslide of emergency alerts in the midst of a massive June thunderstorm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alert-system-operator-asks-crtc-to-consider-device-based-geofencing-to-avoid-unnecessary-weather-warnings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alert-system-operator-asks-crtc-to-consider-device-based-geofencing-to-avoid-unnecessary-weather-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man serving time for 2018 second-degree murder pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2024 prison slaying]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba man is now serving his second life sentence in prison after an unexplained technical mistake resulted in a fatal seven-on-one attack on another inmate. Randal Hastings pleaded guilty [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-serving-time-for-2018-second-degree-murder-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-2024-prison-slaying/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-serving-time-for-2018-second-degree-murder-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-2024-prison-slaying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba mineral production set to triple, premier says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba plans to triple mineral production in the next five years &ldquo;to unlock a new era of wealth creation and growth,&rdquo; Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to make [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-mineral-production-set-to-triple-premier-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-mineral-production-set-to-triple-premier-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police cracking down on gangs, organized crime in bars and lounges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrons can expect to see more police officers in and around bars and lounges in the coming months as the Winnipeg Police Service plans to crack down on gangs and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-cracking-down-on-gangs-organized-crime-in-bars-and-lounges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-cracking-down-on-gangs-organized-crime-in-bars-and-lounges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit safety drives first mayoral debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The safety of Winnipeg Transit drivers was front and centre Monday as the first mayoral debate of the 2026 election focused on public transit. Kevin Klein, the most experienced of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-safety-drives-first-mayoral-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-safety-drives-first-mayoral-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade war fuelling spike in city costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trade war between the U.S. and Canada could cost the City of Winnipeg millions of dollars more than was anticipated during the budget process for this year&rsquo;s expenditures and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trade-war-fuelling-spike-in-city-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trade-war-fuelling-spike-in-city-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Son found guilty in hatchet slaying of his mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Brandon man has been found guilty of killing his 71-year-old mother with a hatchet in the fall of 2023 after his lawyers argued he should be held [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/son-found-guilty-in-hatchet-slaying-of-his-mother/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/son-found-guilty-in-hatchet-slaying-of-his-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short-staffed Ste. Rose du Lac hospital overwhelmed by Dauphin ER reopening]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rural Manitoba physician is warning that Ste. Rose du Lac could face significant emergency department closures after its doctors were stretched thin helping absorb the fallout from the flooding [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/short-staffed-ste-rose-du-lac-hospital-overwhelmed-by-dauphin-er-reopening/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/short-staffed-ste-rose-du-lac-hospital-overwhelmed-by-dauphin-er-reopening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven years sought for serial harasser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Beaton finished serving a two-year jail sentence for criminally harassing six women and didn&rsquo;t last two days in the community before he was back at it, sending unwanted obscene [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-years-sought-for-serial-harasser/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-years-sought-for-serial-harasser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogers, Telus deny blame for June twister alert barrage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telecom companies say they aren&rsquo;t to blame for the barrage of tornado alerts Manitobans received during severe thunderstorms in early June. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced in August [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rogers-telus-deny-blame-for-june-twister-alert-barrage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rogers-telus-deny-blame-for-june-twister-alert-barrage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg and choosing its future direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg, the capital of &lsquo;Friendly Manitoba&rsquo;, is becoming far less friendly to anyone who is struggling to survive. The city is also less and less supportive of the not-for-profit sector [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-and-choosing-its-future-direction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-and-choosing-its-future-direction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rap moguls, rock legends amid slate of fall shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even in this advanced age of streaming dominance, September still marks a welcome but also overwhelming arrival of new and returning programming. As usual, the focus here remains on brand-new [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rap-moguls-rock-legends-amid-slate-of-fall-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rap-moguls-rock-legends-amid-slate-of-fall-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Sept 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building for the future It&rsquo;s hard to argue with Tom Brodbeck&rsquo;s column Carney cashes in standing to U.S. bully, Free Press, Sept. 12, because everything in the article makes sense. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-sept-15-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-sept-15-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have dance ‘maestro’ step up before referring]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: A big handsome man recently moved in next door. He&rsquo;s been chatting up both me and my girlfriend (she lives on either side of him). His wife [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/have-dance-maestro-step-up-before-referring/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/have-dance-maestro-step-up-before-referring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film fest showcases Africa’s best]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers are sometimes accused of living within the Perimeter, meaning a visit to Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, might be out of the question for your weekend travel [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/film-fest-showcases-africas-best/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/film-fest-showcases-africas-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A development infused with personal memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven&rsquo;t written here in a while. Early this summer, my mom was unfairly taken from us &mdash; from me. Healing, as much as it&rsquo;s possible, takes time. I&rsquo;ve been [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-development-infused-with-personal-memory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-development-infused-with-personal-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A clear example of doing things right]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s re-opening of a temporary emergency department in the flood-damaged Dauphin Regional Health Centre was described by government officials as a &ldquo;monumental team effort.&rdquo; It was certainly that, but [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-clear-example-of-doing-things-right/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-clear-example-of-doing-things-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A Winnipeg brand with global ambition’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sanjay Agarwal wants people to think twice about towels. &ldquo;You wouldn&rsquo;t consider towels as a fashion item, but we do,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We think it can add a lot of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-winnipeg-brand-with-global-ambition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-winnipeg-brand-with-global-ambition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds chip in $27M for Winnipeg sewage project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is offering Winnipeg $27 million to help reduce combined sewer overflows, its first financial contribution to the major environmental project. The City of Winnipeg is provincially mandated [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/feds-chip-in-27m-for-winnipeg-sewage-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/feds-chip-in-27m-for-winnipeg-sewage-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing wrong with planting trees, but it won’t get province very far on path to net zero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s new plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is a lot of things. It&rsquo;s detailed. It&rsquo;s certainly comprehensive in scope. But when it is all said and done, it is still very much a work in progress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nothing-wrong-with-planting-trees-but-it-wont-get-province-very-far-on-path-to-net-zero/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nothing-wrong-with-planting-trees-but-it-wont-get-province-very-far-on-path-to-net-zero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier touts Port of Churchill opportunities at Canadian investment summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew announced Monday that major capital investments in the Port of Churchill Plus project will receive an exemption from Manitoba&rsquo;s seven per cent retail sales tax. Kinew made [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/premier-touts-port-of-churchill-opportunities-at-canadian-investment-summit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/premier-touts-port-of-churchill-opportunities-at-canadian-investment-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love being here and I love being a Jet’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Morrissey insists that a trade request from the franchise goalie doesn&rsquo;t change his desire to be a lifelong Winnipeg Jet. The top-pairing defenceman and alternate captain reinforced that view [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-love-being-here-and-i-love-being-a-jet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/i-love-being-here-and-i-love-being-a-jet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IIU investigating after police pursuit ends in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s police watchdog is investigating after a Winnipeg police pursuit Friday ended in a crash that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries. The Winnipeg Police Service notified the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iiu-investigating-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iiu-investigating-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man, 21, killed in animal attack on Manitoba First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old man was killed in an animal attack in northwestern Manitoba on Wednesday. An investigation into a suspicious death reported on Sapotaweyak Cree Nation is ongoing, RCMP said in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-21-killed-in-animal-attack-on-manitoba-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-21-killed-in-animal-attack-on-manitoba-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating the disease we simply won’t insure]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a condition affecting tens of thousands of Canadians. In 2024, one national measure estimated that almost 120,000 people had the condition. The estimate captures only part of the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/treating-the-disease-we-simply-wont-insure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/treating-the-disease-we-simply-wont-insure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staying away to keep the heat on]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a tough sell these days for U.S. tourism groups seeking to attract Canadian visitors as tension, tariffs and traded verbal barbs continue to rise between the two countries. Or, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/staying-away-to-keep-the-heat-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/staying-away-to-keep-the-heat-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t deny kids a bedtime bond with Gran]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My mother is coming to visit and our little kids want her to sleep in their bedroom, where there&rsquo;s a double bed and a single. My husband [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-deny-kids-a-bedtime-bond-with-gran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-deny-kids-a-bedtime-bond-with-gran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 years ago, we thought we could change the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg, 50 years ago. We began as a small loose unorganized group of teaching friends and educators who shared the same political and social convictions. We defined ourselves as socialists, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/50-years-ago-we-thought-we-could-change-the-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/50-years-ago-we-thought-we-could-change-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice officials hope to seize homes, vehicles, jewelry, cash from father, son accused in drug-trafficking operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A father and son arrested last month are accused of travelling across Canada &mdash; and using courier services and Canada Post &mdash; to supply their Winnipeg drug-trafficking operation, a recent [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-officials-hope-to-seize-homes-vehicles-jewelry-cash-from-father-son-accused-in-drug-trafficking-operation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-officials-hope-to-seize-homes-vehicles-jewelry-cash-from-father-son-accused-in-drug-trafficking-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate denounced for online comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg mayoral candidate is facing criticism after he posted derogatory comments about immigrants and used the word &ldquo;gay&rdquo; as an insult online. Sydney Adams said the response she got [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-denounced-for-online-comments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-denounced-for-online-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port of Churchill expansion could chase belugas away, U of M researcher says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As plans to expand the Port of Churchill into a four-season trade corridor gathers momentum, a University of Manitoba researcher has published a report on what ship traffic could mean [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/port-of-churchill-expansion-could-chase-belugas-away-u-of-m-researcher-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/port-of-churchill-expansion-could-chase-belugas-away-u-of-m-researcher-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug recovery centre opens office in ‘heart of the city’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Halverson found his freedom from addiction through Adult &amp; Teen Challenge and, six years later, he hopes a new Winnipeg location will bring hope to the city. Dozens gathered [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-recovery-centre-opens-office-in-heart-of-the-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-recovery-centre-opens-office-in-heart-of-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory health critic livid after being rebuffed by health officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health critic for the Progressive Conservative party says her ability to get information about the accelerated reopening of Dauphin&rsquo;s emergency department was stymied by Prairie Mountain Health officials because [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tory-health-critic-livid-after-being-rebuffed-by-health-officials/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tory-health-critic-livid-after-being-rebuffed-by-health-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting cellphone dead zones on the map]]></title><description><![CDATA[A southwestern Manitoba man has created a map to document cell service blackout spots in an effort to push for better access in rural areas. Mark Custance compiled more than [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/putting-cellphone-dead-zones-on-the-map/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/putting-cellphone-dead-zones-on-the-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nifty neighbours also jonesing for geniality]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Recently, a new couple with no children moved onto our cul de sac, and everybody is taking notice! This attractive pair with no kids both drive amazing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nifty-neighbours-also-jonesing-for-geniality/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nifty-neighbours-also-jonesing-for-geniality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[La facture grimpe mais Ottawa répond présent]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Pr&eacute;server ce lieu, ce n&rsquo;est pas seulement pr&eacute;server un b&acirc;timent. C&rsquo;est pr&eacute;server notre m&eacute;moire. C&rsquo;est transmettre notre histoire.&rdquo; C&rsquo;est sur ces mots que Ginette Lavack, d&eacute;put&eacute;e f&eacute;d&eacute;rale de Saint-Boniface-Saint-Vital a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/la-facture-grimpe-mais-ottawa-rpond-prsent/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/la-facture-grimpe-mais-ottawa-rpond-prsent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodness alive, well in N.L.-set musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[I first saw Come From Away &mdash; the true-story musical about the incredible efforts of the residents of Gander, N.L. on Sept. 11, 2001, who welcomed nearly 7,000 travellers diverted [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goodness-alive-well-in-nl-set-musical/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goodness-alive-well-in-nl-set-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do we elect a school trustee to do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Oct. 28, Manitobans will once again elect the people who serve on our local school boards. School trustee races rarely attract the attention given to other elections. Yet school [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-do-we-elect-a-school-trustee-to-do/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-do-we-elect-a-school-trustee-to-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The port of Churchill — but done right]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seagoing grain carrier wasn&rsquo;t christened with a champagne bottle. There was no confetti or streamers. Nevertheless, the Aug. 31 event marking the first shipment of grain to be loaded [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-port-of-churchill-but-done-right/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-port-of-churchill-but-done-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple factors add up to difficult harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, farmers sent agriculture publications some heartbreaking photos showing how heavy rains across the Prairies had pummelled a promising harvest. An idled combine up to its axles in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/multiple-factors-add-up-to-difficult-harvest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/multiple-factors-add-up-to-difficult-harvest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Trump about to poke Quebec’s political beehive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time that a U.S. president seriously stirred the hornet&rsquo;s nest of Quebec politics? My best recollection is former U.S. president Bill Clinton. During the 1994 Quebec [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-trump-about-to-poke-quebecs-political-beehive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-trump-about-to-poke-quebecs-political-beehive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluating the athletic complaint process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be careful what you wish for. The fervent desire of our Canadian sports communities to attain objectivity in processing complaints has led to the creation of a completely unregulated industry [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/evaluating-the-athletic-complaint-process/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/evaluating-the-athletic-complaint-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 to 5:]]></title><description><![CDATA[I watched the 1980 comedy 9 to 5 for the first time this week. I know: I&rsquo;m an HR consultant. I&rsquo;ve been doing this work for 13 years, I write [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/9-to-5/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/9-to-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blown save sees Goldeyes season slip away]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE Winnipeg Goldeyes feasted all year on home cooking. But they came up empty when they needed it most, falling 6-5 to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on Friday night at Blue [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blown-save-sees-goldeyes-season-slip-away/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blown-save-sees-goldeyes-season-slip-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Record broken; standings rocked; Calgary a wild watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Records were broken, the standings were rocked and the Calgary hasn&rsquo;t lost a match since Week 15. The last two weeks of the Northern Super League have been electric. With [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-record-broken-standings-rocked-calgary-a-wild-watch/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-record-broken-standings-rocked-calgary-a-wild-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘For us, this is a long-term play’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It could have been the CEO&rsquo;s corner office or a boardroom, but instead it&rsquo;s a media production studio. Eight storeys above the corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/for-us-this-is-a-long-term-play/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/for-us-this-is-a-long-term-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam dunk for Hoops at Niakwa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todd Fanning did everything he could. The decorated local golfer knew he would need to go low to have a chance at becoming the first Manitoban to win the Canadian [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slam-dunk-for-hoops-at-niakwa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slam-dunk-for-hoops-at-niakwa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banjo Bowl a big deal for new and returning faces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenneth Womack never doubted this day would come. For all of the twists and turns along this journey, Womack believed in himself and the work he&rsquo;s been putting in on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banjo-bowl-a-big-deal-for-new-and-returning-faces/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banjo-bowl-a-big-deal-for-new-and-returning-faces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pivoting to the broadcast booth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As soon as Chris Streveler tore his ACL, he basically knew his gridiron career was over. Last October, when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hosted the Montreal Alouettes in the regular-season [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pivoting-to-the-broadcast-booth/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pivoting-to-the-broadcast-booth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stage tells only half the story in marvellously meta show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty years after its founding by the late Benjamin Taylor, Winnipeg&rsquo;s Elizabeth Paige Theatre, under the interim artistic directorship of Oliver Tedding, defied increasingly ridiculous odds to deliver an unforgettable final production of its season-opening run of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stage-tells-only-half-the-story-in-marvellously-meta-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stage-tells-only-half-the-story-in-marvellously-meta-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI poses threat to Indigenous culture, knowledge, creativity]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the beginning of