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A year and some change after a wildfire levelled a residential area in Lac du Bonnet and killed two beloved people, I went back to see how residents are rebuilding and remembering. @winnipegfreepress.com www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Empty beer cans on the street may be litter, but to some they provide income to afford basic necessities.

Niigaan Sinclair is the top columnist in the country.

I wrote a column trying to capture what it felt like, witnessing Ukrainian defenders being returned home. One of the most emotionally confronting experiences I've had as a journalist; an ocean of intermingled grief, love, trauma, desperation, joy, hope. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

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Upfeat’s response to this story is wild. They deleted the library renovation “coverage” mentioned here. The librarian I spoke to was deeply disturbed to have a quote attributed to her that she never said. But sure, making stuff up about real people and places is a net good…

It's almost the weekend, which means it's time to read this can't-look-away, bonkers story about a Winnipeg business, known for coupon aggregation, that has churned out tens of thousands of AI-generated stories in recent months. By @evawasney.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

The province says it is looking into its options to intervene on the approval of a limestone quarry that could impact the operations at a local black bear rescue.

Coun. Russ Wyatt showed up to Thursday’s city council meeting despite calls from his colleagues to step back from politics after he was charged with sexual assault earlier this week.

Congratulations to all nominees! @scottbilleck.bsky.social @nicbufflin.bsky.social @mikedeal.bsky.social @marshamcleod.bsky.social @benwaldman.bsky.social @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social Chris Kitching and Mikaela MacKenzie.

More incredible reporting from @jeffkhamilton.bsky.social as part of the Classroom Confidential series: “The school has a duty of care for the children when the parents aren’t there,” the mother said. “Everything they did was wrong. There’s no other way to say it.”

A big congrats to my colleagues @benwaldman.bsky.social, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social, + the team who covered the tragedy in Hollow Water (@scottbilleck.bsky.social, Chris Kitching, @nicbufflin.bsky.social, @pritchatlarge.bsky.social, Erik Pindera, and @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social) on their noms.

Proud this morning to see two of my stories from last year recognized with National Newspaper Award nominations. The first, about the second-generation cut-off, which has been referred to as a genocide “in paper form” for First Nations people. www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Proud to work in a newsroom that values media literacy for the next generation. Learn more about the project here: www.winnipegfreepress.com/education

Scoop: The province quietly updated its regulations to allow for institutional safety officers to be stationed at MB Hydro and MB Housing buildings. The change came right before an armed man attacked a Hydro employee at its downtown HQ. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp

Residents of a Manitoba Housing block in Osborne Village say they are fed up with crime in their building and fear for their safety, a day after a resident was charged for setting fire to it.

CNN reporting Canadians boycotting the U.S. has, in fact, made an impact. www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

If you trekked all the way to school this morning for work/learning, only for it to be cancelled -- my DMs are open!

Hi #Winnipeg : I'm working on a story about people opting out of travel south of the border to visit family and friends for the holidays owing to U.S. - Canada relations. Is this you? If so, I'd love to chat. Get at me at nicole.buffie@freepress.mb.ca or hit the DMs. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp

Hi #Winnipeg : I'm working on a story about people opting out of travel south of the border to visit family and friends for the holidays owing to U.S. - Canada relations. Is this you? If so, I'd love to chat. Get at me at nicole.buffie@freepress.mb.ca or hit the DMs. @winnipegfreepress.com #wfp

ICYMI:

Huge scoop from @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social

Les was a special person and everyone who knew him was better because of it.

If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit!

The fledgling Canada Water Agency, based in Winnipeg, is about to get its funding reduced just two years after the federal Liberal government unveiled it.

Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level

Marilyn Hagerty — who didn’t give a flying breadstick what the cynics thought — became a national celebrity when her review of a North Dakota Olive Garden went viral. She has died at age 99.

In the wake of today’s tragedy in Hollow Water First Nation, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social column is a somber reflection and reminder. www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...

Incredible from @jeffkhamilton.bsky.social Manitoba's new online teacher registry was supposed to improve transparency within the education system and child safety, but the registry fails to disclose some dark secrets. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

Extremely Winnipeg road block.

Manitoba’s regional authorities spent over $35M last year in the ongoing effort to keep beleaguered hospital workers safe — a tenfold increase from ten years ago. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

It is seemingly all quiet on the eastern front as a wildfire rages in Lac du Bonnet. Thank you to everyone who shared their story with me today.

NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com

The Free Press is looking to speak today to Manitobans who are travelling to Rome to attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday. To share your story, contact our reporter by email at nicole.buffie@winnipegfreepress.com or by phone at 204-891-4633.

New: data shows the use of private security guards is increasing in Manitoba.

Story callout: Ahead of mother's day, I'm looking to speak with Winnipeggers about their childbirth experiences — good, bad and expectations vs reality. This is for a @winnipegfreepress.com article. Participation means being quoted in the paper and possibly photographed. DMs open, email in bio.

The Free Press is looking to speak today to Manitobans who paid out-of-pocket for the Shingrix, the vaccine that protects against shingles. To share your experience and perspective, contact our reporter by email at scott.billeck@winnipegfreepress.com or by phone at 204-470-7367.

Police to announce Ashlee Shingoose is Buffalo Woman, serial killer’s only unidentified victim www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... May Ashley's family finally seek some peace and closure after years of unknowns. Rest in peace.

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

American rapper and singer Jelly Roll took a break from performing to shoot hoops and speak with incarcerated teens at the Manitoba Youth Centre before his sold-out show in Winnipeg.