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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Co-owners Caroline Fisher, right, and Josh Markham, plan to opend Big Sky Run Co. at 194 Tache Ave. in March.

Big Sky Run Co. rooted in social aspect of running

Gabrielle Piché 4 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Leading an adult running group is not the same as shepherding middle schoolers through a field trip.

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Paul Samyn 4 minute read Friday, Oct. 21, 2022

When we began planning how to mark our 150th anniversary, I wanted to focus more on our future than our past.

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Friday, Oct. 21, 2022

The Free Press celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2022. (Mike Aporius / Winnipeg Free Press)
The Free Press celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2022. (Mike Aporius / Winnipeg Free Press)

We all pay for grocery theft with raised prices

Sylvain Charlebois 4 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

GROCERY theft has always been a major problem, but with food inflation as it is, shopkeepers now fear the wrongdoers more than before.

COVID-19 by the numbers in Manitoba and across Canada

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COVID-19 by the numbers in Manitoba and across Canada

Winnipeg Free Press 1 minute read Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022

The Winnipeg Free Press is tracking the number and results of COVID-19 testing in Manitoba, as reported by the provincial government. Compare Manitoba's status to other provinces.

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Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NIAID-RML via AP
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NIAID-RML via AP

Incremental approach could help with hoarding

Maureen Scurfield Miss Lonelyhearts 4 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My mother has always been a pack rat, and it’s getting much worse! I’ve seen TV shows on hoarding, and I know her habit has gotten way out of control. Our great big old house is cluttered with piles of old newspapers, broken appliances, books, and old “antique” furniture, crowded into every room. Plus. she has piles of other junk she’s collected that’s “too valuable to throw out.”

Letters, Jan. 13

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Letters, Jan. 13

7 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Walk in another’s shoes

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Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

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Of his legacy, the archbishop of Winnipeg Richard Gagnon said Pope Benedict XVI “has contributed much to the church as a theologian and a thinker. His contributions will last a very long time.”
SASHA SEFTER / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Of his legacy, the archbishop of Winnipeg Richard Gagnon said Pope Benedict XVI “has contributed much to the church as a theologian and a thinker. His contributions will last a very long time.”

Poilievre to visit Winnipeg but no questions allowed

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Poilievre to visit Winnipeg but no questions allowed

Tyler Searle 5 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

In a news release that contained little more than a sentence, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre announced he’ll be in Winnipeg this week to deliver remarks at an event hosted by a local think tank.

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Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre will be in Winnipeg on Friday, speaking at two different events. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre will be in Winnipeg on Friday, speaking at two different events. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press files)

Peg City breaks out of the red, adds profits, cars and members to its fold

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Peg City breaks out of the red, adds profits, cars and members to its fold

Martin Cash 4 minute read Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023

Car sharing has finally taken off in Winnipeg and Peg City Car Co-op is looking to add another 42 cars to its fleet this year — about twice the growth of last year, which was its previous strongest year.

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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023

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Phil Mikulec, managing director at Peg City Car Co-op, says the service has grown to 130 vehicles and has paid dividends to shareholder for the first time in its 12 years of existence.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files Phil Mikulec, managing director at Peg City Car Co-op, says the service has grown to 130 vehicles and has paid dividends to shareholder for the first time in its 12 years of existence.

Setting the stage

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Setting the stage

Ben Waldman 4 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

Gary Plouffe can lift an enchanted forest into the sky.

And he does it without the assistance of magic, just by virtue of his access to a few classical tools of engineering: levers, pulleys, counterweights and every single muscle in his upper body.

Plouffe is the house stagehand at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, and as such, plays a key role in the constant transformation of the setting during any production at the mainstage.

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Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

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House stagehand Gary Plouffe is known as the flyman at RMTC. He is in charge of raising and lowering setpieces to the stage during productions.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS House stagehand Gary Plouffe is known as the flyman at RMTC. He is in charge of raising and lowering setpieces to the stage during productions.

Rose returns to action

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Rose returns to action

Mike Sawatzky 5 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

It was a gruesome sight.

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Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

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University of Winnipeg Wesmen’s Jaxon Rose returned to the practice court a week before Christmas and is now poised to make his Canada West season debut Friday and Saturday in Calgary.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS University of Winnipeg Wesmen’s Jaxon Rose returned to the practice court a week before Christmas and is now poised to make his Canada West season debut Friday and Saturday in Calgary.