the school year and the now-annual conversation every teacher and professor has to have with students about the ethics of using artificial intelligence. It used to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-poses-threat-to-indigenous-culture-knowledge-creativity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-poses-threat-to-indigenous-culture-knowledge-creativity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mould, moisture upend back-to-class at two city schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The start of the school year has been delayed for hundreds of students in Winnipeg thanks to mould and moisture-related damage Two school divisions announced disruptions to their scheduled programming [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mould-moisture-upend-back-to-class-at-two-city-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mould-moisture-upend-back-to-class-at-two-city-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding shutters Nordale School for months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The start of the school year has been delayed for hundreds of students in Winnipeg thanks to mould and moisture-related damage Two school divisions announced disruptions to their scheduled programming [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooding-shutters-nordale-school-for-months/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooding-shutters-nordale-school-for-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roblin links a hidden gem]]></title><description><![CDATA[In between Manitoba&rsquo;s &ldquo;mountains&rdquo; Duck and Riding lies the town of Roblin. And nestled on the northern edge of this lovely Parkland community sits the Roblin Golf &amp; Country Club, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roblin-links-a-hidden-gem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roblin-links-a-hidden-gem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Peace Garden 9/11 remembrance ‘especially meaningful’]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN &mdash; Hundreds of people on the American side of the International Peace Garden, which straddles the Manitoba-North Dakota border, bowed their heads and observed a moment of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/international-peace-garden-911-remembrance-especially-meaningful/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/international-peace-garden-911-remembrance-especially-meaningful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral contenders focus on recreation funding, 911, littered streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community centre funding, 911 and 311 services, and clamping down on litterbugs dominated the mayoral election campaign Friday, while a fourth candidate said voters would have to stay tuned for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-contenders-focus-on-recreation-funding-911-littered-streets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-contenders-focus-on-recreation-funding-911-littered-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pokemon thieves clear out collectibles shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terri Settle loved watching children walk into her collectibles shop to hunt for their favourite Pokemon cards. After the latest break in stripped her shelves of much of the inventory, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pokemon-thieves-clear-out-collectibles-shop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pokemon-thieves-clear-out-collectibles-shop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All about Pep]]></title><description><![CDATA[He won&rsquo;t be involved, but Sunday&rsquo;s Manchester Derby (10:30 a.m., FuboTV) will be all about Pep Guardiola. It was 10 years ago that the ex-Bayern Munich and Barcelona manager, hired [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-about-pep/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-about-pep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians loving Carney’s decision to stand tall against floundering U.S. bully]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard to imagine a more dramatic political contrast than the one unfolding on opposite sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Mark Carney is fighting a trade war with Donald Trump, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadians-loving-carneys-decision-to-stand-tall-against-floundering-us-bully/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadians-loving-carneys-decision-to-stand-tall-against-floundering-us-bully/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug use, property crimes worry Winnipeggers most: police poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drug use and property crimes are among the most serious problems in Winnipeg neighbourhoods, a new poll says. The Winnipeg Police Service released the results of its 2026 public opinion [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-use-property-crimes-worry-winnipeggers-most-police-poll/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-use-property-crimes-worry-winnipeggers-most-police-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t let bitterness isolate and dispirit you]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just got out of a relationship a few months ago, and I&rsquo;m still so hurt that life seems unreal. The woman I thought I was going [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-bitterness-isolate-and-dispirit-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-bitterness-isolate-and-dispirit-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to revamp Hydro’s water licence]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 1, Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s 50-year licence to divert 85 per cent of the flow of the second largest river in the province and flood the fourth largest lake expired. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-revamp-hydros-water-licence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-revamp-hydros-water-licence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is ‘tornado alley’ moving north?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a famous fictional story in which a ruby-slippered, tornado-tossed traveller takes a wide-eyed look around and declares, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve a feeling we&rsquo;re not in Kansas anymore.&rdquo; There are probably some [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-tornado-alley-moving-north/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/is-tornado-alley-moving-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted living could alleviate ‘bed block’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a severe shortage of public and non-profit rent-geared-to-income/services-geared-to-income assisted-living housing for older adults in Manitoba. Seniors assisted living is a form of housing that includes rent, food, laundry [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/assisted-living-could-alleviate-bed-block/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/assisted-living-could-alleviate-bed-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puncher’s chance for locals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn&rsquo;t love a good comeback story? Todd Fanning, one of the most decorated golfers in Manitoba history, is attempting to author one heck of a compelling tale at his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/punchers-chance-for-locals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/punchers-chance-for-locals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First wave of eligible students snap up more than 18,000 free annual Winnipeg Transit passes]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 18,000 free Winnipeg Transit passes have been handed out to Grade 11 and 12 students so far as part of a provincial pilot program, the NDP government announced [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-wave-of-eligible-students-snap-up-more-than-18000-free-annual-winnipeg-transit-passes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-wave-of-eligible-students-snap-up-more-than-18000-free-annual-winnipeg-transit-passes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘In this building it means more than everything’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dante Daniels has been doing his homework on the Battle of the Prairies. The rookie tight end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers recently went back and studied Labour Day Classics [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-this-building-it-means-more-than-everything/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-this-building-it-means-more-than-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister’s reasons for revoking teacher’s licence ‘not good enough,’ judge decides]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba judge has rejected the education minister&rsquo;s decision to end a teacher&rsquo;s career because he repeatedly messaged with a 13-year-old girl on social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/education-ministers-reasons-for-revoking-teachers-licence-not-good-enough-judge-decides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/education-ministers-reasons-for-revoking-teachers-licence-not-good-enough-judge-decides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency paramount after cyberattacks to prevent future breaches: tech expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a ransomware attack, no news isn&rsquo;t always good news, a tech expert warns. Little public information has emerged since a cybersecurity breach last month affected door access and heating, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transparency-paramount-after-cyberattacks-to-prevent-future-breaches-tech-expert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transparency-paramount-after-cyberattacks-to-prevent-future-breaches-tech-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union applauds city’s first step to full safety shields for Transit drivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union for Winnipeg Transit workers is thrilled the city has taken a step toward installing full enclosures to protect drivers from being attacked. &ldquo;This will give closure to what [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-applauds-citys-first-step-to-full-safety-shields-for-transit-drivers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-applauds-citys-first-step-to-full-safety-shields-for-transit-drivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa to spend $5M on HIV self-testing kits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba, which has the country&rsquo;s highest HIV rate, will receive a significant share of $5 million in federal funding for HIV testing and supports. The province declared a public health [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-to-spend-5m-on-hiv-self-testing-kits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-to-spend-5m-on-hiv-self-testing-kits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew strikes conciliatory tone toward U.S. on eve of 9/11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew encouraged Manitobans not to allow the trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada to get in the way of commemorations on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-strikes-conciliatory-tone-toward-us-on-eve-of-911/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-strikes-conciliatory-tone-toward-us-on-eve-of-911/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancelling court erodes access to justice — just ask Matt Wiebe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in May 2023, when the NDP were in opposition and Matt Wiebe was just an earnest justice critic, he had harsh words for the Progressive Conservative government when provincial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cancelling-court-erodes-access-to-justice-just-ask-matt-wiebe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cancelling-court-erodes-access-to-justice-just-ask-matt-wiebe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornado confirmed in River Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado touched down during a wild storm in River Heights Sunday night. The Northern Tornadoes Project confirmed the tornado hit at 6:30 p.m. and reached a maximum speed of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-confirmed-in-river-heights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-confirmed-in-river-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The plane truth about a dangerous president]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump has crossed firmly into cutting-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face territory. Earlier this week, the president who seems to set policy by spontaneous social-media eruption announced his plans to halt the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-plane-truth-about-a-dangerous-president/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-plane-truth-about-a-dangerous-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote for your local trustees]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the start of a new school year, but not just any school year. It&rsquo;s also school board election year. Nominations are public knowledge and close on Sept. 22 and, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vote-for-your-local-trustees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vote-for-your-local-trustees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrounging bestie overdue for reality check]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m almost 40, and one of my closest friends who was jobless for three years is once again earning decent money again &mdash; but she&rsquo;s still acting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scrounging-bestie-overdue-for-reality-check/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/scrounging-bestie-overdue-for-reality-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing pains? Maybe, but it’s worth it]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Winnipeg&rsquo;s free youth transit pass rolling out this month, the city should expect more young people to use the bus. This is not a flaw in the program. It [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/growing-pains-maybe-but-its-worth-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/growing-pains-maybe-but-its-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating compassion in young people]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in the unenviable era of rising American imperialism and the emergence of a precarious new world order. As U.S. President Donald Trump escalates his annexation threats over Canada, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cultivating-compassion-in-young-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cultivating-compassion-in-young-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fish will need to reel off two more wins at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE ace did his part on the mound, save for a couple of costly mistakes. Unfortunately for the Winnipeg Goldeyes and starting pitcher Landen Bourassa, a normally red-hot offence picked [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-will-need-to-reel-off-two-more-wins-at-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-will-need-to-reel-off-two-more-wins-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wiseman leans on pro experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todd Wiseman knows what pressure feels like in a sporting arena. The Port Moody, B.C. resident faced it every summer across an eight-year playing career as a defensive back in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wiseman-leans-on-pro-experience/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wiseman-leans-on-pro-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenant charged with arson at housing complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 41-year-old tenant has been charged with deliberately setting fire to a suite in a subsidized housing complex in North Kildonan this summer. The Winnipeg Police Service said Wednesday the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tenant-charged-with-arson-at-housing-complex/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tenant-charged-with-arson-at-housing-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership turnover at Hydro not a concern: Kinew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew addressed the recent departure of Manitoba Hydro CEO Allan Danroth for the first time Wednesday, saying he&rsquo;s not worried about turnover at the top of the province&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/leadership-turnover-at-hydro-not-a-concern-kinew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/leadership-turnover-at-hydro-not-a-concern-kinew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba gains doctors for third straight year, but loses at pandemic-level rate: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba is adding doctors at a record clip &mdash; but it&rsquo;s also losing them at a rate not seen since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, a physicians advocacy organization cautioned Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-gains-doctors-for-third-straight-year-but-loses-at-pandemic-level-rate-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-gains-doctors-for-third-straight-year-but-loses-at-pandemic-level-rate-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missed opportunity could come back to bite Bombers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three yards. That&rsquo;s all the Winnipeg Blue Bombers needed to leave Sunday&rsquo;s Labour Day Classic in Regina with a victory. But instead of attempting a two-point conversion for the win, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/missed-opportunity-could-come-back-to-bite-bombers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/missed-opportunity-could-come-back-to-bite-bombers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Winnipeg neighbourhood will be first to go geothermal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new neighbourhood in south Winnipeg will be Manitoba&rsquo;s first to use a shared, large-scale geothermal system to heat and cool hundreds of homes over coming decades. The province is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/south-winnipeg-neighbourhood-will-be-first-to-go-geothermal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/south-winnipeg-neighbourhood-will-be-first-to-go-geothermal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battling agencies would have far greater impact on homeless crisis by working together]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the midst of one of the most concerted efforts to reduce, if not eliminate, homelessness, why are two of Winnipeg&rsquo;s more prominent social service agencies fighting each other? This [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/battling-agencies-would-have-far-greater-impact-on-homeless-crisis-by-working-together/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/battling-agencies-would-have-far-greater-impact-on-homeless-crisis-by-working-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa renews commitment, provides funding, for Lake Winnipeg watershed protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has renewed its memorandum of understanding with the province to protect the Lake Winnipeg watershed and is contributing more than $2 million for several projects to protect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-renews-commitment-provides-funding-for-lake-winnipeg-watershed-protection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-renews-commitment-provides-funding-for-lake-winnipeg-watershed-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gym, health pilot program rolls out as Manitoba children go back to school]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were tears and cheers on an elementary school playground in Rossmere as students arrived for the first day of classes Wednesday. Seven-year-old Ethan Minski is among tens of thousands [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gym-health-pilot-program-rolls-out-as-manitoba-children-go-back-to-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gym-health-pilot-program-rolls-out-as-manitoba-children-go-back-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dynacare sucks:’ premier muses about bringing lab services back into public system after strike halted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s premier said the province is looking at bringing diagnostic lab services back into the public system rather than continuing to contract Dynacare, declaring the for-profit company &ldquo;sucks.&rdquo; &ldquo;Maybe we&rsquo;ll [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-sucks-premier-muses-about-bringing-lab-services-back-into-public-system-after-strike-halted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-sucks-premier-muses-about-bringing-lab-services-back-into-public-system-after-strike-halted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why our democracy depends on your vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some years ago, I did some pretty in-depth research on ancient Athens and its democratic system of government as part of a documentary film I was pitching. It was actually [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-our-democracy-depends-on-your-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-our-democracy-depends-on-your-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgo faceoff and augment wife’s self-esteem]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m married to a woman who&rsquo;s older than I am, and it&rsquo;s the second marriages for both of us. She&rsquo;s beautiful, even after having what she calls [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forgo-faceoff-and-augment-wifes-self-esteem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forgo-faceoff-and-augment-wifes-self-esteem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding my way through the ‘odd uneven time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am taking a turn in the garden with a cup of tea on a Friday morning. It is 16 C in St. John&rsquo;s but feels warmer in the stillness. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finding-my-way-through-the-odd-uneven-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finding-my-way-through-the-odd-uneven-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double climate whammy hits home]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a bit of a one-two punch. First, the show-and-tell of what global warming could be bringing us. Then, the fact we&rsquo;ve already failed our best chance of halting climate [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/double-climate-whammy-hits-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/double-climate-whammy-hits-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA on beer can helps solve killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after 74-year-old James Monaghan was stabbed in his Sherburn Street home, DNA found on a beer can led police to his killer. Shara Harper, 29, pleaded guilty to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dna-on-beer-can-helps-solve-killing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dna-on-beer-can-helps-solve-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate: ‘No good outcomes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;EL NI&Ntilde;O is being supersized before our eyes,&rsquo; United Nations Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres said last week. &ldquo;The science leaves no room for doubt: the planet is in uncharted waters, and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-no-good-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-no-good-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bumps in the road as students collect free bus passes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexis Enns left her guidance counsellor&rsquo;s office empty-handed, but no less excited about starting Grade 12 &mdash; even though she still didn&rsquo;t know how she would get there or her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bumps-in-the-road-as-students-collect-free-bus-passes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bumps-in-the-road-as-students-collect-free-bus-passes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White great out of the gate]]></title><description><![CDATA[David White didn&rsquo;t set any expectations entering this week. The St. Charles golfer knew he had the game to keep up with a talented field across four days, but wouldn&rsquo;t [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/white-great-out-of-the-gate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/white-great-out-of-the-gate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wawanesa step closer to Ontario firm acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company has gotten regulatory approval to acquire Ontario-based Everest Insurance Company of Canada. The deal, first announced in March, is expected to close by the end [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wawanesa-step-closer-to-ontario-firm-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wawanesa-step-closer-to-ontario-firm-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldeyes open three-game playoff series in Fargo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Goldeyes return to post-season action Wednesday night since their trip to the Miles Wolff Cup Final in 2024. First pitch in Game 1 of the West Division series [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-open-three-game-playoff-series-in-fargo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-open-three-game-playoff-series-in-fargo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors say Main Street Project scuttles other agency’s efforts to house homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg outreach agency that&rsquo;s been largely shut out of government funding says it has found housing for more people in the last five months than Manitoba&rsquo;s homeless strategy that began last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-say-main-street-project-scuttles-other-agencys-efforts-to-house-homeless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-say-main-street-project-scuttles-other-agencys-efforts-to-house-homeless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Text of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘Forward Guidance’ video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transcript of Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks in a video released Tuesday after retaliatory tariffs on the United States came into effect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/text-of-prime-minister-mark-carneys-forward-guidance-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/text-of-prime-minister-mark-carneys-forward-guidance-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wearing the Maple Leaf lived up to the hype for DeMelo]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Dylan DeMelo stepped into the dressing room and saw his name and number on the back of a Team Canada namebar, that&rsquo;s when things really sunk in. The Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wearing-the-maple-leaf-lived-up-to-the-hype-for-demelo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wearing-the-maple-leaf-lived-up-to-the-hype-for-demelo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No reason to panic about city’s projected $29-M shortfall: councillor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg expects to end this year with a nearly $29-million shortfall in its tax-supported operating budget, as costs for fuel, snow-clearing and other expenses pile up. