<?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>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><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><item><title><![CDATA[You’re not alone on journey of self-discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I am bisexual. I was in love with another woman for half the summer, and now I&rsquo;m not. How can that be? I thought she was perfect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youre-not-alone-on-journey-of-self-discovery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/youre-not-alone-on-journey-of-self-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dealing with what’s left behind … in the cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sooner or later, we will all face it; if we&rsquo;re wise, we plan for its arrival. Death. Notwithstanding the pithy observation of 18th-century American statesman Benjamin Franklin regarding the inescapable [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dealing-with-whats-left-behind-in-the-cloud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dealing-with-whats-left-behind-in-the-cloud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters, Aug. 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears and jeers are not an appropriate response. The supervised consumption site debate too often assumes a false dichotomy: either supervised consumption or treatment spots, not both.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-13/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/letters-aug-13/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s move forward on disability rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyson Sylvester wants to study computer science. He has the intelligence, the determination, and the ambition to succeed in post-secondary education. Like thousands of young Manitobans graduating from high school, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lets-move-forward-on-disability-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lets-move-forward-on-disability-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Differing goals of religion, politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kudos to David Driedger for modelling a more appropriate and constructive role for religion in politics than the one that has become commonplace today (&ldquo;Take care of them; there is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/differing-goals-of-religion-politics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/differing-goals-of-religion-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is a civic election issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Gillingham should be worried &mdash; very, very worried. Not just because he&rsquo;ll likely win the upcoming mayoral race for no better reason than the lack of a tenable, progressive [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/democracy-is-a-civic-election-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/democracy-is-a-civic-election-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses union questions explanation for delayed opening of new Neepawa hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The new Neepawa Health Centre &mdash; initially expected to welcome its first patients early next year &mdash; has had its opening delayed until late summer or early fall. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nurses-union-questions-explanation-for-delayed-opening-of-new-neepawa-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nurses-union-questions-explanation-for-delayed-opening-of-new-neepawa-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No CUSMA, no booze-ma’: Kinew]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the next round of tariffs set to hit Canadian goods next week, and a new report suggesting Manitobans could be severely impacted if the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade breaks down, Premier Wab Kinew pledged Wednesday to keep working with the U.S. ambassador &mdash; and keep American booze off Manitoba shelves, for now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-cusma-no-booze-ma-kinew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-cusma-no-booze-ma-kinew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotty service, U.S. roaming charges leave Somerset woman calling for answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A southwestern Manitoba woman is voicing her concerns about cell service in the area after she was billed more than $100 in U.S. roaming charges despite never leaving her community. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spotty-service-us-roaming-charges-leave-somerset-woman-calling-for-answers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spotty-service-us-roaming-charges-leave-somerset-woman-calling-for-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen in former police vehicle menaces car enthusiasts’ event, earns home visit, warning from WPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old who attached red and blue flashing lights to the back window of a former police vehicle Sunday night got a visit from real city officers Monday who gave [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-in-former-police-vehicle-menaces-car-enthusiasts-event-earns-home-visit-warning-from-wps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-in-former-police-vehicle-menaces-car-enthusiasts-event-earns-home-visit-warning-from-wps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The circle of life — garden-sized]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.&rdquo; &mdash; Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-circle-of-life-garden-sized/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-circle-of-life-garden-sized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slime, sundaes… and success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer break may be in full swing, but Gonzaga Middle School invited graduates back to the building for water balloon fights and academic, employment and support services this week. Roughly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slime-sundaes-and-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slime-sundaes-and-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiet opening fitting for controversial site]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of this city&rsquo;s most loudly debated facilities &mdash; after all the angst, all the opposition and all the vocal support &mdash; began operations in the most low-key way possible. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quiet-opening-fitting-for-controversial-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/quiet-opening-fitting-for-controversial-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gridlock by design: no excuses for bed backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine waking up in a hospital bed and being told by a doctor that you are well enough to leave, only to discover you cannot. Not because you want to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gridlock-by-design-no-excuses-for-bed-backlog/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gridlock-by-design-no-excuses-for-bed-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown records  net zero business loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown Winnipeg counted the same number of business openings as closures this spring. It&rsquo;s the first time in at least five years the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ hasn&rsquo;t tracked a second [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-records-net-zero-business-loss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-records-net-zero-business-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI bio-weapons loom]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Artificial intelligence&rsquo; based on large language models is shaping up to be the most efficient destroyer of value since the South Sea Bubble. After &ldquo;the Crash&rdquo;, which is inevitably coming, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-bio-weapons-loom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-bio-weapons-loom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mission to make hearing care easier to access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armando Di Lello was four years old when he was diagnosed with hearing loss in both ears and received his first hearing aids. He doesn&rsquo;t remember that moment, but he [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-mission-to-make-hearing-care-easier-to-access/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-mission-to-make-hearing-care-easier-to-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fish ‘punch back’ to crush Canaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number sticks out like a sore thumb: 41. That&rsquo;s how many wins the Winnipeg Goldeyes recorded during the 2025 season, tying an all-time low for the storied, 32-year-old franchise. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-punch-back-to-crush-canaries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fish-punch-back-to-crush-canaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom grieves loss of daughter, 4, on Long Plain First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of a four-year-old girl killed and two other children injured on Long Plain First Nation said she raised concerns about their care months before her daughter&rsquo;s death. RCMP [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mom-grieves-loss-of-daughter-4-on-long-plain-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mom-grieves-loss-of-daughter-4-on-long-plain-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments pledge ‘storefront success’ with downtown grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city and province will provide $1.4 million to help spruce up downtown storefronts along and around Graham Avenue, a proposal met with mixed reviews by some businesses. The &ldquo;Storefront [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-pledge-storefront-success-with-downtown-grants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governments-pledge-storefront-success-with-downtown-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transcona councillor faces new sex assault charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg city councillor accused of sex assault earlier this year has been charged with sexually abusing another victim. Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt, 56, was charged Monday with sexual assault [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transcona-councillor-faces-new-sex-assault-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transcona-councillor-faces-new-sex-assault-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poilievre’s simplistic bluster a desperate bid for attention in a serious moment for nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre&rsquo;s suggestion that Mark Carney needs more &ldquo;backbone&rdquo; to negotiate with Donald Trump would be easier to take seriously if anyone had actually figured out how to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poilievres-simplistic-bluster-a-desperate-bid-for-attention-in-a-serious-moment-for-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poilievres-simplistic-bluster-a-desperate-bid-for-attention-in-a-serious-moment-for-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ducks Unlimited makes province’s largest-ever conservation-land purchase]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba landscape that helped save the Giant Canada goose from extinction has now been permanently protected in the province&rsquo;s largest conservation land purchase in history. Ducks Unlimited Canada announced [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ducks-unlimited-makes-provinces-largest-ever-conservation-land-purchase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ducks-unlimited-makes-provinces-largest-ever-conservation-land-purchase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for national trucking regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case of Conquer Transport Inc. is a stark reminder that, when it comes to trucking safety, provincial borders can include dangerous loopholes. Manitoba pulled the company&rsquo;s safety certificate in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-national-trucking-regulation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-national-trucking-regulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The right plan for reliable energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s long-term energy plan is before the Public Utilities Board for public hearings. Debate is healthy, but not when critics ignore the facts. Our integrated resource plan would add [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-right-plan-for-reliable-energy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-right-plan-for-reliable-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student union coalition scrutinized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite being labelled as &ldquo;permanently closed&rdquo; online and maintaining a website filled with outdated information, a coalition of student unions is defending itself as an active entity deserving of fees [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/student-union-coalition-scrutinized/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/student-union-coalition-scrutinized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steinbach Credit Union names interim CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steinbach Credit Union is moving its chief corporate sales officer into its top role. James Gosselin became interim chief executive officer Monday. The term will last 12 months. Curtis Wennberg, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steinbach-credit-union-names-interim-ceo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steinbach-credit-union-names-interim-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba-made technology earns faith of investors across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue light flashed as a robotic arm welded the metal in front of it. Unlike other robots of its kind, this one uses artificial intelligence. It&rsquo;s supposed to see and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-made-technology-earns-faith-of-investors-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-made-technology-earns-faith-of-investors-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hush up about hopeless crush and step up]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Being stuck in the hot city while my wife and kids were enjoying the lake made me feel so alone. I felt sorry for myself. I thought [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hush-up-about-hopeless-crush-and-step-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hush-up-about-hopeless-crush-and-step-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fashion for women health-care workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[By the time Kayla Curtis becomes a doctor, she&rsquo;ll be running at least two businesses. The fourth-year University of Manitoba medical student is the founder of WPG Local Cleaners Inc., [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fashion-for-women-health-care-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fashion-for-women-health-care-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exciting news’ on rail relocation coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew is expected to make an announcement concerning long-awaited Winnipeg rail relocation later this week. Former federal transport minister and Manitoba MP Lloyd Axworthy, who Kinew tasked in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exciting-news-on-rail-relocation-coming/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exciting-news-on-rail-relocation-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI fears voiced during public consultation in Brandon]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Security against cybercriminals, safeguards against being tracked or monitored and limiting the role of artificial intelligence in people&rsquo;s lives were some of the concerns raised during a public [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-fears-voiced-during-public-consultation-in-brandon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ai-fears-voiced-during-public-consultation-in-brandon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fraudster gets six years in Shoppers Drug Mart case]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Calgary man has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a fraud ring that targeted Shoppers Drug Mart stores across four provinces. Carlo Deguzman, 50, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fraudster-gets-six-years-in-shoppers-drug-mart-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fraudster-gets-six-years-in-shoppers-drug-mart-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro’s planned $3B gas turbines purchase misguided, bad for environment, critics say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite defending a $3-billion gas turbine purchase as the most reliable power source in freezing temperatures, Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s gas turbines in Brandon have had outages during three of the 10 highest usage times over the past five winters &mdash; a sign that the Crown corporation&rsquo;s long-term power plan needs re-evaluation, environmental groups say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-planned-3b-gas-turbines-purchase-misguided-bad-for-environment-critics-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-planned-3b-gas-turbines-purchase-misguided-bad-for-environment-critics-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arcade bar to open in former downtown Keg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smash burgers and Skee-Ball will replace steaks as the former downtown Keg transforms into an arcade bar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arcade-bar-to-open-in-former-downtown-keg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/arcade-bar-to-open-in-former-downtown-keg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bauer inks two-year contract extension with Jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets have packed quite a punch with their latest player signing. Popular defenceman Tyrel Bauer inked a two-year contract extension Monday &mdash; one that could very well see [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bauer-inks-two-year-contract-extension-with-jets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bauer-inks-two-year-contract-extension-with-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Osborne: doing it right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, Time Out, which publishes listings magazines, websites and apps for 333 cities around the world, creates a list of the world&rsquo;s coolest neighbourhoods. For travellers, foodies, music geeks, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/south-osborne-doing-it-right/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/south-osborne-doing-it-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations need co-ordinated health care]]></title><description><![CDATA[In November 2025, Garden Hill Anisininew Nation declared a state of emergency. The threat was not wildfire or flood. The reason was hepatitis A, a vaccine-preventable liver infection spread through [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-need-co-ordinated-health-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-need-co-ordinated-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deflated over mate’s hate for renovated pate]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I kind of lost it recently with the hot weather and all the sweating, so I had my barber buddy completely shave off my thick head of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/deflated-over-mates-hate-for-renovated-pate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/deflated-over-mates-hate-for-renovated-pate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the world watches, Haiti’s hopes continue to fade]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wish that I had something uplifting and positive to say about the circumstances in Haiti today. Maybe things will turn out better for theHaitian people in the coming [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-the-world-watches-haitis-hopes-continue-to-fade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-the-world-watches-haitis-hopes-continue-to-fade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Selkirk teacher convicted of sexual assault denies latest abuse claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former private school teacher convicted of sexual assault against several students has denied he abused the Manitoba man who&rsquo;s now suing him over different claims of sexual violence. Kenneth [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-selkirk-teacher-convicted-of-sexual-assault-denies-latest-abuse-claim/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-selkirk-teacher-convicted-of-sexual-assault-denies-latest-abuse-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinderella story continues, Sea Bears bounce Bandits in Conference Final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just days ago, the Winnipeg Sea Bears were at rock bottom. The losses had piled up, and the star talent had dwindled. The noise around the club grew, and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cinderella-story-continues-sea-bears-bounce-bandits-in-conference-final/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cinderella-story-continues-sea-bears-bounce-bandits-in-conference-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching while we work]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many employees, the idea that their employer might be tracking how long they spend at their keyboard, how often they move their mouse, or whether they are actively working [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/watching-while-we-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/watching-while-we-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela: unfinished business for the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experienced imperialists understand that you can&rsquo;t just take over a country and expect it to run itself. It takes time and work to turn it into an obedient and profitable [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/venezuela-unfinished-business-for-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/venezuela-unfinished-business-for-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The view from here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staycation: The Art of Being Here feautres more than 100 Manitoba-related artworks from the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq collection, spanning the past 50 years. These pieces reveal how the places around [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-view-from-here/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-view-from-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sending the wrong message]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department has announced plans to close five overseas diplomatic posts approved by Congress: Douala, Cameroon (a branch office); St. George&rsquo;s, Grenada (an embassy); Nagoya, Japan (a consulate); [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sending-the-wrong-message/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sending-the-wrong-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospective prophets profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investing generally involves a prophetic take on the future. After all, investors are wagering that asset prices&rsquo; values will increase over time. Yet prediction markets kick prognostication up several notches. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prospective-prophets-profit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/prospective-prophets-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New lab a win for Winnipeg’s long game]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be easy to overlook the announcement this week that the federal government was green-lighting a quarter-billion-dollar expansion of the National Microbiology Laboratory&rsquo;s Canadian Science Centre for Human and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-lab-a-win-for-winnipegs-long-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-lab-a-win-for-winnipegs-long-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel: the new political divide?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abdul won and Avi is thrilled. Federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis emerged from electoral hiding to tell us how it is &ldquo;exhilarating to witness&rdquo; a &ldquo;wave of progressive populism&rdquo; in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israel-the-new-political-divide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/israel-the-new-political-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blues Brother bringing sci-fi debut this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[He&rsquo;s busted ghosts, wailed on a harmonica in sunglasses, created a vodka brand sold in a skull-shaped bottle and dabbled in the Niagara Peninsula wine industry. And now Ottawa-born actor [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blues-brother-bringing-sci-fi-debut-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blues-brother-bringing-sci-fi-debut-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: A brace of braces; Rapid rule; Jostling in the standings]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHAT a long weekend in the Northern Super League. If fans thought the eight goal tally between the first two games of Week 15 was wild, how about the final [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-a-brace-of-braces-rapid-rule-jostling-in-the-standings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-a-brace-of-braces-rapid-rule-jostling-in-the-standings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldeyes win franchise record 13th consecutive game]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2026 Winnipeg Goldeyes are swimming in uncharted waters. A 7-5 comeback victory over the Chicago Dogs on Thursday night at Blue Cross Park was no ordinary affair. It marked [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-win-franchise-record-13th-consecutive-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-win-franchise-record-13th-consecutive-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Warrior’s win should have come as no surprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[THERE were so many reasons for Western Warrior to win the 78th Manitoba Derby on Monday that the price made no sense. The morning line favourite paid $18.10, $10.70 and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-warriors-win-should-have-come-as-no-surprise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/western-warriors-win-should-have-come-as-no-surprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No worse  for wear]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a year of weather, wear and foot traffic, the colourful murals that brightened Graham Avenue have been given a refresh &mdash; but the artists behind them say the fading [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-worse-for-wear/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-worse-for-wear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minago mining project under review with First Nation seeking funding options]]></title><description><![CDATA[A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR mining project in northern Manitoba is under review as its First Nation owner undergoes mass restructuring. &ldquo;All options are on the table&rdquo; for the Minago Critical Minerals Project, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minago-mining-project-under-review-with-first-nation-seeking-funding-options/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minago-mining-project-under-review-with-first-nation-seeking-funding-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shovels hit the dirt in North Kildonan]]></title><description><![CDATA[They donned high-vis vests and brandished shovels with gold-coloured blades Friday morning at the ceremonial groundbreaking for a multi-family residential development in northeast Winnipeg. Concord Projects has started construction of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shovels-hit-the-dirt-in-north-kildonan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shovels-hit-the-dirt-in-north-kildonan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experiential course hailed as ‘a made-in-Manitoba triumph’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Winnipeg is marking the 10th session of an experiential course &mdash; or, as a critic once put it, &ldquo;Marxist summer camp&rdquo; &mdash; that brings suburban and inner-city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/experiential-course-hailed-as-a-made-in-manitoba-triumph/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/experiential-course-hailed-as-a-made-in-manitoba-triumph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinder, gentler drug crackdown finds support, tempered expectations in Main Street area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawing a lighter from his pocket, a shirtless man perched on a concrete wall outside United Way Winnipeg&rsquo;s Main Street headquarters heats a substance in a glass pipe and moves the tube toward his mouth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinder-gentler-drug-crackdown-finds-support-tempered-expectations-in-main-street-area/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinder-gentler-drug-crackdown-finds-support-tempered-expectations-in-main-street-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best  of the  West  in Conference final clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[It had been a while for Isiah Osborne. The man known affectionately by his Winnipeg Sea Bears teammates as the &ldquo;Silent Assassin&rdquo; had been quiet in more ways than one [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-of-the-west-in-conference-final-clash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-of-the-west-in-conference-final-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew commits $500M for final phase of North End sewage treatment plant upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government will provide $500 million for the final phase of the North End sewage treatment plant upgrade, granting a long-standing request by the city. &ldquo;This is a big [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-commits-500m-for-final-phase-of-north-end-sewage-treatment-plant-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kinew-commits-500m-for-final-phase-of-north-end-sewage-treatment-plant-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purse-snatcher who preyed on older women sentenced to three years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man who targeted female seniors during a month-long purse-snatching spree has been sentenced to three years in prison. &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t just a matter of opportunity, this is a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/purse-snatcher-who-preyed-on-older-women-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/purse-snatcher-who-preyed-on-older-women-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A measure of hope a decade after senseless death, injustice]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a few hundred kilometres from the farm near Biggar, Sask. &mdash; the place where 22-year old Colten Boushie from Cree Red Pheasant First Nation was shot and killed by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-measure-of-hope-a-decade-after-senseless-death-injustice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-measure-of-hope-a-decade-after-senseless-death-injustice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral race grows to 11 candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realtor Brad Gross is the 11th candidate to register for the race to become Winnipeg&rsquo;s next mayor. Gross, 60, said improving public safety and renewing roads will be key goals [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-race-grows-to-11-candidates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-race-grows-to-11-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba pharmacists able to prescribe birth control: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba pharmacists will have the authority to assess for, prescribe and administer birth control. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced the expanded scope of practice on Friday. Pharmacists must complete approved [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-pharmacists-able-to-prescribe-birth-control-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-pharmacists-able-to-prescribe-birth-control-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The  antisocial  network]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday evening, a well-known celebrity blogger, best known by the nom de plume Perez Hilton, opened up his TikTok account and began a livestream from his Miami home. What [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-antisocial-network/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-antisocial-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They’re not horsing around in Brandon]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Contestants from across the continent are trotting into Brandon&rsquo;s Keystone Centre for Canada&rsquo;s National Arabian Championship. The championship is reserved for Arabian and Arabian-derived horse breeds and involves [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theyre-not-horsing-around-in-brandon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theyre-not-horsing-around-in-brandon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true costs of your pet — for everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[People love their pets, and most pet owners are responsible, caring and benevolent wards of their pets. And it is true that some research shows that owning a pet can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-true-costs-of-your-pet-for-everyone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-true-costs-of-your-pet-for-everyone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage ‘deal’ needs some maintenance]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife and I, along with our kids, went on a trip to her hometown &mdash; which is situated on a lake &mdash; for a week recently. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marriage-deal-needs-some-maintenance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/marriage-deal-needs-some-maintenance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba can’t afford to sit out the CUSMA conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 1, the trilateral review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement quietly began. There was no dramatic deadline, no cliff edge &mdash; CUSMA remains legally in force, extendable for another [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-cant-afford-to-sit-out-the-cusma-conversation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-cant-afford-to-sit-out-the-cusma-conversation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency rooms need help — now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Triage. It&rsquo;s an interesting, necessary, and bluntly pragmatic concept, but it&rsquo;s not for the faint of heart. It&rsquo;s a method of determining how and when to treat the injured and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-rooms-need-help-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-rooms-need-help-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask civic candidates to do the math]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Winnipeg voters prepare for a municipal election this October, a well-worn campaign playbook is already emerging. Candidates across the city will knock on doors promising lower taxes, fewer potholes, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ask-civic-candidates-to-do-the-math/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ask-civic-candidates-to-do-the-math/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering the horrors of nuclear war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marking small lanterns with messages of &ldquo;No More War,&rdquo; &ldquo;Peace for Everyone&rdquo; and &ldquo;Nuclear Free,&rdquo; Winnipeggers gathered Thursday to mark 81 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/remembering-the-horrors-of-nuclear-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/remembering-the-horrors-of-nuclear-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local medical scrubs retailer feeling abandoned by U of M, RRC Polytech nursing programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg uniform store is appealing to medical students to shop locally for scrubs this back-to-school season as it grapples with growing competition online and an apparent shutout by local [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/local-medical-scrubs-retailer-feeling-abandoned-by-u-of-m-rrc-polytech-nursing-programs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/local-medical-scrubs-retailer-feeling-abandoned-by-u-of-m-rrc-polytech-nursing-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family hopes police alert will bring missing woman home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of Ashley Arason has made a desperate plea for her to come home. The 41-year-old last had contact with her family on April 6, 2019, which was her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/family-hopes-police-alert-will-bring-missing-woman-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/family-hopes-police-alert-will-bring-missing-woman-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California tech company setting up shop in Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[GROSSE ISLE &mdash; An AI-first California-based company that creates software for the dairy industry is establishing its Canadian headquarters in Winnipeg. Spade Technologies announced Thursday it will build a team [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/california-tech-company-setting-up-shop-in-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/california-tech-company-setting-up-shop-in-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City puts Osborne Village lot up for sale third time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is making a third attempt to sell a seemingly prime Osborne Street property, after an offer for the surface parking lot fell through earlier this year. The 772-square-metre [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-puts-osborne-village-lot-up-for-sale-third-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-puts-osborne-village-lot-up-for-sale-third-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoral race lineup grows to 10 candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[An electrical contractor has become the 10th candidate to register for the race to become Winnipeg&rsquo;s next mayor. Zac Uminski has thrown his name into the competition, after Scott Gillingham [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-race-lineup-grows-to-10-candidates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoral-race-lineup-grows-to-10-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poilievre’s lips moving, but Canadians aren’t interested in what he’s saying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Poilievre&rsquo;s biggest political challenge right now isn&rsquo;t Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s popularity. It&rsquo;s the fact that he still seems to be campaigning against a political landscape that no longer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poilievres-lips-moving-but-canadians-arent-interested-in-what-hes-saying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poilievres-lips-moving-but-canadians-arent-interested-in-what-hes-saying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is Mark Carney going with Senate changes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade after Justin Trudeau dropped Liberal Senators from the party&rsquo;s national parliamentary caucus and introduced a new appointment process based on non-partisan criteria, his successor, Prime Minister Mark Carney, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/where-is-mark-carney-going-with-senate-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/where-is-mark-carney-going-with-senate-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking past history — and understated renewal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several times each week I walk, cycle, or drive along Tach&eacute; Avenue in St. Boniface. It is one of Winnipeg&rsquo;s most remarkable streets. Within a few hundred metres standSt. