Brittany Hobson
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Member of Long Plain First Nation Reporter-Editor @CdnPressNews Formerly @aptnnews Childless cat lady 📩 [email protected]
Treaty One territory
Joined June 2011
Also take a look at some photos John Woods took. We're lucky to have him.
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Kinew, leaders visit Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water crisis
orilliamatters.com
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. — 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,...
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Manitoba cuts ties with dozens of private nursing agencies to curb reliance on the firms https://t.co/mrXArIiraB
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cbc.ca
A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care...
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A year-end story from moi: From encampment to housing: A look at addressing Winnipeg’s homelessness crisis
ctvnews.ca
Claudemier Bighetty points to rocky terrain under a Winnipeg bridge and tells viewers on his Facebook page that’s where he used to live.
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Star Wars sculpture displayed in Winnipeg yard
ctvnews.ca
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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Nico is taking a break from decorating to wish you all a very merry Christmas.
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Love these language nuggets from APTN News
On the fifth day of APTN’s Language Days of Christmas learn how to say a few holiday phrases in Ojibway by Ethel Straker from Berens River First Nation in Manitoba. APTN’s Tiar Wheatle will bring you more languages each weekday leading up to Christmas! https://t.co/WPCoNHHLAt
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Hundreds of Canada goose deaths in Manitoba leave wildlife experts perplexed
winnipegfreepress.com
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...
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‘Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55
ctvnews.ca
Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain...
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Minister faces critics of supervised drug site at forum https://t.co/BBVSh2T6OC
winnipegfreepress.com
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...
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Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
winnipegfreepress.com
ASHLAND, Va. (AP) — The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a...
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Search of Winnipeg landfill for woman killed by serial killer starts: Kinew
steinbachonline.com
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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BREAKING: John Main has been selected as the next Premier of Nunavut, marking the first time the territory will have a non-Inuk leader. Main, who is from Arviat and speaks fluent Inuktitut, beat out David Akeeagok in a secret ballot vote this afternoon
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STORY: We had a first look at Manitoba’s new protective care centre, where intoxicated people can be detained for up to 72 hours. https://t.co/y0MQy0oX1v
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ca.news.yahoo.com
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government defended its plan Monday to detain people high on methamphetamines and other drugs for up to 72 hours at a new facility in central Winnipeg.
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Today is Indigenous Veterans Day. We honour the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples who served with strength and courage. Your legacy lives on and we thank you for your service.
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Manitoba passes bill to be detain highly intoxicated people for up to three days via @stevelambertwpg
globalnews.ca
People high on meth and other drugs will soon face the possibility of being detained for up to three days, under a bill passed by the Manitoba legislature Wednesday.
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