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-reason-to-panic-about-citys-projected-29-m-shortfall-councillor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-reason-to-panic-about-citys-projected-29-m-shortfall-councillor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pointing fingers at Tories three years after election tiresome, accomplishes nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a point in every government&rsquo;s life when blaming the previous government stops being an explanation and starts becoming an excuse. For Manitoba&rsquo;s NDP government, that point has arrived. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pointing-fingers-at-tories-three-years-after-election-tiresome-accomplishes-nothing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pointing-fingers-at-tories-three-years-after-election-tiresome-accomplishes-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable housing development in Winnipeg, Swan River gets boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new government partnership will aim to speed up home construction in Winnipeg and Swan River, with a goal to produce at least 740 affordable housing units. The Build Canada [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/affordable-housing-development-in-winnipeg-swan-river-gets-boost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/affordable-housing-development-in-winnipeg-swan-river-gets-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynacare workers on strike across Manitoba over wage dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dynacare laboratory technicians and technologists are now on strike after contract negotiations with the private company stalled Friday, bringing operations at all Manitoba locations to a halt. The company, which [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-workers-on-strike-across-manitoba-over-wage-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-workers-on-strike-across-manitoba-over-wage-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to ditch role as ex’s emotional crutch]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I mourn the end of summer every fall, but this year it&rsquo;s far worse. My partner (a man, like me) broke up with me and my menagerie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-ditch-role-as-exs-emotional-crutch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-ditch-role-as-exs-emotional-crutch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first day of school is a promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, thousands of Manitoba students will walk through school doors carrying backpacks filled with new supplies, new hopes and, for some, new worries. For parents and caregivers, this may [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-first-day-of-school-is-a-promise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-first-day-of-school-is-a-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund full-day kindergarten for all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children entering kindergarten are starting school this fall. While the 2.5-hour kindergarten day commonly found in Manitoba schools sounds like a pleasant transition to the school system, in truth it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fund-full-day-kindergarten-for-all/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fund-full-day-kindergarten-for-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fanning takes aim at Canadian title on home course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todd Fanning would love to make this a September to remember. The decorated Manitoba golfer &mdash; who added a second straight provincial senior men&rsquo;s championship to his impressive resum&eacute; earlier [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fanning-takes-aim-at-canadian-title-on-home-course/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fanning-takes-aim-at-canadian-title-on-home-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians do not want to sacrifice nature for development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s pledge to build faster &mdash; &ldquo;Build, baby, build&rdquo; &mdash; helped propel the Liberals to victory, but his government&rsquo;s push to fast-track major development projects by cutting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadians-do-not-want-to-sacrifice-nature-for-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadians-do-not-want-to-sacrifice-nature-for-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All that glitters … could work here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, it&rsquo;s hard to even suggest a change, because it seems there is always a plethora of people ready to tell you that your idea just won&rsquo;t work. But a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-that-glitters-could-work-here/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-that-glitters-could-work-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dauphin ER reopening ‘monumental team effort’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DAUPHIN &mdash; The emergency department at Dauphin Regional Health Centre reopened Monday morning after a closure of just over two months, restoring 24-7 emergency services to Dauphin and surrounding communities. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-er-reopening-monumental-team-effort/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-er-reopening-monumental-team-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of River Heights hammered by storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[A powerful storm cut a swath of destruction through River Heights on Sunday, leaving much of the area without power. Thankfully, nobody was hurt in the storm. Yet by the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parts-of-river-heights-hammered-by-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parts-of-river-heights-hammered-by-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We belong… and we are giving back”: Sikh celebration enlivens downtown Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown Winnipeg came alive with vibrant sights, sounds, and scents on Sunday, as Manitoba&rsquo;s Sikh community flocked to Memorial Park to celebrate its annual Nagar Kirtan procession and festival. This [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-belong-and-we-are-giving-back-sikh-celebration-enlivens-downtown-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-belong-and-we-are-giving-back-sikh-celebration-enlivens-downtown-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smith’s pretzel logic confuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had both sides of her mouth working overtime on Aug. 30, when she spoke at an event in Calgary to commemorate Alberta Day, the annual celebration [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/smiths-pretzel-logic-confuses/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/smiths-pretzel-logic-confuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHAT IT IS: Copy Paperis a 2014 textile-based piece by Ontario-born, Winnipeg-based artist Kristin Nelson, currently on view at WAG-Qaumajuq as part of the exhibition Terra Cognita/Incognita. Of the 125 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paper-trail/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paper-trail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s rough out there’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the words of advice for students from Thornton Melon: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s rough out there. Move back in with your parents.&rdquo; As comedian Rodney Dangerfield&rsquo;s character alluded to in the 1986 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-rough-out-there/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-rough-out-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discourse we’d rather avoid]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have all been there. A colleague says something that bothers us. A manager is not addressing an issue everyone can see. An employee&rsquo;s behaviour is becoming increasingly difficult. A [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/discourse-wed-rather-avoid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/discourse-wed-rather-avoid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controlling pace of response path to success]]></title><description><![CDATA[WITH the recent collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks, the economic, political and social changes are coming at business leaders on a daily basis. While you cannot control the pace of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/controlling-pace-of-response-path-to-success/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/controlling-pace-of-response-path-to-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brewers question province’s plan for trade missions to open markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[INSTEAD of a travel itch, confusion and frustration have emerged among some Manitoba brewers while the province plans interprovincial trade missions for the sector. The government has slated $500,000 for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brewers-question-provinces-plan-for-trade-missions-to-open-markets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brewers-question-provinces-plan-for-trade-missions-to-open-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billboard evangelism may look outdated but group says it’s effective]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you&rsquo;ve seen them in Winnipeg &mdash; billboards that say things like: &ldquo;Jesus is alive!&rdquo; &ldquo;Are you prepared to meet Jesus?&rdquo; &ldquo;After you die, you will meet God.&rdquo; They include [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/billboard-evangelism-may-look-outdated-but-group-says-its-effective/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/billboard-evangelism-may-look-outdated-but-group-says-its-effective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture sector wary of ‘strong headwind’ from south]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry analysts talked in circles on a recent webinar as they discussed the implications for agriculture of Canada&rsquo;s deteriorating relationship with its largest trading partner. On one hand, panellists for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/agriculture-sector-wary-of-strong-headwind-from-south/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/agriculture-sector-wary-of-strong-headwind-from-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mighty Mikee built back up to speed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mighty Mikee is back, and in a big way. The grey Manitoba-bred three-year-old won the $40,000 by 23 lengths on Tuesday for trainer Devon Gittens. Not only was his margin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mighty-mikee-built-back-up-to-speed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mighty-mikee-built-back-up-to-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents in dark about daughter’s death two years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parents of a 23-year-old southwestern Manitoba woman who died after receiving a local anesthetic during a wisdom tooth extraction say are in the dark about the investigation into their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parents-in-dark-about-daughters-death-two-years-later/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parents-in-dark-about-daughters-death-two-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infantino’s exit can’t come soon enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a big London Derby on Sunday (Arsenal-Chelsea), and the weekend schedule also features marquee matches in Turkey (Feherbahce-Besiktas) and the Netherlands (Ajax-PSV Eindhoven), as well as a showdown [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/infantinos-exit-cant-come-soon-enough/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/infantinos-exit-cant-come-soon-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peek behind the curtain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theatre Projects Manitoba will attempt to pull off an extraordinary feat of live performance next week with a metatheatrical experiment that walks the tightrope between on-stage drama and backstage chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/peek-behind-the-curtain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/peek-behind-the-curtain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Quite a journey’: dozens move into transitional housing downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of residents have moved into transitional housing units in a former university building in downtown Winnipeg. Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith said 42 residents have moved into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quite-a-journey-dozens-move-into-transitional-housing-downtown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quite-a-journey-dozens-move-into-transitional-housing-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation personal]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s September &mdash; the month that culminates in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For Indigenous communities, the last day of September used the be the day the Indian [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-to-make-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-personal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-to-make-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-personal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors want city to revamp homeless camp approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Winnipeg councillors say the city uses lack of housing as an excuse to drop the ball on managing public spaces affected by the homeless crisis. Sherri Rollins, Cindy Gilroy [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-want-city-to-revamp-homeless-camp-approach/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-want-city-to-revamp-homeless-camp-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incumbent mayor pledges to open door to more housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham promised several new steps to help get more homes and businesses built in Winnipeg Friday, if re-elected as mayor, amid other pledges from his competition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/incumbent-mayor-pledges-to-open-door-to-more-housing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/incumbent-mayor-pledges-to-open-door-to-more-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurance money spent, family waits for provincial flood aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three months after a once-in-a-lifetime rainstorm battered her home and caused extensive flooding, J&rsquo;aime Killbery is still picking up the pieces while she waits for financial relief from the provincial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/insurance-money-spent-family-waits-for-provincial-flood-aid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/insurance-money-spent-family-waits-for-provincial-flood-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP minister needs lesson in political civility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine&rsquo;s decision to intercede in Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayoral election may be surprising to some political observers. To others, however, it is entirely on brand. On Tuesday, Fontaine posted [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-minister-needs-lesson-in-political-civility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-minister-needs-lesson-in-political-civility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The symptom and the disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the same morning, the Free Press carried two pieces written from opposite vantage points, arriving at the same locked door. Charles Bernstein, writing as a gastroenterologist, described a nurse-practitioner [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-symptom-and-the-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-symptom-and-the-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Buy Canadian’ trade war challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Buy Canadian,&rdquo; they tell us, as trade tensions escalate between Canada and the United States. &ldquo;Elbows up,&rdquo; the pithy slogan advises again and again, in response to the latest daily [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-buy-canadian-trade-war-challenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-buy-canadian-trade-war-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel power]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Glenn Hares, comic books &mdash; specifically, superhero comics &mdash; have always been a refuge, a way to both understand and escape the world. Now, he&rsquo;s prepared to release his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/panel-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/panel-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s next power plant already under construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Manitoba, we&rsquo;re rapidly moving toward a more electrified future, as homes, businesses, industries, and transportation increasingly turn to electricity. This transition offers a significant opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-next-power-plant-already-under-construction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-next-power-plant-already-under-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who pleaded guilty to killing three cats dies before sentencing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man awaiting sentencing after admitting he strangled three cats to death and dumped two of their carcasses under a city bridge, has died, the Free Press has learned. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-pleaded-guilty-to-killing-three-cats-dies-before-sentencing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-pleaded-guilty-to-killing-three-cats-dies-before-sentencing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Sept. 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adult ed can be the future &mdash; now Re: Reimagining education in Manitoba (Think Tank, Sept. 2) In an increasingly mad world, where decency and humanity are at risk, driven [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-sept-4/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-sept-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explaining Canada’s superior employment rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump regularly makes outrageous claims. Fentanyl was pouring across the northern border from Canada and had to be stopped. Canada is nasty to deal with and has the highest [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/explaining-canadas-superior-employment-rate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/explaining-canadas-superior-employment-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t settle for being ‘reasonable facsimile’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t settle for being &lsquo;reasonable facsimile&rsquo; DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I always fall in love when the leaves start turning to fall colours. But, this year I have a big problem [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-settle-for-being-reasonable-facsimile/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-settle-for-being-reasonable-facsimile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adorable accoutrements for the school year]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, with only a handful of days left before summer holidays draw to a close, the back-to-school essential kit lists will be landing in inboxes throughout the province. Specifying [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/adorable-accoutrements-for-the-school-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/adorable-accoutrements-for-the-school-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$15.9M for 15 projects from 11 manufacturers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grant Cockshott is looking to China, India and his own backyard. Anywhere but the United States. &ldquo;We are most definitely at an inflection point for Manitoba-based manufacturers,&rdquo; said Cockshott, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/159m-for-15-projects-from-11-manufacturers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/159m-for-15-projects-from-11-manufacturers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History of pedestrian injuries prompts Osborne Street safety review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic experts will put Osborne Street safety under the microscope to find ways to make the busy route safer for pedestrians. The short-term study will take place &ldquo;over the next [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/history-of-pedestrian-injuries-prompts-osborne-street-safety-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/history-of-pedestrian-injuries-prompts-osborne-street-safety-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister tight-lipped about prosecutors’ grievance, but chatty about who’s to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[The justice minister said Thursday he can&rsquo;t discuss an arbitration case in which Crown attorneys blasted the government for trying to keep a report on excessive workload out of an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-tight-lipped-about-prosecutors-grievance-but-chatty-about-whos-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-tight-lipped-about-prosecutors-grievance-but-chatty-about-whos-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder of vulnerable stranger worth four years in prison, three years of supervision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba teen has been sentenced to seven years in custody and conditional supervision in the community for his part in a fatal, unprovoked attack on a stranger who was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/murder-of-vulnerable-stranger-worth-four-years-in-prison-three-years-of-supervision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/murder-of-vulnerable-stranger-worth-four-years-in-prison-three-years-of-supervision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ending special duty helps staff cruisers]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re not from Winnipeg, the first time you see it can be a little alarming. You&rsquo;ve come to the grocery store for a week&rsquo;s groceries, gotten what you need, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ending-special-duty-helps-staff-cruisers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ending-special-duty-helps-staff-cruisers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reach out after communication breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I recently heard the love of my life, who got sent off to her aunt&rsquo;s place in B.C. after she got pregnant, came back to Winnipeg. She [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reach-out-after-communication-breakdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reach-out-after-communication-breakdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s like renaming the Great Barrier Reef]]></title><description><![CDATA[I write as a proud Canadian-Australian who is experiencing something I never imagined possible &mdash; watching Canada&rsquo;s sovereignty, economic security and national identity being repeatedly challenged by the country it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-like-renaming-the-great-barrier-reef/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-like-renaming-the-great-barrier-reef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A way of seeing, a vision for living]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Ways of Seeing, John Berger reminds us that seeing precedes words. We encounter the world before we learn to name it, and the images we make carry something of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-way-of-seeing-a-vision-for-living/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-way-of-seeing-a-vision-for-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbours relieved after fire strikes Quickie Mart]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Janina McNaughton watched the Quickie Mart on River Avenue go up in flames on Tuesday, she felt relieved. &ldquo;The first thing I see is flames, like a fireball of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/neighbours-relieved-after-fire-strikes-quickie-mart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/neighbours-relieved-after-fire-strikes-quickie-mart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate groups urge mayoral candidates to go green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg city council candidates are being urged to commit to several green initiatives, such as exploring a maximum heat bylaw for rental units. A 10-point People&rsquo;s Climate Mandate, created by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-groups-urge-mayoral-candidates-to-go-green/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-groups-urge-mayoral-candidates-to-go-green/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s going to be jumping’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan Younger was in the midst of breaking down the play of his defence when a question about how many times he&rsquo;s participated in a Labour Day matchup was fired [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-going-to-be-jumping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-going-to-be-jumping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP defends involvement of U.S. company in Hydro project]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. company that donated to Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2025 presidential inauguration could build Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s proposed $3-billion natural gas turbines, which has drawn criticism from an environmental group amid the NDP government&rsquo;s pushback to tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-defends-involvement-of-us-company-in-hydro-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-defends-involvement-of-us-company-in-hydro-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paving the way for a league of their own]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Winnipeg&rsquo;s Northern Super League club debuting next year, helmed by footy greats Desiree Scott and Rob Gale, the history of the beautiful game in the Keystone province has been [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paving-the-way-for-a-league-of-their-own/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paving-the-way-for-a-league-of-their-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s first drive-thru-only McDonald’s opens in Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Grimace and dozens of smiles were on display Wednesday as McDonald&rsquo;s staff and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the fast-food chain&rsquo;s first drive-thru-only restaurant in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadas-first-drive-thru-only-mcdonalds-opens-in-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadas-first-drive-thru-only-mcdonalds-opens-in-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province announces free daycare for low-income families]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eligible parents will have their child-care fees waived come Sept. 13.