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/walking-past-history-and-understated-renewal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/walking-past-history-and-understated-renewal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s your call on further contact with ‘dad’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My birth father has shown up in Manitoba &mdash; he got a transfer here for a job. He has never expressed any interest in me before except [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-your-call-on-further-contact-with-dad/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-your-call-on-further-contact-with-dad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countdown to tee off at the Manitoba Open begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not quite at Stanley Cup drought territory &mdash; that sits at 33 years and counting &mdash; but it&rsquo;s been a long wait for a Canadian golfer to capture the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/countdown-to-tee-off-at-the-manitoba-open-begins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/countdown-to-tee-off-at-the-manitoba-open-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearing the deck and filling the seats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winds of change are always blowing at Winnipeg&rsquo;s city hall, but with a civic election looming this fall, the gusts through the council chamber at 510 Main St. seem [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/clearing-the-deck-and-filling-the-seats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/clearing-the-deck-and-filling-the-seats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon clears way for affordable housing project]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The City of Brandon and the government of Manitoba hope to alleviate homelessness with a housing complex near the Brandon hospital. A residential building with up to 48 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-clears-way-for-affordable-housing-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-clears-way-for-affordable-housing-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldeyes match record with 11th consecutive win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Goldeyes needed three innings to cement a victory over the Chicago Dogs on Wednesday night. The Fish, who ended the evening with 17 hits, drove in 10 runs [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-match-record-with-11th-consecutive-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goldeyes-match-record-with-11th-consecutive-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm left $840M of insured losses across Manitoba, Saskatchewan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Severe weather spanning two days in June &mdash; hitting both Manitoba and Saskatchewan &mdash; has led to at least $840 million in insured losses. The June 9 and 10 weather [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/storm-left-840m-of-insured-losses-across-manitoba-saskatchewan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/storm-left-840m-of-insured-losses-across-manitoba-saskatchewan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water-bus service relaunches with bigger boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[After staying docked last summer, the water-bus service stationed at The Forks is once again ferrying people up and down the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Winnipeg Waterways launched the service [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/water-bus-service-relaunches-with-bigger-boat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/water-bus-service-relaunches-with-bigger-boat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U of M researchers studying ‘digital legacy planning’ before death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of researchers at the University of Manitoba wants adults to take the cloud they leave behind into special consideration when they envision heaven and their afterlife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-researchers-studying-digital-legacy-planning-before-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/u-of-m-researchers-studying-digital-legacy-planning-before-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not every dog has its day]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two years at the Winnipeg Humane Society&rsquo;s shelter, it seemed iffy that Benny would ever find a forever home. The German shepherd had behavioural issues and was not great [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-every-dog-has-its-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-every-dog-has-its-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canad Inns puts Portage Avenue hotel, MET, office building ‘connected campus’ up for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown entrepreneurs are watching with wary eyes as a prominent hotel and event centre hits the market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canad-inns-puts-portage-avenue-hotel-met-office-building-connected-campus-up-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canad-inns-puts-portage-avenue-hotel-met-office-building-connected-campus-up-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodstock pledges radical change at city hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mayoral candidate has vowed to abolish several city committees, eliminate pay bumps for executive policy committee members, and keep monthly office hours to meet Winnipeggers, if elected. Don Woodstock [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woodstock-pledges-radical-change-at-city-hall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woodstock-pledges-radical-change-at-city-hall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selkirk Avenue resident misses sound of silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selkirk Avenue resident Gail Allard sits on her front steps, looking at a row of tree stumps. Until last fall, Allard would have opened her front door to a lush [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selkirk-avenue-resident-misses-sound-of-silence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selkirk-avenue-resident-misses-sound-of-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit driver stabbed with syringe by passenger]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg Transit driver is recovering in hospital after a passenger stabbed him in the leg with a syringe while riding the bus early Wednesday, the Amalgamated Transit Union says. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-driver-stabbed-with-syringe-by-passenger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transit-driver-stabbed-with-syringe-by-passenger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine-block walk on Portage Avenue reveals difficult present, some cause for optimism]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent visit back to Winnipeg, I got to witness the multitudes of Portage Avenue. From my Airbnb on Hargrave Street, I had the opportunity to do quite a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-block-walk-on-portage-avenue-reveals-difficult-present-some-cause-for-optimism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-block-walk-on-portage-avenue-reveals-difficult-present-some-cause-for-optimism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting energy another way]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Manitoba&rsquo;s Public Utilities Board analyzes Manitoba Hydro&rsquo;s Integrated Resource Plan, three points are apparent. The province of Manitoba is a weather-based fiscal operating entity. The province is $40 billion [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/getting-energy-another-way/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/getting-energy-another-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even AI has to watch its diet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine going to your doctor and have that doctor tell you how much they like a new health app &mdash; but when you ask them whether their family likes it, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/even-ai-has-to-watch-its-diet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/even-ai-has-to-watch-its-diet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency room in Brandon short staffed]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The health minister has acknowledged short staffing has created problems at the Brandon hospital emergency department. &ldquo;This is, I would say, a long-standing challenge and it&rsquo;s also a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-room-in-brandon-short-staffed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-room-in-brandon-short-staffed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyril Ramaphosa and South African law]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s outrageous. You&rsquo;re at your hobby farm in the country, just pottering around, so you stuff the $580,000 in your pocket under the sofa cushions temporarily, just to get it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cyril-ramaphosa-and-south-african-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cyril-ramaphosa-and-south-african-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mattress upgrade sure to support camp romps]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Help us. We simply can&rsquo;t go camping again and have the kind of wild sex we want if we don&rsquo;t make some changes. Our cheap older air [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mattress-upgrade-sure-to-support-camp-romps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mattress-upgrade-sure-to-support-camp-romps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro’s $3 billion fossil fuel bet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro plans to spend $3 billion to build three new fossil fuel power generation turbines in 2030. This big bet on fossil fuel generation would be a big mistake [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-hydros-3-billion-fossil-fuel-bet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-hydros-3-billion-fossil-fuel-bet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian centre adds size to Sea Bears playoff push]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears have added some size ahead of the playoffs. The club announced the signing of 6-10 Canadian centre Ben Stevens on Tuesday. Stevens was released by the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-centre-adds-size-to-sea-bears-playoff-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-centre-adds-size-to-sea-bears-playoff-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steinbach ER nurses ask for triage help as wait-averse Winnipeg patients strain hospital capacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurses at Bethesda Regional Health Centre in Steinbach have called on the regional health authority and provincial government to hire an extra triage nurse for the emergency department as increased [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steinbach-er-nurses-ask-for-triage-help-as-wait-averse-winnipeg-patients-strain-hospital-capacity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steinbach-er-nurses-ask-for-triage-help-as-wait-averse-winnipeg-patients-strain-hospital-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concordia doctor denies responsibility for Calgary man’s permanent disability]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Concordia Hospital doctor accused in a negligence lawsuit after a Calgary man was left permanently disabled when he was given a massive overdose of a powerful sedative has denied [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/concordia-doctor-denies-responsibility-for-calgary-mans-permanent-disability/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/concordia-doctor-denies-responsibility-for-calgary-mans-permanent-disability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sewing angels’ come to Folklorama pavilion’s rescue after Ghana dancers’ costumes stolen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and volunteers had tears in their eyes when dozens of young dancers took to the stage for their opening performances at Folklorama&rsquo;s Ghana pavilion Sunday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sewing-angels-come-to-folklorama-pavilions-rescue-after-ghana-dancers-costumes-stolen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sewing-angels-come-to-folklorama-pavilions-rescue-after-ghana-dancers-costumes-stolen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is Mommy’s park’: city honours two-time Olympic champion curler Lawes]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Kaitlyn Lawes drives through her childhood neighbourhood, she&rsquo;ll now be able to point to a park bearing her name &mdash; and tell her daughters that anything is possible. On [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-is-mommys-park-city-honours-two-time-olympic-champion-curler-lawes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-is-mommys-park-city-honours-two-time-olympic-champion-curler-lawes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto’s alternative crisis response model deemed a success]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Toronto emergency response program that helped inspire Winnipeg&rsquo;s proposed alternative crisis response model has already expanded city-wide, just four years after launching as a pilot project. The Toronto Community [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/torontos-alternative-crisis-response-model-deemed-a-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/torontos-alternative-crisis-response-model-deemed-a-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticked off by Trump’s tantrums]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump recently threatened tariffs on Canadian products for the wildfire smoke that wafts across the border. We have failed to manage our forests properly, he says, causing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ticked-off-by-trumps-tantrums/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ticked-off-by-trumps-tantrums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give parents space to work out the details]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My mom has shocked me and my brother (we&rsquo;re both teenagers) by getting a new boyfriend so soon after breaking up with our dad &mdash; a really [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/give-parents-space-to-work-out-the-details/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/give-parents-space-to-work-out-the-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Beautiful game’ stained by Trump, Infantino]]></title><description><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino has improbably managed to turn the success of the recently completed and profoundly challenged World Cup finals into a defeat. Just two weeks ago, with confetti [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beautiful-game-stained-by-trump-infantino/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beautiful-game-stained-by-trump-infantino/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting the needs of disabled Indigenous children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navigating Manitoba&rsquo;s disability services is difficult under the best circumstances. ForIndigenous families, access is further constrained by geography, poverty, jurisdictional confusion, and culturally-inappropriate systems that do not reflect Indigenous [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meeting-the-needs-of-disabled-indigenous-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meeting-the-needs-of-disabled-indigenous-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authors fall prey to scam artists and fraudsters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most every author, including me, wants to be noticed by the reading public, media and book world. The perceived wisdom is that a strong social media presence raises an author&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/authors-fall-prey-to-scam-artists-and-fraudsters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/authors-fall-prey-to-scam-artists-and-fraudsters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Definitely a tough one’: Travel delays drag down Sea Bears in 114-90 loss to Vancouver Bandits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears will head into the playoffs on a disheartening note. Winnipeg&rsquo;s pro hoops squad had hoped to ride a wave of confidence into the Canadian Elite Basketball [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/definitely-a-tough-one-travel-delays-drag-down-sea-bears-in-114-90-loss-to-vancouver-bandits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/definitely-a-tough-one-travel-delays-drag-down-sea-bears-in-114-90-loss-to-vancouver-bandits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[55th Folklorama kicks off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo gallery: 55th Folklorama kicks off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/55th-folklorama-kicks-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/55th-folklorama-kicks-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sous les eaux islandaises avec Julien Nayet-Pelletier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avec Julien Looks Under Things: Under Iceland&rsquo;s Waters, le vulgarisateur scientifique Julien Nayet-Pelletier entra&icirc;ne le public sous les eaux islandaises. Son documentaire met en lumi&egrave;re une biodiversit&eacute; fascinante et les [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sous-les-eaux-islandaises-avec-julien-nayet-pelletier/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sous-les-eaux-islandaises-avec-julien-nayet-pelletier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some health-care services to be restored in Dauphin next week; clean up continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A number of health-care services are expected to be restored in Dauphin next week as officials work around flood damage at the local hospital. Point-of-care testing, electrocardiograms, X-rays, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/some-health-care-services-to-be-restored-in-dauphin-next-week-clean-up-continues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/some-health-care-services-to-be-restored-in-dauphin-next-week-clean-up-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long journey to home ownership  for Eritrean couple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solomon Ghebru and his family have been building a life together in Winnipeg for the past three years after years of living apart in various countries. Now, they are working [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-journey-to-home-ownership-for-eritrean-couple/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-journey-to-home-ownership-for-eritrean-couple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crop storage headaches loom on horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sense of calm descends over Prairie fields this time of year &mdash; at least on the surface. Activities become more limited in the weeks leading up to harvest. There&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crop-storage-headaches-loom-on-horizon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crop-storage-headaches-loom-on-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change threatens events we wait for all year]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, owing to extreme heat and a wild storm with tree-snapping winds, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet had to cancel its full run of Ballet in the Park, a much-loved [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-threatens-events-we-wait-for-all-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-threatens-events-we-wait-for-all-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon laying groundwork for Arabian championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; It&rsquo;s time to dish the dirt on what&rsquo;s about to happen at Brandon&rsquo;s Keystone Centre. Hundreds of horses and hundreds more spectators are about to descend on the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-laying-groundwork-for-arabian-championship/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-laying-groundwork-for-arabian-championship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking is  competitive  advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence is set to become one of the greatest productivity tools businesses have ever seen. Ironically, its greatest value comes from rewarding the people who think the best rather [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thinking-is-competitive-advantage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thinking-is-competitive-advantage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The time of her life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of all the remarkable achievements in Karen Busby&rsquo;s life, one of the most incredible is how she found the time. Time, as a trailblazing legal scholar and educator at the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-time-of-her-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-time-of-her-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurance inevitably]]></title><description><![CDATA[Floods, hail and wildfires are increasingly common features of North American summers. Adding to collective dismay, these natural disasters are the common denominator behind sticker price shock for homeowners seeing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/insurance-inevitably/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/insurance-inevitably/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic-duty distribution must suit you both]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I fear I&rsquo;m going to end up with prolonged indigestion! My husband &mdash; a pretty boring cook &mdash; has decided it&rsquo;s his turn to be the house [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/domestic-duty-distribution-must-suit-you-both/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/domestic-duty-distribution-must-suit-you-both/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Manitoba Mosquitoes take flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[BITE club has entered the ball park for a single game, filling the stands with mosquitoes &mdash; just not in the way you may think. The Fish are participating an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-manitoba-mosquitoes-take-flight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-manitoba-mosquitoes-take-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swatting down opponents of late]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;re pesky, stubborn and swarming opponents lately. We&rsquo;re talking about the Winnipeg Goldeyes, who fittingly re-branded as the &ldquo;Manitoba Mosquitoes&rdquo; for one night only as they opened a seven-game homestand [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/swatting-down-opponents-of-late/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/swatting-down-opponents-of-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Huge for us going forward’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears needed to see one go through the hoop &mdash; even if it had no effect on their place in the standings. With the Canadian Elite Basketball [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/huge-for-us-going-forward/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/huge-for-us-going-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Keg closes… to reopen nearby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown Winnipeg is without a Keg restaurant &mdash; for a couple months, anyways. The Keg Steakhouse and Bar vacated 115 Garry St. on Wednesday, after more than five decades at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-keg-closes-to-reopen-nearby/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-keg-closes-to-reopen-nearby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture minister’s pledge sends officials on hunt for money to fix Islamic centre after apparent hate crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government officials were left scrambling Friday to explain why the province is paying for repairs at a mosque recently targeted in a potential hate crime after a $1 million security enhancement fund was fully allocated in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/culture-ministers-pledge-sends-officials-on-hunt-for-money-to-fix-islamic-centre-after-apparent-hate-crime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/culture-ministers-pledge-sends-officials-on-hunt-for-money-to-fix-islamic-centre-after-apparent-hate-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve just got to put together a full game defensively’]]></title><description><![CDATA[One solitary, one-syllable word was all Mike O&rsquo;Shea needed to try and describe what he had just seen. The head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers had watched his defence [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weve-just-got-to-put-together-a-full-game-defensively/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/weve-just-got-to-put-together-a-full-game-defensively/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embarking on backyard photo expedition benefits science, conservancy says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans can contribute to a global scientific database that helps scientists further understand local wildlife by simply going outside and snapping some photos. The Big Backyard BioBlitz, which began earlier [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/embarking-on-backyard-photo-expedition-benefits-science-conservancy-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/embarking-on-backyard-photo-expedition-benefits-science-conservancy-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese newcomers protest over delays in security screening clearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of Chinese newcomers rallied outside Winnipeg&rsquo;s federal immigration office Friday to protest what they describe as untenable delays to Canada&rsquo;s security screening process. The rally against Immigration, Refugees and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chinese-newcomers-protest-over-delays-in-security-screening-clearance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chinese-newcomers-protest-over-delays-in-security-screening-clearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Tiger decision creates giant void for desperate population]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of Winnipeggers may shrug, but the end of Giant Tiger&rsquo;s downtown store is a giant problem for many of the people living in the centre of the city. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/giant-tiger-decision-creates-giant-void-for-desperate-population/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/giant-tiger-decision-creates-giant-void-for-desperate-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rollins becomes fifth councillor to bow out of fall election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sherri Rollins says she&rsquo;s withdrawing her bid to keep her city hall seat after eight years, citing her concerns about the &ldquo;gradual erosion of the role played by council&rdquo; and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rollins-becomes-fifth-councillor-to-bow-out-of-fall-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rollins-becomes-fifth-councillor-to-bow-out-of-fall-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police track down owner of sweltering dog in vehicle after parking lot confrontation, issue animal abuse, traffic tickets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police ticketed a man accused of leaving his dog locked in his vehicle in a grocery store parking lot during the intense heat earlier this week, then attacking bystanders [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-track-down-owner-of-sweltering-dog-in-vehicle-after-parking-lot-confrontation-issue-animal-abuse-traffic-tickets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-track-down-owner-of-sweltering-dog-in-vehicle-after-parking-lot-confrontation-issue-animal-abuse-traffic-tickets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on Terry Fox Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first Monday in August marks Terry Fox Day in Manitoba, honouring the legendary Canadian who was born in Winnipeg in 1958.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-up-in-winnipeg-on-terry-fox-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-up-in-winnipeg-on-terry-fox-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bountiful harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day at the St. Norbert Farmers' Market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-bountiful-harvest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-bountiful-harvest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take action before emergency declarations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba is living through several emergencies at once. An HIV public-health emergency. A toxic drug crisis. Rising hepatitis C. Severe housing pressures. Communities asking for help before more people are [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-action-before-emergency-declarations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-action-before-emergency-declarations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province picks CancerCare facility construction manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[PCL Constructors Canada will oversee the construction management of CancerCare Manitoba&rsquo;s new facility. The provincial government awarded its contract to PCL following a competitive procurement process, a Thursday news release [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-picks-cancercare-facility-construction-manager/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-picks-cancercare-facility-construction-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plus ça change … VLTs and online sports gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province of Ontario was the first jurisdiction in Canada to offer a private online gambling (sorry, gaming) market in April 2022. Alberta has now followed suit and officially launched [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plus-a-change-vlts-and-online-sports-gambling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plus-a-change-vlts-and-online-sports-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to stay busy with overseas sweetheart]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I got a surprise phone call the other night from a number I thought I recognized and took a chance on answering it. It was an old [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-to-stay-busy-with-overseas-sweetheart/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-to-stay-busy-with-overseas-sweetheart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep free youth transit simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[For too many young Winnipeggers, the cost of a bus pass is a barrier. It can mean missing a class, turning down a job opportunity or staying home from a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keep-free-youth-transit-simple/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keep-free-youth-transit-simple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government wants public input on use of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province says it&rsquo;s taking the lead when it comes to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, but is it moving in the right direction? Starting Aug. 10 in Brandon, Manitobans will [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/government-wants-public-input-on-use-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/government-wants-public-input-on-use-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father says he broke probation to support son in Brandon jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A father has admitted in court that he purposely violated his probation order so he could be sent to the Brandon jail to support his son, who&rsquo;s serving [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/father-says-he-broke-probation-to-support-son-in-brandon-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/father-says-he-broke-probation-to-support-son-in-brandon-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six inquests called, including into death of homeless woman run over by cruiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s chief medical examiner has called inquests into the deaths of six people, including a woman who was run over and killed at a homeless encampment at a Winnipeg park [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/six-inquests-called-including-into-death-of-homeless-woman-run-over-by-cruiser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/six-inquests-called-including-into-death-of-homeless-woman-run-over-by-cruiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Sciences Centre hit with 12-hour power outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cause of a power outage that affected several areas of Health Sciences Centre is under investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-sciences-centre-hit-with-12-hour-power-outage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-sciences-centre-hit-with-12-hour-power-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Granite housing project passes final council hurdle after appeal rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics of the proposed 12-storey housing project set for the parking lot of the Granite Curling Club were shut down at a city meeting Thursday as councillors allowed the development [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/granite-housing-project-passes-final-council-hurdle-after-appeal-rejected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/granite-housing-project-passes-final-council-hurdle-after-appeal-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, 23, charged with fatal stabbing outside Portage Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 58-year-old woman is dead after being stabbed outside the entrance of Portage Place Tuesday afternoon when an argument escalated into violence. Winnipeg Police Service Const. Claude Chancy said officers [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-23-charged-with-fatal-stabbing-outside-portage-place/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-23-charged-with-fatal-stabbing-outside-portage-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Manitobans without power following storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 30,000 Manitoba Hydro customers are without power in the southern half of the province, including Winnipeg, after strong winds brought down trees and power lines during wild storms [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thousands-of-manitobans-without-power-following-storm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/thousands-of-manitobans-without-power-following-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl pleads guilty to assaulting fellow student]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A high school student who admitted to attacking another girl in the hallway says she is taking responsibility for her wrongdoing. The 15-year-old, who can&rsquo;t be named under [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/girl-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-fellow-student/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/girl-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-fellow-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop bravado and cease silly summer spat]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My neighbour mowed the words &ldquo;dumb ass&rdquo; into my lawn, which had grown way too long while I was staying at the lake in my new cabin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drop-bravado-and-cease-silly-summer-spat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drop-bravado-and-cease-silly-summer-spat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use it twice: a data centre we could support]]></title><description><![CDATA[In June, Premier Wab Kinew rejected a massive AI data centre planned near &Icirc;le-des-Ch&ecirc;nes. The project would have used 500 megawatts of power, which is about the same as the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/use-it-twice-a-data-centre-we-could-support/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/use-it-twice-a-data-centre-we-could-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for a democratic reset]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Amor mundi&rsquo;, love of the world, is a basic tenet of Hannah Arendt&rsquo;s philosophy of life and closely related to her idea of republican (i.e., democratic) politics. Currently, Western democracies [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-a-democratic-reset/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-a-democratic-reset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It isn’t ‘just the weather’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was reading The Guardian the other day, which is one of the best, if not the best, newspaper for climate change coverage. I say this, despite the fact that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-isnt-just-the-weather/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-isnt-just-the-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[911: It’s a matter of life and death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine the frustration and fear that would follow if you faced an emergency situation and the response to your desperate 911 call was &hellip; nothing. For a number of Manitobans [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/911-its-a-matter-of-life-and-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/911-its-a-matter-of-life-and-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba receives top marks for  reducing internal trade barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba got top marks from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business for internal trade barrier reduction. The business entity released its annual interprovincial co-operation report card earlier this month. Manitoba [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-receives-top-marks-for-reducing-internal-trade-barriers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-receives-top-marks-for-reducing-internal-trade-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning never gets old]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todd Fanning is among the most decorated golfers in Manitoba history. But a second straight senior men&rsquo;s championship &mdash; captured Wednesday at Breezy Bend &mdash; was especially sweet. That&rsquo;s because [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winning-never-gets-old/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winning-never-gets-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug site open house called off after media tipped off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local business owners are miffed an open house for the upcoming supervised consumption site was cancelled after the media found out about it and interest swelled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-site-open-house-called-off-after-media-tipped-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-site-open-house-called-off-after-media-tipped-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running for others’ lives from coast to coast in oppressive heat, smoke-filled air]]></title><description><![CDATA[4,976 kilometres down, 2,524 to go. James Newman, a 22-year-old from Oakville, Ont., is attempting to complete a 7,500-kilometre run across Canada in under 100 days. Now on day 73 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/running-for-others-lives-from-coast-to-coast-in-oppressive-heat-smoke-filled-air/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/running-for-others-lives-from-coast-to-coast-in-oppressive-heat-smoke-filled-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sultans cement dynasty]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the third consecutive season, the Carillon Sultans have lifted the Darryl Steen Trophy as champions of the Manitoba Junior Baseball League. The Sultans dominated the Elmwood Giants in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sultans-cement-dynasty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sultans-cement-dynasty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Métis federation opens Louis Riel College campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirteen years after establishing the Louis Riel College, the Manitoba M&eacute;tis Federation opened the doors to the school&rsquo;s first official campus on Wednesday &mdash; cutting the ribbon on what it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mtis-federation-opens-louis-riel-college-campus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mtis-federation-opens-louis-riel-college-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The alternative is in the ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cheapest 750 megawatts isn&rsquo;t a methane plant. It&rsquo;s our own furnaces. Manitoba Hydro wants to build up to $3 billion worth of additional methane turbines near Brandon &mdash; 750 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-alternative-is-in-the-ground/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-alternative-is-in-the-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saying goodbye to a friend I never met]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hedie Epp and I first connected over a column I wrote in October 2023 about my mother&rsquo;s dementia. Someone she knew had been diagnosed with Alzheimer&rsquo;s and she emailed to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saying-goodbye-to-a-friend-i-never-met/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saying-goodbye-to-a-friend-i-never-met/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No museum can tell the whole story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continuing debate over the CanadianMuseum for Human Rights&rsquo; Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present exhibit has focused significantly on what the exhibit leaves out. Some critics argue that the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-museum-can-tell-the-whole-story/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/no-museum-can-tell-the-whole-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave lonely lake life and get back to busy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;m going crazy! My husband and I are living up at a lake for the first summer after buying a beautiful new cabin. I thought it was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/leave-lonely-lake-life-and-get-back-to-busy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/leave-lonely-lake-life-and-get-back-to-busy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It may be frustrating, but it’s necessary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greek philosopher Socrates famously said the unexamined life is not worth living. Critical analysis and self-reflection, he argued, are a necessary part of human life. In a strange way, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-may-be-frustrating-but-its-necessary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/it-may-be-frustrating-but-its-necessary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision on corridor for Trans-Canada twinning near Ontario border expected in winter, province says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government is taking more time to evaluate and select a preferred corridor for the twinning of a 16-kilometre section of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Ontario boundary. An [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decision-on-corridor-for-trans-canada-twinning-near-ontario-border-expected-in-winter-province-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decision-on-corridor-for-trans-canada-twinning-near-ontario-border-expected-in-winter-province-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stealthy tax increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[About $2,100. That&rsquo;s how much Premier Wab Kinew&rsquo;s bracket creep tax hike could cost your family by 2030, depending on how much you make. Bracket creep is an income tax [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-stealthy-tax-increase/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-stealthy-tax-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report draws link between missing Indigenous women and trafficking across Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new analysis of online sex advertisements featuring Indigenous women has identified cross-country corridors that are highly indicative of sex trafficking, while revealing insight into how women and girls are exploited in Winnipeg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/report-draws-link-between-missing-indigenous-women-and-trafficking-across-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/report-draws-link-between-missing-indigenous-women-and-trafficking-across-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceremony heralds growth of active transportation network in city’s north]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Winnipeg&rsquo;s active transportation network is set to grow, with construction planned for a nearly two-kilometre extension of the Northwest Hydro Corridor Multi-Use Path later this summer. A few community [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ceremony-heralds-growth-of-active-transportation-network-in-citys-north/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ceremony-heralds-growth-of-active-transportation-network-in-citys-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief promises drug crackdown data will be made public]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police Chief Gene Bowers said Tuesday data from the recent 10-day drug enforcement campaign will be released to the public, but he won&rsquo;t say when. Speaking at a news [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-promises-drug-crackdown-data-will-be-made-public/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-promises-drug-crackdown-data-will-be-made-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fences to be installed at Whiteshell park site where brothers drowned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government will install fences and signs to restrict access to a popular natural attraction in Whiteshell Provincial Park, where two brothers drowned this month. Environment Minister Mike Moyes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fences-to-be-installed-at-whiteshell-park-site-where-brothers-drowned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fences-to-be-installed-at-whiteshell-park-site-where-brothers-drowned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police crackdown made news, but did it make a difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many questions &mdash; and few answers &mdash; about Winnipeg&rsquo;s recent 10-day police crackdown on open drug use and trafficking. The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce gave the crackdown a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-crackdown-made-news-but-did-it-make-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-crackdown-made-news-but-did-it-make-a-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supervised consumption site to open Aug. 