Mom who lost baby sues for negligence

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Mom who lost baby sues for negligence

Kevin Rollason 4 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

The mother of a baby who died shortly before being delivered has filed a lawsuit against her doctor and the Southern Health Authority, alleging they failed to properly treat the liver disorder she had during pregnancy.

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Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023

Jenna-Lee and Mike Luptak and their son Bennett. Jenna-Lee is suing a doctor and the health authority, claiming she received negligent care after being diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy that resulted in the death of the fetus on Jan. 10, 2021. (Supplied)
Jenna-Lee and Mike Luptak and their son Bennett. Jenna-Lee is suing a doctor and the health authority, claiming she received negligent care after being diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy that resulted in the death of the fetus on Jan. 10, 2021. (Supplied)

War at home never far from thoughts of Ukrainian hockey team

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War at home never far from thoughts of Ukrainian hockey team

Mike Sawatzky 5 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

It was only an exhibition game, but it was an extraordinary night.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

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Ukraine’s Mykhailo Simchuk celebrates his first-period goal against the U of M Bisons Monday at Canada Life Centre.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Ukraine’s Mykhailo Simchuk celebrates his first-period goal against the U of M Bisons Monday at Canada Life Centre.

Skip marks half-century in bonspiel

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Skip marks half-century in bonspiel

Taylor Allen 5 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

No one will ever touch Howard “Pappy” Wood’s record.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

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This will be the 50th consecutive Manitoba Open that Merv Satterthwaite has participated in.

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES This will be the 50th consecutive Manitoba Open that Merv Satterthwaite has participated in.

CancerCare therapy program encourages participants to use art to explore feelings

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CancerCare therapy program encourages participants to use art to explore feelings

Eva Wasney 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023

Art has given Maggie Hodson a lot in the last five years.

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Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023

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Miriam Duff, in Psychosocial Oncology, (left) and patient Maggie Hodson, hold up Hodson’s art on December 16, 2022 at CancerCare Manitoba.

Reporter: Eva Wasney
JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Miriam Duff, in Psychosocial Oncology, (left) and patient Maggie Hodson, hold up Hodson’s art on December 16, 2022 at CancerCare Manitoba. Reporter: Eva Wasney

Dive into some promising debuts while awaiting return small-screen faves

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Dive into some promising debuts while awaiting return small-screen faves

Jen Zoratti 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Already, 2023 is shaping up to be a banner year for the small screen.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Nico Parker, left, and Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us, HBO's upcoming video-game adaptation. (HBO)
Nico Parker, left, and Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us, HBO's upcoming video-game adaptation. (HBO)

Swimwear staple survives pandemic years with no travel

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Swimwear staple survives pandemic years with no travel

David Sanderson 8 minute read Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023

Much was made of the negative impact COVID-19 had on the airline, hospitality and entertainment industries, only it didn’t do those who sell bathing suits for a living any big favours, either.

“In a world devoid of travel, swimwear sales have taken a dive of unprecedented depth,” began an article that appeared in Vogue magazine in March 2021. The writer went on to detail how sales of swimsuits and such dipped by 25 per cent during the first nine months of the pandemic, which wasn’t exactly news to Donna Anderson and Phil Marriott, the married couple behind Peepers, one of Winnipeg’s longest-running swimwear shops.

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Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023

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Peepers Feature on local business celebrating 40years in Biz. Pics of Peepers Swimwear owners Phil Marriott/Donna Anderson (they’re a couple) with their Lilly, their dog, in store. What: This is for a Sunday Special feature on Peepers, a specialty store on Corydon that just celebrated its 40th year in biz. Phil & Donna bought the store, which stocks the city’s largest supply of swimwear, 12 years ago. People are always surprised to learn January is the shop’s busiest month of the year, what with so many Manitobans escaping the cold. COVID didn’t help much, but now that things are pretty much back to normal, travel-wise, things are hopping again. Sunday Special two-page virtual spread Reporter: Dave Sanderson Jan 5th, 2023
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Peepers Feature on local business celebrating 40years in Biz. Pics of Peepers Swimwear owners Phil Marriott/Donna Anderson (they’re a couple) with their Lilly, their dog, in store. What: This is for a Sunday Special feature on Peepers, a specialty store on Corydon that just celebrated its 40th year in biz. Phil & Donna bought the store, which stocks the city’s largest supply of swimwear, 12 years ago. People are always surprised to learn January is the shop’s busiest month of the year, what with so many Manitobans escaping the cold. COVID didn’t help much, but now that things are pretty much back to normal, travel-wise, things are hopping again. Sunday Special two-page virtual spread Reporter: Dave Sanderson Jan 5th, 2023

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