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-announces-free-daycare-for-low-income-families/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-announces-free-daycare-for-low-income-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown attorneys union scores win ahead of hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union for Manitoba Crown attorneys is applauding an arbitrator&rsquo;s decision to approve the admission of an expert report on workload issues at an upcoming grievance hearing with the province. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crown-attorneys-union-scores-win-ahead-of-hearing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crown-attorneys-union-scores-win-ahead-of-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramping up home construction goal of city proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[City council will consider an annual program that would review, approve and catalogue homebuilding plans to speed up new construction. The program would apply to house and detached garage plans [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ramping-up-home-construction-goal-of-city-proposal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ramping-up-home-construction-goal-of-city-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders must make trade war, not snarky words, the priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is little question that trading barbs with United States President Donald Trump is good for the popularity of political leaders in Canada. The real question is whether the leaders [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/leaders-must-make-trade-war-not-snarky-words-the-priority/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/leaders-must-make-trade-war-not-snarky-words-the-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg woman saves child, father in ‘courageous’ river rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman is being hailed as a hero after saving a father and his child from the Red River last month. Police officers were called to St. John&rsquo;s Park [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-woman-saves-child-father-in-courageous-river-rescue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-woman-saves-child-father-in-courageous-river-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social problems cannot be simply swept away]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the battle to alleviate homelessness, mental health issues and drug addiction, we just can&rsquo;t seem to get the order of our response right. The city dismantles homeless encampments before [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/social-problems-cannot-be-simply-swept-away/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/social-problems-cannot-be-simply-swept-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reimagining education in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been much talk lately about how Manitoba can strengthen its economy and improve its general well-being. Adding a third component to our education system, one that would be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reimagining-education-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reimagining-education-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who killed truck passenger handed new 12-year sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s highest court has given a man who shot at a passing truck and killed a 20-year-old woman a 12-year prison sentence for manslaughter. William Ryerson Thomas Comber, now in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-killed-truck-passenger-handed-new-12-year-sentence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-killed-truck-passenger-handed-new-12-year-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-term care best when public]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-term care remains in crisis in Manitoba. As a result, too many Manitobans fear what will happen to them and their relatives as they age and develop more complex health [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-term-care-best-when-public/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-term-care-best-when-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jockey wisecrack a hurtful low blow]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I ran into my boyfriend from Grade 9 at the horse races recently. He&rsquo;s still really short. I said, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re so small you could be a great [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockey-wisecrack-a-hurtful-low-blow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockey-wisecrack-a-hurtful-low-blow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous enrolment up 12.5% at Brandon U]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Brandon University has recorded a 12.5 per cent increase in enrolment by Indigenous students from last year. The latest numbers bring the total count to 570 and follow [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-enrolment-up-125-at-brandon-u/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-enrolment-up-125-at-brandon-u/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filtering the worst of our behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Aug. 30, a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope onto a direct transfer trajectory to its permanent home at the Lagrange Two Point (L2), [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/filtering-the-worst-of-our-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/filtering-the-worst-of-our-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction Clock management 		platform rebranded as Supercrew]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Peters is off the clock. The Winnipeg-based construction worker turned tech entrepreneur announced on Tuesday his company, Construction Clock, has rebranded as Supercrew. The new name reflects the evolution [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-clock-management-platform-rebranded-as-supercrew/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-clock-management-platform-rebranded-as-supercrew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red River Polytechnic looks to expand after MITT takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red River College Polytechnic is celebrating an enrolment bump and eyeing new high school partnerships as part of its merger with a longtime competitor. For the first time, nearly 400 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/red-river-polytechnic-looks-to-expand-after-mitt-takeover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/red-river-polytechnic-looks-to-expand-after-mitt-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provencher Park eyed for new aquatic centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Provencher Park may be the next site for a new aquatic centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provencher-park-eyed-for-new-aquatic-centre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provencher-park-eyed-for-new-aquatic-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klein’s entrance adds spark to ho-hum mayoral race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until this week, Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayoral race looked less like a democratic contest and more like a coronation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kleins-entrance-adds-spark-to-ho-hum-mayoral-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kleins-entrance-adds-spark-to-ho-hum-mayoral-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquests to probe three in-custody deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquests will be held into the deaths of three men, including two who died by hanging themselves in jail cells. Dr. John K. Younes, the chief medical examiner, called for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquests-to-probe-three-in-custody-deaths/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquests-to-probe-three-in-custody-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Untapped potential’: former councillor, MLA Klein says he’ll run for mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former city councillor and provincial cabinet minister Kevin Klein says he will soon enter the race to become Winnipeg&rsquo;s next mayor. &ldquo;I do love this city and I love this [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/untapped-potential-former-councillor-mla-klein-says-hell-run-for-mayor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/untapped-potential-former-councillor-mla-klein-says-hell-run-for-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV to raise and lower your stress-hormone levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it just my Instagram feed that is flooded with prescriptions for how to stem the flood of stress hormones in these trying times? Consult a real professional and take [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-to-raise-and-lower-your-stress-hormone-levels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-to-raise-and-lower-your-stress-hormone-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recognizing the value of phys-ed for kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[The message from Premier Wab Kinew and Education Minister Tracy Schmidt last week about the importance of exercise for young people was timely and important &mdash; but it is not [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/recognizing-the-value-of-phys-ed-for-kids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/recognizing-the-value-of-phys-ed-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KAP appoints interim leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keystone Agricultural Producers has announced a change in its senior leadership. Jim Smolik has been hired as the organization&rsquo;s interim executive director, effective Sept. 8. He replaces outgoing general manager [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kap-appoints-interim-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kap-appoints-interim-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynacare strike could lead to lab test logjam]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOCTORS and health-care advocates are raising concerns about patient care if a Sept. 8 strike goes ahead at the private company that provides nearly all medical lab services in Manitoba. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-strike-could-lead-to-lab-test-logjam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dynacare-strike-could-lead-to-lab-test-logjam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn need not be melancholy forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Autumn is almost here (the most beautiful time of the year) but it always puts me in mind of my dearest love &mdash; a young man from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/autumn-need-not-be-melancholy-forever/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/autumn-need-not-be-melancholy-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At last, some good news on homelessness]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no shortage of reasons to be frustrated about homelessness in Winnipeg. But the latest numbers provide something that has been increasingly difficult to find &mdash; evidence that at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/at-last-some-good-news-on-homelessness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/at-last-some-good-news-on-homelessness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable student housing is an education issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we talk about barriers to education, what usually comes to mind are tuition, cost of books or access to technology. But, after years of listening to Indigenous students, families, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/affordable-student-housing-is-an-education-issue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/affordable-student-housing-is-an-education-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port of Churchill celebrates first grain shipment in six years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Approximately 30,000 tonnes of Canadian durum wheat from Saskatchewan-based AGT Foods is being loaded at the northern Manitoba port and will be shipped to customers in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/port-of-churchill-celebrates-first-grain-shipment-in-six-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/port-of-churchill-celebrates-first-grain-shipment-in-six-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee vote brings outdoor learning facility one step closer for Riel school division]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for an outdoor education facility that would host Indigenous and land-based learning for the Louis Riel School Division are moving forward. The one-storey, 10,869-square-foot (1,010-square-metre) building would feature three [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/committee-vote-brings-outdoor-learning-facility-one-step-closer-for-riel-school-division/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/committee-vote-brings-outdoor-learning-facility-one-step-closer-for-riel-school-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after after jolt from police Taser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s police watchdog is investigating after a 42-year-old man died after being Tasered by Winnipeg police early Sunday. Officers were called to the 600 block of McMeans Avenue East in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-dies-after-after-jolt-from-police-taser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-dies-after-after-jolt-from-police-taser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornado touches down near Elkhorn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado touched down in southwestern Manitoba Sunday evening. The tornado and heavy thunderstorms were reported near Elkhorn, a community in the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, about 105 kilometres west [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-touches-down-near-elkhorn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-touches-down-near-elkhorn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump: Ozymandias revisited?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley, inspired by the shattered statue of the most powerful Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II, wrote the sonnet Ozymandias as a comment on human hubris and impermanence. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trump-ozymandias-revisited/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trump-ozymandias-revisited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Times of transition can be tough to traverse]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife has really enjoyed staying home with the kids all summer, as she is a teacher and has the two months off. Last night she was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/times-of-transition-can-be-tough-to-traverse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/times-of-transition-can-be-tough-to-traverse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowing history — and not repeating it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney summed up the current bilateral trade predicament nicely: &ldquo;We cannot accept what they&rsquo;ve offered and we will not give what they&rsquo;ve asked.&rdquo; Interestingly, there are many [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/knowing-history-and-not-repeating-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/knowing-history-and-not-repeating-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History not meant to be nice and comforting]]></title><description><![CDATA[History is messy. On one hand, it offers uplifting stories of success, courage, human achievement, invention, ingenuity, compassion and kindness. Think of Dr. Jonas Salk and his development of the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/history-not-meant-to-be-nice-and-comforting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/history-not-meant-to-be-nice-and-comforting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health care needs long-term planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there&rsquo;s been a throughline in the past 30 years of Manitoba politics &mdash; apart from the fact the electorate has bounced between NDP and Progressive Conservative governments &mdash; it&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-care-needs-long-term-planning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-care-needs-long-term-planning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional candidates register for Winnipeg’s fall election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every city council ward is set to have a contested race in the Oct. 28 municipal election, barring any withdrawals, after additional candidates registered for two contests. Dennis Bayomi is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/additional-candidates-register-for-winnipegs-fall-election/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/additional-candidates-register-for-winnipegs-fall-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg police ID deceased man, notify family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have been able to notify next-of-kin about the death of a man found unresponsive on a city street in July. The man was identified after police asked for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-id-deceased-man-notify-family/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-police-id-deceased-man-notify-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fine wine’: Vintage Collaros shows up in big win over Als after 38th birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zach Collaros was in no mood for I-told-you-so&rsquo;s. There were no references &ndash; either thinly veiled or direct &ndash; to the naysayers, many of whom thought the Blue Bombers were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fine-wine-vintage-collaros-shows-up-in-big-win-over-als-after-38th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fine-wine-vintage-collaros-shows-up-in-big-win-over-als-after-38th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council candidate says campaign signs vandalized in Waverley West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waverley West council candidate Nafiya Naso said 16 of her campaign signs were vandalized this week. The signs, located along Waverley Street near Tim Sale Drive and across from &Eacute;cole [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/council-candidate-says-campaign-signs-vandalized-in-waverley-west/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/council-candidate-says-campaign-signs-vandalized-in-waverley-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security guard in stable condition after grocery store assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A security guard was taken to hospital after an assault at a Sargent Avenue FreshCo Friday, just days after another guard was stabbed during a robbery at a St. James [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/security-guard-in-stable-condition-after-grocery-store-assault/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/security-guard-in-stable-condition-after-grocery-store-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of frogs, roses, kings and a Great Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, as the saying goes. Basically, if you change something&rsquo;s name, you don&rsquo;t actually change the nature of the thing. That [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/of-frogs-roses-kings-and-a-great-lake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/of-frogs-roses-kings-and-a-great-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It really takes a village’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dana Moroz is on the other end of the line and the manager of the Sunshine Fund can hardly contain her enthusiasm. With the summer winding down and school on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-really-takes-a-village/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-really-takes-a-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware invasive, ‘frightening’ waterhemp]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a threat lurking on the edge of Manitoba farmers&rsquo; fields this fall that&rsquo;s even scarier than the escalating trade war with their biggest customer. Provincial extension advisers are warning [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beware-invasive-frightening-waterhemp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beware-invasive-frightening-waterhemp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The devil you know]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debut book from Pamela Colloff, a Texas-based investigative reporter for ProPublica and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, complicates romantic notions of the scam artist and invites readers to reflect on the systems that enable them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-devil-you-know/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-devil-you-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Fabulous Bodies, body-snatcher’s snafu leads to rollicking gore-fest]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if you got the chance to meet your hero? The one catch: they&rsquo;re dead (sort of), and you&rsquo;ll have to steal their body and embark on a grim road trip of blood-soaked destruction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-fabulous-bodies-body-snatchers-snafu-leads-to-rollicking-gore-fest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-fabulous-bodies-body-snatchers-snafu-leads-to-rollicking-gore-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City advised 275 people in 72 camps as of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tally by the City of Winnipeg shows the number of people in encampments has fallen by a few hundred since last September. A Friday presentation to city council members [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-advised-275-people-in-72-camps-as-of-july/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-advised-275-people-in-72-camps-as-of-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral