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“We’re not addressing poverty. If someone is stealing food maybe we should approach that with care and curiosity and address that, rather than have someone there to punish and be violent sometimes, and that goes for police and security”

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On the front page of Saturday's @winnipegfreepress.com: City's aging churches search for ways to remain bedrocks of their communities #wfp #winnipegnews

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Police arrest two on first day of transit safety initiative
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/09/19/...

It's about time. Our buses are so insanely dangerous, most people are afraid to ride them.

#mbpoli #mbtransit […]

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Police arrest two on first day of transit safety initiative

Police arrest two on first day of transit safety initiative
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

It's about time. Our buses are so insanely dangerous, most people are afraid to ride them.

#mbpoli #mbtransit #mbcrime #winnipeg #winnipegnews

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Tariffs hit Winnipeg grocery stores; Bick’s Pickles missing at Sobeys Kenaston due to trade issues. #TariffImpact

Prices up $1-$12 on U.S. goods like OJ, yogurt. #WinnipegNews

Loblaws marks tariffed items with a T; alternatives sought. #GroceryHikes

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Black Heritage Experience Manitoba launches pop-up at Doors Open – The Leaf Mwansa Mwansa leads the chorus of Roots in Harmony with (from left to right) Hafiz Jatto, Emannuel Allieu, Moses Mseluka, Nadine Powell and Nampande Londe. Photos Terese Taylor WINNIPEG, MB — A newly ...

“More than an exhibit, this is a declaration,” said Williams. “We were here. We’ve always been here. And we will continue to tell our stories.”

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #manitoba
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‘The people, the smiles, the wandering, the music’ – the experience of the Winnipeg Folk Festival has kept volunteers coming back for five decades – The Leaf A photo display this weekend at Little Brown Jug will be on display at the festival this summer. Some of its volunteers are in their 80s and are still committed to the creative people power that has s...

For forty years, Bob Tinker has been volunteering at the Winnipeg Folk Festival...

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #folkFest

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Little disagreement in disability debate; Support hard to get in Canada – The Leaf In a debate focusing on accessibility and the programs to support people with disabilities in Canada, debate moderator Marcy Markusa, host of CBC’s Information Radio show couldn’t get much disagreemen...

All candidates were in agreement that although the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) was a good piece of legislation, in practice, disabled Canadians are being left to fight their own battles.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #cdnpoli

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Big Sky, and big heart – The Leaf Plenty of reasons to run, says Wolseley store owner When Caroline Fisher was considering what to name her business, she wanted to focus on one of the best features of living in the prairies. Big Sky R...

No matter what happens [with the tariffs], Fisher will continue to welcome beginner, and more experienced runners, of all ages into the store’s bright and inviting space ... hoping to introduce new people to running and to inspire community connections.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #running

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Save Public Lap Swim at Sherbrook Pool – The Leaf At the onset of the Great Depression, civic dreamers paid $125,000 to build Sherbrook Pool. Winnipeg's first Olympic-sized pool was consturcted in 1931 as a municipal relief project. The pool was buil...

"Current city leadership is considering cutting Sherbrook Pool’s popular morning lap swim for the summer. The morning time is essential" writes Karen Mackintosh.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #swimming

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Tariffs, explained for Manitobans – The Leaf / Streets How tariffs work, how they'll impact you, what you can do, and what's coming next.

More likely than not, you've been hearing a lot about tariffs lately — but with all that's happening, it can all get a little confusing. So, @velichor.co from The Leaf spoke with an economist to explain how they work, how they'll impact you, what you can do, and what's coming next.

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Winnipeg Centre Green Candidate appointed – The Leaf / Streets Gary Gervais says “We can't have a healthy economy on a sick planet.”

Green Party candidate Gary Gervais says “We can’t have a healthy economy on a sick planet.”

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #canpoli

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Newman Street neighbours save 7 elms – The Leaf / Streets As all of us watch tree after tree on our streets receive the red dot of death, residents on one street in Wolseley have found a way to fight the loss of their elms. In June, 2023, neighbours on Newma...

As all of us watch tree after tree on our streets receive the red dot of death, residents on one street in Wolseley have found a way to fight the loss of their elms.

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #nature

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3000 jobs ‘could have knock off effect’ in West End, says BIZ – The Leaf / Streets “The whole situation with these tariffs and the terrible impact it can have on our businesses really highlights the importance of local and supporting local independent businesses in your communities ...

“Our goal should be to support companies and munifacturers that are local. Made in Manitoba first, and what we can’t get, go to other provinces."

#winnipeg #winnipegNews #tariffs

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Bringing vitality back; Proposed design to bring rebirth to old lot – The Leaf / Streets Architect George Cibinel remembers arriving in Winnipeg in 1985. “I remember coming back from Europe and Boston, and was just surprised at how many empty parking lots we had,” he says, of Winnipeg’s d...

“I remember coming back from Europe and Boston, and was just surprised at how many empty parking lots we had,” he says, of Winnipeg’s downtown. “And it hasn’t changed much.”

#winnipeg #winnipegnews #architecture

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Three steps to prep for emergencies and low-income safety tips at West End workshop – The Leaf / Streets A recent workshop at West End Commons on safety and emergencies included lots of good advice for low-income people who may face increased risks as Winnipeg’s weather becomes more extreme. Ali Caporale...

There are three simple steps you can take that could save your life in an emergency — Assess, Plan, and Network.

#Winnipeg #WinnipegNews #EmergencyPreparedness

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Last chance to visit Marcel Dzama’s stunning Ghosts of Canoe Lake exhibit – The Leaf / Streets The Plug In ICA, at 460 Portage Ave, is open Tuesday-Saturday afternoons, and the exhibit, running until March 8, is free.

Last chance to visit Marcel Dzama’s stunning Ghosts of Canoe Lake exhibit, which explores themes of landscape from Canadian history, and Dzama’s own childhood memories of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan wilderness.

#winnipeg #winnipegnews #winnipegart #art

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Winnipeg cycling community’s stop-as-yield advocacy unfruitful after nearly five months – The Leaf / Streets On Aug. 22, 2024, the Winnipeg cycling community came together in a demonstration calling for the government to implement a law known as the Idaho stop.

“The Highway Traffic Act is criminalizing safety in too many ways, and at the expense of people who don’t use cars to get around the majority of their time”

#winnipeg #winnipegnews #cycling

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The Leaf is now on Bluesky! This is the first article I wrote for them:

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Looming nuclear devastation unites global youth Recent research estimates a 20-50% chance of nuclear war in the next 100 years, youth from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan were told at a recent summit in Winnipeg.

November: "Recent research estimates a 20-50% chance of #nuclear war in the next 100 years"

#winnipeg #winnipegnews #news

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Local heroes open 21 affordable housing units for 2SLGBTQ+ community – The Leaf / Streets The story of Westminster Housing Society (WHS) officially opening its new 21-unit apartment block in partnership with Rainbow Resource Centre at Broadway and Good Street is a story of neighbourhood he...

November: "We have to come up with better solutions for #housing than putting it all on the shoulders of these heroes."

#winnipeg #winnipegnews #news

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