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An RCMP investigator inspects a house destroyed by fire at the residence of Alanna Jenkins and Sean McLeod, both corrections officers, in Wentworth Centre, N.S. on Monday, April 20, 2020. A neighbour, Tom Bagley, was also killed on the property. Police say at least 19 people are dead, including RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson, after a man, driving a restored police car, went on a murder spree in several Nova Scotia communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

RCMP defends N.S. shooting response

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RCMP defends N.S. shooting response

Michael MacDonald and Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020

HALIFAX - Under fire for how they alerted the public to a 12-hour massacre that took the lives of 22 people, the Nova Scotia RCMP defended their actions Wednesday, saying their use of Twitter was effective.

Since the horrific string of killings started Saturday night and stretched into Sunday morning, questions have been raised as to why the province did not use an emergency alert system to transmit warnings to Nova Scotians' cellphones and television screens.

RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather said Twitter messages from the RCMP started Saturday at 10:26 p.m., when the Mounties warned of a firearms complaint in Portapique, a tiny village about a 130-kilometre drive north of Halifax.

Leather read from a statement Wednesday making it clear he was aware the RCMP's communication with the public was under scrutiny.

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020

Letters, Sept. 5

7 minute read Yesterday at 2:02 AM CDT

Clearing the air

Re: QDoc patients in middle of billing dispute (Sept. 4)

QDoc has been fortunate to have a genuine partner in the Manitoba government over the past several years. Premier Wab Kinew and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara have been consistently clear that no Manitoban should go without care because of where they live, and that commitment is exactly why virtual care exists as a permanent, publicly available option today. We built MediNav, the province’s online appointment booking system, together with Manitoba Health, and that same collaborative spirit has helped make more than 350,000 patient visits possible through our platform — many of them evenings, overnights and weekends, reaching rural and underserviced communities that need it most.

We want to be direct with the people who rely on us: QDoc is not going anywhere. We continue to see patients today, and we will keep doing so tomorrow. The issue reported this week is a technical billing matter, not a service disruption, and we are actively working with the province to resolve it quickly, so we can keep growing our capacity to serve Manitobans rather than limiting it.

Kristin Nelson. Copy Paper, 2014. handwoven cotton, digitally printed polyester. 21.5 x 27.9 x 17.7 cm. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Acquired with funds from the Winnipeg Rh Foundation Inc., 2017-532.1 to 77.

Paper trail

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Paper trail

Allison Gillmor closer look 4 minute read Yesterday at 2:02 AM CDT

WHAT IT IS: Copy Paperis a 2014 textile-based piece by Ontario-born, Winnipeg-based artist Kristin Nelson, currently on view at WAG-Qaumajuq as part of the exhibition Terra Cognita/Incognita.

Of the 125 works in the show — which uses historical and contemporary pieces from WAG-Qaumajuq’s permanent collection to explore how artists have represented the landscape over time and across cultures —probably the most attention-getting are the beautiful paintings of Canada’s lakes, plains, forests and mountains.

So, how does this seemingly modest, somewhat enigmatic work connect to Terra Cognita/Incognita’s larger themes?

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: In the middle of the exhibition, an antique desk holds several objects of beauty and utility, and this is where Copy Paper sneaks in, as something both “cognita and incognita,” known and unknown.

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The Queen and Prince Philip wave as they depart Winnipeg on Oct. 9, 2002. Prince Philip, the Queen's husband of more than 70 years, passed away at Windsor Castle on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press files)

Pallister, Filmon, Bowman offer condolences on Prince Philip’s death

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Pallister, Filmon, Bowman offer condolences on Prince Philip’s death

Nadya Pankiw 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 9, 2021

Local officials have extended their sympathies to the Royal Family following the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Buckingham Palace announced Friday morning that Prince Philip, 99, died at home.

Premier Brian Pallister said in statement he was "saddened" to learn of Prince Philip's passing and noted the "special relationship" Manitobans had with the Duke of Edinburgh.

Prince Philip's first visit to Manitoba dates back to 1951 during a royal tour. Since then, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the province for the opening of the Pan Am Games in 1967, celebrated Manitoba's Centennial in 1970, presented the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards in Thompson in 1984, visited Churchill in 1992 and toured communites affected by the "Flood of the Century" in 1997.

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Friday, Apr. 9, 2021
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The students still prefer frolicking in the outdoors to plugging in the iPhone.

Grade 6: Twilight of the age of innocence

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Grade 6: Twilight of the age of innocence

Carolin Vesely 9 minute read Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010

It's Friday morning at Windsor School and we are in the guitar room doing the Chicken Dance while singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

I say "we" because there are no observers allowed at circle time, only participants.

Silly song-and-dance combos might seem like a strange way to start a morning meeting in your world, but that's how we roll in the Circle of Power and Respect -- CPR as it's known in the Responsive Classroom approach to elementary education. That approach is based on the premise children learn best when they have both academic and social-emotional skills.

In CPR, we connect as a class and listen to each other's stories, hopes and fears without putting each other down. Everyone is seen, heard and acknowledged.

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Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010
Guitar sales have skyrocketed during the pandemic. (John Woods / WInnipeg Free Press)

Pandemic has seen a record number of adults taking music lessons

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Pandemic has seen a record number of adults taking music lessons

Alan Small 6 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020

For some people, it’s called six-string therapy. For others, it has become 88 keys to coping with 2020.

It seems learning to play a musical instrument has struck a chord for adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Since the whole COVID outbreak, a lot of people are starting to turn toward in-home lessons or online lessons,” says Mike Fondse, operations manager at Quest Musique’s Portage Avenue location. “As far as music lessons, home recording, anything regarding playing music at home has skyrocketed recently.”

It’s no surprise, really. In the spring, when lockdown protocols to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus kept people at home, they took up baking, tried learning a new language, or planted their first gardens, among other activities.

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Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020