candidate Vogiatzakis promises new express-lane permitting process]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mayoral candidate is promising a complete overhaul of the city&rsquo;s permit processes, if elected. Mike Vogiatzakis held his second of what he said would be weekly campaign pledges leading [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-vogiatzakis-promises-new-express-lane-permitting-process/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-candidate-vogiatzakis-promises-new-express-lane-permitting-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of M research role expands after $79-M federal injection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Manitoba is playing in a new league. A $79-million investment will bring five internationally recruited researchers to Manitoba to build &ldquo;ambitious,&rdquo; long-term research programs in areas of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-research-role-expands-after-79-m-federal-injection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-research-role-expands-after-79-m-federal-injection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP trying to solve health-care problems from every angle — except the one likely to have the biggest impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s emergency-room wait times hit a record high in July, according to the latest data released Thursday by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. The 90th-percentile wait for all emergency rooms [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-trying-to-solve-health-care-problems-from-every-angle-except-the-one-likely-to-have-the-biggest-impact/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-trying-to-solve-health-care-problems-from-every-angle-except-the-one-likely-to-have-the-biggest-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three hospitalized after house fire on St. Johns Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people were sent to hospital after a fire at a two-storey home in Winnipeg&rsquo;s St. Johns neighbourhood Thursday night. The fire was reported at a home on the 300 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-hospitalized-after-house-fire-on-st-johns-avenue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-hospitalized-after-house-fire-on-st-johns-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro CEO leaving job two years after appointment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro president and CEO Allan Danroth is leaving his position with the provincial Crown power utility, the Free Press has learned. Danroth was hired two years ago by the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-ceo-leaving-job-two-years-after-appointment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydro-ceo-leaving-job-two-years-after-appointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating symptoms, not the disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[The backlog in emergency rooms in Manitoba stems from problems before and after the ER, not in the ER. In Tom Brodbeck&rsquo;s piece on the chronic and rising emergency room [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/treating-symptoms-not-the-disease/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/treating-symptoms-not-the-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Size up ex interest for what it is: trouble]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I spotted a familiar male figure at the beach, seeing him from behind. It had to be my old love from Grade 12. I&rsquo;d know that big [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/size-up-ex-interest-for-what-it-is-trouble/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/size-up-ex-interest-for-what-it-is-trouble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta settlement should be first of many]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who knew? A massive company knew its products were harmful to children and teens, and not only kept its products on the market, but worked to make them more addictive, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meta-settlement-should-be-first-of-many/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meta-settlement-should-be-first-of-many/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro’s strategy: Deny, deny, deny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a good story&hellip; A man walks into your office and says, &ldquo;Have I got a deal for you! I want $3 billion (plus perhaps a bit more) to build [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-hydros-strategy-deny-deny-deny/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-hydros-strategy-deny-deny-deny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All for one — except for one]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dust is still settling. But two things are clear. The first thing: Canadians, by a vast majority, are glad Mark Carney stood up to Trump. Worried about the impact [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-for-one-except-for-one/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-for-one-except-for-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bisons begin reshaping herd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Bisons turned the page on a storied chapter of the football program on the sidelines last season. This year, another new era dawns on the field. With quarterback [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bisons-begin-reshaping-herd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bisons-begin-reshaping-herd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ve got confidence, but they do have their flaws’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shoe has been on the other foot during the Winnipeg Blue Bombers golden years, so it&rsquo;s tough to find anyone on the current roster ready to adopt the underdog [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theyve-got-confidence-but-they-do-have-their-flaws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theyve-got-confidence-but-they-do-have-their-flaws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late founder of Canad Inns celebrated with honorary street name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The founder of Canad Inns will be remembered through an honorary street name, alongside his homegrown hotel chain&rsquo;s Garden City location. On Thursday, the city installed a sign to mark [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-founder-of-canad-inns-celebrated-with-honorary-street-name/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-founder-of-canad-inns-celebrated-with-honorary-street-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor pays $500K to revamp courtyard at care home where he works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty years after Dr. Pravinsagar Mehta began caring for residents at Actionmarguerite, a courtyard he had long watched deteriorate is getting a new life after he and his wife committed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/doctor-pays-500k-to-revamp-courtyard-at-care-home-where-he-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/doctor-pays-500k-to-revamp-courtyard-at-care-home-where-he-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former care home nurse fined $8,000 for ‘disturbing in the extreme’ 2025 incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former nurse has been fined $8,000 and is facing numerous restrictions after making a mistake &ldquo;no registered nurse should have made&rdquo; by inserting 10 centimetres of gauze into a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-care-home-nurse-fined-8000-for-disturbing-in-the-extreme-2025-incident/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-care-home-nurse-fined-8000-for-disturbing-in-the-extreme-2025-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa funds sentencing program for northern Manitoba offenders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has put up $5 million for a Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak project to provide culturally connected sentencing options for First Nations offenders in northern Manitoba. Northern and Arctic [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-funds-sentencing-program-for-northern-manitoba-offenders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-funds-sentencing-program-for-northern-manitoba-offenders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landline, internet service restored, Bell MTS says after nine-day outage in parts of downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bell MTS service has been fully restored in downtown Winnipeg after a damaged telecommunications cable left some customers without landline and internet service for more than a week. A Bell [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/landline-internet-service-restored-bell-mts-says-after-nine-day-outage-in-parts-of-downtown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/landline-internet-service-restored-bell-mts-says-after-nine-day-outage-in-parts-of-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Moving on is the best path forward’: Jets goalie Hellebuyck wants trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connor Hellebuyck has broken his silence. In a statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau, Hellebuyck confirmed he has asked to be moved by the team that chose him in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/moving-on-is-the-best-path-forward-jets-goalie-hellebuyck-wants-trade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/moving-on-is-the-best-path-forward-jets-goalie-hellebuyck-wants-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owners, agents reviewing bids to purchase Fort Garry Hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown Winnipeg&rsquo;s Fort Garry Hotel is moving a step closer to a potential sale. The four-star, 113-year-old hotel&rsquo;s current owners and their agents have been reviewing bids from potential buyers, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/owners-agents-reviewing-bids-to-purchase-fort-garry-hotel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/owners-agents-reviewing-bids-to-purchase-fort-garry-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDP should explain Shared Health’s value to Manitobans waiting for promised ‘fix’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight years after Shared Health was created, the revolving door in its executive ranks should prompt a more fundamental question than who gets the next job. The real question should [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-should-explain-shared-healths-value-to-manitobans-waiting-for-promised-fix/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ndp-should-explain-shared-healths-value-to-manitobans-waiting-for-promised-fix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of retail ‘gravy train’ should get more police boots on the ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Winnipeg Police Service Chief Gene Bowers has his way, the &ldquo;Superstore gravy train&rdquo; is going to be derailed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/end-of-retail-gravy-train-should-get-more-police-boots-on-the-ground/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/end-of-retail-gravy-train-should-get-more-police-boots-on-the-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba set to announce phys-ed curriculum overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[All high school students will be required to show up for in-person phys-ed classes to graduate, the province is set to announce. Phys-ed and health are compulsory classes from grades [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-set-to-announce-phys-ed-curriculum-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-set-to-announce-phys-ed-curriculum-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully protecting Transit drivers overdue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doesn&rsquo;t it seem like &ldquo;enough is enough&rdquo; has been said more than enough times? The union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers declared last week &mdash; again &mdash; that the service&rsquo;s buses [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fully-protecting-transit-drivers-overdue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fully-protecting-transit-drivers-overdue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters can be the future — if done right]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer of 2026 has been the season that e-scooters and e-bikes transitioned from something advocates were predicting would be a big deal to an obvious reality to everyday Manitobans. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-scooters-can-be-the-future-if-done-right/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-scooters-can-be-the-future-if-done-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t get tangled up in ‘no-strings’ affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I almost made it to the end of summer without calling my hot ex-girlfriend. She will sometimes take me in for an afternoon of fun and sex, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-get-tangled-up-in-no-strings-affair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-get-tangled-up-in-no-strings-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breed-specific dog ban should be overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though there have been multiple calls forrepeal, Winnipeg continues to enforce its controversial 36-year breed-specific dog ban. The ban prohibits American pit bull terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, American Staffordshire [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/breed-specific-dog-ban-should-be-overturned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/breed-specific-dog-ban-should-be-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art gallery ready to play with clay]]></title><description><![CDATA[For fans of fast-paced reality competition TV shows, there&rsquo;s no need to keep watching the action through a screen. For one night only, a live pottery competition &mdash; inspired by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/art-gallery-ready-to-play-with-clay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/art-gallery-ready-to-play-with-clay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter-tariffs add new challenge for retailers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Removing trade uncertainty tops Harold Kriewald&rsquo;s wish list. On Wednesday, he hadn&rsquo;t heard from suppliers about which &mdash; if any &mdash; products at Stalwart Appliances in Winnipeg will be hit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/counter-tariffs-add-new-challenge-for-retailers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/counter-tariffs-add-new-challenge-for-retailers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg biz owners encouraged to fly the Maple Leaf]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg city councillor says business owners should fly the Maple Leaf to bolster Canadian pride as the country fends off a trade assault from the U.S. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-biz-owners-encouraged-to-fly-the-maple-leaf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-biz-owners-encouraged-to-fly-the-maple-leaf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[’Finish strong for the last week and a half’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tenure with the Winnipeg Goldeyes was an offer Max Murphy couldn&rsquo;t refuse. &ldquo;I think when I first started playing for the Goldeyes, I was pretty much coming right into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finish-strong-for-the-last-week-and-a-half/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/finish-strong-for-the-last-week-and-a-half/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why not now against the No. 1 team in the East?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good luck finding someone who believes in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week. Sure, they&rsquo;re in OK shape at 5-5, but they&rsquo;ve had some real stinkers lately. Their lowlights include [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-not-now-against-the-no-1-team-in-the-east/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-not-now-against-the-no-1-team-in-the-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holocaust tour helps Manitoba teachers tackle difficult subject]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casey Whitfield&rsquo;s voice cracked and he began to cry as he recalled the children&rsquo;s drawings &mdash; one of which depicts an adult being hanged &mdash; on display in Auschwitz-Birkenau.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/holocaust-tour-helps-manitoba-teachers-tackle-difficult-subject/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/holocaust-tour-helps-manitoba-teachers-tackle-difficult-subject/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers tracking Manitoba monarchs migrating to Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[30 monarch butterflies outfitted with trackers at the Living Prairie Museum this week as part of a national effort to help preserve the endangered species, marking the first time the new technology has been used in Manitoba.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-tracking-manitoba-monarchs-migrating-to-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-tracking-manitoba-monarchs-migrating-to-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief pulls plug on security shifts at supermarkets, stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service is ending its years-long practice of allowing officers to pick up overtime shifts to provide additional security in supermarkets and other stores at retailers&rsquo; expense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-pulls-plug-on-security-shifts-at-supermarkets-stores/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-pulls-plug-on-security-shifts-at-supermarkets-stores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t have a cow]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer, a quest to discover Winnipeg&rsquo;s finest veggie burgers unveiled a surprising array of creative and delicious options. From the structural integrity of buns to thoughtful toppings, the article explores standout local eateries, each offering unique takes on plant-based patties that are as flavorful as they are engaging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-have-a-cow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-have-a-cow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raimbault happy with Wesmen’s ‘litmus test’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Raimbault didn&rsquo;t take much time to bask in the triumph. His attention has already turned to a more elusive feat. An admittedly tired Raimbault was back on the sideline [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/raimbault-happy-with-wesmens-litmus-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/raimbault-happy-with-wesmens-litmus-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve burned our hand on the stove enough’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan Younger sees the growing pains, yet he still sees the potential through it all. This isn&rsquo;t about watching film through rose-coloured glasses either, as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weve-burned-our-hand-on-the-stove-enough/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weve-burned-our-hand-on-the-stove-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rural/urban immigration difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conversations about immigration often pretend that managing the numbers and where they go is as simple as turning a dial up or down. Like most things, the truth is more [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-ruralurban-immigration-difference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-ruralurban-immigration-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reject roadie role, stick to your own tune]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My girlfriend is a great singer and guitar player, but now she&rsquo;s gotten in with some male musicians to form a band for playing bars. I&rsquo;m a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reject-roadie-role-stick-to-your-own-tune/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reject-roadie-role-stick-to-your-own-tune/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who tried to kill pregnant woman pleads guilty]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for cutting a pregnant woman&rsquo;s throat and repeatedly stabbing her during a home invasion in Erickson in 2023. Carter [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-tried-to-kill-pregnant-woman-pleads-guilty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-tried-to-kill-pregnant-woman-pleads-guilty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear and loathing in bedbug-infested seniors building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years of living in a regularly infested suite in an always-infested building have given Lewie Gwyllt nightmares in which he&rsquo;s wrestling giant bedbugs. The 64-year-old has lived at 529 Country [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fear-and-loathing-in-bedbug-infested-seniors-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fear-and-loathing-in-bedbug-infested-seniors-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency rooms and health-care bottlenecks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s emergency rooms are being crushed under the weight of a health-care problem that cannot be fixed inside emergency departments. The latest picture from Winnipeg hospitals is grim. ER wait [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-rooms-and-health-care-bottlenecks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-rooms-and-health-care-bottlenecks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryopreservation — now that’s playing the long game]]></title><description><![CDATA[They say you can&rsquo;t cheat death, but what if you could? What if the promise of some future scientific breakthrough offered the possibility that you could be revived many years [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cryopreservation-now-thats-playing-the-long-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cryopreservation-now-thats-playing-the-long-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aren’t there other power options?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems like only yesterday thatManitoba Hydro was basking in the glory of what to do with all the surplus energy being generated by the newly constructed hydro generating [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arent-there-other-power-options/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arent-there-other-power-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers give would-be boo birds their marching orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are being criticized by some fans online for booking the University of North Dakota&rsquo;s marching band for Friday&rsquo;s game against Montreal. With the current state of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-give-would-be-boo-birds-their-marching-orders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-give-would-be-boo-birds-their-marching-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Manitoba mobile MRI makes first move in 15 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Manitoba&rsquo;s mobile MRI made its first move since it began scanning in Thompson nearly 15 months ago, setting up shop Monday in The Pas. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s really exciting that we [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/northern-manitoba-mobile-mri-makes-first-move-in-15-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/northern-manitoba-mobile-mri-makes-first-move-in-15-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major always showing up for duty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major Williams was far from a lock to make the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The rookie corner was one of many fresh faces brought in by the club during training camp [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/major-always-showing-up-for-duty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/major-always-showing-up-for-duty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waverley West booming, but recreation a bust]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new city councillor will be elected this fall to lead Winnipeg&rsquo;s fastest-growing ward that remains short on city services despite it being the most populated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/waverley-west-booming-but-recreation-a-bust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/waverley-west-booming-but-recreation-a-bust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton made local impact for thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Dolly Parton performed for 8,500 Winnipeg fans at the arena on Sept. 12, 2016 &mdash; her final local appearance &mdash; Free Press reporter Erin Lebar was there, giving the show five stars and lauding the then-70-year-old multi-instrumentalist&rsquo;s onstage energy and authenticity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dolly-parton-made-local-impact-for-thousands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dolly-parton-made-local-impact-for-thousands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software engineer who built lessons on AI for kids was ‘terrified’ into action]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Mohamad Alhamoud witnessed his young son ask an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to do his homework for him, the software engineer felt &ldquo;terrified.