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Tech-savvy Winnipeg middle school teacher Monica Gadsby is the vice-president of the Manitoba Association of Education Technology Leaders.

Schools integrating digital literacy into classroom curriculum

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Schools integrating digital literacy into classroom curriculum

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Manitoba is asking teachers to train students to evaluate the quality of artificial intelligence-generated content across all subjects areas.

The province’s education department published new digital literacy guidance on its Framework for Learning website last week.

The resources recommend teachers use digital tools to simulate real-world scenarios, brainstorm solutions to community-based challenges and expose students to different cultures, views and experiences.

“Nurturing responsible digital citizenship and reflective practice,” is now deemed critical to support authentic, social and purposeful learning.

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is flanked by dignitaries as he speaks during the groundbreaking for the Dauphin Centre for Justice on the northwestern outskirts of Dauphin on Tuesday. (Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun)

Province breaks ground on new Dauphin jail

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Province breaks ground on new Dauphin jail

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Manitoba’s premier and several of his ministers were in Dauphin Tuesday to participate in the groundbreaking for the long-awaited replacement for the city’s shuttered jail.

The 2026 provincial budget earmarked $7 million for construction work to start on the $142-million Dauphin Centre for Justice this year.

Kinew said the new centre will “keep communities in Manitoba safer.”

“It’s going to put tons of Manitobans to work and it’s going to replace the Dauphin jail that was closed by the previous government,” said Kinew.

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Premier Wab Kinew lays a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the RBC Convention Centre on Wednesday.

Manitoba ICU nurses to help victims of CFB Wainwright fire still in hospital, Kinew says

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Manitoba ICU nurses to help victims of CFB Wainwright fire still in hospital, Kinew says

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As the country continues to mourn the loss of four soldiers in Wainwright Alta. to a devastating fire, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said ICU nurses from the province are headed west to help injured service members who remain in hospital.

Kinew was among thousands attending Winnipeg’s Remembrance Day ceremonies at the RBC Convention Centre on Wednesday. After laying a wreath honouring veterans and those in service with the Canadian Armed Forces, he laid out the province’s plan to help those injured by the Oct. 17 fire. The Department of National Defence said as of Nov. 4, 25 soldiers remain in hospital.

“This week, we will be sending nurses, ICU nurses with an expertise in treating burn victims to Alberta,” Kinew told the Free Press following the ceremonies.

The nurses will be deployed on a volunteer basis to replace nurses from Ontario who have been helping with the response, Kinew said. They will be provided room and board by the Alberta government.

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Canada’s Minister of Finance and National Revenue, François-Philippe Champagne, speaks at a Winnipeg Chamber event Tuesday morning at the Delta Hotel.

“Winnipeg model” on homelessness touted

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“Winnipeg model” on homelessness touted

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Ottawa is floating the “Winnipeg model” of tackling homelessness in other provinces.

Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday he’s been having conversations with provincial finance ministers about “what we’re doing here in Winnipeg.”

Budget 2026 includes $1 billion to tackle homelessness in Manitoba. Part of that funding will funnel to a Winnipeg-based centre for mental health and addictions.

Champagne wouldn’t say which provinces might replicate the approach.

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Pauline Dussault volunteers at the food bank. She is also a pet owner who relies on the service.

Pet food bank at Winnipeg Humane Society sees spike in demand as costs rise

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Pet food bank at Winnipeg Humane Society sees spike in demand as costs rise

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Some Winnipeg pet owners are skipping meals to feed their animals as rising costs put pressure on families and force more people to surrender their pets.

The Winnipeg Humane Society says its pet food bank continues to see high demand, with more than 300 clients accessing the service in September, roughly double the number of families it typically serves in a month.

Kendra Zielke, a member of the WHS’ community outreach food bank team, recalled one client telling her they’d been going without food for a few days so they could feed their cat.

“People will put their pets before themselves,” Zielke said.

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