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province&rsquo;s first supervised consumption site is set for an official launch on Aug. 11, a provincial spokesperson has confirmed. The 366 Henry Ave. site, which is being run by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/supervised-consumption-site-to-open-aug-11/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/supervised-consumption-site-to-open-aug-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singing the praises of fringe shows that dare to take risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the sweltering heat, after a couple of beers, conversation in the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival queues this year could turn saucy. There&rsquo;s a wholesomeness to so much of the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/singing-the-praises-of-fringe-shows-that-dare-to-take-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/singing-the-praises-of-fringe-shows-that-dare-to-take-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia: home of Potemkin nuclear bombs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a lot of performative militarism in Russia at the moment, which is unsurprising. given that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is still stalled halfway through the fifth year of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/russia-home-of-potemkin-nuclear-bombs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/russia-home-of-potemkin-nuclear-bombs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress, yes — but there’s still much to do]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no shortage of reasons to be cynical about Winnipeg&rsquo;s homelessness crisis. The numbers are daunting. End Homelessness Winnipeg estimated that 8,248 people were homeless in March, including 4,463 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/progress-yes-but-theres-still-much-to-do/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/progress-yes-but-theres-still-much-to-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New councillors can bring new approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg city councillors John Orlikow (River Heights &ndash; Fort Garry), Janice Lukes (Waverley West), Brian Mayes (St. Vital), and Markus Chambers (St. Norbert &mdash; Seine River) recently announced they will [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-councillors-can-bring-new-approach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-councillors-can-bring-new-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manage failure or align responses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few weeks, Winnipeg repeats the same ritual. An encampment is dismantled. People gather what little they own and move somewhere else. Outreach workers start over. Police respond to the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manage-failure-or-align-responses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manage-failure-or-align-responses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe festival sees highestattendance since 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theatregoers made this year&rsquo;s Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival the best-attended edition since before the pandemic. Marking a 3.4 per cent increase over 2025&rsquo;s festival, this year&rsquo;s fringe welcomed 87,832 attendees [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-festival-sees-highestattendance-since-2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-festival-sees-highestattendance-since-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex’s stubborn persistence no laughing matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: When I got into a bank lineup recently, I had no idea who queued up behind me, because I was too busy checking my phone. Then I [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exs-stubborn-persistence-no-laughing-matter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/exs-stubborn-persistence-no-laughing-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreaming of a better future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lingering ghosts of colonialism have long haunted Nova Scotia artist Arjun Lal. &ldquo;When I&rsquo;m thinking of colonial ghosts, it&rsquo;s these elements of colonial legacy and oppression that maintains a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dreaming-of-a-better-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dreaming-of-a-better-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuit targets pontoon boat operator, Sea-Doo driver, owner in fatal Whitemud River crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of a 39-year-old Portage la Prairie woman killed in a boat crash on the Whitemud River is suing the men who were operating the involved watercraft, claiming they [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lawsuit-targets-pontoon-boat-operator-sea-doo-driver-owner-in-fatal-whitemud-river-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lawsuit-targets-pontoon-boat-operator-sea-doo-driver-owner-in-fatal-whitemud-river-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclists shown Winnipeg’s warmer side]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fundraising cyclists from New Brunswick who had their bikes stolen in Winnipeg got to see a completely different side of the city over the weekend. &ldquo;The good people in Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cyclists-shown-winnipegs-warmer-side/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cyclists-shown-winnipegs-warmer-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord asks city to work with him over homeless camp after appeal option turfed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A West Broadway landlord says the City of Winnipeg has rejected his attempt to appeal an order that requires him to clear a homeless encampment from his riverfront property. Marvin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/landlord-asks-city-to-work-with-him-over-homeless-camp-after-appeal-option-turfed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/landlord-asks-city-to-work-with-him-over-homeless-camp-after-appeal-option-turfed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMHR ‘fans flames of antisemitism,’ Asper says, ending support from family that led effort to create it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg family that led the effort to build the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will not provide support going forward, philanthropist and honorary board member Gail Asper says. &ldquo;We [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cmhr-fans-flames-of-antisemitism-asper-says-ending-support-from-family-that-led-effort-to-create-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cmhr-fans-flames-of-antisemitism-asper-says-ending-support-from-family-that-led-effort-to-create-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pricey bronze plaques pilfered from Steinbach parks, city hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Steinbach is asking the public for help to find six expensive bronze plaques stolen from around the city, which it believes were lifted by scrap metal thieves. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pricey-bronze-plaques-pilfered-from-steinbach-parks-city-hall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pricey-bronze-plaques-pilfered-from-steinbach-parks-city-hall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are we teaching children at the rodeo?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every summer in Manitoba, rodeo season brings thousands of children to local rodeos and the Manitoba Stampede. They arrive with cowboy hats and cotton candy in hand, excitement in their [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-are-we-teaching-children-at-the-rodeo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-are-we-teaching-children-at-the-rodeo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take care of them; there is enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE PARABLE of the Good Samaritan is one of those stories that has endured far beyond its original context, far beyond religion itself. Someone is robbed, assaulted and left for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-care-of-them-there-is-enough/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-care-of-them-there-is-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests spur Ukraine military reshuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even nations fighting for their survival can&rsquo;t escape politics. &ldquo;The president should not choose sides during a war,&rdquo; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters earlier this month after sacking his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/protests-spur-ukraine-military-reshuffle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/protests-spur-ukraine-military-reshuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A small step among troubling signs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no getting around the fact &mdash; to many people, downtown Winnipeg is unsafe. Period. Despite its many attractions &mdash; from NHL hockey to concerts and performances at venues large [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-small-step-among-troubling-signs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-small-step-among-troubling-signs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-lust logistics can help rein in randy racket]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I&rsquo;ve discovered my wife is quite amorous out at the lake. It&rsquo;s our first year having a fair bit of alone time at the cottage, and I&rsquo;m [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pre-lust-logistics-can-help-rein-in-randy-racket/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pre-lust-logistics-can-help-rein-in-randy-racket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of pigs and porcine politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s an old saying in politics &mdash; that if you wrestle with a pig, you both get dirty, and the pig likes it. Welcome to negotiating free trade with Donald [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/of-pigs-and-porcine-politics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/of-pigs-and-porcine-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long may you scamper, sweet little Jimothy]]></title><description><![CDATA[We desperately needed a folk hero this summer, with its wildfires and storms and diarrhea lettuce. Someone to unite us, to inspire us, to get us through. Enter Jimothy. Jimothy [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-may-you-scamper-sweet-little-jimothy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-may-you-scamper-sweet-little-jimothy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lights, sports and land: a wish list for West Broadway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham would like us to phone our MLA regarding safety concerns in West Broadway, because homelessness, housing and addictions are a provincial concern. This explains a lot. Previously, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lights-sports-and-land-a-wish-list-for-west-broadway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lights-sports-and-land-a-wish-list-for-west-broadway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital window smasher  gets 90 days in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 35-year-old man from The Pas was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he admitted to smashing a garage window in the ambulance bay of the Brandon [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hospital-window-smasher-gets-90-days-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hospital-window-smasher-gets-90-days-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Tory cabinet minister runs for Brandon trustee]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Jim McCrae, a former attorney general of Manitoba, has registered to run for a seat on the Brandon School Division board of trustees. McCrae, 77, had a long [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-tory-cabinet-minister-runs-for-brandon-trustee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-tory-cabinet-minister-runs-for-brandon-trustee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping the gloves to make the point]]></title><description><![CDATA[In hockey parlance, it&rsquo;s called &ldquo;shedding,&rdquo; the moment in a game when you are forced to deal with an instigator by dropping (shedding) your gloves for an all-out brawl. That [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dropping-the-gloves-to-make-the-point/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dropping-the-gloves-to-make-the-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted sex offender awaits latest sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Red Lake, Ont., man who groomed two Indigenous girls online and drove nearly 500 kilometres to Winnipeg to sexually abuse one [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/convicted-sex-offender-awaits-latest-sentence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/convicted-sex-offender-awaits-latest-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Automation reaches new heights on farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[LANGHAM, Sask. &mdash; The thousands of farmers from across the Prairies who flock to the annual Ag in Motion show every July seem oblivious to the possibility the technology on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/automation-reaches-new-heights-on-farm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/automation-reaches-new-heights-on-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A distraction for the war-weary]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been writing this column twice a week for a long time, so I have a finely developed sense for when the audience is sick of a subject. We [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-distraction-for-the-war-weary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-distraction-for-the-war-weary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carillon bats dominate in MJBL Final opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Junior Baseball League has a familiar match-up in the finals. The best-of-five series this year features the Carillon Sultans taking on the Elmwood Giants for the third consecutive [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carillon-bats-dominate-in-mjbl-final-opener/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carillon-bats-dominate-in-mjbl-final-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet sendoff for apprentice jockey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three outside smoothies and a crunchy ride up the rail in the $40,000 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes on Tuesday vaulted apprentice jockey Ciera Pruitt into the top 10 at Assiniboia [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweet-sendoff-for-apprentice-jockey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweet-sendoff-for-apprentice-jockey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inner City Youth Alive has worked in Winnipeg's North End neighbourhood, running programs including a drop&#8209;in centre, summer camps, school support and a wilderness program, for 40 years. The Free Press spent a day following the organization&rsquo;s work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-community/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/building-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Assiniboine Park Zoo resident Blizzard the bison dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blizzard, the white bison that became one of Assiniboine Park Zoo&rsquo;s most recognizable residents during nearly 20 years at the facility, has died, the zoo announced Friday. The zoo said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/longtime-assiniboine-park-zoo-resident-blizzard-the-bison-dies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/longtime-assiniboine-park-zoo-resident-blizzard-the-bison-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Enough is enough’: Chamber praises Winnipeg police drug crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is giving a thumbs up to Winnipeg police&rsquo;s recent 10-day crackdown on open drug use and drug trafficking downtown, and urges governments to follow up [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/enough-is-enough-chamber-praises-winnipeg-police-drug-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/enough-is-enough-chamber-praises-winnipeg-police-drug-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillingham promises city will pay for volunteers’ criminal record checks if re-elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first promise of Mayor Scott Gillingham&rsquo;s re-election campaign is a commitment to covering the cost of criminal record checks for Winnipeg volunteers. Gillingham said Winnipeg&rsquo;s $65 charge for criminal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-city-will-pay-for-volunteers-criminal-record-checks-if-re-elected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gillingham-promises-city-will-pay-for-volunteers-criminal-record-checks-if-re-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can work out your social situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: When I was a young bisexual guy going to university and working in bars at night, I was surrounded by new people &mdash; guys and girls all [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-work-out-your-social-situation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-work-out-your-social-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipegger’s crib a creative cache]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a small, treasure-filled art gallery on the second floor of the Sherbie. Directly above the West Broadway vendor and noisy bar now known as the Kyoto Kat Club, amid [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-crib-a-creative-cache/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeggers-crib-a-creative-cache/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Cuba embracing freer markets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As long as Donald Trump is entangled in a war with Iran, Cuba is probably safe from being next on his hit list. But if the mercurial U.S. president can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-is-cuba-embracing-freer-markets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-is-cuba-embracing-freer-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selfie part of investigation into Grant Park football coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selfie of a high school football coach grinning beside a Free Press front-page story about the investigation into his professional conduct has become part of the case. Doug Kovacs, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selfie-part-of-investigation-into-grant-park-football-coach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/selfie-part-of-investigation-into-grant-park-football-coach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pointing fingers and shifting blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is it always someone else&rsquo;s responsibility, and not the City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s problem? More often than not, it seems the city is willing to pass the buck upwards to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pointing-fingers-and-shifting-blame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pointing-fingers-and-shifting-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba, Canada make targeted  enhancements to AgriStability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eligible Manitoba farmers impacted by heavy rain and flooding earlier this year will see AgriStability enhancements. The government is waiving 2025 late-filing penalties for affected farmers in communities that declared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-canada-make-targeted-enhancements-to-agristability/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-canada-make-targeted-enhancements-to-agristability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds being housed: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 250 people have moved out of Winnipeg encampments under the Manitoba government&rsquo;s Your Way Home strategy, which is more than 70 per cent of the NDP&rsquo;s goal for its [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hundreds-being-housed-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hundreds-being-housed-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe foot traffic gives Exchange shops boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s edition of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival has brought a rise in customer numbers, businesses in the Exchange District say, noting more events like it would also improve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-foot-traffic-gives-exchange-shops-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-foot-traffic-gives-exchange-shops-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dream’ move: DJS Arcade Pizzeria back in play in Grand Marais]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when Grand Marais residents thought it might be game over for their local arcade, James and Sara Woodman swooped in to take it to the next level. The husband [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-move-djs-arcade-pizzeria-back-in-play-in-grand-marais/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dream-move-djs-arcade-pizzeria-back-in-play-in-grand-marais/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico, Europe tabbed for new trade offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba government will soon employ trade representatives in Mexico and Europe, adding to its growing global network. It announced the two new positions Thursday afternoon. Business Minister Jamie Moses [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mexico-europe-tabbed-for-new-trade-offices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mexico-europe-tabbed-for-new-trade-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMF partners with Garda North to train security for its facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba M&eacute;tis Federation-owned buildings may soon be staffed by M&eacute;tis security guards. The federation inked a deal with one of the world&rsquo;s largest security companies to provide training to its [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mmf-partners-with-garda-north-to-train-security-for-its-facilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mmf-partners-with-garda-north-to-train-security-for-its-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos reveal ‘pretty nasty’ scene inside flooded Dauphin hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prairie Mountain has released 22 photos depicting the muddy mess in the Dauphin hospital left by floodwater last month that has shut down the regional facility for as long as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/photos-reveal-pretty-nasty-scene-inside-flooded-dauphin-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/photos-reveal-pretty-nasty-scene-inside-flooded-dauphin-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnover contributes to mistakes in Manitoba’s financial reporting: AG]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report by Manitoba&rsquo;s auditor general says errors continue to occur in the province&rsquo;s financial reporting. &ldquo;The preparation of the public accounts is inherently complex and requires a co-ordinated effort [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/turnover-contributes-to-mistakes-in-manitobas-financial-reporting-ag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/turnover-contributes-to-mistakes-in-manitobas-financial-reporting-ag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cab companies hailed for improved Indigenous relations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three taxi drivers have been fired and others suspended without pay since a zero-tolerance policy for mistreatment of Indigenous passengers was implemented by Winnipeg&rsquo;s two largest cab companies. Unicity Taxi [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cab-companies-hailed-for-improved-indigenous-relations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cab-companies-hailed-for-improved-indigenous-relations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decrease in crime an inconvenient truth for Poilievre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Poilievre&rsquo;s Conservatives have apparently decided that facts are an obstacle to their crime narrative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decrease-in-crime-an-inconvenient-truth-for-poilievre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/decrease-in-crime-an-inconvenient-truth-for-poilievre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beds full at former for-profit care home taken over by province: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the beds are occupied at the Pembina Highway personal care home that was taken over by the Manitoba government in February. Health, Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beds-full-at-former-for-profit-care-home-taken-over-by-province-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beds-full-at-former-for-profit-care-home-taken-over-by-province-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outreach group addresses safety concerns over Osborne Village drop-in centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outreach organization at the centre of growing concerns over safety in Osborne Village says it is taking steps to improve conditions around its drop-in centre and reaffirming its commitment [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outreach-group-addresses-safety-concerns-over-osborne-village-drop-in-centre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/outreach-group-addresses-safety-concerns-over-osborne-village-drop-in-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading the city in its buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities reveal what they value. Theirbuildings are the evidence. Long after today&rsquo;s debates have ended, buildings remain. They record what a community believed was worth building, what it considered [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reading-the-city-in-its-buildings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/reading-the-city-in-its-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain View teacher stripped of licence over explicit messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Roblin teacher has been stripped of his professional licence after an undercover police investigation found he sent explicit messages to a social media user he believed to be a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mountain-view-teacher-stripped-of-licence-over-explicit-messages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mountain-view-teacher-stripped-of-licence-over-explicit-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign workers fill rural employment gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s immigration clampdown has put employers in remote and rural places in a bind and put fear into employees from abroad who want to stay. Yi (Rick) Zheng and his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/foreign-workers-fill-rural-employment-gaps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/foreign-workers-fill-rural-employment-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A foodborne parasite and government efficiency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week-long explosive diarrhea. There. Now that we&rsquo;ve got your attention, here&rsquo;s a cautionary tale about red-tape reduction and public health. Government regulation is often described by those who have to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-foodborne-parasite-and-government-efficiency/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-foodborne-parasite-and-government-efficiency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wallowing in jealousy will get you nowhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My girlfriend is beautiful and has a top-heavy body that just won&rsquo;t quit &mdash; and she knows it. When we went to the beach last weekend, people [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wallowing-in-jealousy-will-get-you-nowhere/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wallowing-in-jealousy-will-get-you-nowhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s about more than tractors at threshermen’s reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Manitoba Threshermen&rsquo;s Reunion and Stampede will sport a carnival-style midway for the first time in decades when it opens this weekend. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-about-more-than-tractors-at-threshermens-reunion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-about-more-than-tractors-at-threshermens-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health care and economic growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[PLEASE do not ask how my algorithm delivered this news. Still, apparently, embalmers are finding that &ldquo;tough, white, rubbery, fibrous masses resembling strips of calamari &hellip; are turning up in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-care-and-economic-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-care-and-economic-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta-based UFA Co-op preps first cardlock, fuel hub in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta-based co-op plans to open its first Manitoba gas station later this year. UFA Co-operative Ltd. has circled Portage la Prairie for a cardlock and bulk petroleum site. Meanwhile, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-based-ufa-co-op-preps-first-cardlock-fuel-hub-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/alberta-based-ufa-co-op-preps-first-cardlock-fuel-hub-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Must like meeting new people, making plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Hua enjoys making connections. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s my calling or my passion here, so to speak: to find ways to bring people together and plan events,&rdquo; he said. Over the last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/must-like-meeting-new-people-making-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/must-like-meeting-new-people-making-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor on defensive over drug-crisis response in election year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The laughter of children playing outside has been replaced by open drug use, vandalism and incidents of theft that have put residents of West Broadway on edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-on-defensive-over-drug-crisis-response-in-election-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-on-defensive-over-drug-crisis-response-in-election-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not out of their depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim White knew exactly what he was getting into. So when the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver inked a one-year deal in the off-season to catch passes for a Winnipeg Blue [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-out-of-their-depth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-out-of-their-depth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter knocks senior onto sidewalk as he gets off bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man was thrown onto the pavement and injured after being struck by an electric scooter after stepping off a Winnipeg Transit bus Monday afternoon, an incident he hopes [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-scooter-knocks-senior-onto-sidewalk-as-he-gets-off-bus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/e-scooter-knocks-senior-onto-sidewalk-as-he-gets-off-bus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridgwater residents fed up with Manitoba Housing eyesore]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weed-covered plot of land in Bridgwater has been left to grow wild all summer, raising the ire of neighbours who say they were told the property is owned by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bridgwater-residents-fed-up-with-manitoba-housing-eyesore/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bridgwater-residents-fed-up-with-manitoba-housing-eyesore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears riding high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Sea Bears and Vancouver Bandits will face off for a third time this season with the top spot in the Canadian Elite Basketball League&rsquo;s Western Conference at stake. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-riding-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-riding-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oversight of doctor conduct falls short in Manitoba — B.C. may offer solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara will need to do better than &ldquo;deeply concerned and disgusted.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/oversight-of-doctor-conduct-falls-short-in-manitoba-bc-may-offer-solution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/oversight-of-doctor-conduct-falls-short-in-manitoba-bc-may-offer-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severed fibre optic line leads to 911 outage outside of Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans outside Winnipeg are unable to get through to 911 to request police, fire or ambulance service after a fibre optic line was apparently severed Wednesday. Telecom provider Bell, which [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severed-fibre-optic-line-leads-to-911-outage-outside-of-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severed-fibre-optic-line-leads-to-911-outage-outside-of-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trafficker sorry for contributing to drug crisis, gets six years]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A cocaine dealer from Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation apologized in court Monday for the harm he caused before he was sentenced to six years for drug trafficking. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trafficker-sorry-for-contributing-to-drug-crisis-gets-six-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trafficker-sorry-for-contributing-to-drug-crisis-gets-six-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls to move needle on giving blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting a tattoo or going out to a bar are common things to do when turning 18, but Saige Zdebiak&rsquo;s first act of adulthood was donating blood. &ldquo;It was always [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/calls-to-move-needle-on-giving-blood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/calls-to-move-needle-on-giving-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policing in trying situations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The caller to police was concerned about a family member who suffered from a severe mental-health illness, and who was somewhere in the neighbourhood, behaving in a manner they feared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/policing-in-trying-situations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/policing-in-trying-situations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pairing plays with pages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every superhero has a true identity: Superman is Clark Kent, Captain Canuck is Tom Evans and Wonder Woman is Diana Prince. In Winnipeg &mdash; on university campuses, at craft markets [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pairing-plays-with-pages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pairing-plays-with-pages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of impaired driving nabbed for speeding near park]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 22-year-old man is facing several charges, including impaired driving, after he was arrested last week for going 100 kilometres per hour near a park. On July 16 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-impaired-driving-nabbed-for-speeding-near-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-of-impaired-driving-nabbed-for-speeding-near-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump and tariffs, ad nauseam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you tired of it all yet? You should be. Once again, Canada&rsquo;s biggest trading partner has launched punitive trade tariffs on Canadian goods: U.S. President Donald Trump has levied [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/donald-trump-and-tariffs-ad-nauseam/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/donald-trump-and-tariffs-ad-nauseam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change? It’s already here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s roads are buckling. Ontario forests are burning. Toronto chokes on wildfire smoke. The summer heat dome in Europe has already killed thousands. Climate change is not some future dystopian [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-its-already-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-its-already-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada overlooks scores of workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada has a labour shortage and a labour surplus at the same time. Canada&rsquo;s labour force shortages are no longer a temporary challenge. Across the country, &ldquo;help wanted&rdquo; signs are [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-overlooks-scores-of-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-overlooks-scores-of-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best to steer clear if ex is still life of the party]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I spotted an old girlfriend at the beach recently, and what a jolt. She was tanned and gorgeous. She had a pink towel wrapped around her lower [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-to-steer-clear-if-ex-is-still-life-of-the-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-to-steer-clear-if-ex-is-still-life-of-the-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nachtigall in driver’s seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evan Nachtigall wouldn&rsquo;t call it a perfect day of golf, but it was pretty darn close for the Elmhurst member. The 25-year-old holds the solo lead at 9-under par in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nachtigall-in-drivers-seat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nachtigall-in-drivers-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients to return to Ste. Anne hospital Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southern Health says patients who were transferred out of the hospital in Ste. Anne after its HVAC system malfunctioned will return to the facility Wednesday. Transportation has been arranged for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patients-to-return-to-ste-anne-hospital-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patients-to-return-to-ste-anne-hospital-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New U.S. tariffs ‘more bluster than bite’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba businesses are watching with weary eyes as the United States threatens new 50 per cent tariffs on a variety of Canadian products. However, should the levies come into effect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-us-tariffs-more-bluster-than-bite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-us-tariffs-more-bluster-than-bite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whale of a rescue in Churchill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba conservation officers determined to rescue polar bears in distress on the Churchill shoreline were shocked when they instead came across seven beluga whales stranded in shallow water. Churchill&rsquo;s conservation [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whale-of-a-rescue-in-churchill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whale-of-a-rescue-in-churchill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly one in four watercraft fail inspection during roadside blitz to prevent aquatic pests]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 120 watercraft failed a roadside inspection over the weekend aimed at slowing the spread of aquatic invasive species, including zebra mussels. The inspections were conducted by Fisheries and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nearly-one-in-four-watercraft-fail-inspection-during-roadside-blitz-to-prevent-aquatic-pests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nearly-one-in-four-watercraft-fail-inspection-during-roadside-blitz-to-prevent-aquatic-pests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV lineup promises pugilism, pickleball and partying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soccer seems to be here to stay. There&rsquo;s been barely a minute to recover from the 2026 World Cup final. Big smiles are still lingering after last week&rsquo;s news that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-lineup-promises-pugilism-pickleball-and-partying/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tv-lineup-promises-pugilism-pickleball-and-partying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student  of the Prairie]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Andrian Makhnachov&rsquo;s first nine days as a Winnipegger, he immersed himself in the city&rsquo;s most distinctive delights. He went to the Goldeyes&rsquo; Ukrainian Night, toured the Manitoba Museum and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/student-of-the-prairie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/student-of-the-prairie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provinceannounces model to determine flood assistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provincial government has introduced a model to calculate disaster financial assistance for Manitobans affected by severe flooding. The province said Monday it would use a rapid residential assessment model [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinceannounces-model-to-determine-flood-assistance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinceannounces-model-to-determine-flood-assistance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair sentenced to 17 years apiece for 2022 killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Two of the three men charged in the beating and stabbing death of James Vernon Giesbrecht in 2022 were sentenced to 17 years in prison in Brandon Court [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pair-sentenced-to-17-years-apiece-for-2022-killing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pair-sentenced-to-17-years-apiece-for-2022-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever avoid ex who lied about pregnancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I was feeling smothered by my girlfriend &mdash; she wanted to be together 24-7 and that was just too much. I told her that. Her reaction was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-avoid-ex-who-lied-about-pregnancy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-avoid-ex-who-lied-about-pregnancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug treatment court leads to success]]></title><description><![CDATA[The criminal justice system has long been very good at punishing people for the consequences of addiction. It has been considerably less successful at addressing addiction itself. That is why [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-treatment-court-leads-to-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-treatment-court-leads-to-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and the threshold of pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be so easy for Donald Trump to escape from the trap he has built for himself in the Persian Gulf. Just declare a victory and leave. So what [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trump-and-the-threshold-of-pain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/trump-and-the-threshold-of-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sowing the seeds of peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the abundant community input in the Free Press Letters to the Editor section and Think Tank articles regarding the Canadian Museum for Human Rights&rsquo; Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sowing-the-seeds-of-peace/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sowing-the-seeds-of-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba and clean energy challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia-Simone Rutgers&rsquo; excellent July 11 article &ldquo;Gone with the Wind!