&rdquo; It was midway through the 2024-25 school [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/software-engineer-who-built-lessons-on-ai-for-kids-was-terrified-into-action/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/software-engineer-who-built-lessons-on-ai-for-kids-was-terrified-into-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation officials investigate after polar bear shot near Churchill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba wildlife officials are investigating after a polar bear was shot and killed near the mouth of the Seal River on Friday by a paddler. The province confirmed Tuesday the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/conservation-officials-investigate-after-polar-bear-shot-near-churchill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/conservation-officials-investigate-after-polar-bear-shot-near-churchill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit drivers increasingly in peril, but city kicks safety upgrades down the road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit drivers are being assaulted with alarming frequency, yet the city continues to move at a glacial pace on a simple measure that could make their jobs safer. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-drivers-increasingly-in-peril-but-city-kicks-safety-upgrades-down-the-road/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-drivers-increasingly-in-peril-but-city-kicks-safety-upgrades-down-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three charged after victims robbed, held against their will in dating scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman and two men are facing charges after several victims were lured through online dating websites and robbed at knifepoint over a seven-month span. Police said the victims [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-charged-after-victims-robbed-held-against-their-will-in-dating-scam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-charged-after-victims-robbed-held-against-their-will-in-dating-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Library opera shows let kids take control of the action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virtually everyone would choose a treat over a mouldy sandwich. But the youngsters attending Rufus and Rita in Winnipeg libraries often choose the latter. The 25-minute opera, produced by Manitoba [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/library-opera-shows-let-kids-take-control-of-the-action/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/library-opera-shows-let-kids-take-control-of-the-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI literacy course mandatory at U of W Collegiate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Winnipeg Collegiate is requiring new students to complete artificial intelligence 101 lessons and offering a first-of-its-kind elective for those who want to perfect their chatbot prompts. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-literacy-course-mandatory-at-u-of-w-collegiate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-literacy-course-mandatory-at-u-of-w-collegiate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bad trade deal in virtually all ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can&rsquo;t fix stupid. And you can&rsquo;t sign a contract &mdash; or a trade deal &mdash; with a proven liar, cheat and blackmailer. And sometimes, you end up having to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bad-trade-deal-in-virtually-all-ways/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bad-trade-deal-in-virtually-all-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine — does it need an election now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,&rdquo; said Mihaylo Fedorov, who was, until recently, Ukraine&rsquo;s defence minister. &ldquo;We must find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism which will allow Ukraine [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ukraine-does-it-need-an-election-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ukraine-does-it-need-an-election-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough to stomach date’s lack of compassion]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I had dinner with my new guy at a fancy restaurant &mdash; his treat &mdash; and ate something that didn&rsquo;t agree with me. I ended up in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tough-to-stomach-dates-lack-of-compassion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tough-to-stomach-dates-lack-of-compassion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Aug. 25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smart to walk away Re: Canada declines to ratify trade deal (Aug. 22) Let the finger pointing begin! The article states that &ldquo;Canada and the U.S. were unable to put [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-25-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-25-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bigger grid, and a tougher one]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Free Press editorial of Aug. 21, Time for a stronger Canadian grid, makes a case that should unsettle anyone who read it. A co-ordinated attack on nine substations could [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bigger-grid-and-a-tougher-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bigger-grid-and-a-tougher-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurial spotlight finds IndigiHub]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list of accolades keeps getting longer for the Winnipeg-based founder of IndigiHub, an online resource for Indigenous entrepreneurs. In February, Zachary Flett was named one of three finalists for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/entrepreneurial-spotlight-finds-indigihub/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/entrepreneurial-spotlight-finds-indigihub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Bombers volunteer seriously injured in collision with e-scooter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A longtime Winnipeg Blue Bombers volunteer was rushed to hospital and now faces months of recovery after being hit by an e-scooter while directing football fans after a home game last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-volunteer-seriously-injured-in-collision-with-e-scooter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-volunteer-seriously-injured-in-collision-with-e-scooter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We did some good things, but it wasn’t enough’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It feels silly to criticize the Winnipeg Blue Bombers&rsquo; defence on their latest showing. To go on the road, force three turnovers, and hold the No. 1-ranked team in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-did-some-good-things-but-it-wasnt-enough/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-did-some-good-things-but-it-wasnt-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher starts petition to reduce e-scooter injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[As reports of e-scooter injuries continue to surface in Manitoba, a Winnipeg teacher is calling for stronger regulations, public education and enforcement before more people are seriously hurt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teacher-starts-petition-to-reduce-e-scooter-injuries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teacher-starts-petition-to-reduce-e-scooter-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice — and superstition — makes perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems the words routine and superstition blend together for the Winnipeg Goldeyes. While the players have a set pre- and post-game timetable &mdash; whether or not they label all [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/practice-and-superstition-makes-perfect/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/practice-and-superstition-makes-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s landfill gas project hasn’t gained any steam after four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years after the city started working on a proposal to convert potent landfill gases into renewable energy, a lack of buyers is being blamed for holding the project up. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-landfill-gas-project-hasnt-gained-any-steam-after-four-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-landfill-gas-project-hasnt-gained-any-steam-after-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s time to showcase Glendale’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The baton has been passed and Glendale Golf and Country Club is ready for the next leg of the Manitoba Open. As the folks at Elmhurst Golf and Country Club [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-to-showcase-glendale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-to-showcase-glendale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The value of consular services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planned closure of the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg has sparked an important discussion about the value of local diplomatic representation, not only in relation to the United States, but [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-value-of-consular-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-value-of-consular-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stick with familial roles that work for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My teenage mother abandoned me as a baby boy. She left town after dropping me off to live with my teenage father, who still lived with his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stick-with-familial-roles-that-work-for-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stick-with-familial-roles-that-work-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options for selling U.S. alcohol in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t buy it. Let it sit on the shelves.&rdquo; &mdash; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs of 50 per cent by Aug. 19 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/options-for-selling-us-alcohol-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/options-for-selling-us-alcohol-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a clear code of conduct for Winnipeg councillors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us are familiar with &lsquo;codes of conduct&rsquo;. Generally, they are sets of rules for how people are supposed to behave and act. As modern life becomes more and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/making-a-clear-code-of-conduct-for-winnipeg-councillors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/making-a-clear-code-of-conduct-for-winnipeg-councillors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Aug 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forgotten specialists The Manitoba government&rsquo;s recent announcement of 4,724 net new health care workers left out a profession that is critical to the health of Manitobans &mdash; clinical psychologists. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-24-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-24-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donating plasma for good reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the baby&rsquo;s picture that got to me. Featured in an ad seeking plasma donors, I looked at the infant and the accompanying message that I could help save [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/donating-plasma-for-good-reasons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/donating-plasma-for-good-reasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait times for MRIs getting worse in Brandon, Dauphin]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Wait times for MRI scans have surged in the Prairie Mountain Health region during the last two years. Despite a campaign promise by the NDP in September 2023 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wait-times-for-mris-getting-worse-in-brandon-dauphin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wait-times-for-mris-getting-worse-in-brandon-dauphin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunshine Fund guarantees a little magic in the summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[To this day, I still remember the morning polar plunges into Moose Lake &mdash; a cold shock to the system meant to wake campers up before the sun hit its [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sunshine-fund-guarantees-a-little-magic-in-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sunshine-fund-guarantees-a-little-magic-in-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver linings at Canadian Lawn Bowling Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were multiple Manitoban bowls players in the 2026 Canadian Lawn Bowling Championships last week. Sam Forrest placed silver in the U18 boys&rsquo; Canadian Youth and Junior Championships in Hanover, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/silver-linings-at-canadian-lawn-bowling-championships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/silver-linings-at-canadian-lawn-bowling-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roadside giants towering symbols of Canada’s quirkiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could you imagine a Canada without Mr. PG repping Prince George, B.C.? Or the Big Nickel in Sudbury? Or, my personal favourite, Happy Rock in Gladstone? Earlier this summer, CBC&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roadside-giants-towering-symbols-of-canadas-quirkiness/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roadside-giants-towering-symbols-of-canadas-quirkiness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents fear mailbox crime sprees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some North End residents are concerned new community mailboxes will become a target for vandalism and crime after the base of one was recently lit ablaze &mdash; before it was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/residents-fear-mailbox-crime-sprees/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/residents-fear-mailbox-crime-sprees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP, OCN seek  mother of dead  newborn or fetus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP and Opaskwayak Cree Nation leaders are trying to identify the mother of a newborn baby or fetus found deceased in Umpherville on Monday. RCMP said the remains were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-ocn-seek-mother-of-dead-newborn-or-fetus/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-ocn-seek-mother-of-dead-newborn-or-fetus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fish briefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sioux Falls Canaries had a taste for fish as the club beat the Winnipeg Goldeyes in this week&rsquo;s series. Despite being on the road, the Winnipeg Goldeyes (45-37) started [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-briefs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-briefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speculating steals show at Yearling Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nonios sired the sales topper at the annual Manitoba CTHS Yearling Sale on Thursday at Assiniboia Downs, but it was Speculating who stole the show. A total of 45 yearlings [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/speculating-steals-show-at-yearling-sale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/speculating-steals-show-at-yearling-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poutine, putts and a packed leaderboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garrison Smith isn&rsquo;t sure why he&rsquo;s playing the best golf of his life up in Canada this summer. But the 26-year-old Texan has a very tasty theory. &ldquo;You know, I [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poutine-putts-and-a-packed-leaderboard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poutine-putts-and-a-packed-leaderboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It kind of stings’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evan Nachtigall was about 12-feet away from making history. But a slippery downhill birdie putt for the win on Friday afternoon in Ontario proved to be a bit too aggressive, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-kind-of-stings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-kind-of-stings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer flooding sinks some fall harvest hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of Manitoba farmers say they are expecting this year&rsquo;s harvest to be one of the worst they&rsquo;ve seen after major flooding decimated fields at the start of summer. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-flooding-sinks-some-fall-harvest-hopes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-flooding-sinks-some-fall-harvest-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustration mounts as drug raids sweep problems out of downtown, into West End]]></title><description><![CDATA[West End business owners say their neighbourhood has been under siege for months, with downtown police drug sweeps pushing street disorder west &mdash; and customers out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frustration-mounts-as-drug-raids-sweep-problems-out-of-downtown-into-west-end/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frustration-mounts-as-drug-raids-sweep-problems-out-of-downtown-into-west-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unsafe for children’: Mayoral candidate Vogiatzakis promises to ramp up security in public parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mayoral candidate is vowing to have security teams monitor parks and remove people doing drugs at the green spaces, if elected. Mike Vogiatzakis held a news conference at city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unsafe-for-children-mayoral-candidate-vogiatzakis-promises-to-ramp-up-security-in-public-parks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/unsafe-for-children-mayoral-candidate-vogiatzakis-promises-to-ramp-up-security-in-public-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge decries ‘senseless acts’ during sentencing for killers in Berens River manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men have admitted their guilt in the beating death of a 45-year-old father in Berens River First Nation last winter. Michael Oliver Franklin, 32, and Thomas Bryton Goosehead, 24, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-decries-senseless-acts-during-sentencing-for-killers-in-berens-river-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-decries-senseless-acts-during-sentencing-for-killers-in-berens-river-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elders bless, open city’s first urban all-season sweat lodge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigenous Winnipeggers now have access to sweat lodge ceremonies all year long. On Friday Ka Ni Kanichihk unveiled Winnipeg&rsquo;s first urban, all-seasons sweat lodge. The organization will hold ceremonies throughout [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elders-bless-open-citys-first-urban-all-season-sweat-lodge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elders-bless-open-citys-first-urban-all-season-sweat-lodge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive exodus continues at Shared Health with three recent departures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s provincial health authority is looking for its fourth chief financial officer since 2023 and additional replacements after the recent departures of three executives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/executive-exodus-continues-at-shared-health-with-three-recent-departures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/executive-exodus-continues-at-shared-health-with-three-recent-departures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoo caring for orphaned polar bear cub]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Assiniboine Park Zoo is caring for an orphaned polar bear cub that arrived from Churchill Thursday after conservation officers determined it was incapable of surviving on its own. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/zoo-caring-for-orphaned-polar-bear-cub/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/zoo-caring-for-orphaned-polar-bear-cub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change, capable ships could extend Churchill shipping season by months, studies show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate change and ice-strengthened ships &mdash; but not the most expensive icebreakers &mdash; could enable a much longer shipping season through the Port of Churchill, new studies released Friday show. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-capable-ships-could-extend-churchill-shipping-season-by-months-studies-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-capable-ships-could-extend-churchill-shipping-season-by-months-studies-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building optimism]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a city rich with Chicago School high rises, mid-century modernism and much more. And, for the past three decades, Paul Clerkin has amassed arguably the most comprehensive archive of this architecture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-optimism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-optimism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for a stronger all-Canadian grid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kneebone is connected to &hellip; non-contiguously, pretty much every other bone in your body. Unfortunately. But more on that later. File Canada needs its own east-west electrical grid. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-a-stronger-all-canadian-grid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-a-stronger-all-canadian-grid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready to crack over late-night ‘snacks’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My new love has a seriously annoying habit that could break us up now that we&rsquo;re actually living together. I&rsquo;m not getting much sleep, and it has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-to-crack-over-late-night-snacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-to-crack-over-late-night-snacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private governance or public good]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government recently held public forums to discuss regulations for Bill 51, the Public Sector Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Governance Act. I was able to participate in the meeting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/private-governance-or-public-good/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/private-governance-or-public-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Aug 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[911 action essential The latest revelations about repeated 911 service outages in Manitoba should alarm every Manitoban. When someone dials 911, they should never have to wonder whether their call [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-21-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-21-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global spy games heat back up]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2013, whistleblower Edward Snowdenexposed a massive dragnet of U.S. surveillance programs built to intercept the data and communications of targets worldwide. By comparison, human intelligence work suddenly seemed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/global-spy-games-heat-back-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/global-spy-games-heat-back-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educated people vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[I add my voice to Erna Buffie&rsquo;s Think Tank piece &ldquo;Democracy is a civic election issue&rdquo; (Aug. 13) by asserting that democracy is a public education issue. Put another way, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/educated-people-vote/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/educated-people-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor speaks out, raises alarm over gas plant expansion plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A retired doctor is raising red flags on Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s proposed gas plant expansion in Brandon and the health-related consequences of climate change. Dr. Scott Blyth, a former [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/doctor-speaks-out-raises-alarm-over-gas-plant-expansion-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/doctor-speaks-out-raises-alarm-over-gas-plant-expansion-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinematheque celebrates LGBTTQ+ director’s catalogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a distinct and important voice in queer cinema, director Gregg Araki&rsquo;s sex-filled, nihilistic films about LGBTTQ+ life have left a lasting impact on indie films. To end off the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cinematheque-celebrates-lgbttq-directors-catalogue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cinematheque-celebrates-lgbttq-directors-catalogue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuntz in contention at Manitoba Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Braxton Kuntz began the week not knowing if he&rsquo;d even be able to play in the Manitoba Open. The 22-year-old Winnipegger will head to Elmhurst early Friday morning just one [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kuntz-in-contention-at-manitoba-open/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kuntz-in-contention-at-manitoba-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural residents ‘outraged’ property owner charged after shots fired during confrontation with alleged thieves: MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rural Manitoba MLA says he has heard from constituents who are &ldquo;shocked and outraged&rdquo; that a 66-year-old man is facing charges after he fired shots at a group of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rural-residents-outraged-property-owner-charged-after-shots-fired-during-confrontation-with-alleged-thieves-mla/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rural-residents-outraged-property-owner-charged-after-shots-fired-during-confrontation-with-alleged-thieves-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran actress Grier to headline Film Training Manitoba event]]></title><description><![CDATA[An actress known for her pioneering work in U.S cinema will speak at a Winnipeg event promoting women in film careers. Pam Grier is slated to talk about breaking barriers [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/veteran-actress-grier-to-headline-film-training-manitoba-event/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/veteran-actress-grier-to-headline-film-training-manitoba-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How can we grow back the herd in Canada?