Eva Wasney
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Food, arts and culture for @WinnipegNews | Author of Homemade: Recipes and Stories from Winnipeg and Beyond | She/Her | [email protected]
Treaty 1 - Winnipeg, MB
Joined February 2010
Frozen futures – @evawasney on the increasingly popularity of freezing eggs to have more control over fertility https://t.co/bGlroyhkXh via @WinnipegNews
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For Katey Miller, opting to undergo a costly, intensive medical procedure for the sake of future family planning that may never come to pass is a decision that gives her peace of mind. Last year,...
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Carrying St. Germain name an honour and a burden – by @evawasney Catie is up for Female Artist of the Year at this weekend’s MCMA’s in an absolutely stacked category.
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Catie St. Germain has big shoes to fill. So big, in fact, that they nearly caused her to walk away from her own musical aspirations. “There’s a lot of (people) that have a lot of talent in my...
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Come join us in celebrating the life of our friend Alan Small, a real mensch and the best of eggs.
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And you can read ‘Fifteen Minutes Of Pure Agony’ below. Thanks to everyone who spoke with me about their procedure. The response to my callout was swift and substantial — there’s so much room for improvement in women’s health care. https://t.co/omMjTaRtqM
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When Cara McCaskill filled her birth control prescription, she didn’t expect to end up on an exam table, sweating and fighting to stay conscious. “I was told that it could be a little uncomfortable...
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Thanks to @rborodit for his response to my story on the surprising level of pain some women experience during IUD insertions. Emphasis on surprising. You can read his comments here: https://t.co/6IJw1A5MLy
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Thanks for including me in this important story about IUD-insertion trauma. Patient & provider communication is critical #medicaltrauma @WinnipegNews @evawasney
Latest in our @WinnipegNews Silenced Symptoms series is @evawasney on the lack of management for IUD-insertion pain. https://t.co/71sTCzFuct via @WinnipegNews
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Latest in our @WinnipegNews Silenced Symptoms series is @evawasney on the lack of management for IUD-insertion pain. https://t.co/71sTCzFuct via @WinnipegNews
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When Cara McCaskill filled her birth control prescription, she didn’t expect to end up on an exam table, sweating and fighting to stay conscious. “I was told that it could be a little uncomfortable...
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I haven't quite been able to bring myself to talk about my multilayered grief at the loss of Al Small. Luckily, we have @JenZoratti to do it for me, as only she can.
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Somehow, @JenZoratti always finds the words. Please read her beautiful tribute to Alan Small, a beloved colleague, excellent journalist and a wonderful person gone far too soon. I'll forever miss his obscure references and bottomless kindness. https://t.co/HdIjfJFog7
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And in February, @thatkatiemay and I delved into the complex, underfunded world of gender-affirming care in Manitoba. https://t.co/zY8RsjsOdC
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Adam Donaghy is looking forward to a lot of things: travelling to Spain with an international exchange program, graduating from high school and pursuing a career as a sign language interpreter. He’s...
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Last month, @JenZoratti looked into premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a hormone-based mood disorder with few accessible treatment options. https://t.co/0zfQN3M5Hy
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In the weeks before getting her period, Tara Tetrault used to feel blinding, white-hot rage. “Like, I ripped a dart board off our basement wall one day,” she says. “And that is not normal, or...
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Our latest dispatch is from @NuchaBlue on lupus, a life-altering and difficult-to-diagnose autoimmune disease that overwhelming affects young women of child-bearing age and is disproportionately found in Black, Asian, Hispanic and Indigenous communities. https://t.co/mbUbgM6SwE
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Georgia Lefas had been feeling exhausted for more than year. The mornings were especially hard. It was taking Lefas, an obstetrician-gynecologist, longer to recover from her nighttime call-outs to...
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Story callout: Looking to speak with Winnipeggers who have experienced significant pain during an IUD insertion. DMs open, email in bio. This is for @WinnipegNews's Silenced Symptoms series, which looks at health issues affecting the lives of women, nonbinary and trans people.
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We are working on a year-end project about Winnipeg Transit, and we would to like to hear from passengers about their experiences riding the bus — the good, the bad, the unusual. Share your thoughts at feedback@winnipegfreepress.com; please include your name and contact info.
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Tito Boy Restaurant is more than a place to find comforting Filipino food. Over the last year, it’s also become an important site of inter-cultural exchange. @evawasney has the story👇 https://t.co/O2xuIRMmJO
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Tito Boy Restaurant is more than a place to find comforting Filipino food. Over the last year, it’s also become an important site of inter-cultural exchange. “People come here because they want to...
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Carter Chen is a gregarious local food influencer and host of the Chinatown Dim Sum Tours offered by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ. @evawasney writes on the tour showcasing Chinatown’s offerings of traditional dishes: https://t.co/iW2ViQOqdG
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Dim sum isn’t about the food. “It’s about the tea,” Carter Chen explains, while encouraging his tour group to sip on steaming cups of jasmine tea between bites of decadent dumplings and deep-fried...
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This was a fun one to write! Wrasslin' is coming back to Smith Street this Saturday.
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The delish knish…… and other tasty treats at Primo’s Deli @evawasney
https://t.co/chFhN6GNIH
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Like all good ideas, the groundwork for Primo’s Deli was laid at 4 a.m., in the early morning fog following a very late night. “We were hanging out in my backyard and Kadin had this crazy idea for a...
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Barbie, Taylor Swift, The Bear, Kobe Bryant and The Golden Boy are just a few of the cultural phenomenons providing inspo for this year's slate of Burger Week entries. Follow the link below for my round-up of topical sandwiches 👇
Le Burger Week kicks off its tour de gluttony today with 183 Winnipeg restaurants participating in the 12th annual national food festival, which runs until Sept. 14. @evawasney writes on this year’s entries:
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Happy National Hotdog Day! 🌭 To celebrate the best day of the year, I sampled a half-dozen smokies from reader recommended local wiener vendors. Find out which ween earned the top dog nod here: https://t.co/9G6MejzB8V via @winnipegnews
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