&rdquo; raises the very pressing urgency of developing Manitoba&rsquo;s future green energy requirements. This in spite of the strong oil and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-and-clean-energy-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-and-clean-energy-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. private schools on board with Aryval]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popcorn, spreadsheet stuffies and branded hot sauce have been offered at Aryval&rsquo;s conference booths. The Winnipeg company sells none of those. Still, its leadership reports massive growth over the last [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-private-schools-on-board-with-aryval/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/us-private-schools-on-board-with-aryval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advance voter turnout looks strong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of voters who cast a ballot in advance indicates there&rsquo;s more than the usual amount of interest in Tuesday&rsquo;s provincial byelection in The Pas-Kameesak, political watchers say. Elections [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/advance-voter-turnout-looks-strong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/advance-voter-turnout-looks-strong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman pleads guilty to beating teens, injecting them with drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two teens who thought they found temporary harbour in a stranger&rsquo;s apartment after they missed their late-night bus home were instead terrorized, beaten and injected with methamphetamine against their will, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-beating-teens-injecting-them-with-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-beating-teens-injecting-them-with-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our five-star fringe reviews: Final boss defeated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Mantia, Dead Chef, El Diablo of the Cards 2.0, Eleanor's Story, Erika MacDonald, Evie &amp; Alfie, Goose! Night of the Cobra Chicken, Jimmy Hogg, Middle Child, Our Father, Oversharer, Nat King Cole, 7 Lives of Louis Riel, Evolution of a Broken Heart, The Rocky Horror Show, Tony Wrestles a Stranger, Tymisha Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/our-five-star-fringe-reviews-final-boss-defeated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/our-five-star-fringe-reviews-final-boss-defeated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WestJet adding two new direct flights from Winnipeg to warm-weather destinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[WestJet will launch direct flights to two more warm destinations this winter. On Monday, the Alberta-based airline announced a direct route between Winnipeg and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westjet-adding-two-new-direct-flights-from-winnipeg-to-warm-weather-destinations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westjet-adding-two-new-direct-flights-from-winnipeg-to-warm-weather-destinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishnoi Gang active in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bishnoi Gang, which is run by a convicted gangster from his prison cell in India, appears to have gained a foothold in Manitoba. A civil forfeiture lawsuit filed in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bishnoi-gang-active-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bishnoi-gang-active-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A team — and league — of our own]]></title><description><![CDATA[North American interest in soccer is at an all-time high. No wonder, given that Canada, Mexico and the United States have hosted the men&rsquo;s World Cup for the past seven [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-team-and-league-of-our-own/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-team-and-league-of-our-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to open our eyes about AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The word &ldquo;Luddite&rdquo; carries a particular connotation. Typically, it&rsquo;s a term of mockery hurled at a person deemed technophobic, perhaps simply too stupid to appreciate modern technology. But the Luddites [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-open-our-eyes-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-to-open-our-eyes-about-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take things slow with stressful parental reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: When I lived in Vancouver, my parents were both messed up on drugs and drinking. To survive their craziness, I spent all my spare time as a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-things-slow-with-stressful-parental-reunion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/take-things-slow-with-stressful-parental-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s inspiration economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every conversation about Manitoba&rsquo;s future seems to arrive at the same place. We talk about investment, innovation, productivity and skilled labour. We celebrate the strength of our aerospace sector, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-inspiration-economy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitobas-inspiration-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain gets new prime minister — again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number 10 Downing Street is welcoming its seventh premier in a decade. Andy Burnham, the charismatic ex-mayor of Manchester, is the latest to grip the poisoned chalice of U.K. leadership. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/britain-gets-new-prime-minister-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/britain-gets-new-prime-minister-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #15: Button-mashing mayhem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Babel, Chase Padgett, Dirk Darrow, The Glass Between Us, K-Tel Demon Hunters, Mr. Richard, Penny Ashton, Grant Canyon, Rocky Horror Show, Wisecracks for Weirdos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-15-button-mashing-mayhem/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-15-button-mashing-mayhem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #14: You’ve earned extra lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Peace Through Humour, Emil Amok, Erika MacDonald, Evie &amp; Alfie, The Late, Great Mormon Drag Queen, Mennonite Metamorphosis, Panic A Live Radio Musical, Qualia, Solovela, Your Boring Story]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-14-youve-earned-extra-lives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-14-youve-earned-extra-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #13: Achievement unlocked, levelling up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Fish, East of Berlin, Green Grab, Rowena Riddle, On Tidy Endings, Saving the Station, The Taming of the Shrew, Nat King Cole, Where We Fly From Hospital Beds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-13-achievement-unlocked-levelling-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-13-achievement-unlocked-levelling-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice — and understanding — will be served]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Masjid Bilal is a chunky grey building just off Logan Avenue surrounded by warehouses and railyards. It looks more like a bunker than a mosque. But on a Friday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-and-understanding-will-be-served/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-and-understanding-will-be-served/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #11: Our princess is in another theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA['80s Commercials, Alexander Mantia's Zucchini Club, The Ballad of Isobel Gunn, Fission, Flunked, Fringe Family Fun Show, One More Time, A Savage Love Story, Story Story Lie, The (Un)Official (Un)Researched History, Unresolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-11-our-princess-is-in-another-theatre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-11-our-princess-is-in-another-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #10: Ready Player One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Silverwood, Bullheaded, Captain Ted, Eleanor's Story, Eleven Please, Finding Rem Lezar, Hayden Maines, Jimmy Hogg, Jon Bennett, Now Don't Get Upset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-10-ready-player-one/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-10-ready-player-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #9: Farming for fringe gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celine &amp; Cher, The Commensuality Project, Couch Surfers, False Profits, Martin Dockerty, The Game of Bluff, How Much Can you Change, Human$, The Mistress of Wholesome, Winnipeg is a Lie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-9-farming-for-fringe-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-9-farming-for-fringe-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City denies teen received ‘life-altering injuries’ from police dog bite in lawsuit defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[City officials have denied a 17-year-old girl&rsquo;s claim she received life-altering injuries when a Winnipeg police dog bit her, arguing her lawsuit over last year&rsquo;s incident should be rejected. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-denies-teen-received-life-altering-injuries-from-police-dog-bite-in-lawsuit-defence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-denies-teen-received-life-altering-injuries-from-police-dog-bite-in-lawsuit-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemonade Stands for Hope raises funds for CancerCare Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard to miss the bright yellow balloons on the lawns of many Winnipeg homes this weekend. Over in St. Vital, those balloons marked the spot of nine-year-old Myla and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lemonade-stands-for-hope-raises-funds-for-cancercare-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/lemonade-stands-for-hope-raises-funds-for-cancercare-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood’s wonders a highlight of summer’s DIY delights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven feet off the ground, tormented by hordes of biting blackflies, sitting in hot sun on a sheet of as-yet-un-nailed-down plywood, and I was sistering two 10-foot-long two-by-fours onto both [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woods-wonders-a-highlight-of-summers-diy-delights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woods-wonders-a-highlight-of-summers-diy-delights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spacious rural garden makes smooth transition to urban space]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not uncommon for homeowners to dig up some of their beloved plants when they sell their home and move to another property. But relocating hundreds of prized plants from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spacious-rural-garden-makes-smooth-transition-to-urban-space/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/spacious-rural-garden-makes-smooth-transition-to-urban-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soar above the city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those looking to purchase a distinctive penthouse suite almost always have one issue to contend with: the need to remodel the suite to have it meet their needs and reflect [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/soar-above-the-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/soar-above-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy-handed host]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many Canadians, I have avoided crossing the U.S. border in the last couple of years. For me, it was a mixture of defiance and uncertainty. What if border guards [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-handed-host/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-handed-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics isn’t about big scandals  it’s about little decisions made each day]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m determined to enjoy summer, but even while trying to unplug, I can&rsquo;t help noticing just how often workplace ethics are making headlines. For instance, Bell Canada made headlines after [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ethics-isnt-about-big-scandals-its-about-little-decisions-made-each-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ethics-isnt-about-big-scandals-its-about-little-decisions-made-each-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bearing other people’s burdens]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might feel like an honour to have a family member or friend place tremendous trust in you to be their voice when they can no longer speak for themselves. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bearing-other-peoples-burdens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bearing-other-peoples-burdens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another summer of fun at Roseau River Bible Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roseau River Bible Camp was an integral part of Jessica Knelsen&rsquo;s childhood, and she wants it to be a core memory for her daughters, too. Knelsen&rsquo;s eldest daughter, nine-year-old [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/another-summer-of-fun-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/another-summer-of-fun-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An open and shutters case]]></title><description><![CDATA[After completing a massive feature wall that includes a beautiful, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace structure with a large flat-screen TV above the mantel and an electric fireplace below &mdash; and a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-open-and-shutters-case/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-open-and-shutters-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A whack-a-mole approach to a complex problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service has produced a report that details the results of a recent 10-day crackdown on open drug use and trafficking. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of both [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-whack-a-mole-approach-to-a-complex-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-whack-a-mole-approach-to-a-complex-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Welcome to footypeg; Rapid on top; Canadian Champ to be crowned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to footypeg, Northern Super League superfans! It will soon no longer be a view from Row Z. It was a long &mdash; too long &mdash; time coming, but Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-welcome-to-footypeg-rapid-on-top-canadian-champ-to-be-crowned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-welcome-to-footypeg-rapid-on-top-canadian-champ-to-be-crowned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Bombers’ Reese picks up the pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Reese admits his new routine took some getting used to. No, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie defensive end wasn&rsquo;t talking about the transition to the CFL game. That&rsquo;s been [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-reese-picks-up-the-pieces/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-reese-picks-up-the-pieces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Conviction and passion for this space’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An all-women, angel investment fund in Winnipeg is opening new doors for a Toronto-based company that produces organic, toxin-free tampons and pads. WEL Manitoba recently voted to fund Marlow, a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/conviction-and-passion-for-this-space/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/conviction-and-passion-for-this-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations’ concerns overshadowed by talk of major projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contrast could not have been more stark in Ottawa &mdash; unceded Algonquin territory &mdash; this week. On one side, hundreds of chiefs and their proxies met at the annual [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-concerns-overshadowed-by-talk-of-major-projects/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/first-nations-concerns-overshadowed-by-talk-of-major-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown gets crack at former club]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no such thing as a free space on the bingo card in the CFL.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-gets-crack-at-former-club/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-gets-crack-at-former-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Harm is profound’: judge sentences man to 12 years for sexual abuse of girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting two young girls he had lured through social media. &ldquo;Because you are young and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/harm-is-profound-judge-sentences-man-to-12-years-for-sexual-abuse-of-girls/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/harm-is-profound-judge-sentences-man-to-12-years-for-sexual-abuse-of-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legion celebrates 100 years with surge in memberships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Canadian Legion has experienced a surge in membership just in time for its centennial. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s quite a feat &mdash; not many organizations last for 100 years, and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legion-celebrates-100-years-with-surge-in-memberships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/legion-celebrates-100-years-with-surge-in-memberships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s first construction officer quits 15 months into job]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s first chief construction officer is leaving his position, which was created to add oversight to major projects. Tom Sparrow&rsquo;s final day will be July 31, about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-first-construction-officer-quits-15-months-into-job/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-first-construction-officer-quits-15-months-into-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular low-price grocery program celebrates first year]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Audrey Foley runs out of food for her four cats, or struggles to pay for groceries for her and her mother, she turns to a community-managed store in her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/popular-low-price-grocery-program-celebrates-first-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/popular-low-price-grocery-program-celebrates-first-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #8: Experience points awarded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Side of Rice, The Crown Witness, The Cult of the Comfy Wizard, Dead Chef, Embarrassed Naked Female, Goose!, How Bono Saved My Life, Paper Fathers, Rumours in Motion, Site #57.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-8-experience-points-awarded/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-8-experience-points-awarded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride community turns vandalism on its ear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a month after a Pride billboard in the Pembina Valley was vandalized, spray paint meant to obscure the sign has become part of a message that&rsquo;s being shared [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pride-community-turns-vandalism-on-its-ear/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pride-community-turns-vandalism-on-its-ear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal rescue worker reportedly killed in dog attack on Sandy Bay First Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a woman was reportedly killed by a dog on the Sandy Bay First Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/animal-rescue-worker-reportedly-killed-in-dog-attack-on-sandy-bay-first-nation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/animal-rescue-worker-reportedly-killed-in-dog-attack-on-sandy-bay-first-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #7: Quicksave before the next show]]></title><description><![CDATA[50% Nonverbal, Brilliantly Awkward, A Curated Exit, Four Hearts, A Kid Napping, A Life in 60 Minutes, Love is Blank, Lover Girl, Somewhere Up There, Tango After Midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-7-quicksave-before-the-next-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-7-quicksave-before-the-next-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoreline spins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Teakle is the owner of Beachside Vinyl, a 400-square-foot shop located at 18 Main St., a (Rolling) stone&rsquo;s throw away from the shores of Lake Winnipeg. The 53-year-old father of four and grandfather of two admits to having fielded the question, &ldquo;Why Winnipeg Beach?&rdquo; a number of times since his grand opening earlier this year. His stock reply: why not Winnipeg Beach?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shoreline-spins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/shoreline-spins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around city hall: Waters Urban Village, city council candidate, John Blumberg lease, parkae repairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise May to run in St. Norbert- Seine River A key protester against a controversial development at Lemay Forest, who is a longtime farm business owner, hopes to become the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-city-hall-waters-urban-village-city-council-candidate-john-blumberg-lease-parkae-repairs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-city-hall-waters-urban-village-city-council-candidate-john-blumberg-lease-parkae-repairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections complaint against Tories dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba elections commissioner has dismissed complaints that accused the Progressive Conservative party of breaking rules by allowing its campaign manager to work as a volunteer during the 2023 provincial [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elections-complaint-against-tories-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/elections-complaint-against-tories-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool yourself, not your car: time to stop denying climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The magnitude of climate change denial slapped me in the face in &mdash; of all places &mdash; the grassy parking lots at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Back for a visit [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cool-yourself-not-your-car-time-to-stop-denying-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cool-yourself-not-your-car-time-to-stop-denying-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poise versus passion for historic World Cup final]]></title><description><![CDATA[All things considered, and despite the howls of partisan rivals and conspiracy theorists, Sunday&rsquo;s World Cup final is probably the right World Cup final, and for all the right reasons. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poise-versus-passion-for-historic-world-cup-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/poise-versus-passion-for-historic-world-cup-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #5: Power up!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan's Inferno, Great &amp; Powerful Tim, Hapalochlaena, Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois, Letters, No Worries If Not, One Human Being Toy Story, Onwards!, Quintland, Meat Machine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-5-power-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-5-power-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #6: Side quests highly recommended]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Golden Boys, A Magician, Our Father, The Power of Ignorance, Surprise!, Strange Things, Sweat, Tony Wrestles a Stranger, La Vie Parisienne, A Woman's Guide to Romance Novels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-6-side-quests-highly-recommended/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-6-side-quests-highly-recommended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #3: You have died of too much theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[100mls Or Less, Could Kill but Creates, Cults, (Dad) Stuff, El Diablo of the Cards, D&amp;D Improv Show, Escape Reality, The Funny Thing About Men, House of Gold, The Knights of Durathor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-3-you-have-died-of-too-much-theatre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-3-you-have-died-of-too-much-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke levels up in the air as Winnipeg at mercy of Ontario wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smoke from wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario blanketed southern Manitoba Thursday night and Friday morning, and while winds are pushing the smoke eastward, a meteorologist warned it could return. &ldquo;There [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/smoke-levels-up-in-the-air-as-winnipeg-at-mercy-of-ontario-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/smoke-levels-up-in-the-air-as-winnipeg-at-mercy-of-ontario-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect sought, four arrested after string of catalytic converter thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police are searching for a man wanted in a rash of catalytic converter thefts that caught the attention of investigators in the spring. The Winnipeg Police Service issued a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspect-sought-four-arrested-after-string-of-catalytic-converter-thefts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/suspect-sought-four-arrested-after-string-of-catalytic-converter-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheat City wants Brier back in town for 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Seven years after hosting Canada&rsquo;s top men&rsquo;s curling tournament, the City of Brandon has made a bid to bring the Brier back in 2028. Curling Canada will announce [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wheat-city-wants-brier-back-in-town-for-2028/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wheat-city-wants-brier-back-in-town-for-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closure ‘couldn’t happen at a worse time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A 78-year-old woman who has stage 4 lung cancer says she&rsquo;s &ldquo;frustrated and scared&rdquo; knowing the hospital in Dauphin may not reopen for up to a year and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closure-couldnt-happen-at-a-worse-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closure-couldnt-happen-at-a-worse-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened to public service?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, what exactly does the term &ldquo;public service&rdquo; mean? Well, I&rsquo;m not talking about the winsome waitress named Kelly, who introduces herself as your server for the night. Nor am [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-happened-to-public-service/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-happened-to-public-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steadfast support of International Criminal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 2, the United States Department of Justice issued a forceful statement rejecting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over American nationals. The declaration described any attempt by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steadfast-support-of-international-criminal-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/steadfast-support-of-international-criminal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nocturnal nudist may exult in the exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I can&rsquo;t stand any more of this sweaty weather and neither can my boyfriend. Lately he has been sleeping nude on the balcony of our highrise apartment [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nocturnal-nudist-may-exult-in-the-exposure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nocturnal-nudist-may-exult-in-the-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts remain last defence of democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[India and the United States are the world&rsquo;s two biggest democracies, and both seem to be in danger. In each of them, populist federal governments are deliberately polarizing the population, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/courts-remain-last-defence-of-democracy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/courts-remain-last-defence-of-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change consequences keep piling up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has Mother Nature slapped you around enough yet, or are you finally starting to see the big picture? Manitoba has seen floods and large, damaging hail already this summer, as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-consequences-keep-piling-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/climate-change-consequences-keep-piling-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Change coming’ as U of W ponders long-term plan to revitalize campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Winnipeg wants to revitalize its downtown properties, including its original campus that dates back to the late 1800s. The institution, which wants to develop a 15-year plan [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/change-coming-as-u-of-w-ponders-long-term-plan-to-revitalize-campus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/change-coming-as-u-of-w-ponders-long-term-plan-to-revitalize-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black, immigrant entrepreneurs seek growth, support at summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Uramah-Eze wants to see local Black entrepreneurs succeed. The 40-year-old Winnipegger is the founder of Afri Inspire Concepts, an umbrella company bringing various Black vendors&rsquo; wares together. The company [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/black-immigrant-entrepreneurs-seek-growth-support-at-summit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/black-immigrant-entrepreneurs-seek-growth-support-at-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You never know’: Via Rail’s on-time performance lacking in North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rhoda de Meulles arrived late to her doctor&rsquo;s appointment in Thompson with a reason: the train was delayed. The Via Rail locomotive had pulled into the northern Manitoba city roughly [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-never-know-via-rails-on-time-performance-lacking-in-north/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-never-know-via-rails-on-time-performance-lacking-in-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest judge recommends Winnipeg police improve training, dog handling, policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba inquest judge has made 14 recommendations stemming from the fatal shooting by police of a 22-year-old man in the Maples six years ago. Provincial court Judge Anne Krahn [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquest-judge-recommends-winnipeg-police-improve-training-dog-handling-policies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquest-judge-recommends-winnipeg-police-improve-training-dog-handling-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency five turns into regular gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaitlynn Brightnose&rsquo;s first foray into standup comedy was what many people would categorize as a waking nightmare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-five-turns-into-regular-gig/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-five-turns-into-regular-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors propose tighter controls on owners of vacant buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[City council could consider new measures to crack down on the owners of vacant and derelict buildings that have triggered frequent complaints. Couns. Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre) and Sherri Rollins [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-propose-tighter-controls-on-owners-of-vacant-buildings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-propose-tighter-controls-on-owners-of-vacant-buildings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors expand downtown cleanup of drug-related items, weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[City hall wasted no time Thursday expanding the seasonal cleanup of drug needles and other hazardous material from select downtown parks to include many other public spaces, at least until the end of this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-expand-downtown-cleanup-of-drug-related-items-weapons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/councillors-expand-downtown-cleanup-of-drug-related-items-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fringe reviews #2: No cheat codes required]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dangerous Curves, Elon Muskrat, Evolution of a Broken Heart, Fool's Gambit, Hair Brained, Happy Valley, Lies of a Promiscuous Woman, Mr. Loopy Pants, Pete Seeger Tribute, Tymisha Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-2-no-cheat-codes-required/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fringe-reviews-2-no-cheat-codes-required/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rehabilitation unlikely for man, 24, who killed stranger, executed witness, judge says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba man convicted of the unprovoked murder of a stranger and execution-style killing of a witness moments later has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rehabilitation-unlikely-for-man-24-who-killed-stranger-executed-witness-judge-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rehabilitation-unlikely-for-man-24-who-killed-stranger-executed-witness-judge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jets drop puck on sweet 16th season at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets will be a busy bunch when the new season begins. The NHL released the freshly expanded 84-game schedules for all 32 teams on Thursday and the Jets [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-drop-puck-on-sweet-16th-season-at-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-drop-puck-on-sweet-16th-season-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-year demolition of Arlington Bridge begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first pieces of the deteriorating Arlington Bridge were removed Thursday morning. A portion of the bridge directly above the CPKC railway lines was the first to be taken away [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-year-demolition-of-arlington-bridge-begins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-year-demolition-of-arlington-bridge-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor proposes city take on more debt to save tree budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham is proposing the city take on more debt to avoid trimming its tree-planting budget. In a motion at Thursday&rsquo;s city council meeting, the mayor notes a boost [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-proposes-city-take-on-more-debt-to-save-tree-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-proposes-city-take-on-more-debt-to-save-tree-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting the pancake pilgrimage in focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a simple enough recipe: one-and-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, one tablespoon of sugar, two-and-1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt, one cup [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/putting-the-pancake-pilgrimage-in-focus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/putting-the-pancake-pilgrimage-in-focus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine years for man who kidnapped delivery driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delivery driver was kidnapped after the break-up of a business partnership involving &ldquo;grey-market vapes&rdquo; that were sold at Winnipeg convenience stores, a Manitoba judge has been told. The Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-years-for-man-who-kidnapped-delivery-driver/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nine-years-for-man-who-kidnapped-delivery-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man enters  second guilty plea for child luring in same year]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Souris man has pleaded guilty to child luring after he asked for and received intimate photographs from a 13-year-old girl in Michigan. Lee Marwick, 42, pleaded guilty [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-enters-second-guilty-plea-for-child-luring-in-same-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-enters-second-guilty-plea-for-child-luring-in-same-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon flood protections solid as water recedes, officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Officials said water levels on the Assiniboine River continued to recede and flooding infrastructure held up Wednesday despite rainy weather in Brandon. &ldquo;The flood forecast hasn&rsquo;t changed. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-flood-protections-solid-as-water-recedes-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brandon-flood-protections-solid-as-water-recedes-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelve metres of museum space]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is striking that one of the smallest exhibitions at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has generated one of the largest public controversies in the museum&rsquo;s history. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/twelve-metres-of-museum-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/twelve-metres-of-museum-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next Duff’s Ditch must be medical]]></title><description><![CDATA[A runaway rail trolley hurtles towards five people tied to the tracks. You stand at the switch lever. If you pull the lever, the trolley veers onto a sidetrack, where [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-next-duffs-ditch-must-be-medical/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-next-duffs-ditch-must-be-medical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweatier summers may call for fresh approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I come from a hot country where we showered a lot &mdash; we don&rsquo;t like being sweaty. We&rsquo;ll sometimes hit the shower three times on a hot [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweatier-summers-may-call-for-fresh-approach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sweatier-summers-may-call-for-fresh-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers’ D starting to show its teeth]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one stood on a table and delivered a rah-rah speech. The scheme wasn&rsquo;t overhauled, and there were no major changes to the roster either. And yet, after opening the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-d-starting-to-show-its-teeth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-d-starting-to-show-its-teeth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa invests $3.5M in EMILI growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[GROSSE ISLE &mdash; A Winnipeg-based non-profit committed to advancing digital agriculture is receiving a multimillion-dollar investment from the federal government that coincides with the organization&rsquo;s 10th anniversary. Liberal MP Doug [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-invests-35m-in-emili-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-invests-35m-in-emili-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bee2gether Bikes out of The Forks after lease confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tandem bike rentals aren&rsquo;t on offer at The Forks this summer &mdash; and the longtime company behind them is claiming financial loss, calling the change unexpected. For nearly two decades, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bee2gether-bikes-out-of-the-forks-after-lease-confusion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bee2gether-bikes-out-of-the-forks-after-lease-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydro’s planned outages turn out the lights for thousands across province]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business owners in the East Beaches area of Lake Winnipeg hauled out generators Wednesday after a planned Manitoba Hydro outage left thousands of residents and cottagers without power. Lise Bourassa, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-planned-outages-turn-out-the-lights-for-thousands-across-province/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hydros-planned-outages-turn-out-the-lights-for-thousands-across-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Folklorama mural rises in Winnipeg’s West End]]></title><description><![CDATA[A M&eacute;tis sash, Chinese dragon, Japanese lanterns, Scottish bagpipes and an Italian Vespa scooter are just a few of the cultural symbols taking shape on a new Folklorama mural in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-folklorama-mural-rises-in-winnipegs-west-end/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-folklorama-mural-rises-in-winnipegs-west-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ste. Anne hospital to be closed till next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ste. Anne hospital has been closed since Monday as the facility&rsquo;s cooling system is down, but community leaders say the response to fix it has been rapid. Southern Health [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ste-anne-hospital-to-be-closed-till-next-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ste-anne-hospital-to-be-closed-till-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba chiefs behind renewed effort to criminalize residential school denialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations chiefs from across the country have unanimously passed an emergency resolution that calls on the federal government to criminalize residential school denialism as hate speech. The resolution was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-chiefs-behind-renewed-effort-to-criminalize-residential-school-denialism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-chiefs-behind-renewed-effort-to-criminalize-residential-school-denialism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain latest Port of Churchill shipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prairie grain will soon ship out of the Port of Churchill for the first time in at least five years. Starting Friday, grain will be moved to the northern Manitoba [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grain-latest-port-of-churchill-shipment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/grain-latest-port-of-churchill-shipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddle to the metal]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve played in your basement and watched it from afar during the Olympics but you may never have gotten the opportunity to see the pros do it. That&rsquo;s right, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paddle-to-the-metal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/paddle-to-the-metal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Level up your fringe experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before you press start on this year&rsquo;s fringe, consult someone who has logged serious hours. Whether you are a first-time fringer or chasing another festival high score, these tips will help you play smarter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/level-up-your-fringe-experience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/level-up-your-fringe-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a way to fly — if you’re rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my husband and I were catching a flight from Roat&aacute;n, Honduras, to Toronto earlier this year, we shared a taxi to the airport with an acquaintance. He was an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-a-way-to-fly-if-youre-rich/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-a-way-to-fly-if-youre-rich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snubbing wife’s desire for ‘sexercise’ not good sign]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: With my encouragement, my chubby wife lost 45 pounds over the winter and spring. She also joined an all-female running group. Last night she had the nerve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/snubbing-wifes-desire-for-sexercise-not-good-sign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/snubbing-wifes-desire-for-sexercise-not-good-sign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirees forced to find own care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of a Winnipeg retirement home have taken matters into their own hands after the majority of the facility&rsquo;s home-care aides were laid off following their unionization. A committee of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retirees-forced-to-find-own-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/retirees-forced-to-find-own-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plenty of losses all around]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last time oil-tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein&rsquo;s brutal tyranny in Iraq versus Ayatollah Khomeini&rsquo;s revolutionary Islamist regime [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plenty-of-losses-all-around/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plenty-of-losses-all-around/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian AI: What kind, and who will own it]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is it we should fear about AI? That it will take our jobs? Overload our electricity networks and make our own energy needs more expensive? Put scarce freshwater resources [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-ai-what-kind-and-who-will-own-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-ai-what-kind-and-who-will-own-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brewing up a new bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brewing industry isn&rsquo;t known for being health conscious but, for a team of University of Manitoba students, it was the key to creating a chocolate bar that combines nutrition [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brewing-up-a-new-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brewing-up-a-new-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATV deaths, injuries are call for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The numbers are alarming, and the calls to address them are neither unexpected nor unreasonable. But reducing the rate of injuries and deaths related to the use of all-terrain vehicles [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/atv-deaths-injuries-are-call-for-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/atv-deaths-injuries-are-call-for-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Bombers’ Brown not bent on revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the kind of storyline you&rsquo;d find in the wacky world of professional wrestling. You know, the one where someone is disrespected and cast aside by their former alliance, only [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-brown-not-bent-on-revenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blue-bombers-brown-not-bent-on-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bisons’ Neill carries lead into final round of men’s amateur]]></title><description><![CDATA[RORY Neill woke up Tuesday with a share of the lead in the 115th edition of the Golf Manitoba men&rsquo;s amateur championship. He went to bed with the solo lead. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bisons-neill-carries-lead-into-final-round-of-mens-amateur/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bisons-neill-carries-lead-into-final-round-of-mens-amateur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot topic: mayor considers max temp for rental properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Scott Gillingham says he&rsquo;s open to exploring a call to set a maximum temperature for indoor rental units. &ldquo;I think we should be looking at that, as far as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hot-topic-mayor-considers-max-temp-for-rental-properties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/hot-topic-mayor-considers-max-temp-for-rental-properties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buckled cement gives drivers the heave-ho]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highways, local roads and sidewalks have buckled and broken thanks to extreme heat in recent days, wreaking havoc with travel. Garth Thomson was driving on the Perimeter Highway, just north [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buckled-cement-gives-drivers-the-heave-ho/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/buckled-cement-gives-drivers-the-heave-ho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis Riel’s life reimagined as a genre-hopping production]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing everyone can agree on: Louis Riel contained multitudes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riels-life-reimagined-as-a-genre-hopping-production/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/louis-riels-life-reimagined-as-a-genre-hopping-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He knew how vulnerable she was’: man gets 7 years for sexually abusing girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 52-year-old grandfather convicted of sexually abusing an already exploited and vulnerable child who looked to him for comfort and support has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Kevin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-knew-how-vulnerable-she-was-man-gets-7-years-for-sexually-abusing-girl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/he-knew-how-vulnerable-she-was-man-gets-7-years-for-sexually-abusing-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff’s officer dies in collision with train]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s premier says the &ldquo;service and sacrifice&rdquo; of a sheriff&rsquo;s officer who died in a train collision near Portage la Prairie on Tuesday morning will &ldquo;never be forgotten.&rdquo; RCMP were [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sheriffs-officer-dies-in-collision-with-train/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sheriffs-officer-dies-in-collision-with-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West End groups applaud drug crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several groups in the Maryland-Sherbrook community say they support the police service&rsquo;s recent crackdown on open drug use and trafficking because of the escalating threat of violence to residents as [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/west-end-groups-applaud-drug-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/west-end-groups-applaud-drug-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot dead by police at Linden Woods home after dispute with brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg Police Service officer shot dead a 42-year-old man armed with an &ldquo;edged weapon&rdquo; at a home in Linden Woods on Monday evening. A man called police at about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-shot-dead-by-police-at-linden-woods-home-after-dispute-with-brother/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-shot-dead-by-police-at-linden-woods-home-after-dispute-with-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slam the door on overly aggressive suitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My new boyfriend wanted a key to my place and I told him, &ldquo;Not yet &mdash; we just met. It&rsquo;s too soon.&rdquo; So, last night I came [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slam-the-door-on-overly-aggressive-suitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/slam-the-door-on-overly-aggressive-suitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Name-change sex abuser pleads guilty]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convicted child sex predator who changed his name before going on to abuse another victim is now facing a likely 15-year prison sentence. Ryan Knight, 44, pleaded guilty Monday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/name-change-sex-abuser-pleads-guilty/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/name-change-sex-abuser-pleads-guilty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbidden no more]]></title><description><![CDATA[In pants nearly as wide at the ankle as a downtown sidewalk, Bistyek cuts a striking silhouette on his daily marches through the Exchange District, an area the painter has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forbidden-no-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forbidden-no-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Structural flaws affect health-care performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The record is not background. It is the forecast. Past performance is the best available indicator of future performance. That principle belongs to every field in which the conditions producing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/structural-flaws-affect-health-care-performance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/structural-flaws-affect-health-care-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Provincial independence means loss of portable health benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the many decades that I practised internal medicine, at times I would warn patients about the potential adverse effects of medications or procedures. No one accused me of scare-mongering. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-independence-means-loss-of-portable-health-benefits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provincial-independence-means-loss-of-portable-health-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More mayoral candidates would mean more ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The absence of a competitive race for Winnipeg mayor is shaping up as one of the biggest disappointments of this year&rsquo;s civic election. Incumbent Scott Gillingham remains the clear favourite [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-mayoral-candidates-would-mean-more-ideas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-mayoral-candidates-would-mean-more-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Review shuttered in local ad flyer delivery shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Free Press&rsquo;s parent company is shuttering its weekly community paper and flyer distribution in what some expect to be a wave of closures to hit the Canadian newspaper industry. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-review-shuttered-in-local-ad-flyer-delivery-shift/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-review-shuttered-in-local-ad-flyer-delivery-shift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toys ‘R’ Us closing Polo Park store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Embattled toy retailer Toys &ldquo;R&rdquo; Us is closing its store in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Polo Park area. Staff hung signs sharing the news &mdash; and advertising liquidation pricing &mdash; on Friday. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/toys-r-us-closing-polo-park-store/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/toys-r-us-closing-polo-park-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba firm fills merch tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans of California-based rock band Mammoth who purchase one of the group&rsquo;s T-shirts tonight at Canada Life Centre will be purchasing clothing that was screenprinted in Manitoba. HD Graphics Inc., [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-firm-fills-merch-tables/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-firm-fills-merch-tables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look who’s coming back: a sneak peek at fringe faves]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s all in the game at this year&rsquo;s Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. Though the majority of the indie performances at this year&rsquo;s fest don&rsquo;t have to do with video games, the &ldquo;Play Hard&rdquo; theme will surely yield dozens of critical hits for veterans and newbs alike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/look-whos-coming-back-a-sneak-peek-at-fringe-faves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/look-whos-coming-back-a-sneak-peek-at-fringe-faves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom spearheads fight for rehab services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years ago, a car crash permanently changed Will Castor&rsquo;s life. The 28-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury that required a long recovery as he worked to relearn skills many [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mom-spearheads-fight-for-rehab-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mom-spearheads-fight-for-rehab-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiring theatre program bridges gap between inside and outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if, instead of hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood as it happened, we instead heard about the impacts of its actions? For example, what might be the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inspiring-theatre-program-bridges-gap-between-inside-and-outside/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inspiring-theatre-program-bridges-gap-between-inside-and-outside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney plays well on the road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bankers are detail-oriented, pragmatic types. They seek to maximize assets incrementally, without taking big swings or big risks. Bankers who run central banks &mdash; controlling the monetary policy of nations [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carney-plays-well-on-the-road/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carney-plays-well-on-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painter honed art of volunteering at Lower Fort Garry historic site]]></title><description><![CDATA[When visitors wandered around Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site in the summer of 2023, they encountered a rather unusual volunteer: artist JD Hawk at his easel, busily working on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/painter-honed-art-of-volunteering-at-lower-fort-garry-historic-site/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/painter-honed-art-of-volunteering-at-lower-fort-garry-historic-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time to start a healthier new life chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I want my wife back! I ran into her at a wedding recently, and she was as brilliant and charming as ever. She has also lost the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-to-start-a-healthier-new-life-chapter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-to-start-a-healthier-new-life-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it works in Ontario, why not in Manitoba?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grid-scale battery storage has fundamentally changed the global energy landscape &mdash; and Manitoba needs to get on board. Battery systems store large amounts of excess electricity for when it&rsquo;s most [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-it-works-in-ontario-why-not-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-it-works-in-ontario-why-not-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home is where heart is]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 25 years after the dramatic film Pay It Forward inspired moviegoers to engage in acts of goodwill, serial reciprocity is alive and well at Pristine Roofing and Siding. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/home-is-where-heart-is/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/home-is-where-heart-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Havin’ a heat wave — forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I acquired my seaside home years ago on Mexico&rsquo;s Yucatan Gulf Coast, I learned instantly that the Yucatan routinely broils for most of the year with temperatures in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/havin-a-heat-wave-forever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/havin-a-heat-wave-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Count Binface vs. Nigel Farage]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the time of writing there is still hope Count Binface can pull off a surprise byelection win and dethrone Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, who has led [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/count-binface-vs-nigel-farage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/count-binface-vs-nigel-farage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears stumble to first home loss against struggling Surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time, the Winnipeg Sea Bears couldn&rsquo;t find that late-game magic. Winnipeg&rsquo;s pro hoops squad has found a way to the finish line so many times this season it almost [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-stumble-to-first-home-loss-against-struggling-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-stumble-to-first-home-loss-against-struggling-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winkler’s Peters named to AL all-star team as replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tristan Peters story continues to deliver one compelling chapter after another. And now the pride of Winkler, who is enjoying a breakout Major League Baseball season, can add &ldquo;all-star&rdquo; [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winklers-peters-named-to-al-all-star-team-as-replacement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winklers-peters-named-to-al-all-star-team-as-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very quiet around here’: Duck Mountain biz owners plead for assistance after flooding washes out park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business owners at Duck Mountain Provincial Park who have lost thousands in revenue say they&rsquo;re feeling left out of flood-recovery assistance in the Parkland region. Dawn Dowsett, owner of Blue [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/very-quiet-around-here-duck-mountain-biz-owners-plead-for-assistance-after-flooding-washes-out-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/very-quiet-around-here-duck-mountain-biz-owners-plead-for-assistance-after-flooding-washes-out-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertainty bakes costs into CUSMA chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite all the melodramatic hype and handwringing leading up to it, the July 1 timeline for renewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade passed without a U.S. commitment to extend [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uncertainty-bakes-costs-into-cusma-chain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/uncertainty-bakes-costs-into-cusma-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rage politics meets its serious counterpart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serious times call for serious politics. That means serious leaders offering serious solutions. If all this sounds like a campaign slogan for the establishment, you&rsquo;re probably right. But its rising [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rage-politics-meets-its-serious-counterpart/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rage-politics-meets-its-serious-counterpart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police can’t arrest away city drug crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers have debated how to respond to the city&rsquo;s worsening drug crisis for years. There has never been much disagreement that open drug use, trafficking and disorder in public spaces [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-cant-arrest-away-city-drug-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-cant-arrest-away-city-drug-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor’s flip-flop a welcome effect of campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trees may not have a vote, but they are poised to become among the biggest winners from this fall&rsquo;s municipal elections in Winnipeg. At the start of the week, things [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-flip-flop-a-welcome-effect-of-campaign/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayors-flip-flop-a-welcome-effect-of-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayoralty race off to glacial start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a few months before voters select their next city council, Winnipeg&rsquo;s mayoral race has barely begun. Mayor Scott Gillingham, who registered his re-election bid May 1, has yet to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoralty-race-off-to-glacial-start/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayoralty-race-off-to-glacial-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous theatre founder gets nod for prestigious prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[For her work as the founding artistic director of Oshkagoojin Indigenous Theatre for Youth, Winnipeg&rsquo;s Nova Courchene has been named the recipient of one of Manitoba theatre&rsquo;s highest honours for [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-theatre-founder-gets-nod-for-prestigious-prize/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/indigenous-theatre-founder-gets-nod-for-prestigious-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fond memories, new adventures at Roseau River Bible Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruth Morris has fond memories of attending summer camp as a child. The food. The fun activities. The fireside chats. And, most of all, the freedom she felt. &ldquo;I was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fond-memories-new-adventures-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fond-memories-new-adventures-at-roseau-river-bible-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banned drunk driver in crash charged with getting behind wheel again]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg man who served time for drunkenly slamming a minivan into an off-duty police officer riding a motorcycle in 2023 is accused of getting behind the wheel, despite court [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banned-drunk-driver-in-crash-charged-with-getting-behind-wheel-again/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/banned-drunk-driver-in-crash-charged-with-getting-behind-wheel-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jockeying for position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jockeys Antonio Whitehall and Sven Balroop are waging a great battle for the 2026 riding title at Assiniboia Downs, and both will be aboard some very good horses in next [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockeying-for-position/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jockeying-for-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen bike back in hands of cross-Canada traveller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeggers have come through in a big way for a man who had his bike stolen in the city while on a cross-Canada journey. Fergus Watt, 69, had his bike [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-bike-back-in-hands-of-cross-canada-traveller/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-bike-back-in-hands-of-cross-canada-traveller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based Telpay acquires Toronto startup Notch Financial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg payments company Telpay Inc. has acquired Notch Financial, a Toronto-based business that creates accounts receivable automation software. The acquisition strengthens Telpay&rsquo;s ability to help Canadian businesses manage the complete [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-telpay-acquires-toronto-startup-notch-financial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-telpay-acquires-toronto-startup-notch-financial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We like the heat’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ray-Patrick Didder is no stranger to heat. The product of Oranjestad, Aruba, loves to see the thermostat climb high as it does back home pretty much year-round. Perhaps it&rsquo;s not [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-like-the-heat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/we-like-the-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless face even more peril in high heat after drug use crackdown, advocates say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates say the recent police crackdown on open drug use on Winnipeg streets has driven members of the homeless community into the shadows and will put them at risk during [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-face-even-more-peril-in-high-heat-after-drug-use-crackdown-advocates-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-face-even-more-peril-in-high-heat-after-drug-use-crackdown-advocates-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Bears look to stay best in West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Raimbault isn&rsquo;t one to pay mind to the standings, but the Winnipeg Sea Bears&rsquo; head coach is in tune enough to know that his team may have a chance [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-look-to-stay-best-in-west/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sea-bears-look-to-stay-best-in-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused in Walmart blaze previously set fire at Garden City mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge urged Ronald Marmito Amigo to address his addiction to methamphetamine as she sentenced him last year for lighting a fire in a storage area at Garden City Shopping [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-in-walmart-blaze-previously-set-fire-at-garden-city-mall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-accused-in-walmart-blaze-previously-set-fire-at-garden-city-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pipeline could be Kinew’s legacy or a slick disappointment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Wab Kinew poised to become Manitoba&rsquo;s Pipeline King? Developments on several fronts are giving Manitoba&rsquo;s premier the opportunity to make oil and gas pipelines not only the cornerstone of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipeline-could-be-kinews-legacy-or-a-slick-disappointment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipeline-could-be-kinews-legacy-or-a-slick-disappointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third man charged after delivery driver held at gunpoint during 2024 robbery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men have been charged in a 2024 kidnapping that a saw a Winnipeg delivery driver held at gunpoint for hours as thieves stole merchandise from a business and storage [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/third-man-charged-after-delivery-driver-held-at-gunpoint-during-2024-robbery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/third-man-charged-after-delivery-driver-held-at-gunpoint-during-2024-robbery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stony drug-detection cuts threaten safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a pressure every federal and provincial department faces during budget cycles, particularly after a change in government brings promises of belt-tightening and eliminating the wasteful excesses of the previous [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stony-drug-detection-cuts-threaten-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stony-drug-detection-cuts-threaten-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sorry’ just won’t atone for tactless ‘tank’ talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I didn&rsquo;t know my wife was in the house when I was talking to my brother on the phone about her new bathing suit &ldquo;which makes her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sorry-just-wont-atone-for-tactless-tank-talk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sorry-just-wont-atone-for-tactless-tank-talk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready or not: youth aging out of care]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most young people, the transition to adulthood is gradual. Many parents continue providing housing, financial assistance, emotional support and practical guidance long after their children turns 18. Youth in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-or-not-youth-aging-out-of-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ready-or-not-youth-aging-out-of-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba needs clean, publicly owned data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some might disagree, but I believe Winnipeg needs an AI data centre. I am not talking about a huge, polluting warehouse that raises electricity prices and sends profits out of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-needs-clean-publicly-owned-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-needs-clean-publicly-owned-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goofy ensemble comedy riffs on The Wizard of Oz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unabashedly all over the place, this amiable ensemble comedy from director and co-writer David Wain (known for the sketch show The State and the Wet Hot American Summer movies) delivers [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goofy-ensemble-comedy-riffs-on-the-wizard-of-oz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/goofy-ensemble-comedy-riffs-on-the-wizard-of-oz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment rents continue to climb in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average Manitoba apartment rents continue to rise, bucking a national trend of lower prices. Across Canada, the average rent dropped 4.3 per cent year-over-year, to $2,033. Winnipeg saw a marginal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-rents-continue-to-climb-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-rents-continue-to-climb-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An evening in the emergency room]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;ve been done countless times before. Stories about painfully long wait times in the hospital emergency room. The reaction is always the same. We get angry. Politicians talk about improvements [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-evening-in-the-emergency-room/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/an-evening-in-the-emergency-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraus steps up in first start as Sea Bears beat Stingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mason Kraus has played his role &mdash; and played it well &mdash; all summer. A true three-and-D who has hit a few timely buckets and played a part in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kraus-steps-up-in-first-start-as-sea-bears-beat-stingers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/kraus-steps-up-in-first-start-as-sea-bears-beat-stingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Man who saw the future before others did’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who launched a global human resources firm from Winnipeg &mdash; and has been recognized as one of the world&rsquo;s longest-serving CEOs &mdash; is being remembered as a pioneer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-saw-the-future-before-others-did/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/man-who-saw-the-future-before-others-did/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney’s pick for Manitoba senator called a curious choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s newest representative in the Senate only moved to the province in 2019. Unlike former Manitoba Senate candidates, Geeta Tucker hasn&rsquo;t known this province for very long &mdash; and that&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carneys-pick-for-manitoba-senator-called-a-curious-choice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carneys-pick-for-manitoba-senator-called-a-curious-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross-Canada tour back on track for cyclist whose bike was stolen in Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man whose cycling trip across Canada came to a halt in Winnipeg &mdash; when his bike was stolen &mdash; can resume his bucket-list journey after help from local cyclists. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cross-canada-tour-back-on-track-for-cyclist-whose-bike-was-stolen-in-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cross-canada-tour-back-on-track-for-cyclist-whose-bike-was-stolen-in-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor flip-flops on cutting tree-planting budget after intense criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public opposition has prompted Mayor Scott Gillingham to change his mind about chopping $1.2 million from the city&rsquo;s tree-planting program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-flip-flops-on-cutting-tree-planting-budget-after-intense-criticism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-flip-flops-on-cutting-tree-planting-budget-after-intense-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman pleads guilty to disposing body in hockey bag]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who was threatened into dumping the body of a Mexican citizen who was slain in a North End basement last year has pleaded guilty to accessory after the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-disposing-body-in-hockey-bag/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/woman-pleads-guilty-to-disposing-body-in-hockey-bag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Winkler hit by cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winkler has become the latest Manitoba municipality to grapple with cybersecurity incidents. On Tuesday morning, the city&rsquo;s cybersecurity protection systems detected an incident, prompting officials to isolate affected systems and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-of-winkler-hit-by-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-of-winkler-hit-by-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meridian Prize launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the Polaris has recognized top Canadian albums since 2006, there has long been some consternation within industry circles regarding regional dominance by artists from Ontario and Quebec.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meridian-prize-launched/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/meridian-prize-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polaris nod brings Begonia’s fantasy closer to reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[After taking home the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year in March, Winnipeg singer-songwriter Begonia has now earned a spot on the 10-album short list for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/polaris-nod-brings-begonias-fantasy-closer-to-reality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/polaris-nod-brings-begonias-fantasy-closer-to-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritans bring cleanup efforts to flooded communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian relief organization that has been helping Parkland homeowners recover from flooding for nearly a month is shifting its work to Swan River and has vowed to stay until [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-samaritans-bring-cleanup-efforts-to-flooded-communities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/good-samaritans-bring-cleanup-efforts-to-flooded-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment fire that sent 8 to hospital was drug related, tenants say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire that tore through a Manitoba Housing building on Furby Street early Thursday, sending eight people to hospital and displacing tenants, started in a suite known for drug use, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-fire-that-sent-8-to-hospital-was-drug-related-tenants-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/apartment-fire-that-sent-8-to-hospital-was-drug-related-tenants-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keystone Party, like other right-wing factions, remains irrelevant in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few provincial elections, Manitoba politics produces the same ghost story. A new right-wing political party emerges, declares the Progressive Conservatives have abandoned conservative principles and vows to offer voters [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keystone-party-like-other-right-wing-factions-remains-irrelevant-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keystone-party-like-other-right-wing-factions-remains-irrelevant-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tacit tactics help keep granny somewhat sober]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife&rsquo;s Vancouver relatives just left, heading off for a holiday on the East Coast. We hosted a party before they departed and I must say grandma [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tacit-tactics-help-keep-granny-somewhat-sober/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tacit-tactics-help-keep-granny-somewhat-sober/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossburn couple  whose house  destroyed  amazed by kindness]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Brian Brown said he and his wife Bernadine are doing well more than a week after a tornado tore part of their house apart near Rossburn. Brown said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rossburn-couple-whose-house-destroyed-amazed-by-kindness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rossburn-couple-whose-house-destroyed-amazed-by-kindness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pipelines must be paid for by oil companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[As much of the northern hemisphere bakes in searing heat and a monster El Ni&ntilde;o picks up steam in the tropical Pacific, both the signature of human-caused climate change, Canada&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipelines-must-be-paid-for-by-oil-companies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pipelines-must-be-paid-for-by-oil-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking with Ted Barker]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had planned to attend the opening of Ted Barker&rsquo;s exhibition at 226 Gallery last Friday evening, but another commitment intervened. By the time I arrived the following afternoon, three [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/looking-with-ted-barker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/looking-with-ted-barker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Edwards is experiencing total freedom. Years removed from taking a break from the music industry, the songwriter, who turns 48 on Saturday, has come to a certain peace about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/creative-freedom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/creative-freedom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating an important milestone in their new country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourteen high school graduates gathered at Zaytoon on Wednesday to celebrate a milestone that represented years of hard work and adjustment. The recent grads, all newcomers or refugees, arrived at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/celebrating-an-important-milestone-in-their-new-country/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/celebrating-an-important-milestone-in-their-new-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dauphin hospital to stay closed for extended period owing to flood damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hospital in Dauphin will remain closed for months as officials assess and rectify the damage caused by severe flooding. Internal documents sent to staff from the CEO of Prairie [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-hospital-to-stay-closed-for-extended-period-owing-to-flood-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-hospital-to-stay-closed-for-extended-period-owing-to-flood-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Taking everything one shot at a time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week has been both a marathon and a sprint for Camryn Thomas and Jewel Lafleche. Eighteen holes in the rain-delayed and re-scheduled Manitoba Women&rsquo;s Amateur on Sunday. A gruelling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/taking-everything-one-shot-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/taking-everything-one-shot-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play for all: story time inspires students to fight for accessible playgrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerned about injustice on their school jungle gym, St. Vital students spent months researching upgrades to make playgrounds more accessible for children in Manitoba. Darwin School is dismissed for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-for-all-story-time-inspires-students-to-fight-for-accessible-playgrounds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/play-for-all-story-time-inspires-students-to-fight-for-accessible-playgrounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The scoop on cricket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need the scoop on cricket, but you&rsquo;re not sure who to ask? Free Press mascot Scoop has you covered. Let&rsquo;s break down the rules, plays and wickets of the second largest sport in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-scoop-on-cricket/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-scoop-on-cricket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Site of former cop shop to be transformed into housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to transform a vacant former police station on prime Pembina Highway land into a mixed-use building with 150 housing units are moving forward, as the city pursues infrastructure upgrades [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/site-of-former-cop-shop-to-be-transformed-into-housing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/site-of-former-cop-shop-to-be-transformed-into-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mosquito-free summers nice while they lasted]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was nice while it lasted, wasn&rsquo;t it? And it certainly seemed to last a long, lovely time. But with this spring and early summer&rsquo;s unusually heavy rainfall and significant standing-water accumulation, our blissful vacation from mosquito swarming and swatting is most definitely over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mosquito-free-summers-nice-while-they-lasted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mosquito-free-summers-nice-while-they-lasted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragedy on two wheels: Motorbike deaths rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year has been a tragic one for Manitoba&rsquo;s motorcycle community. The latest fatality involves a 56-year-old Steinbach woman who crashed in Whiteshell Provincial Park on Sunday, the sixth motorcycle-related [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tragedy-on-two-wheels-motorbike-deaths-rising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tragedy-on-two-wheels-motorbike-deaths-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowns seeks 29-year sentence for child sexual abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A Crown prosecutor has asked a Brandon judge to impose a 29-year sentence on a man who sexually abused his two daughters for several years. &ldquo;(He) was in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crowns-seeks-29-year-sentence-for-child-sexual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/crowns-seeks-29-year-sentence-for-child-sexual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Central park’ revamp in works for Keystone Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The Keystone Centre plans to revamp its ground space by adding an outdoor rink and trails, as well as enhancing the camping area. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s showing that we can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/central-park-revamp-in-works-for-keystone-centre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/central-park-revamp-in-works-for-keystone-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agency nurse pleads guilty to working in ICU without training, credentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba nurse has pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after she worked shifts at an Intensive Care Unit in the province without the proper training and misrepresented her credentials at [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/agency-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-working-in-icu-without-training-credentials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/agency-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-working-in-icu-without-training-credentials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can you do with $200 million?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s see if I&rsquo;ve got this right. In the article Carbon capture project gains support (June 30). Julia-Simone Rutgers writes that the direct carbon capture facility proposed by Deep Sky [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-can-you-do-with-200-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-can-you-do-with-200-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union urges voters to make buy local civic election issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s largest union is calling on voters to demand local-first practices from candidates running in the civic election in October. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-urges-voters-to-make-buy-local-civic-election-issue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/union-urges-voters-to-make-buy-local-civic-election-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late lawyer Sid Green’s tenacity changed lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Free Press tribute to Sid Green (Man of conviction, July 4) captured so much of the man I knew: his intelligence, his tenacity, his independence and his willingness to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-lawyer-sid-greens-tenacity-changed-lives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/late-lawyer-sid-greens-tenacity-changed-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperialist crusades: 21st-century style]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 11th century and lasting into the 13th, the papacy launched a series of at least eight military campaigns we now refer to as the Crusades, or Holy Wars. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/imperialist-crusades-21st-century-style/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/imperialist-crusades-21st-century-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny times first, then on to frisky business]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband is a born comic. The thing is, his sense of humour comes alive when it&rsquo;s not supposed to. He gets me laughing with him in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/funny-times-first-then-on-to-frisky-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/funny-times-first-then-on-to-frisky-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa tabs $10.2M for AI development, use in Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drones will replace books in Manitoba&rsquo;s newest government-funded library. Ottawa has slated $1.14 million for the Manitoba Construction Sector Council, who will oversee the project. The council is among six [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-102m-for-ai-development-use-in-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-102m-for-ai-development-use-in-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Beach staple Playland back in action]]></title><description><![CDATA[WINNIPEG BEACH &mdash; Tyler Bennie and Melanie McFarlane needed a change of pace, so they bought an arcade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-beach-staple-playland-back-in-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-beach-staple-playland-back-in-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Settlement reached in priest sex-abuse lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who launched a lawsuit in 2023 over sexual abuse claims has reached a settlement with the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, the Red River Valley School Division and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/settlement-reached-in-priest-sex-abuse-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/settlement-reached-in-priest-sex-abuse-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-track Trump’s bluster best taken with grain of salt]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, everyone knows Donald Trump has made it nearly impossible to know what to believe from one day to the next when it comes to tariffs, trade deals or [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-track-trumps-bluster-best-taken-with-grain-of-salt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-track-trumps-bluster-best-taken-with-grain-of-salt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleanup ‘staggering’ as severe storm slams Whiteshell, Kenora]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chainsaws buzzed around Darren James on Tuesday while seasonal residents cleaned up and assessed damage from a severe storm that hit part of Whiteshell Provincial Park a day earlier. Broken [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cleanup-staggering-as-severe-storm-slams-whiteshell-kenora/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cleanup-staggering-as-severe-storm-slams-whiteshell-kenora/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor takes RM to court to recover legal fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years after winning a legal appeal against the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, the area&rsquo;s mayor has filed litigation to recover costs from the court battle that followed a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-takes-rm-to-court-to-recover-legal-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mayor-takes-rm-to-court-to-recover-legal-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little house, big female energy and golf drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[From its earliest black-and-white flickers to today&rsquo;s kaleidoscope of small-screen streaming options, television has offered many pleasures. This new handful of new viewing recommendations dances nicely along that spectrum, from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/little-house-big-female-energy-and-golf-drama/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/little-house-big-female-energy-and-golf-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Iconic institution’ Halal Meat Centre for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Formally, Manitoba&rsquo;s oldest halal shop is called Halal Meat Centre. But to many in the Muslim community, the outdoor sign could just as easily read &ldquo;Yusuf&rsquo;s.&rdquo; Until now. After 36 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iconic-institution-halal-meat-centre-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/iconic-institution-halal-meat-centre-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brotherly bond boosts local Amazing Race competitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sacha has a feeling and S&eacute;bastien has a plan &mdash; together they&rsquo;ll work it out. Winnipeg brothers and best friends S&eacute;bastien and Sacha R&eacute;gnier have added &ldquo;teammates&rdquo; to their list [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brotherly-bond-boosts-local-amazing-race-competitors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brotherly-bond-boosts-local-amazing-race-competitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu’s remaining options: military victory or jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The graveyards are full of indispensable men,&rdquo; said former French premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago and it&rsquo;s still true. Israel&rsquo;s precisely timed surprise attack on Iran on Feb. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/netanyahus-remaining-options-military-victory-or-jail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/netanyahus-remaining-options-military-victory-or-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Tories can learn from Poilievre’s mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the many errors made by Pierre Poilievre since becoming leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, his decision to attempt to persuade supporters of Max Bernier&rsquo;s People&rsquo;s Party and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tories-can-learn-from-poilievres-mistake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-tories-can-learn-from-poilievres-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency responders overburdened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service&rsquo;s first comprehensive annual report offers an uncomfortable but necessary reality check. Winnipeg&rsquo;s emergency responders are being asked to do more than ever, while the public [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-responders-overburdened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/emergency-responders-overburdened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken ‘business’ needs expert consultation]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband has always said &ldquo;marriage becomes a business deal&rdquo; after the romance wears off and the children demand their mother&rsquo;s full attention. He was only justifying [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broken-business-needs-expert-consultation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/broken-business-needs-expert-consultation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling retailer Toys ‘R’ Us to shutter Transcona store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playtime is almost over at the Toys &ldquo;R&rdquo; Us store in Winnipeg&rsquo;s Transcona neighbourhood. Signs hanging in the front windows indicate the longtime big-box chain outlet is closing. &ldquo;All stock [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/struggling-retailer-toys-r-us-to-shutter-transcona-store/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/struggling-retailer-toys-r-us-to-shutter-transcona-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work permits extended to 2027 for international grads]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is offering a reprieve for international graduates who found work and settled in Manitoba, giving the province more time to process a backlog of provincial nominee applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/work-permits-extended-to-2027-for-international-grads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/work-permits-extended-to-2027-for-international-grads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s still happening’: rally held at Law Courts after third death at remand centre in 10 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treatment at the Winnipeg Remand Centre was compared to residential schools as a family awaits answers about an in-custody death. Kiana Everett&rsquo;s family stood outside the pre-trial detention centre Monday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-still-happening-rally-held-at-law-courts-after-third-death-at-remand-centre-in-10-months/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-still-happening-rally-held-at-law-courts-after-third-death-at-remand-centre-in-10-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The finest folks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musical discovery is a central tenet of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which takes place Thursday through Sunday at Birds Hill Provincial Park. Keep reading for a round-up, curated by Free Press staff, of acts playing the festival for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-finest-folks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-finest-folks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian military team in Parkland region to assist flood-ravaged communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian Armed Forces reconnaissance team is in western Manitoba&rsquo;s Parkland region to begin plotting out how the military will help flood-hit communities. Department of National Defence spokesperson Andr&eacute;e-Anne Poulin [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-military-team-in-parkland-region-to-assist-flood-ravaged-communities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadian-military-team-in-parkland-region-to-assist-flood-ravaged-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe thunderstorms spark power outages in parts of Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another round of wild weather brought tornado warnings, heavy rain, hail and power outages for more than 6,000 Manitoba Hydro customers Sunday night and Monday morning. Tornado warnings were issued [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severe-thunderstorms-spark-power-outages-in-parts-of-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/severe-thunderstorms-spark-power-outages-in-parts-of-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever happened to Canada standing up to the U.S.?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first heard the news report, I couldn&rsquo;t believe it. Is this really accurate? U.S. President Donald Trump simply conveyed the order: the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whatever-happened-to-canada-standing-up-to-the-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/whatever-happened-to-canada-standing-up-to-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s not the weather — it’s the climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten days ago it was Europe&rsquo;s turn, with a slow-moving &lsquo;heat dome&rsquo; that gave almost everybody from the United Kingdom to Poland three consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures. In Germany [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-not-the-weather-its-the-climate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-not-the-weather-its-the-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-CAO’s pay ‘adds insult to injury’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba government deputy minister was paid by both the province and the city even though he left his civic position more than a year ago. The city&rsquo;s public disclosure [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-caos-pay-adds-insult-to-injury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-caos-pay-adds-insult-to-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaping: a clear and present danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The numbers are startling. According to a recent Free Press story, nearly one-fifth (18.4 per cent) of Manitoba teens in grades 7 to 12 reported using &lsquo;vapes&rsquo;, known more formally [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vaping-a-clear-and-present-danger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vaping-a-clear-and-present-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roughing it (less)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hate camping. I loathe the very idea of leaving the comfort and safety of home to sleep in a random field, where not only will I be exposed to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roughing-it-less/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/roughing-it-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t get burned by ex’s flirtations]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My former love &mdash; a woman like me &mdash; has come back to Winnipeg from British Columbia with her new partner. This relationship looks like a real [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-get-burned-by-exs-flirtations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-get-burned-by-exs-flirtations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMHR exhibition leads to more questions than answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am thinking about the word &ldquo;opinion,&rdquo; the ones I interrogate and revise, as well as ones I have abandoned over time. Such a reflective process provides a continuing opportunity [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cmhr-exhibition-leads-to-more-questions-than-answers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cmhr-exhibition-leads-to-more-questions-than-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father seeking answers following daughter’s death at Winnipeg Remand Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of a 25-year-old woman who died after being found unresponsive in a cell at the Winnipeg Remand Centre has unanswered questions about what led to her in-custody death. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/father-seeking-answers-following-daughters-death-at-winnipeg-remand-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/father-seeking-answers-following-daughters-death-at-winnipeg-remand-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While the rest of us sleep in …]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something a little unfair about waking up early on a statutory holiday. The alarm goes off. You briefly forget what day it is. Then it hits you. Everyone [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/while-the-rest-of-us-sleep-in-/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/while-the-rest-of-us-sleep-in-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dream of the ’90s is alive in summertime]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a &rsquo;90s summer, from someone who was five in 1990 and 14 in 1999: Bikes. Scraped knees. Playing mermaids. Running through sprinklers. Going outside in the morning and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-dream-of-the-90s-is-alive-in-summertime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-dream-of-the-90s-is-alive-in-summertime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Forward guidance’ on Canadian climate targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[At last, some honesty in Canadian climate policy Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke the truth last week about where greenhouse gas emissions were going in Canada: up, not down. This [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forward-guidance-on-canadian-climate-targets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forward-guidance-on-canadian-climate-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environnement et communauté]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Il y en a plusieurs des entreprises qui font du greenwashing, ils se peinturent dans le d&eacute;veloppement durable, l&rsquo;affichent sur le site web: &Eacute;cologique! Nous, on l&rsquo;est pour vrai,&rdquo; c&rsquo;est [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/environnement-et-communaut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/environnement-et-communaut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand new and ready for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of a new home has increased exponentially in the past two to three years. These days, it&rsquo;s not unusual to see a brand-new 1,500 to 1,600 sq. ft., [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brand-new-and-ready-for-you/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brand-new-and-ready-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, Manitoba-style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omaha, Neb., has its &ldquo;Oracle,&rdquo; but Manitoba has its market miracle. The legendary Warren Buffett transformed Berkshire Hathaway Inc. from a textile company into a wildly successful conglomerate that acquires [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berkshire-hathaway-manitoba-style/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berkshire-hathaway-manitoba-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anything seems possible now]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the sake of history, and accuracy, it&rsquo;s important that Winnipeggers should record and reflect on all of the bad things that did not happen when the City of Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/anything-seems-possible-now/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/anything-seems-possible-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[250 years ago Thomas Jefferson and the American Declaration of Independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 16th and 17th centuries, countries and territories such as the Netherlands and Portugal boldly declared their independence from Spain. But 250 years ago, on July 4, 1776, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/250-years-ago-thomas-jefferson-and-the-american-declaration-of-independence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/250-years-ago-thomas-jefferson-and-the-american-declaration-of-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With or without us, nature will move on]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know what I expected. I mean, I expected nature to win. That, to me, is a given. But I didn&rsquo;t expect it to win like this, easily rolling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/with-or-without-us-nature-will-move-on/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/with-or-without-us-nature-will-move-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The View from Here: Linus Woods. After the Nest Ice Age in Long Plain Re, 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staycation: The Art of Being Here features more than 100 Manitoba-related artworks from the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq collection, spanning the past 50 years. These pieces reveal how the places around [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-view-from-here-linus-woods-after-the-nest-ice-age-in-long-plain-re-2017/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-view-from-here-linus-woods-after-the-nest-ice-age-in-long-plain-re-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Rapid on top; Battle for second; Week 11 kicks off Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT&rsquo;S footy mayhem in this country at the moment. Between covering the relentless men&rsquo;s FIFA World Cup schedule and making time to watch the Northern Super League, yours truly has [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-rapid-on-top-battle-for-second-week-11-kicks-off-saturday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-rapid-on-top-battle-for-second-week-11-kicks-off-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big decisions put many farmers in same boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a lot of sweating, swatting, squinting &mdash; and quite possibly a little swearing &mdash; in Manitoba farmyards and fields this summer, as farmers navigate what&rsquo;s turned into a hellish [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-decisions-put-many-farmers-in-same-boat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-decisions-put-many-farmers-in-same-boat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief justice’s last act ‘revolutionary’ step forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks before being nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada, Manitoba Court of King&rsquo;s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal rendered one of the most remarkable decisions in this province&rsquo;s history. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chief-justices-last-act-revolutionary-step-forward/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chief-justices-last-act-revolutionary-step-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gem Studio puts new shine on handmade experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, some restaurant-goers headed to a Winnipeg eatery have found themselves looking at jewels and charms before ordering their meals. The Gem Studio opened at the end of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gem-studio-puts-new-shine-on-handmade-experience/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/gem-studio-puts-new-shine-on-handmade-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More cans off city streets, more money in pockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empty beer cans on the street may be litter, but to some they provide income to afford basic necessities. &ldquo;It pays for stuff that we need, something to eat, something [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-cans-off-city-streets-more-money-in-pockets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-cans-off-city-streets-more-money-in-pockets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Shared Health CEO worked one month in 2025 before firing, got nearly $1M in compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former CEO of Shared Health received nearly $1 million in salary and other pay last year, despite working for only one month before being fired following a provincial health-care system audit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-shared-health-ceo-worked-one-month-in-2025-before-firing-got-nearly-1m-in-compensation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/former-shared-health-ceo-worked-one-month-in-2025-before-firing-got-nearly-1m-in-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding leaves rail line near Roblin teetering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Suidak said it will be a long time before the trains near Roblin get rolling again after a portion of CN Rail track was left hanging following severe flooding [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooding-leaves-rail-line-near-roblin-teetering/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flooding-leaves-rail-line-near-roblin-teetering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for the river to recede hits Swan River residents hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after torrential rain caused the Swan River to breach its banks and pour into the streets and homes, residents of the flood-ravaged town could do little more than wait [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/waiting-for-the-river-to-recede-hits-swan-river-residents-hard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/waiting-for-the-river-to-recede-hits-swan-river-residents-hard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg footy fans fired up for Round of 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footy frenzy continues into the Round of 16 this weekend from coast to coast to coast. With Canada&rsquo;s historic second knockout match kicking off at noon Saturday against Morocco, the Free Press asked around the Winnipeg soccer community what this means for them heading into the game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-footy-fans-fired-up-for-round-of-16/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-footy-fans-fired-up-for-round-of-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Viggopeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viggomania ran wild this week. And the Winnipeg Jets latest first-round pick did everything in his power to keep the hype train rolling. By the time Viggo Bjorck skated off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/welcome-to-viggopeg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/welcome-to-viggopeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get on the beach, stay out of the water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even aside from the long-awaited return of Jaws to the shores of Lake Winnipeg for the annual sunset screening series (July 24, 9:30 p.m.), the 2026 lineup for the Gimli International Film Festival is scary good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-on-the-beach-stay-out-of-the-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/get-on-the-beach-stay-out-of-the-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Council in Brief: Bloodsuckers beware: spraying begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city will start spraying for mosquitoes Saturday. With trap counts on the rise, the adult nuisance mosquito control program will kick off at 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, the city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-council-in-brief-bloodsuckers-beware-spraying-begins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-council-in-brief-bloodsuckers-beware-spraying-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dauphin residents start long slog of flood cleanup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three days after floodwater swamped David McRae&rsquo;s bachelor apartment, forcing him and his neighbours to seek shelter at the neighbouring fire hall, the Dauphin resident said he and many others [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-residents-start-long-slog-of-flood-cleanup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dauphin-residents-start-long-slog-of-flood-cleanup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada gets its chance ‘to go after a giant’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very different Canada will take on Morocco in today&rsquo;s World Cup rematch (12 p.m., TSN &amp; CTV). Different in personnel; different in preparation. And very, very different in what [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-gets-its-chance-to-go-after-a-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-gets-its-chance-to-go-after-a-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zebra mussels found in Lake of the Prairies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental officials have found samples of zebra mussels in the larval stage in Lake of the Prairies, a manmade reservoir on the Assiniboine River that straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. Multiple [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/zebra-mussels-found-in-lake-of-the-prairies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/zebra-mussels-found-in-lake-of-the-prairies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Burn in hell’: family of murder victim cheers as man, 24, sent to prison for life]]></title><description><![CDATA[A courtroom filled with grieving family members and friends of Mackaylah Gerard-Roussin erupted in applause as her killer was escorted out of court Friday morning to serve a mandatory life [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/burn-in-hell-family-of-murder-victim-cheers-as-man-24-sent-to-prison-for-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/burn-in-hell-family-of-murder-victim-cheers-as-man-24-sent-to-prison-for-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The water 			can’t get away’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba crop insurance payouts will likely exceed $15 million this year &mdash; before factoring in recent flooding in the Interlake and Parkland regions. Total costs won&rsquo;t be fully known until [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-water-cant-get-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-water-cant-get-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payroll reveal: 18 school staff cleared $200K]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief superintendents and a divisional kookum were among 18 public school board employees in Winnipeg who earned more than $200,000 last year. New salary compensation reports reveal the top-paid teacher [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/payroll-reveal-18-school-staff-cleared-200k/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/payroll-reveal-18-school-staff-cleared-200k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patterson leaves Sick + Twisted days behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleven years after getting Sick + Twisted Theatre off the ground in Winnipeg, the company&rsquo;s founding artistic director is moving on. Writer-actor-director Debbie Patterson is opening the door for the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patterson-leaves-sick-twisted-days-behind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/patterson-leaves-sick-twisted-days-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for 24 Sussex Drive makes sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has, for more than a decade, been this country&rsquo;s highest-profile vacant dwelling. Prior to 2015, however, 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa had been the official residence of Canada&rsquo;s prime [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-for-24-sussex-drive-makes-sense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/plan-for-24-sussex-drive-makes-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New plaza graced by art with heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tears fill the eyes of an Ojibwa sculptor from Peguis First Nation as he talks about the spiritual journey and deep friendships that came out of creating his first public [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-plaza-graced-by-art-with-heart/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-plaza-graced-by-art-with-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New guy’s gauche gift gaff not a great sign]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My new boyfriend gave me a glittery peacock scarf I just love. But when I wore it out, it was recognized by a friend of mine who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-guys-gauche-gift-gaff-not-a-great-sign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-guys-gauche-gift-gaff-not-a-great-sign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governing by gimmick]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know that politicians can be opportunists sometimes, not necessarily for venal reasons like personal financial gain, but to win the hearts and minds of voters. So, for example, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governing-by-gimmick/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/governing-by-gimmick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFPS responded to record number of medical calls in 2025, annual report shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters and paramedics in Winnipeg responded to a record number of medical calls in 2025 as the city&rsquo;s struggle with addictions-related calls persisted, according to a first-of-its-kind annual report published [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wfps-responded-to-record-number-of-medical-calls-in-2025-annual-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wfps-responded-to-record-number-of-medical-calls-in-2025-annual-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen threatened to livestream shooting: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police charged a 16-year-old boy from a Manitoba First Nation on Canada Day, accusing him of threatening to livestream a shooting. Mounties arrested the suspect, from St. Theresa Point First [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-threatened-to-livestream-shooting-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teen-threatened-to-livestream-shooting-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jets fans flock to watch franchise’s future hit the ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no off-season for Winnipeg Jets enthusiasts. Fans of all ages have made their way to the Hockey For All Centre to watch Jets development camp this week to scope [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-fans-flock-to-watch-franchises-future-hit-the-ice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jets-fans-flock-to-watch-franchises-future-hit-the-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Installing backup power at city’s sewage lift stations pegged at $50M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Power failures at city lift stations during wild storms last month caused 9.71 million litres of diluted raw sewage to spill into Winnipeg rivers. But adding a backup power supply [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/installing-backup-power-at-citys-sewage-lift-stations-pegged-at-50m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/installing-backup-power-at-citys-sewage-lift-stations-pegged-at-50m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories promise to fix disability support system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Progressive Conservative party promised to &ldquo;transform&rdquo; Manitoba&rsquo;s disability support system if it forms the next government. &ldquo;It will be a system that responds to individual needs, rather than forcing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-promise-to-fix-disability-support-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-promise-to-fix-disability-support-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The arc is long, yet still bends to hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[To live in Winnipeg now is to become entirely too skilled at looking away from what we cannot bear to see: the tents, the tarps, the man lying face-down on the street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-arc-is-long-yet-still-bends-to-hope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-arc-is-long-yet-still-bends-to-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile clinic opens in Dauphin day after more than 50 evacuated from hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s unclear how long health-care services will be disrupted at Dauphin&rsquo;s hospital &mdash; a medical hub for western Manitoba &mdash; after the facility&rsquo;s basement flooded following this week&rsquo;s heavy rains. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mobile-clinic-opens-in-dauphin-day-after-more-than-50-evacuated-from-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mobile-clinic-opens-in-dauphin-day-after-more-than-50-evacuated-from-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever 21, Bluenotes exit CF Polo Park; Thrifty’s steps in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto-based retail conglomerate YM Inc. is closing its Forever 21 and Bluenotes stores in CF Polo Park to make way for Thriftys.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-21-bluenotes-exit-cf-polo-park-thriftys-steps-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/forever-21-bluenotes-exit-cf-polo-park-thriftys-steps-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commitment to the craft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2008, George Toles has not missed a single day of prying original prose from his mental file cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/commitment-to-the-craft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/commitment-to-the-craft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ability to detect drugs at Stony ‘sliced and diced’: union]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Correctional Service of Canada has hamstrung the ability of Stony Mountain Institution to stamp out contraband smuggling amid wide-reaching departmental budget cuts, the union for corrections officers argues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ability-to-detect-drugs-at-stony-sliced-and-diced-union/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ability-to-detect-drugs-at-stony-sliced-and-diced-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s just lots of devastation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evacuee Sevanna Delaronde was in disbelief after she and her partner returned to their flooded neighbourhood to check on their home in Swan River Thursday morning. She estimated their basement was under more than a metre of water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theres-just-lots-of-devastation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/theres-just-lots-of-devastation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombers get kick out of World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers would look very different today if a few of their standouts never ditched the pitch for the gridiron. With the FIFA World Cup in full swing, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-get-kick-out-of-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bombers-get-kick-out-of-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela: Things could change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bad things happen, and some of them are nobody&rsquo;s fault. Big earthquakes in Venezuela arrive about a century apart (1812, 1902, 2026), so you can&rsquo;t blame the planners and the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/venezuela-things-could-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/venezuela-things-could-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solutions, not surveys, needed to prevent sewage spills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deluge Winnipeg experienced on June 9 and 10 is a harbinger of extreme weather yet to come. This can no longer be considered a freak event, as such storms [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/solutions-not-surveys-needed-to-prevent-sewage-spills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/solutions-not-surveys-needed-to-prevent-sewage-spills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Key missing piece’ to capacity challenge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba First Nation and former national chief are throwing their weight behind new-to-Manitoba energy storage methods amid projections of squeezed energy availability. The province doesn&rsquo;t have any utility scale [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/key-missing-piece-to-capacity-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/key-missing-piece-to-capacity-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time you shook up weekly sex schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband is a big talker when it comes to sex, but he only wants it once a week and then he&rsquo;s so ready to perform you [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-you-shook-up-weekly-sex-schedule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-time-you-shook-up-weekly-sex-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of retaliation is a very real thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s something we don&rsquo;t talk about enough: the fear people have that if they complain about how their loved one in a nursing home is treated, the treatment will only [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fear-of-retaliation-is-a-very-real-thing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fear-of-retaliation-is-a-very-real-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown crackdown necessary]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has stirred controversy and been met with loudly voiced objections from some interested parties, but this much can be said about the recent police crackdown on open drug use [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-crackdown-necessary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/downtown-crackdown-necessary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese of Winnipeg funding multiple projects in reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 100 kilometres north of Winnipeg, on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, a village is being built where Indigenous girls, women and two-spirit people will be able to heal [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/archdiocese-of-winnipeg-funding-multiple-projects-in-reconciliation-efforts-with-indigenous-peoples/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/archdiocese-of-winnipeg-funding-multiple-projects-in-reconciliation-efforts-with-indigenous-peoples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New tax cut offers little price relief, grocery shoppers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Winnipeg shoppers hit grocery stores today, many said they did not notice a change in prices following the removal of provincial sales tax on some grocery items.