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid high beef prices and trade uncertainty, a Farm Credit Canada executive touched down in Winnipeg with a message: it&rsquo;s time for cattle producers to grow. &ldquo;What they face right [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-can-we-grow-back-the-herd-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/how-can-we-grow-back-the-herd-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WSD official expects older students to get free youth Transit passes first in staggered rollout of pilot program]]></title><description><![CDATA[A program allowing youths to ride Winnipeg Transit buses fare-free is on track to start next month, though some will wait longer than others to get their passes. The provincially [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wsd-official-expects-older-students-to-get-free-youth-transit-passes-first-in-staggered-rollout-of-pilot-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wsd-official-expects-older-students-to-get-free-youth-transit-passes-first-in-staggered-rollout-of-pilot-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit union pleads for full shields after near ‘hijacking situation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union representing Winnipeg Transit drivers says the need for full safety shields is critical after an operator was threatened with a hatchet early Thursday. James Van Gerwen, president of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-union-pleads-for-full-shields-after-near-hijacking-situation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-union-pleads-for-full-shields-after-near-hijacking-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provincial teacher watchdog releases names, details in three disciplinary matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Interlake teacher with a history of &ldquo;intimidating&rdquo; outbursts has been ordered to participate in counselling and study anger-management strategies after he made a child cry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-teacher-watchdog-releases-names-details-in-three-disciplinary-matters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-teacher-watchdog-releases-names-details-in-three-disciplinary-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nachtigall top of the pack heading into Canadian Mid-Am final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evan Nachtigall is trying not to get ahead of himself. But you&rsquo;ll forgive the young Manitoba golfer for pondering the &ldquo;what if&rdquo; as he stands on the cusp of a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nachtigall-top-of-the-pack-heading-into-canadian-mid-am-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nachtigall-top-of-the-pack-heading-into-canadian-mid-am-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolseley residents put down roots to save elms]]></title><description><![CDATA[A neighbourhood group that raised thousands of dollars to inoculate publicly owned trees against Dutch elm disease hopes others will follow their lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wolseley-residents-put-down-roots-to-save-elms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wolseley-residents-put-down-roots-to-save-elms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown outage caused by construction mishap: Bell MTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some customers in downtown Winnipeg are experiencing a Bell MTS service interruption after telecommunications infrastructure was damaged Tuesday. Bell MTS said on social media. Contractors drilled through multiple underground ducts, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-outage-caused-by-construction-mishap-bell-mts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-outage-caused-by-construction-mishap-bell-mts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t buy U.S. booze if, when it’s back on Liquor Mart shelves: Kinew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba hasn&rsquo;t agreed to put American liquor back on shelves despite Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s request while his government finalizes a trade deal with the U.S. to stop new tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-buy-us-booze-if-when-its-back-on-liquor-mart-shelves-kinew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-buy-us-booze-if-when-its-back-on-liquor-mart-shelves-kinew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allen misses out on league MVP award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Sea Bears guard Teddy Allen has come up short in his bid to win a second career CEBL Most Valuable Player award. The league revealed its award winners Thursday, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/allen-misses-out-on-league-mvp-award/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/allen-misses-out-on-league-mvp-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid underfunding violates Charter, lawsuit claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is taking the provincial and federal government to court, alleging that decades of underfunding for criminal legal aid violates Canada&rsquo;s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legal-aid-underfunding-violates-charter-lawsuit-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legal-aid-underfunding-violates-charter-lawsuit-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man pleads guilty to shotgun slaying]]></title><description><![CDATA[A WINNIPEG drug dealer has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a March 2025 killing that saw the body of a 30-year-old man dumped in a garbage bin and dragged [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-pleads-guilty-to-shotgun-slaying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-pleads-guilty-to-shotgun-slaying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramifications of the high cost of pet care]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are widely considered to be, as the timeless adage reminds, our best friends. In most cases and contexts, there&rsquo;s almost nothing we wouldn&rsquo;t do to ensure they&rsquo;re safe, healthy [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ramifications-of-the-high-cost-of-pet-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ramifications-of-the-high-cost-of-pet-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids need some sense of split parents’ situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: On our last day at a beach rental cabin the kids and I were packing up later than the rules asked for, when a familiar car pulled [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kids-need-some-sense-of-split-parents-situation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kids-need-some-sense-of-split-parents-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Build the resources to help children with speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine your daughter says her first word later than her friends do. You wait, hoping she will catch up. By age three, she still is not putting words together the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/build-the-resources-to-help-children-with-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/build-the-resources-to-help-children-with-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadway Social: when public art gets it right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great civic sculpture does something to us. It might delight or irritate, intrigue or confuse. It can make us stop, look up, move closer. Sometimes we wonder who approved it, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broadway-social-when-public-art-gets-it-right/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broadway-social-when-public-art-gets-it-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building passion into enterprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no mortar in sight but there are certainly thousands of bricks at a new brick-and-mortar store in Winnipeg catering to Lego enthusiasts. Ashton Romaniuk and Madison Froome opened Romo&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-passion-into-enterprise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-passion-into-enterprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double dose of med school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everyone enters medical school with a built-in study buddy. Sisters Maya and Dana Jalal joined 135 of their classmates to don white coats and mark the beginning of their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/double-dose-of-med-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/double-dose-of-med-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. tariffs pause elicits relief, frustration in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty per cent tariffs weren&rsquo;t the only thing paused in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-tariffs-pause-elicits-relief-frustration-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-tariffs-pause-elicits-relief-frustration-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somali refugee admits he helped to smuggle African migrants into Manitoba for money]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Somali refugee who was twice caught by RCMP assisting in the smuggling of desperate African migrants into Manitoba during the frigid winter &mdash; including while out on bail, months after he was first arrested with eight foreign nationals in his vehicle &mdash; has admitted he did so for money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/somali-refugee-admits-he-helped-to-smuggle-african-migrants-into-manitoba-for-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/somali-refugee-admits-he-helped-to-smuggle-african-migrants-into-manitoba-for-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Frustrated’ Selkirk nurses plead for help]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province must take immediate action to increase low staffing levels that are putting Selkirk emergency room nurses at risk, a letter sent to the premier and health minister says. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frustrated-selkirk-nurses-plead-for-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frustrated-selkirk-nurses-plead-for-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned Elmwood Hub project combines 115 mixed-income housing units, social supports, programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-awaited project will aim to add 115 new homes in Elmwood, with on-site social programs to support some of its more vulnerable residents. The $60-million Elmwood Hub is envisioned [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/planned-elmwood-hub-project-combines-115-mixed-income-housing-units-social-supports-programs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/planned-elmwood-hub-project-combines-115-mixed-income-housing-units-social-supports-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba teacher commissioner received 94 complaints in 15 months, report reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report shows 94 complaints were flagged to Manitoba&rsquo;s independent teacher commissioner during a 15-month period. Commissioner Noni Classen has released a summary of the professional misconduct concerns and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-teacher-commissioner-received-94-complaints-in-15-months-report-reveals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-teacher-commissioner-received-94-complaints-in-15-months-report-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone must play the long game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s decision is just one small point on a continuum that will go on until Trump is no longer president or, as a nation, we manage to disentangle our economy from our nearest neighbour to the greatest extent possible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/everyone-must-play-the-long-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/everyone-must-play-the-long-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elevate things between you by breaking ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I work in a high rise downtown and every day I come to work at the same time. I often ride the elevator up with this new [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elevate-things-between-you-by-breaking-ice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elevate-things-between-you-by-breaking-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown nightclub appealing liquor authority orders issued for being over capacity, impeding inspectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s liquor regulator has accused an Exchange District nightclub of exceeding its occupant capacity limit and hindering the work of inspectors. Diablo, located at Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue, is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-nightclub-appealing-liquor-authority-orders-issued-for-being-over-capacity-impeding-inspectors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-nightclub-appealing-liquor-authority-orders-issued-for-being-over-capacity-impeding-inspectors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream season for Ponder who has yet to miss a cut on PGA Tour Americas]]></title><description><![CDATA[He may not be a household name to average golf fans just yet, but that&rsquo;s likely about to change rather quickly. And local lovers of the sport might want to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-season-for-ponder-who-has-yet-to-miss-a-cut-on-pga-tour-americas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-season-for-ponder-who-has-yet-to-miss-a-cut-on-pga-tour-americas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening, healing, togetherness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Pollard didn&rsquo;t hesitate when asked what advice she would give her teenage self, a pregnant young mother of one in an abusive relationship. &ldquo;Leave sooner,&rdquo; she said, citing everything [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/listening-healing-togetherness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/listening-healing-togetherness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province officially recognizes arboriculture as a trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arboriculture has officially been recognized as a trade in Manitoba, which industry experts say will help address the increased demand for tree experts across the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-officially-recognizes-arboriculture-as-a-trade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-officially-recognizes-arboriculture-as-a-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costco breaks ground on new West St. Paul store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction has begun on the American retailer's newest Manitoba store which developers expect will open in August 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/costco-breaks-ground-on-new-west-st-paul-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/costco-breaks-ground-on-new-west-st-paul-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No timeline to reopen city-owned fitness facility in North Kildonan after mould discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A city-run fitness centre that suddenly closed for repairs last October lacks a set date to reopen, while an investigation on how best to fix it is underway. Peguis Trail [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-timeline-to-reopen-city-owned-fitness-facility-in-north-kildonan-after-mould-discovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-timeline-to-reopen-city-owned-fitness-facility-in-north-kildonan-after-mould-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steinbach homeowners sue city over flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several Steinbach residents have filed a lawsuit against the southeastern Manitoba city over flooding in their homes they argue was the result of the government&rsquo;s poor design and maintenance of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steinbach-homeowners-sue-city-over-flooding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steinbach-homeowners-sue-city-over-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising rappel from top of downtown tower with persuasive granddaughter leaves 72-year-old exhilarated]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s safe to say that most people don&rsquo;t spend Tuesday mornings rappelling 83 metres down the side of a downtown building. With their 72-year-old grandmother. But that&rsquo;s exactly how 23-year-old [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fundraising-rappel-from-top-of-downtown-tower-with-persuasive-granddaughter-leaves-72-year-old-exhilarated/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fundraising-rappel-from-top-of-downtown-tower-with-persuasive-granddaughter-leaves-72-year-old-exhilarated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair of banks abandoning Brandon’s downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Two of Canada&rsquo;s major banks are set to relocate from their longstanding downtown Brandon locations in October. BMO will close its branch on Rosser Avenue and move to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pair-of-banks-abandoning-brandons-downtown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pair-of-banks-abandoning-brandons-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motionball’s Marathon of Sport Winnipeg returns this September]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s back and it&rsquo;s better than ever. National non-profit ogranization motionball will be returning for its annual event &mdash; the 2026 Marathon of Sports Winnipeg &mdash; at the Dakota Community [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/motionballs-marathon-of-sport-winnipeg-returns-this-september/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/motionballs-marathon-of-sport-winnipeg-returns-this-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew pledges temporary ER in Dauphin by Labour Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dauphin&rsquo;s 8,400 residents, ravaged by floodwaters from unprecedented rainfall in June that has left the city without its hospital for the entire summer, will have a temporary but functioning ER [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-pledges-temporary-er-in-dauphin-by-labour-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-pledges-temporary-er-in-dauphin-by-labour-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralyzed foster girl has system under a microscope]]></title><description><![CDATA[An internal investigation by Manitoba&rsquo;s Families Department is nearly complete in the case of a six-year-old girl who is paralyzed after being assaulted by her foster mother in Winnipeg. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paralyzed-foster-girl-has-system-under-a-microscope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paralyzed-foster-girl-has-system-under-a-microscope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MamiMarkets connecting ethnic food vendors, customers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A West African soup recipe and a fruitless search for ingredients led to a business opportunity for two Manitoba entrepreneurs. La Salle-based husband and wife Tayo Olayinka and Adeola Adegoke [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mamimarkets-connecting-ethnic-food-vendors-customers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mamimarkets-connecting-ethnic-food-vendors-customers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial project lauded in the fight against pollution]]></title><description><![CDATA[A city project aimed at reducing water pollution is being deemed a success, despite some challenges in adding it to an aging sewage treatment plant. The city used strategically placed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trial-project-lauded-in-the-fight-against-pollution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trial-project-lauded-in-the-fight-against-pollution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquor authority fines True North $12K after minors with fake ID served at Jets White Out party]]></title><description><![CDATA[True North Sports and Entertainment was hit with a $12,000 fine for serving minors with fake IDs during a Winnipeg Jets White Out street party in 2025. The company was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/liquor-authority-fines-true-north-12k-after-minors-with-fake-id-served-at-jets-white-out-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/liquor-authority-fines-true-north-12k-after-minors-with-fake-id-served-at-jets-white-out-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba honey industry buzzing as U.S. tariff clock ticks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian product is being rushed to the United States ahead of a threatened 50 per cent tariff on the industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-honey-industry-buzzing-as-us-tariff-clock-ticks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-honey-industry-buzzing-as-us-tariff-clock-ticks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuntz qualifies to join two other Winnipeggers at the Manitoba Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Open will have plenty of local flavour when it tees off this week at Elmhurst. Three Winnipeggers are in the field of 156, which primarily features PGA Tour [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kuntz-qualifies-to-join-two-other-winnipeggers-at-the-manitoba-open/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kuntz-qualifies-to-join-two-other-winnipeggers-at-the-manitoba-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City crews cleaning up drug paraphernalia, weapons having some impact on inner-city life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-person crew, employed by the city as part of its recently expanded proactive cleanup program, allowed the Free Press to follow along last week while they worked to make the Freight House Recreation Centre's property safe to play in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crews-cleaning-up-drug-paraphernalia-weapons-having-some-impact-on-inner-city-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crews-cleaning-up-drug-paraphernalia-weapons-having-some-impact-on-inner-city-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of M exhibition brings ancient Roman Egyptian documents to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two thousand years ago, people in Roman Egypt wrote letters, kept receipts, made lists and dealt with the everyday bureaucracy of life. Some of those pieces of ancient life are now on display in Winnipeg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-exhibition-brings-ancient-roman-egyptian-documents-to-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-exhibition-brings-ancient-roman-egyptian-documents-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer who shot dog dead after it bit him won’t face charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba First Nations police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting a dog last year, despite the Crown describing the officer&rsquo;s conduct as &ldquo;concerning.&rdquo; The Independent Investigation Unit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/officer-who-shot-dog-dead-after-it-bit-him-wont-face-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/officer-who-shot-dog-dead-after-it-bit-him-wont-face-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged, suspect sought in commercial break-in spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have charged one suspect and are seeking a second in connection with a two-month spree of commercial break-ins, vehicle thefts and property crimes. About $140,000 worth of property, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-charged-suspect-sought-in-commercial-break-in-spree/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-charged-suspect-sought-in-commercial-break-in-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where paths cross]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every so often, an ordinary moment turns out to be about something else entirely. I watched two women meet outside a grocery store recently. Neither seemed to know the other. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/where-paths-cross/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/where-paths-cross/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take advantage of hydroelectric potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro tells us that we are going to need significant new electricity generation over the coming decades. Hydro, like every other utility in the world has recognized this fact. