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Member of Long Plain First Nation Reporter-Editor The Canadian Press Childless cat lady πŸ“© bph@cp.org

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King Charles 'expressed his concern' over Alberta separatism in meeting: grand chief EDMONTON - The grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations says King Charles "expressed his concern" after hearing about Alberta's separatist push in a face-to-face meeting with

King Charles β€˜expressed his concern’ over Alberta separatism in meeting: grand chief

From me and @reportrix.bsky.social today:

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12.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Writing on baseballs, playing covers shaped Matt Berninger’s process in latest solo work Some writers carry around a notebook to jot down observations, one-liners and any other β€œIs this anything?” that may one day become β€œThis is something.” Others use the Notes App on their phones and do...

Ah finally someone who gets me.

β€œI’ll be the first to admit that the lyrics almost completely don’t matter at all β€” at first. It’s the personality of the songs, the gooey, emotional, blurry feeling that a song can give you,” he says.
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11.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Siloam Mission staffers demand CEO be removed one week into the job Siloam Mission staff members are calling for the removal of the inner-city shelter’s new CEO and its board chair, as well as an independent review of its executive leadership and board oversight. They...

Siloam Mission staffers demand CEO be removed one week into the job
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28.02.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rare century-old artifact repatriated from Vatican unveiled by MΓ©tis leaders | CBC News MΓ©tis leaders on Wednesday unveiled a model dog sled repatriated to their communities after more than a century in the Vatican collection.

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26.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Manitoba Hydro’s first Indigenous chair eyes reversing years of enmity Manitoba Hydro’s first Indigenous board chair says he has reconciliation on his mind as First Nations-driven lawsuits pile up against the Crown corporation and two of its major project licences are se...

New energy for truth, reconciliation
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24.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reporter-Editor - The Canadian Press Reporter-Editor, Winnipeg, Full-TimeThe Prairies bureau of The Canadian Press is looking for an experienced, dedicated and dynamic journalist with keen news judgment. The successful candidate must be ...

Come work with me in Winnipeg. Steve Lambert is retiring, and while he could never be replaced, I cannot handle this city and province on my own. Happy to answer any questions. apply.workable.com/the-canadian...

20.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CP NewsAlert: Dr. Joss Reimer named Canada’s new chief public health officer OTTAWA β€” Dr. Joss Reimer has been named Canada's new chief public health officer. She replaces Dr. Theresa Tam, who retired in June after becoming a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic. More c...

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20.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact File: No evidence of trans shooter 'epidemic' in Canada, U.S. Social media posts claiming a β€œpattern” or β€œepidemic” of transgender mass shooters spread online after a fatal shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week. Transgender people do not disproportionately ...

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What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting TUMBLER RIDGE β€” Details are beginning to emerge about the people killed and injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Here’s what is known so far: Ticaria Lampert...

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12.02.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara dead at 71 Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone" and "Schitt's Creek," has died at age 71. Her agency says O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday "following a brie...

We have lost a legend today.

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30.01.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan David, Mohawk journalist and founder of APTN, was champion of Indigenous representation As the founding editor-in-chief of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, he spent much of his life trying to change the narrative

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30.01.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Canada Post stamps honour Black Canadian hip-hop icons Maestro Fresh Wes was among the stars witnessing the unveiling of Canada Post stamps honouring hip-hop for Black History Month.

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28.01.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hellebuycket, Winnie the Plow and Greg among winners of Winnipeg's 1st snowplow naming contest | CBC News Winnipeg's snowplows have been given new names chosen by thousands of voters in the city's first-ever naming contest for the equipment.

While I love a good pun, I have to tip my hat to whoever submitted "Greg"

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27.01.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just finished my second watch of it. Appreciated the conversation. Not enough of my friends have watched it ha

21.01.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan David 'Father of APTN News' passed into the spirit world Dan David, an icon for hundreds of journalists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in Canada and South Africa, and changed how stories are told.

We'd like to acknowledge the passing of veteran journalist, father of APTN News and longtime CAJ member ThaioroniΓ³hte Dan David. His legacy helped put Indigenous journalism on the map, launching the careers of countless Indigenous journalists.

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21.01.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan David 'Father of APTN News' passed into the spirit world Dan David, an icon for hundreds of journalists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in Canada and South Africa, and changed how stories are told.

Am very sorry to hear this news. Dan David was a giant. Rest in power.

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17.01.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CP NewsAlert: WestJet reversing move to install tight seating layout MONTREAL - WestJet is cancelling a new seat configuration that squeezed an extra row on board many of its planes and left passengers with less legroom.

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16.01.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quebec Premier FranΓ§ois Legault to resign, won’t lead his party into fall election QUΓ‰BEC β€” Quebec Premier FranΓ§ois Legault announced Wednesday that he would resign after more than seven years in power, triggering a leadership race and further upending the province's political lands...

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14.01.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sentencing begins for Winnipeg officer who sold drugs, shared photo of body A sentencing hearing is underway for a former Winnipeg police officer who sold drugs to friends and colleagues and took a photo of a dead woman while on duty.

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14.01.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Military to aid Manitoba First Nation hit by power outage, frozen pipes The federal government has agreed to send in military help to a northern Manitoba First Nation where thousands have been forced to leave due to frozen pipes and sewage backup. Emergency Management Min...

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10.01.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaders visit First Nation in frozen water crisis Politicians travelled to get a look at a First Nation in northern Manitoba that's scrambling to clean up and fix up after a frozen water catastrophe buckled ceilings, swamped homes

Also take a look at some of the photos from John Woods. Manitoba is lucky to have him. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/multimedia/p...

08.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinew, leaders visit Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water crisis PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. β€” Politicians travelled to get a look at a First Nation in northern Manitoba that's scrambling to clean up and fix up after a frozen water catastrophe buckled ceilings, s...

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08.01.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From encampment to housing: A look at addressing Winnipeg’s homelessness crisis Claudemier Bighetty points to rocky terrain under a Winnipeg bridge and tells viewers on his Facebook page that’s where he used to live.

A year-end story from moi:

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24.12.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Star Wars sculpture displayed in Winnipeg yard An Advanced Stagecraft class at the University of Winnipeg has built a 10-foot-tall, 12-foot-long All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) from Star Wars and placed it in a yard on Jubilee Ave.

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24.12.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teen admits to splashing Saskatoon schoolmate with lighter fluid, setting her on fire SASKATOON - A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon

A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

15.12.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Canada goose deaths in Manitoba leave wildlife experts perplexed WINNIPEG – Infectious disease and wildlife experts are scratching their heads at the recent discoveries of mass Canada goose deaths in southern Manitoba, with some communities reporting carcasse...

Hundreds of Canada goose deaths in Manitoba leave wildlife experts perplexed
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11.12.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Minister faces critics of supervised drug site at forum Manitoba’s addictions minister defended the proposed inner-city location of a supervised drug consumption site, which the government wants to open as early as next month, at the first of two public co...

Minister faces critics of supervised drug site at forum
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10.12.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is how I adopted Bebe. I sat in a chair in a cat condo at the humane society and she was the only one to jump on my lap. Two weeks since my love passed over the rainbow bridge β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

07.12.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Raccoon raids Virginia liquor store, drinks alcohol and passes out A raccoon went on a drunken rampage in a Virginia liquor store and passed out on the bathroom floor

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03.12.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Search of Winnipeg landfill for woman killed by serial killer starts: Kinew Searchers began combing through the first truckload of material at a Winnipeg landfill on Monday morning in hopes of finding the remains of a woman killed by a convicted serial killer more than three ...

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02.12.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0