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-tax-cut-offers-little-price-relief-grocery-shoppers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-tax-cut-offers-little-price-relief-grocery-shoppers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizenship ceremony at The Forks welcomes 23 Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun peaked out of the clouds just before noon, shining down on The Forks just as the site&rsquo;s Canada Day festivities were getting underway. The timing could not have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citizenship-ceremony-at-the-forks-welcomes-23-canadians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citizenship-ceremony-at-the-forks-welcomes-23-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skinner signing adds to goalie intrigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Skinner made no bold proclamations about his expected workload, nor did he provide any hints about whether or not he expected to be part of a tandem with Connor [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/skinner-signing-adds-to-goalie-intrigue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/skinner-signing-adds-to-goalie-intrigue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Post halts parcel shipments to some European Union countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada Post has suspended service to some European Union countries over new customs rules on low-value shipments. The postal service says it&rsquo;s not accepting parcels destined for a dozen countries [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-post-halts-parcel-shipments-to-some-european-union-countries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canada-post-halts-parcel-shipments-to-some-european-union-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTS petition on residential school denialism garners 2,500 signatures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Teachers&rsquo; Society is petitioning Ottawa to make it illegal to deny, downplay or justify the harms of residential schools. Its e-petition &mdash; formally known as &ldquo;e-7191&rdquo; on the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mts-petition-on-residential-school-denialism-garners-2500-signatures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mts-petition-on-residential-school-denialism-garners-2500-signatures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief, front-line agencies discuss differences over drug sweep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s police chief said Tuesday he is committed to ongoing discussions with agencies that help the homeless in the wake of their concerns about a 10-day drug sweep in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-front-line-agencies-discuss-differences-over-drug-sweep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-front-line-agencies-discuss-differences-over-drug-sweep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans, newbies eager to sign up for council run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates vying for a shot to become a city councillor began signing up to compete for a seat Tuesday. Many current councillors, and some new faces, took part in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/veterans-newbies-eager-to-sign-up-for-council-run/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/veterans-newbies-eager-to-sign-up-for-council-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can’t wait to get going’]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;ve been on mostly parallel paths for the longest time, dating back to their time as minor hockey teammates in the Greater Toronto Area with the Toronto Red Wings. For [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-wait-to-get-going/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cant-wait-to-get-going/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction on Carlton Street hotel to finish in 2028, more than decade after initially planned: city report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city expects a hotel eyed to help pay for Winnipeg&rsquo;s convention centre expansion will be completed in 2028, more than a decade after the major renovation wrapped up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-on-carlton-street-hotel-to-finish-in-2028-more-than-decade-after-initially-planned-city-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-on-carlton-street-hotel-to-finish-in-2028-more-than-decade-after-initially-planned-city-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westman hit by further flooding, power outages after storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intense overnight rain in southern Manitoba has created flash flooding and left thousands without power. The Municipality of Boissevain-Morton, south of Brandon, declared a state of local emergency because of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westman-hit-by-further-flooding-power-outages-after-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/westman-hit-by-further-flooding-power-outages-after-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruiser bearing Indigenous art act of reconciliation: police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Police Service has unveiled a new cruiser car emblazoned with Indigenous art that&rsquo;s meant to foster reconciliation. The cruiser will be used by community relations officers at events [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cruiser-bearing-indigenous-art-act-of-reconciliation-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cruiser-bearing-indigenous-art-act-of-reconciliation-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stolen goods, drugs, weapons seized in WPS raid on Dominion Street home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police officers raided a home on Dominion Street in the West End last week in the culmination of a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking and other criminal activity in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-goods-drugs-weapons-seized-in-wps-raid-on-dominion-street-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stolen-goods-drugs-weapons-seized-in-wps-raid-on-dominion-street-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vigfusson vying to impress at development camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ll forgive Adam Vigfusson for having a bit of a &ldquo;kid in a candy store&rdquo; mentality these days. The 20-year-old Gimli product is truly living his best life, fresh off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vigfusson-vying-to-impress-at-development-camp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vigfusson-vying-to-impress-at-development-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless adapt to city’s ban by packing up tent each morning, committee told]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new trend has emerged on Winnipeg&rsquo;s homeless front. Outreach workers say they&rsquo;ve noticed an increase in the number of temporary structures set up overnight and taken down by morning. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-adapt-to-citys-ban-by-packing-up-tent-each-morning-committee-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/homeless-adapt-to-citys-ban-by-packing-up-tent-each-morning-committee-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquests called into fatal shootings involving police, inmate death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquests have been called into three fatal police shootings and a beating death at the Brandon jail. The separate proceedings will examine the 2024 deaths of Jordan Daniel Charlie, 24, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquests-called-into-fatal-shootings-involving-police-inmate-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/inquests-called-into-fatal-shootings-involving-police-inmate-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP report handful of incidents at Dauphin Countryfest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 24-year-old Brandon man who allegedly started a fight after being found sleeping in the wrong camper during Dauphin&rsquo;s Countryfest was one of several people arrested during a raucous weekend [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-report-handful-of-incidents-at-dauphin-countryfest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-report-handful-of-incidents-at-dauphin-countryfest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the responsibility of a national institution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we approach Canada Day, we reflect on the values that define our country: our way of life, our commitment to fairness, our responsibility to care for those in need [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-is-the-responsibility-of-a-national-institution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-is-the-responsibility-of-a-national-institution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish, Palestinian groups differ in reaction to minister’s comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewish and Palestinian leaders are speaking out after Canada&rsquo;s heritage minister called an exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights flawed. Heritage Minister Marc Miller said Monday the museum [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jewish-palestinian-groups-differ-in-reaction-to-ministers-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/jewish-palestinian-groups-differ-in-reaction-to-ministers-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty buildings could fill vacancy fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city is considering a new reserve fund that would use vacant building fines to improve enforcement and expand programming to help owners maintain their residential properties. The creation of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/empty-buildings-could-fill-vacancy-fund/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/empty-buildings-could-fill-vacancy-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t let antics undercut bond]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife and I are in our early 30s and have been married for eight years. I&rsquo;m getting tired of her antics and I&rsquo;m thinking about calling [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-antics-undercut-bond/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/dont-let-antics-undercut-bond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s ‘heroes’ on the pitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;You guys are Canadian heroes!&rdquo; Jesse Marsch, the head coach of Canada&rsquo;s national men&rsquo;s soccer team, was effusive in praise of his players after they defeated South Africa on Sunday [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadas-heroes-on-the-pitch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/canadas-heroes-on-the-pitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence requires human-led thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture this. A teacher creates an assignment using AI. There is a provocation generated by a prompt, followed by vague parameters and a generic rubric. The AI-generated emojis are left [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/artificial-intelligence-requires-human-led-thinking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/artificial-intelligence-requires-human-led-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warlock Lid puts province upfront, on top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warlock Lid Co.&rsquo;s success has been fuelled not by sorcery but by national pride. The four-year-old company sells Canadian-themed apparel, including a provincial collection with unique designs for Alberta, Saskatchewan, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warlock-lid-puts-province-upfront-on-top/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/warlock-lid-puts-province-upfront-on-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister rebukes museum on exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Heritage Minister Marc Miller said Monday the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg made &ldquo;an error&rdquo; in its presentation of an exhibition about displaced Palestinians. In an [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-rebukes-museum-on-exhibition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/minister-rebukes-museum-on-exhibition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carbon capture project gains support]]></title><description><![CDATA[A direct air carbon capture facility proposed for southwestern Manitoba has been shoring up allies in local and Indigenous governments and large corporations, as Montreal-based Deep Sky aims to convince [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carbon-capture-project-gains-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/carbon-capture-project-gains-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Abandoned’ former Tory leadership candidate Daudrich quits party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime Progressive Conservative party board member and leadership candidate Wally Daudrich is leaving the Tories and looking for a new political home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/abandoned-former-tory-leadership-candidate-daudrich-quits-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/abandoned-former-tory-leadership-candidate-daudrich-quits-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re right where we want to be’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xavier Moon has been in town for nearly two weeks and still hasn&rsquo;t made his debut for the Winnipeg Sea Bears. The three-time CEBL Player of the Year&rsquo;s rights still [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-right-where-we-want-to-be/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/were-right-where-we-want-to-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long to-do list for Jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have holes to fill, money to spend and questions to answer. But the biggest one heading into July 1 hangs over the Winnipeg Jets like the dark clouds that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-to-do-list-for-jets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/long-to-do-list-for-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Cargo Bar first to open in Southwood Circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beer, bands and a repurposed shipping container boasting taps will kick off business in a massive development near the University of Manitoba.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/second-cargo-bar-first-to-open-in-southwood-circle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/second-cargo-bar-first-to-open-in-southwood-circle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province has addressed MDs concerns about ‘impending disintegration” of ER, urgent care, health minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns raised by hospital medical directors in a March letter warning about the &ldquo;impending disintegration&rdquo; of emergency room and urgent-care centres have been addressed, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Monday. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-addressed-mds-concerns-about-impending-disintegration-of-er-urgent-care-health-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-has-addressed-mds-concerns-about-impending-disintegration-of-er-urgent-care-health-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Tornado destruction in western Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado tore the roof off Bernadine and Brian Brown's century-old house south of Rossburn, about 300 kilometres west of Winnipeg, Sunday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-tornado-destruction-in-western-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-tornado-destruction-in-western-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyal brings compassion, empathy to Canada’s high court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over his time on the bench, Glenn Joyal has overseen cases involving the most contentious issues of our time, including assisted death, COVID-19 restrictions and a long list of constitutional dilemmas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-brings-compassion-empathy-to-canadas-high-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-brings-compassion-empathy-to-canadas-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fossil was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica's James Ross Island; decades later, paleontologist Mark Evans spotted the bone in the British Antarctic Survey's collections and wondered whether it might be a dinosaur.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-rare-dinosaur-fossil-from-antarctica-is-found-tucked-away-in-a-drawer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-rare-dinosaur-fossil-from-antarctica-is-found-tucked-away-in-a-drawer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City report recommends Red River Ex management of John Blumberg Sports Complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Red River Exhibition Association is poised to take over management of the John Blumberg Sports Complex under a proposed long-term lease that would pave the way for millions of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-report-recommends-red-river-ex-management-of-john-blumberg-sports-complex/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-report-recommends-red-river-ex-management-of-john-blumberg-sports-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornado touches down near Rossburn, damages two homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado damaged two homes in western Manitoba Sunday evening. Brian Proctor, meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, confirmed a tornado touched down near Rossburn at 7:30 p.m. Wind [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-touches-down-near-rossburn-damages-two-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tornado-touches-down-near-rossburn-damages-two-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonders of science never cease]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is your regular reminder that science is a many-splendoured thing. As well, a reminder that scientific study, however specialized, can bring a huge variety of benefits &mdash; sometimes, from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wonders-of-science-never-cease/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/wonders-of-science-never-cease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing we need has to go somewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg is facing a housing shortage. We see it in rising rents, increasing homelessness and the growing number of people struggling to find safe and affordable places to live. Governments [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/housing-we-need-has-to-go-somewhere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/housing-we-need-has-to-go-somewhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health boards cannot borrow credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Credibility is a leader&rsquo;s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she isbankrupt.&rsquo; &mdash; John C. Maxwell In Manitoba health care, credibility manifests on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-boards-cannot-borrow-credibility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-boards-cannot-borrow-credibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best bet is to fold on your gambling-gripped guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I just spent a weekend at a lake with some of my wild and crazy girlfriends, and we fell in love with it. At the end, the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-bet-is-to-fold-on-your-gambling-gripped-guy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/best-bet-is-to-fold-on-your-gambling-gripped-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After fire and flood, northern Manitoba gathers data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Floods and wildfires are not future risks for northern Manitoba. They are already part of life in the region. The question is not whether a soil and water-monitoring network can [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/after-fire-and-flood-northern-manitoba-gathers-data/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/after-fire-and-flood-northern-manitoba-gathers-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final call issued for evacuation flights as Lynn Lake fire grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wildfire threatening the northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has more than tripled in size since Friday, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says. The blaze, burning about 20 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/final-call-issued-for-evacuation-flights-as-lynn-lake-fire-grows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/final-call-issued-for-evacuation-flights-as-lynn-lake-fire-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saigon Centre residents fear loss of Vietnamese cultural space after Manitoba Housing takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime tenants of a social housing project built in Winnipeg for Vietnamese refugees nearly 40 years ago fear its takeover by Manitoba Housing will ruin their main-floor cultural centre. Saigon [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saigon-centre-residents-fear-loss-of-vietnamese-cultural-space-after-manitoba-housing-takeover/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saigon-centre-residents-fear-loss-of-vietnamese-cultural-space-after-manitoba-housing-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worst nightmare’: Wildfire sparks mandatory evacuation order for Lynn Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of a northern Manitoba community twice evacuated last summer are once again being ordered to leave their homes as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. Mayor Brandon Dulewich said a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/worst-nightmare-wildfire-sparks-mandatory-evacuation-order-for-lynn-lake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/worst-nightmare-wildfire-sparks-mandatory-evacuation-order-for-lynn-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vacation shouldn’t feel like workplace risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[As summer officially arrives, many Canadians are preparing for lake weekends, road trips, family vacations and the long-awaited opportunity to step away from work for a few days. At least, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vacation-shouldnt-feel-like-workplace-risk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/vacation-shouldnt-feel-like-workplace-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This old house is perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve long maintained that the outside of my house is none of my business. When it comes to the interior, my 102-year-old girl is very cute. When it comes to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-old-house-is-perfect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/this-old-house-is-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer school for RESPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve been saving for years for your child&rsquo;s post-secondary education, and they are now ready to pursue higher learning in the fall, it&rsquo;s not unusual to feel a little [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-school-for-resps/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/summer-school-for-resps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven of city’s 10 best-paid employees work for police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg&rsquo;s 2025 compensation disclosure document, released Friday, shows seven of the top 10 highest paid employees are police officers. Winnipeg Police Service Chief Gene Bowers earned $313,467 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-of-citys-10-best-paid-employees-work-for-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/seven-of-citys-10-best-paid-employees-work-for-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options exist to ‘blind’ intrusive pool-peepers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: We finally installed a backyard pool, and it&rsquo;s now up and running this year and it is such bliss. Unfortunately, it has also given rise to serious [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/options-exist-to-blind-intrusive-pool-peepers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/options-exist-to-blind-intrusive-pool-peepers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le pari water-polo de Jayden Del Campo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le water-polo est arriv&eacute; naturellement dans la vie de Jayden Del Campo. Issu d&rsquo;une famille de sportifs, son p&egrave;re et son grand-p&egrave;re pratiquaient aussi ce sport, une passion qui s&rsquo;est [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/le-pari-water-polo-de-jayden-del-campo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/le-pari-water-polo-de-jayden-del-campo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping kids, investing in the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noelle DePape believes every child deserves a champion. That&rsquo;s why, when the position for president and CEO of BGC Winnipeg (formerly Boys &amp; Girls Club) was advertised, three of her [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/helping-kids-investing-in-the-future/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/helping-kids-investing-in-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers just one link in long supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers are hardly front and centre in newly released federal and provincial reports analyzing why food has become less affordable for many Canadians. The word &ldquo;farmers&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t even appear in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/farmers-just-one-link-in-long-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/farmers-just-one-link-in-long-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berry farms brave storms, eye opening days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the unprecedented downpour, berry season is on in Manitoba. Bright red strawberries have begun sprouting at Boonstra Farms &mdash; just two weeks after the Stonewall-area patch was hit by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berry-farms-brave-storms-eye-opening-days/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/berry-farms-brave-storms-eye-opening-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sticking to her guns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The big guns won three of the four $50,000 stakes races at Assiniboia Downs this week, but a young trainer named Tena Birdwell shipped in from Canterbury and shook up [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sticking-to-her-guns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sticking-to-her-guns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the NSL: Goalie clinics; first career goals; Wild have life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there such a thing as an exciting draw? Yes. Did it happen three times this past week in the Northern Super League? Absolutely. An early Week 9 kicked off [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-goalie-clinics-first-career-goals-wild-have-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/around-the-nsl-goalie-clinics-first-career-goals-wild-have-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tahini’s adds Winnipeg to expansion menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omar Hamam was born in Windsor, Ont., and spent his formative years in Cairo, but Winnipeg has a special place in his heart. The 44-year-old entrepreneur called the Prairie city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tahinis-adds-winnipeg-to-expansion-menu/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tahinis-adds-winnipeg-to-expansion-menu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us who spend any appreciable time fishing have encountered those special moments when we want to capture a photograph of the catch that has just made it into [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picture-perfect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/picture-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Habitat home brings tears to the eye of single dad from Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suleman Gado&rsquo;s eyes filled with tears when the keys to his first house in Canada were placed in his hands Friday morning. Beside him, his two sons, Gado and Mohammed, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-habitat-home-brings-tears-to-the-eye-of-single-dad-from-africa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-habitat-home-brings-tears-to-the-eye-of-single-dad-from-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Venezuelans scramble to reach family after earthquakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuelans in Manitoba are devastated after the country was hit with back-to-back earthquakes Wednesday and are preparing to send support. &ldquo;The community right now is in a shocked state,&rdquo; said [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-venezuelans-scramble-to-reach-family-after-earthquakes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-venezuelans-scramble-to-reach-family-after-earthquakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug consumption site full opening delayed till August: province]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s first supervised drug consumption site will not fully open until August, despite Premier Wab Kinew&rsquo;s repeated assurances it would be operational in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-consumption-site-full-opening-delayed-till-august-province/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/drug-consumption-site-full-opening-delayed-till-august-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punishment after trauma]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a Winnipeg woman reported being sexually assaulted by a massage therapist this year, she couldn&rsquo;t have expected the traumatizing battle that would follow, which she says was made worse [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/punishment-after-trauma/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/punishment-after-trauma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Greed and domination ruled the day’: judge sentences drug trafficker to 24 1/2 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drug kingpin taken down in an RCMP undercover investigation targeting international drug trafficking networks has been sentenced to 24 1/2 years in prison. B.C. Hells Angels biker Damion Ryan [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/greed-and-domination-ruled-the-day-judge-sentences-drug-trafficker-to-24-12-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/greed-and-domination-ruled-the-day-judge-sentences-drug-trafficker-to-24-12-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further misconduct gets Mountie kicked off force]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Manitoba RCMP officer &mdash; previously disciplined for abuse of authority and discreditable conduct, which included calling a teenage girl &ldquo;jailbait&rdquo;&mdash; has been kicked off the force for further misconduct. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/further-misconduct-gets-mountie-kicked-off-force/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/further-misconduct-gets-mountie-kicked-off-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood watch issued for water-logged areas in western Manitoba]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overland flood watch has been issued for parts of western and northwestern Manitoba, including the Parkland region, while weather forecasters predict heavy rain from Saturday to Monday. There was [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flood-watch-issued-for-water-logged-areas-in-western-manitoba/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/flood-watch-issued-for-water-logged-areas-in-western-manitoba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup a mosaic of the human experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 13, the third day of the ongoing World Cup, Morocco played more than a quarter of its Group C match against Brazil without a single Moroccan-born footballer on [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/world-cup-a-mosaic-of-the-human-experience/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/world-cup-a-mosaic-of-the-human-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community frustration led to drug sweep: police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have had &ldquo;100 interactions&rdquo; with people using drugs in public spaces since launching a 10-day crackdown Wednesday to target people openly taking or selling illicit substances on city [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-frustration-led-to-drug-sweep-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/community-frustration-led-to-drug-sweep-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheveldayoff open to Hellebuyck trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has confirmed the organization is open to trading superstar goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and currently listening to offers. There&rsquo;s just one problem. &ldquo;Obviously what I&rsquo;ve [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cheveldayoff-open-to-hellebuyck-trade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cheveldayoff-open-to-hellebuyck-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff shortages threaten defence-related projects, construction industry warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction industry leaders are flagging potential staff shortages as the sector prepares for a surge of defence-related projects. The Winnipeg Construction Association is tracking roughly 33 projects tied to 17 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/staff-shortages-threaten-defence-related-projects-construction-industry-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/staff-shortages-threaten-defence-related-projects-construction-industry-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More like So-so girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like Supergirl, played in this new DCU outing by Australian actor Milly Alcock (House of Dragons). As superheroes go, she&rsquo;s pretty relatable. Her place is a mess. She eats [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-like-so-so-girl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/more-like-so-so-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba misses mark in creating inclusive classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that all children have the right to an education that helps them reach their full potential. It should develop [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-misses-mark-in-creating-inclusive-classrooms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/manitoba-misses-mark-in-creating-inclusive-classrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy construction association names new leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association has appointed its first female president and chief executive. Felicia Wiltshire will assume the role Dec. 1. She&rsquo;ll become the fourth person to helm the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-construction-association-names-new-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/heavy-construction-association-names-new-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fostering growth, reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shelly Bulycz is good at many things, but retirement is not one of them. Last August, Bulycz retired from her job as manager of community based programming at University College [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fostering-growth-reconciliation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fostering-growth-reconciliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Brandon woman experiences ‘extreme difficulties’]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The woman who died in the collision involving a semi-truck east of Brandon last month was a Chinese immigrant who had worked hard to help put her only [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/family-of-brandon-woman-experiences-extreme-difficulties/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/family-of-brandon-woman-experiences-extreme-difficulties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documentary puts affordable housing centre stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[We see theatre artist Debbie Patterson making her way toward the Old Grace Housing Co-operative&rsquo;s entrance in her wheelchair, then settling inside for a steaming cup of tea. The co-op [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/documentary-puts-affordable-housing-centre-stage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/documentary-puts-affordable-housing-centre-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia: Don’t rock the boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;He won, BIG!&rdquo; exulted Donald Trump on Truth Social, welcoming the victory of Abelardo de la Espriella, his preferred candidate for the presidency of Colombia, in last Monday&rsquo;s election. In [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/colombia-dont-rock-the-boat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/colombia-dont-rock-the-boat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit: 10 years after]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 23, 2016, a bare majority of the U.K. population &mdash; just 51.9 per cent &mdash; voted to leave the European Union in a national referendum on the question [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brexit-10-years-after/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brexit-10-years-after/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blues-rocker, storyteller channels rage into art]]></title><description><![CDATA[After spending more than a decade in a residential school, musician Billy Joe Green has spent his life channelling his trauma into his songs, using them to heal while spreading [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blues-rocker-storyteller-channels-rage-into-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/blues-rocker-storyteller-channels-rage-into-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers’ union recognizes teacher group focused on climate-change issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s newest professional teacher group has a mandate to share tips for managing eco anxiety and deliver solutions-based lessons on climate change. The Environmental and Climate Action Education Network of [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teachers-union-recognizes-teacher-group-focused-on-climate-change-issues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/teachers-union-recognizes-teacher-group-focused-on-climate-change-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHL draft swap watch continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Go ahead and call it the calm before the storm. As the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft is set to arrive on Friday night, the Winnipeg Jets have [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nhl-draft-swap-watch-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/nhl-draft-swap-watch-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province’s security enhancement fund allocated to targeted cultural centres, places of worship, justice minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $1-million security enhancement fund for places of worship and cultural centres announced in January has been fully allocated but the funds have not yet flowed, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-security-enhancement-fund-allocated-to-targeted-cultural-centres-places-of-worship-justice-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-security-enhancement-fund-allocated-to-targeted-cultural-centres-places-of-worship-justice-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers put hail under microscope, take stock of June 9 storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Hamilton, a researcher with the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory, and his team have been gathering evidence and data from the June 9 storm that brought record rainfall to Winnipeg and surrounding communities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-put-hail-under-microscope-take-stock-of-june-9-storm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/researchers-put-hail-under-microscope-take-stock-of-june-9-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City approves study to expand portion of Warde Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call to twin the lanes of a neighbourhood bottleneck in southeast Winnipeg has inched forward, though a push to fund the actual construction has stalled. City council approved a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-approves-study-to-expand-portion-of-warde-avenue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-approves-study-to-expand-portion-of-warde-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping the green glorious]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a golf course, grass is more than just ground cover; it&rsquo;s a precisely engineered, living patchwork.