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-advantage-of-hydroelectric-potential/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-advantage-of-hydroelectric-potential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opera group hits pub to stage shows for sophisticated palates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opera&rsquo;s famous drinking songs &mdash; La Traviata&rsquo;s Brindisi, Don Giovanni&rsquo;s Fin ch&rsquo;han dal vino, Carmen&rsquo;s Votre Toast &mdash; tend to flow with references to women and wine, not beer. But [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opera-group-hits-pub-to-stage-shows-for-sophisticated-palates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/opera-group-hits-pub-to-stage-shows-for-sophisticated-palates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lasting legacy or pining for a pipe dream?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is investing in major infrastructure, promising to expedite &ldquo;projects of national interest&rdquo; and pitching them to private investors at a summit in September. The Manitoba government has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lasting-legacy-or-pining-for-a-pipe-dream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lasting-legacy-or-pining-for-a-pipe-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best to fess up about grandkid-sitting fatigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: We love our grandchildren, but now we&rsquo;re sick of them. The two sets of parents &mdash; our adult children &mdash; have been parking their kids out here [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-to-fess-up-about-grandkid-sitting-fatigue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-to-fess-up-about-grandkid-sitting-fatigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A better approach, but not yet enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late June, when the Winnipeg Police Service launched a 10-day &lsquo;crackdown&rsquo; on open drug use and illegal drug sales in areas in and around downtown, it did so without [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-better-approach-but-not-yet-enough/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-better-approach-but-not-yet-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Kildonan Industrial residents call for speed bumps after child hit by truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents in the West Kildonan Industrial neighbourhood are calling on the city to install speed bumps in their area after a child was hit and dragged by a vehicle Thursday. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/west-kildonan-industrial-residents-call-for-speed-bumps-after-child-hit-by-truck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/west-kildonan-industrial-residents-call-for-speed-bumps-after-child-hit-by-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSC weapons scanners effective, needed at other hospitals: nurses union]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AI weapons scanners at Health Sciences Centre have detected close to 2,000 items since they were installed at Manitoba&rsquo;s largest hospital. From March 6, 2025 to the beginning of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hsc-weapons-scanners-effective-needed-at-other-hospitals-nurses-union/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hsc-weapons-scanners-effective-needed-at-other-hospitals-nurses-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The effects of El Nino on crop prices, production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prospect of a Super El Nino on the horizon has figured prominently in the media, but its impact on farmers depends on which side of the world they live. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-effects-of-el-nino-on-crop-prices-production/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-effects-of-el-nino-on-crop-prices-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading, writing, religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in June the Texas State Board of Education approved a new list of required reading for public schools and, as Adam Kirsch points out in The Atlantic, the most [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reading-writing-religion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reading-writing-religion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good deal or no deal? Carney’s crucible]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;No deal is better than a bad deal.&rdquo; This is the sentence that will define Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s time in government. Uttered last year to explain away the delays [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-deal-or-no-deal-carneys-crucible/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-deal-or-no-deal-carneys-crucible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-star review of Winkler Bible Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nile Fehr&rsquo;s voice reaches another level of excitement when he talks about one particular aspect of Winkler Bible Camp: the pizza. &ldquo;The pizza? Chef&rsquo;s kiss,&rdquo; explained the nine-year-old. &ldquo;The pepperoni [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/five-star-review-of-winkler-bible-camp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/five-star-review-of-winkler-bible-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighter’s death fuels cancer fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg is mourning the loss of Winnipeg firefighter Darrel Maynard while continuing its work to raise awareness of occupational cancer and improve health protections for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/firefighters-death-fuels-cancer-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/firefighters-death-fuels-cancer-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting tariffs with the power of boycotts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking this week about an important deadline for a renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promised that Manitoba will continue to keep American booze off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fighting-tariffs-with-the-power-of-boycotts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fighting-tariffs-with-the-power-of-boycotts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t delete organ concert tickets when scrubbing  digital life]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an organ in Germany that is playing one composition until 2640. What&rsquo;s billed as the world&rsquo;s slowest concert features a piece by American composer John Cage, and was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-delete-organ-concert-tickets-when-scrubbing-digital-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-delete-organ-concert-tickets-when-scrubbing-digital-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Célébrer des employés qui mettent la main à la pâte]]></title><description><![CDATA[L&rsquo;immigration francophone joue un r&ocirc;le grandissant dans la vitalit&eacute; de Saint-Pierre-Jolys. &Agrave; la Boulangerie Saint-Pierre, des employ&eacute;s venus de plusieurs pays contribuent &agrave; la croissance de l&rsquo;entreprise tout en s&rsquo;int&eacute;grant [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/clbrer-des-employs-qui-mettent-la-main-la-pte/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/clbrer-des-employs-qui-mettent-la-main-la-pte/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Vital sanctuary]]></title><description><![CDATA[As riverside enclaves go, St. Vital&rsquo;s River Road tends to fly under the radar. That&rsquo;s a shame, as the lots on the west side of the street feature a characteristic [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/st-vital-sanctuary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/st-vital-sanctuary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratcheting up heat can lead to cold feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I came home early from my family&rsquo;s beautiful lake cottage with my heart broken in pieces. I&rsquo;d taken my new love out there and he seemed so [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ratcheting-up-heat-can-lead-to-cold-feet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ratcheting-up-heat-can-lead-to-cold-feet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama to talk formative books in new podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former U.S. president Barack Obama is known for regularly sharing his reading lists on social media, and now the 44th president will share his love of books in the form [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/obama-to-talk-formative-books-in-new-podcast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/obama-to-talk-formative-books-in-new-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City hall and fairness for the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg is now larger than ever. After slow growth in the 1990s, the city has gained over 200,000 new residents and surpassed 850,000 people in 2025. By any measure &mdash; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-hall-and-fairness-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-hall-and-fairness-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churches make collective gift toward fostering reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Canadian denominations have taken another step towards reconciliation with Indigenous people. At a June 18 gifting ceremony here in Winnipeg, the United, Anglican and Presbyterian churches made a collective [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/churches-make-collective-gift-toward-fostering-reconciliation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/churches-make-collective-gift-toward-fostering-reconciliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An elegy for the smalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[He didn&rsquo;t bend as much as he tentatively folded: his eyesight was bad, and his balance was as well, so he would make his way to the ground in stages, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-elegy-for-the-smalls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-elegy-for-the-smalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bridge out of time]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s an interesting quirk of timing, perhaps, that the end of two of Winnipeg&rsquo;s most unlovely features are coming into view in the same few weeks. The rail lines that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bridge-out-of-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-bridge-out-of-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Quarterfinal upset; Wild win; Rapid still human]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh, the drama in the week that was. The quarterfinals of the inaugural W Canadian Championship have been a wild ride since the Calgary Wild shut out CS Mont-Royal Outremont [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-quarterfinal-upset-wild-win-rapid-still-human/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-quarterfinal-upset-wild-win-rapid-still-human/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All eyes on Brachetto ahead of Downs’ yearling sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Brachetto is at Woodbine attempting to become the first Manitoba-bred horse to win the King&rsquo;s Plate on Saturday, a yearling colt out of his winning half-sister Aramon will be [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-eyes-on-brachetto-ahead-of-downs-yearling-sale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/all-eyes-on-brachetto-ahead-of-downs-yearling-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba prepares project pitches for investment summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerhouse investors may hear pitches on Manitoba mines, silica sand projects and a massive greenhouse during Canada&rsquo;s first major investors summit. The Manitoba government is finalizing its list of projects [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-prepares-project-pitches-for-investment-summit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-prepares-project-pitches-for-investment-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed Transcona development — which could add 20,000 people — gets thumbs down from residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of Winnipeggers fear plans to make way for up to 20,000 more people to live in south Transcona would dramatically alter their neighbourhood and tie hefty fees for new [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/proposed-transcona-development-which-could-add-20000-people-gets-thumbs-down-from-residents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/proposed-transcona-development-which-could-add-20000-people-gets-thumbs-down-from-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition dismayed after U of M decides not to establish master’s in speech-language pathology]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new coalition representing students who stutter, speak with a lisp and struggle with other speech challenges is decrying the University of Manitoba&rsquo;s decision to shelve plans to train in-demand [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/coalition-dismayed-after-u-of-m-decides-not-to-establish-masters-in-speech-language-pathology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/coalition-dismayed-after-u-of-m-decides-not-to-establish-masters-in-speech-language-pathology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham promises to help level playing field for local biz if re-elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham promises to take new steps to ensure local businesses can compete for the hundreds of millions of dollars in city contracts awarded each year, if re-elected as mayor. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-to-help-level-playing-field-for-local-biz-if-re-elected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-to-help-level-playing-field-for-local-biz-if-re-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mourinho’s return to Real Madrid a classic rebound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not quite a month ago, nearly two million people lined the streets of Madrid to see the World Cup paraded by the Spanish national team. It might as well have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mourinhos-return-to-real-madrid-a-classic-rebound/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mourinhos-return-to-real-madrid-a-classic-rebound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presumption of innocence important when politicians criminally charged, but so is public confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s probably time to stop pretending that elected politicians can simply carry on as usual after being charged with a serious criminal offence. The case of Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/presumption-of-innocence-important-when-politicians-criminally-charged-but-so-is-public-confidence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/presumption-of-innocence-important-when-politicians-criminally-charged-but-so-is-public-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WPS officer won’t be charged with bloodying nose of man in custody, IIU decides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s police watchdog has decided not to authorize charges against a Winnipeg Police Service officer who allegedly bloodied a man&rsquo;s nose while he was in custody. The Independent Investigation Unit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wps-officer-wont-be-charged-with-bloodying-nose-of-man-in-custody-iiu-decides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wps-officer-wont-be-charged-with-bloodying-nose-of-man-in-custody-iiu-decides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The home began with Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faron Hall never got the chance to begin recovery. Once heralded as Winnipeg&rsquo;s &ldquo;homeless hero&rdquo; after twice plunging into the Red River to save strangers from drowning, Hall told St. Boniface Street Links executive director Marion Willis shortly before his death in 2014 that he wanted help for his alcoholism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-home-began-with-hall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-home-began-with-hall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WRHA directs care homes to accommodate surge of hospital patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has directed three long-term care centres to make space for hospital patients, citing &ldquo;exceptionally high demand for care across the health-care system.&rdquo; &ldquo;Riverview Health Centre, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wrha-directs-care-homes-to-accommodate-surge-of-hospital-patients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wrha-directs-care-homes-to-accommodate-surge-of-hospital-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City skaters’ gnarly narrative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Woodsworth Building at the corner of Broadway and Kennedy Street is an accidental, unofficial mecca of Winnipeg skateboarding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-skaters-gnarly-narrative/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-skaters-gnarly-narrative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PCs say Hutterite colonies singled out by Bill 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOURIS &mdash; Members of Hutterite colonies in the province took aim at the NDP government&rsquo;s proposed changes to drinking water legislation during a public meeting Thursday in Souris. The meeting [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pcs-say-hutterite-colonies-singled-out-by-bill-21/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pcs-say-hutterite-colonies-singled-out-by-bill-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nola chef earns national award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrated Winnipeg chef Emily Butcher has another feather to add to her toque. The executive chef and owner of Nola and Bar Accanto in St. Boniface has received the Culinary [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nola-chef-earns-national-award/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nola-chef-earns-national-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making the right move on rail lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a familiar sound in Winnipeg. (No, not sirens, which are now almost a constant.) It&rsquo;s the 3 a.m. distant and lonesome train horn, the sound of a train crew [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/making-the-right-move-on-rail-lines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/making-the-right-move-on-rail-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inman launching new album at WECC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Give Richard Inman a moment and a surface, and he&rsquo;ll cover it with a story. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve scribbled down lyrics on paper plates, McDonald&rsquo;s bags &mdash; whatever you got,&rdquo; says Inman, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inman-launching-new-album-at-wecc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inman-launching-new-album-at-wecc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fusion pop-up  coming to street food festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[After surviving breast cancer and watching her husband live through a brain tumour, Marilyn Magtoto decided it was time to take a chance. Magtoto left her corporate job as a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fusion-pop-up-coming-to-street-food-festival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fusion-pop-up-coming-to-street-food-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dazed and confused stoner comedy hard to get right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stoner comedy has always been kind of a dude thing. Think of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Cheech &amp; Chong, Ice Cube&rsquo;s Friday franchise, Harold &amp; Kumar, basically any movie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dazed-and-confused-stoner-comedy-hard-to-get-right/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dazed-and-confused-stoner-comedy-hard-to-get-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Lego seller continues to build up its business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brick by brick, a Winnipeg Lego seller is building its third expansion &mdash; in less than two years. The Little Brick Market Co.&rsquo;s new shop was mainly a blank slate [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-lego-seller-continues-to-build-up-its-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-lego-seller-continues-to-build-up-its-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living the ice cream dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days off used to be infrequent for Paul Abdul-Raymond, but now every day&rsquo;s a sundae. The Winnipeg entrepreneur is the owner of the Classic Scoop, an ice cream trailer that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/living-the-ice-cream-dream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/living-the-ice-cream-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A message to Mark: Don’t. Back. Down.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When is a leak really a trial balloon? While Mark Carney currently enjoys huge favourability in Canada, there are nine federal byelections pending. If he stumbles on his pledge of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-message-to-mark-dont-back-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-message-to-mark-dont-back-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fish batter Canaries to climb atop division]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve got to be good to be lucky and lucky to be good &mdash; and the Winnipeg Goldeyes are living proof of that popular phrase these days. A wild 12-6 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-batter-canaries-to-climb-atop-division/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-batter-canaries-to-climb-atop-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-learning hub finds home at Brandon University]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brandon University has absorbed all the public resources created by a defunct online education hub that promoted free textbooks and coordinated remote learning courses. After 35 years of facilitating collaboration [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-learning-hub-finds-home-at-brandon-university/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-learning-hub-finds-home-at-brandon-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Much more to do’ to meet demand for licensed child care: education minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Elmwood child-care facility with 1,000 kids on its wait list served as the backdrop for a government news conference touting recent steps taken to meet overwhelming demand for licensed [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/much-more-to-do-to-meet-demand-for-licensed-child-care-education-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/much-more-to-do-to-meet-demand-for-licensed-child-care-education-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icy relationship with U.S. beginning to thaw at border, data shows; American visits to Manitoba hit five-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Canadians begin to lower their elbows and start to cross the U.S. border again, Americans are coming to Manitoba in numbers not seen in years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/icy-relationship-with-us-beginning-to-thaw-at-border-data-shows-american-visits-to-manitoba-hit-five-year-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/icy-relationship-with-us-beginning-to-thaw-at-border-data-shows-american-visits-to-manitoba-hit-five-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychologist sentenced to house arrest after affair with patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[A psychologist who didn&rsquo;t disclose her sexual affair with a mental-health patient under her care when she testified on his behalf before the Criminal Code Review Board has been sentenced [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/psychologist-sentenced-to-house-arrest-after-affair-with-patient/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/psychologist-sentenced-to-house-arrest-after-affair-with-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three security guards charged with assault after Sea Bears star injured outside nightclub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three security guards are facing assault charges, accused of injuring a Winnipeg Sea Bears player at a nightclub earlier this month. Winnipeg Police Service said the three individuals, aged 35, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-security-guards-charged-with-assault-after-sea-bears-star-injured-outside-nightclub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/three-security-guards-charged-with-assault-after-sea-bears-star-injured-outside-nightclub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manhunt launched after inmate escapes from Manitoba jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba RCMP are searching for an inmate who escaped from Milner Ridge Correctional Centre Wednesday. Mounties were notified of the prisoner escape at the provincial jail in the RM of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manhunt-launched-after-inmate-escapes-from-manitoba-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manhunt-launched-after-inmate-escapes-from-manitoba-jail/</guid></item></channel></rss>