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keeping-the-green-glorious/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/keeping-the-green-glorious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s every kid’s dream’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dream years in the making could come true Saturday, as Zach Lansard appears on pace to be selected during the 2026 NHL entry draft. The Ste. Anne-born forward plays [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-every-kids-dream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/its-every-kids-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City’s greenhouse emissions rise, councillor says net-zero still within reach]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Winnipeg operations created more greenhouse gases in 2025 than they did one year earlier, despite its target to hit net-zero emissions by 2050. Last year, city operations caused [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-greenhouse-emissions-rise-councillor-says-net-zero-still-within-reach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/citys-greenhouse-emissions-rise-councillor-says-net-zero-still-within-reach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for city to get handle on e-bike, e-scooter regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever been out for a walk, a jog or a casual bike ride only to be startled by an e-bike, battery-powered scooter or some other personal electric vehicle flying past [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-city-to-get-handle-on-e-bike-e-scooter-regulations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/time-for-city-to-get-handle-on-e-bike-e-scooter-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police to patrol some neighbourhoods on e-bikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Police Service officers will now patrol the city on electrically assisted bicycles. The service has trained 25 officers to use 16 newly acquired e-bikes, which will be used to [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-to-patrol-some-neighbourhoods-on-e-bikes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-to-patrol-some-neighbourhoods-on-e-bikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP appeal for tips in teen’s 1988 disappearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 38 years after she went missing, police are again pleading for information about the disappearance of a 15-year-old Pauingassi First Nation girl. Betsy Rosa Owens went to a school [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-appeal-for-tips-in-teens-1988-disappearance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rcmp-appeal-for-tips-in-teens-1988-disappearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chorus of voices defines WJT’s upcoming season]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drama about circumcision, a Tony-winning musical and an abbreviated history of the Jewish people from the pen of a Manitoban performing arts legend are being served up next season [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chorus-of-voices-defines-wjts-upcoming-season/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/chorus-of-voices-defines-wjts-upcoming-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-raised artist having pinch-me moment in U.K.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an artist, Joel Nichols has spent a lot of time in London&rsquo;s National Portrait Gallery, looking for inspiration. And now, one of his portraits will be on view there [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-raised-artist-having-pinch-me-moment-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-raised-artist-having-pinch-me-moment-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do we consult?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past several months, I have found myself using two phrases with increasing frequency: community consultation and stakeholder engagement. I have used them in meetings, proposals and discussions about [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-do-we-consult/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-do-we-consult/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truancy report calls for students to engage in policies, programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report calls on school leaders to treat truancy as &ldquo;feedback&rdquo; for fixing systemic gaps instead of an individual student issue. The Winnipeg School Division has released a document [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truancy-report-calls-for-students-to-engage-in-policies-programs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/truancy-report-calls-for-students-to-engage-in-policies-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-businessman gets prison after near decade-long auto parts scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg business manager who spearheaded a nearly decade-long scam that diverted more than one million kilograms of auto parts to scrap dealers has been sentenced to 42 months in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-businessman-gets-prison-after-near-decade-long-auto-parts-scam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ex-businessman-gets-prison-after-near-decade-long-auto-parts-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PMO stumbles with Sio Silica communique]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s file this under the heading &ldquo;not helpful.&rdquo; While attending the G7 summit last week in &Eacute;vian, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney touted &ldquo;new investment partnerships&rdquo; between Canada and Germany, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pmo-stumbles-with-sio-silica-communique/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/pmo-stumbles-with-sio-silica-communique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go further than skin-deep to find fitting fella]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR. MISS LONELYHEARTS: I was sitting in a restaurant with the guy I&rsquo;ve just started dating, when he pointed out there was another guy watching us. I looked over and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/go-further-than-skin-deep-to-find-fitting-fella/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/go-further-than-skin-deep-to-find-fitting-fella/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Corydon to traffic  will be good  for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, the City of Winnipeg andCorydon Avenue BIZ announced that a stretch of Corydon Avenue between Daly and Lilac streets will be closed to car traffic on Sundays [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closing-corydon-to-traffic-will-be-good-for-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/closing-corydon-to-traffic-will-be-good-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call North End sewage project to account this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every few months, a water and sewer bill arrives in your mailbox, and every year it rises a little. Most of us pay without looking closely. It&rsquo;s worth paying attention [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/call-north-end-sewage-project-to-account-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/call-north-end-sewage-project-to-account-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why can’t it be Canada?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question coming into the Canada-Switzerland game was: is Team Canada&rsquo;s success in this year&rsquo;s tournament a fluke? It kept echoing through my mind. The team achieved its first World [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-cant-it-be-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-cant-it-be-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Today is recognition. Today is visibility’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recipients of new federal government funding meant to support Black entrepreneurs in Manitoba are calling the investment &ldquo;historic&rdquo; and a step toward &ldquo;a more inclusive economy.&rdquo; Federal Minister for Women [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/today-is-recognition-today-is-visibility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/today-is-recognition-today-is-visibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg-based Petline Insurance partners with Pet Valu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care for a side of pet insurance with that dog toy? Winnipeg-based Petline Insurance Co. has partnered with national retail chain Pet Valu to spread its services. The ink is [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-petline-insurance-partners-with-pet-valu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-based-petline-insurance-partners-with-pet-valu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fired up to have him back’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are thrilled to welcome Dru Brown back into the fold. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m just excited to have my friend back,&rdquo; said starting quarterback Zach Collaros on Wednesday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fired-up-to-have-him-back/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/fired-up-to-have-him-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was unrecognizable’: 10-pound dog mauled to death during walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 73-year-old Winnipeg woman is grieving the death of her goldendoodle, Lily, after she was mauled by another dog during a walk in North Kildonan Tuesday. Justin Smith said his [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-unrecognizable-10-pound-dog-mauled-to-death-during-walk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-unrecognizable-10-pound-dog-mauled-to-death-during-walk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push for Canada came too late]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is already a historic World Cup for Canada&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s national soccer team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/push-for-canada-came-too-late/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/push-for-canada-came-too-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New name chosen for Dalhousie School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dalhousie School has been renamed after an Anishinaabemowin word that translates to &ldquo;summer berries.&rdquo; The Pembina Trails School Division has unveiled Aniibiminan School as the new title of its elementary [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-name-chosen-for-dalhousie-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/new-name-chosen-for-dalhousie-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief, WRHA to meet over false arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s top cop is set to meet with the chief executive officer of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to discuss the case of a health worker being wrongfully detained [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-wrha-to-meet-over-false-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/police-chief-wrha-to-meet-over-false-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day of signings for home club and on the farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets and pending restricted free agent forward Isak Rosen have quickly found some middle ground. Both sides came together on Wednesday for a two year contract extension. Rosen, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/day-of-signings-for-home-club-and-on-the-farm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/day-of-signings-for-home-club-and-on-the-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province providing funds for Indigenous-led response team helping with drug crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indigenous-led response team known for mobilizing quickly in missing persons and human trafficking cases is being deployed to help tackle Winnipeg&rsquo;s escalating overdose crisis. The province is funding Red [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-providing-funds-for-indigenous-led-response-team-helping-with-drug-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/province-providing-funds-for-indigenous-led-response-team-helping-with-drug-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit’s route back to reliability begins, ends at legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit is drowning in a sea of self-created misadventure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-transits-route-back-to-reliability-begins-ends-at-legislature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-transits-route-back-to-reliability-begins-ends-at-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The boys will be back in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[The band is getting back together. And judging by the latest additions to the Winnipeg Jets Alumni Game roster, it&rsquo;s shaping up to be a greatest-hits reunion. Former 2.0 stars [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-boys-will-be-back-in-town/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-boys-will-be-back-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province’s grocery study offers little price relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitobans who had hoped the province&rsquo;s new grocery price study would reveal some hidden lever governments can pull to bring down food prices are likely to come away disappointed. In [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-grocery-study-offers-little-price-relief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/provinces-grocery-study-offers-little-price-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parlour Coffee closes, clearing way for Passage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-and-a-half years after purchasing Parlour Coffee, Connor Vogt is closing the Exchange District business to make way for a new venture next door. Parlour staff will pour their last drinks [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parlour-coffee-closes-clearing-way-for-passage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/parlour-coffee-closes-clearing-way-for-passage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction boom to take flight at 17 Wing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upwards of $250 million in construction projects could be inbound as Winnipeg&rsquo;s Royal Canadian Air Force base expands. The Winnipeg Construction Association is tracking 33 projects at 17 Wing Winnipeg [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-boom-to-take-flight-at-17-wing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/construction-boom-to-take-flight-at-17-wing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constant in-law interaction at cabin too much]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My husband and I have been married for a couple of years. He&rsquo;s a widower and has a cabin next door to his former in-laws. For many [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/constant-in-law-interaction-at-cabin-too-much/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/constant-in-law-interaction-at-cabin-too-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BU tuition hikes ‘major increase’ for struggling students]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; Brandon University&rsquo;s board of governors has approved increases in tuition fees for both domestic and international students for the upcoming academic year. Domestic tuition fees will increase by [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bu-tuition-hikes-major-increase-for-struggling-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bu-tuition-hikes-major-increase-for-struggling-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cultural tradition forever changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[As cultural shifts go, this one is about as Canadian as they come. When the puck drops this fall on the National Hockey League&rsquo;s 2026-27 season, for the first time [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-cultural-tradition-forever-changed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/a-cultural-tradition-forever-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private investment doesn’t mean privatization]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prospect of developing the Conawapa generating station on the Nelson River has returned to the news recently. The discussion mixes together several threads that require separation. What are the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/private-investment-doesnt-mean-privatization/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/private-investment-doesnt-mean-privatization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depave paradise, tear up a parking lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[We use it to build everything from skyscrapers and shopping malls to plazas and highways, and currently, some 70 per cent of the world&rsquo;s population lives in structures built from [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/depave-paradise-tear-up-a-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/depave-paradise-tear-up-a-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health authority employee wants apology after police arrest him at murder scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employee of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has said he was embarrassed and traumatized when he was wrongfully detained following a fatal stabbing on Henry Avenue, and he wants [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-authority-employee-wants-apology-after-police-arrest-him-at-murder-scene/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/health-authority-employee-wants-apology-after-police-arrest-him-at-murder-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Questionable activity’ at Manitoba Housing high-rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of 375 Assiniboine Ave. said the building still has security issues that put tenants at risk. Freda Peebles, who has lived in the building for three or four years, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/questionable-activity-at-manitoba-housing-high-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/questionable-activity-at-manitoba-housing-high-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan mine books space on Hudson Bay Railway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatchewan mine deemed a project of national importance by Ottawa will ship its goods on the Hudson Bay Railway. Eldorado Gold is sending nickel concentrate to Eastern Canada. To [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saskatchewan-mine-books-space-on-hudson-bay-railway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/saskatchewan-mine-books-space-on-hudson-bay-railway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy had head dumped in toilet, mom says]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; The mother of a 12-year-old boy said her son had his head forced into a charter bus toilet with feces in it during a school field trip. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/boy-had-head-dumped-in-toilet-mom-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/boy-had-head-dumped-in-toilet-mom-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overhauled Transit system rollout ‘a nightmare,’ public works chair says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The introduction of Winnipeg Transit&rsquo;s long-awaited network overhaul last June &mdash; designed to provide faster, more reliable service and increase ridership &mdash; got off to a rocky start. &ldquo;Honestly, it [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/overhauled-transit-system-rollout-a-nightmare-public-works-chair-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/overhauled-transit-system-rollout-a-nightmare-public-works-chair-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pas-Kameesak byelection called for July 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province has called a byelection for The Pas-Kameesak July 21. The government said in a news release Tuesday evening that the documents paving the way for the vote had [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-kameesak-byelection-called-for-july-21/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-kameesak-byelection-called-for-july-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big loser’ goes from homeless misery to proud milestone as a 44-year-old high school valedictorian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mom of five slated to deliver address in celebration of almost 150 mature students graduating from the Winnipeg School Division.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-loser-goes-from-homeless-misery-to-proud-milestone-as-a-44-year-old-high-school-valedictorian/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/big-loser-goes-from-homeless-misery-to-proud-milestone-as-a-44-year-old-high-school-valedictorian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown back with Blue and Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dru Brown has left the doghouse in Ottawa and is on his way back to Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers announced Tuesday evening that they have acquired the 29-year-old quarterback and [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-back-with-blue-and-gold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/brown-back-with-blue-and-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City crosses out scramble crossing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg&rsquo;s experiment with a pedestrian scramble crossing is coming to an end. In June 2025, the city began a pedestrian scramble pilot project, which gave all motor vehicles a red [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crosses-out-scramble-crossing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-crosses-out-scramble-crossing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daycare, community hub answer to church’s prayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dwindling congregation that owns a red brick church building in South Osborne has found a creative way to keep its doors open while meeting a vital need in the [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daycare-community-hub-answer-to-churchs-prayers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daycare-community-hub-answer-to-churchs-prayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge convicts colonization before sentencing admitted killer in woman’s 2024 beating death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jules Desjarlais has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2024 beating death of 52-year-old Lucy Wood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-convicts-colonization-before-sentencing-admitted-killer-in-womans-2024-beating-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/judge-convicts-colonization-before-sentencing-admitted-killer-in-womans-2024-beating-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to restore some bus service to Grace Hospital called inadequate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Transit&rsquo;s proposal to add more bus service to the Grace Hospital has received mixed reviews, after hundreds of residents petitioned for changes to the routes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/proposal-to-restore-some-bus-service-to-grace-hospital-called-inadequate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/proposal-to-restore-some-bus-service-to-grace-hospital-called-inadequate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was really making progress’: mother of three who died in Selkirk house fire mourned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman who died in a Selkirk house fire was a 29-year-old mother of three who would do anything for her children, her mother said. Cheryl Wirch said her daughter, [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-really-making-progress-mother-of-three-who-died-in-selkirk-house-fire-mourned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/she-was-really-making-progress-mother-of-three-who-died-in-selkirk-house-fire-mourned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why not give older, wiser selves one more shot?]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My nervy old girlfriend &mdash; the heartbreaker of my younger self &mdash; looked me up and came to see me at my work recently. The sudden breakup [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-not-give-older-wiser-selves-one-more-shot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/why-not-give-older-wiser-selves-one-more-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transatlantic slave trade was not unique]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a &ldquo;high-level United Nations consultative conference&rdquo; in Ghana earlier this month, African and Caribbean countries called on the countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade to make a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transatlantic-slave-trade-was-not-unique/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/transatlantic-slave-trade-was-not-unique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories trapped in losing loop]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early 2015, I interviewed then-Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leader Brian Pallister regarding his experiences since becoming the party&rsquo;s leader. During the course of that discussion, he said that [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-trapped-in-losing-loop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/tories-trapped-in-losing-loop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa commits $96.8M to internet connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs Rebecca Chartrand on Monday announced more than $96.8 million in federal funding for a project by Winkler-based Valley Fiber Ltd. to bring high-speed internet [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-commits-968m-to-internet-connections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-commits-968m-to-internet-connections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man’s treatment at Grace subject of critical incident probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Fran&ccedil;ois Xavier man&rsquo;s hospital stay is being investigated as a critical incident after his esophageal leak went untreated for nearly 24 hours, resulting in pneumonia and an extended [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mans-treatment-at-grace-subject-of-critical-incident-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/mans-treatment-at-grace-subject-of-critical-incident-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice system should reflect people it serves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba&rsquo;s justice system has struggled for decades with a reality that should concern every resident of the province: Indigenous people are dramatically overrepresented in the courts and in custody. Despite [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-system-should-reflect-people-it-serves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/justice-system-should-reflect-people-it-serves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If life hands you a data centre, grow tomatoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[People everywhere are protesting AI data centres, with good reason. They use a lot of water and energy, and they create a lot of noise. They create relatively few ongoing [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-life-hands-you-a-data-centre-grow-tomatoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/if-life-hands-you-a-data-centre-grow-tomatoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting comedy, frilly diversions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not go gentle into that good small-screen summer. There are difficult decisions to be made, philosophically and narratively, and intense Bear-ish drama to be endured. In between, Mary, Larry [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cutting-comedy-frilly-diversions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cutting-comedy-frilly-diversions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa tabs $21.6M for Sayisi Dene energy projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[A remote northern Manitoba community has solar panels stocked &mdash; and now, it&rsquo;s creating the province&rsquo;s first integrated renewable energy microgrid led by a First Nation. Ottawa announced $21.6 million [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-216m-for-sayisi-dene-energy-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ottawa-tabs-216m-for-sayisi-dene-energy-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search of disabled man’s room reasonable, lawyer argues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commissioner of Manitoba&rsquo;s Law Enforcement Review Agency acted reasonably in dismissing a complaint against two police officers accused of illegally searching the room of a disabled man, a lawyer [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/search-of-disabled-mans-room-reasonable-lawyer-argues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/search-of-disabled-mans-room-reasonable-lawyer-argues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CUPE accuses seniors home of union-busting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leaders are accusing a personal care home in South Tuxedo of violating freshly minted members&rsquo; rights by announcing mass layoffs on the same day workers officially received representation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cupe-accuses-seniors-home-of-union-busting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/cupe-accuses-seniors-home-of-union-busting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Historic milestone’ as city, union agree to arbitration if negotiations stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Winnipeg and its largest union will give an arbitrator the final say on their next collective agreement, if negotiations don&rsquo;t produce a deal. The arrangement rules out [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/historic-milestone-as-city-union-agree-to-arbitration-if-negotiations-stall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/historic-milestone-as-city-union-agree-to-arbitration-if-negotiations-stall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg pair skaters among world’s rising stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the International Skating Union announced its 2026 Grand Prix of Figure Skating entry lists last week, it described the global series as &ldquo;world-class competition featuring many of the sport&rsquo;s [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-pair-skaters-among-worlds-rising-stars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/winnipeg-pair-skaters-among-worlds-rising-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City seeking contractor to remove remains of Sutherland Hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year and a half after a fire burned the Sutherland Hotel to the ground, the city is seeking a contractor to demolish what&rsquo;s left and clean up the rubble. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-seeking-contractor-to-remove-remains-of-sutherland-hotel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/city-seeking-contractor-to-remove-remains-of-sutherland-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pas clinic to be named after late MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new primary health clinic in Manitoba&rsquo;s North will be named in honour of former the NDP MLA for The Pas-Kameesak. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Monday the clinic will [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-clinic-to-be-named-after-late-mla/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/the-pas-clinic-to-be-named-after-late-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyal nominated to Canada’s highest court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba King&rsquo;s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal is poised to become the newest addition to the Supreme Court of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-nominated-to-canadas-highest-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/joyal-nominated-to-canadas-highest-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Extravagant hats steal the show at the Royal Ascot horse races]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extravagant, elaborate and sometimes gravity-defying hats take center stage each summer at&nbsp;Royal Ascot, the five-day horse racing festival held at Ascot Racecourse in southern England, a venue founded by Queen Anne in 1711. Here's a look at some of this year's standout lids.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-extravagant-hats-steal-the-show-at-the-royal-ascot-horse-races/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/in-pictures-extravagant-hats-steal-the-show-at-the-royal-ascot-horse-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two killers among six people charged with weapons, drug-trafficking offences after house raided]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men previously convicted of separate slayings were among the six people arrested last week in a drug trafficking raid on Burrows Avenue that turned up a trove of firearms. [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-killers-among-six-people-charged-with-weapons-drug-trafficking-offences-after-house-raided/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/two-killers-among-six-people-charged-with-weapons-drug-trafficking-offences-after-house-raided/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can make no-booze family picnic work]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My father had to quit drinking recently, basically to save his life. The problem is he&rsquo;s naturally a loudmouth, and now that he&rsquo;s sober, he&rsquo;s become sulky [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-make-no-booze-family-picnic-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-can-make-no-booze-family-picnic-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs with Canadian flag placed across city]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local charity counted on Winnipeggers to show their Canadian pride on their lawns in preparation for the country&rsquo;s 159th birthday. Signs bearing the Canadian flag were erected on 100 [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/signs-with-canadian-flag-placed-across-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/signs-with-canadian-flag-placed-across-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not just a blip in the news cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn&rsquo;t, as is said, &ldquo;a good look.&rdquo; When the U.K. tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail published a report on its website last week that the U.S. Centers for Disease [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-just-a-blip-in-the-news-cycle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/not-just-a-blip-in-the-news-cycle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes a leader of the Opposition effective]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a famous adage that &ldquo;the worst day in government is better than the best day in opposition.&rdquo; The leader of the official Opposition plays a crucial role in [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-makes-a-leader-of-the-opposition-effective/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/what-makes-a-leader-of-the-opposition-effective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As school year ends, thank an educator]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the long days of summer approach, many Manitobans are preparing to hit the out-of-office button. But before the school year fades into memory, I&rsquo;d like you to take a [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-school-year-ends-thank-an-educator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/as-school-year-ends-thank-an-educator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bright, glossy and rotund’ – the best supermarket strawberries, tasted and rated]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re well into strawberry season now, but which punnets are the pick of the crop and which hit a sour note?&bull; The best supermarket strawberry jams, tasted and ratedBack in 1994, I used to pick strawberries in Dorset to earn extra pocket money. It was gruelling but delicious work. We&rsquo;d shuffle on our hands and knees down furrowed rows of plants, picking those beautiful, fat red berries and trying not to eat too many along the way. We were paid by the punnet, which at my picking s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bright-glossy-and-rotund-the-best-supermarket-strawberries-tasted-and-rated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/bright-glossy-and-rotund-the-best-supermarket-strawberries-tasted-and-rated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ralph Lauren bridges generations with menswear tie-up in Milan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designer turns to the accessory that launched his empire as he invokes the golden age of Italian sportFor his second standalone menswear show in Milan, Ralph Lauren reverted to the accessory that launched his empire in 1967 &ndash; ties.Skinny silk ties featuring subtle swirly prints were neatly knotted and used as the finishing touch to elegant pinstripe suits, while more brightly printed or striped cravats were whirled and worn like ties peeking out from under knitwear and rugby shirts. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ralph-lauren-bridges-generations-with-menswear-tie-up-in-milan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/ralph-lauren-bridges-generations-with-menswear-tie-up-in-milan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You don’t have to go to special places to find beauty’: Takeshi Aruga’s best phone picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The furniture designer turned photographer was drawn to the colourful geometry of a multistorey car park in JapanTakeshi Aruga was en&nbsp;route from hospital back to his home in Okegawa, Japan, when he took this photograph. He&rsquo;d had a consultation with a dermatologist, and while his house was a couple of miles away, good weather encouraged him to walk. Along the way, he passed PAPA Ageo, a sizeable shopping centre popular with locals. This blue sign&nbsp;board outside the multistorey car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-dont-have-to-go-to-special-places-to-find-beauty-takeshi-arugas-best-phone-picture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/you-dont-have-to-go-to-special-places-to-find-beauty-takeshi-arugas-best-phone-picture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Bowling: ‘Guiltiest pleasure? Sixteen-year-old whisky. My doctor says I shouldn’t’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artist on his need for order, an embarrassing Christmas costume, and the people he hopes to meet in heavenBorn in British Guiana (now Guyana), Frank Bowling, 92, moved to the UK aged 19 and did national service in the RAF. In 1962, he graduated from the Royal College of Art with the silver medal for painting. He moved to New York in 1966, where he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship, and exhibited his &ldquo;map paintings&rdquo; at the Whitney Museum in 1971. In 2005, he became the first bla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frank-bowling-guiltiest-pleasure-sixteen-year-old-whisky-my-doctor-says-i-shouldnt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/frank-bowling-guiltiest-pleasure-sixteen-year-old-whisky-my-doctor-says-i-shouldnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim forced to make long trek for sexual assault exam]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; A woman who had been sexually assaulted had to drive to Winnipeg to be examined by a specialized nurse because the Brandon hospital had no nurse available. The [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/victim-forced-to-make-long-trek-for-sexual-assault-exam/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/victim-forced-to-make-long-trek-for-sexual-assault-exam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in female chiefs  ‘a beautiful resurgence’]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRANDON &mdash; One month after Birdtail Sioux First Nation member Tr&eacute;chelle Bunn was elected chief of her community, she was described on the Matriarch Movement podcast as a woman &ldquo;who [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rise-in-female-chiefs-a-beautiful-resurgence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/rise-in-female-chiefs-a-beautiful-resurgence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literary legend waxes poetic on treasured Mexican village]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you travel a lot, there&rsquo;s usually one place that resonates with you more than all the rest &mdash; a place that isn&rsquo;t home, but it feels like it. For [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/literary-legend-waxes-poetic-on-treasured-mexican-village/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/literary-legend-waxes-poetic-on-treasured-mexican-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Lavoie, entre racines et liberté]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le 6 juin, au Centre national des Arts, &agrave; Ottawa, Daniel Lavoie a re&ccedil;u le Prix de la r&eacute;alisation artistique 2026, cat&eacute;gorie musique populaire, des Prix du Gouverneur g&eacute;n&eacute;ral pour [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daniel-lavoie-entre-racines-et-libert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/daniel-lavoie-entre-racines-et-libert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping AI ‘slop shots’ in modern politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey is Canada&rsquo;s favourite sport. Anywonder then that our political parties have decided it&rsquo;s time to take AI &ldquo;slop shots&rdquo; at their opponent&rsquo;s net? The Conservative Party of Canada [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stopping-ai-slop-shots-in-modern-politics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/stopping-ai-slop-shots-in-modern-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Significance of soil, water management]]></title><description><![CDATA[The day six inches of rain fell one early July afternoon is etched in my memories of growing up on a southern Manitoba grain farm in the mid-1960s. While we [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/significance-of-soil-water-management/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/significance-of-soil-water-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. Métis village grapples with child abductions, North-West Rebellion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major events and big personalities can overshadow the lives of ordinary people, but even the youngest and seemingly least important members of a society can help shape communities. In Treat [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sask-mtis-village-grapples-with-child-abductions-north-west-rebellion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/sask-mtis-village-grapples-with-child-abductions-north-west-rebellion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Close encounters of the amphibian kind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frogs, snakes and horses, oh my! Liam Peterson, an 11-year-old outdoor enthusiast, encountered all of those during summer camp last year at Circle Square Ranch. &ldquo;There were always frogs hopping [&hellip;]]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/close-encounters-of-the-amphibian-kind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/close-encounters-of-the-amphibian-kind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the beach: Spain pushes offbeat regions as tourist numbers nudge 100m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Tourism minister says another likely record year of visitor growth is not a worry amid move to welcome tourists out of season and market less frequented areasSpain is redoubling its efforts to push its tourist appeal beyond the familiar &ldquo;sun and sand and coast&rdquo; model as it prepares for another record-breaking year in which the number of foreign visitors could reach 100 million for the first time, the country&rsquo;s tourism minister has said.Speaking to the Guardian, Jordi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beyond-the-beach-spain-pushes-offbeat-regions-as-tourist-numbers-nudge-100m/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/lifestyle/beyond-the-beach-spain-pushes-offbeat-regions-as-tourist-numbers-nudge-100m/</guid></item></channel></rss>