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The Sunshine Fund helped more than 700 kids go to summer camp this year.

As camp fees increase, Sunshine Fund delivers another summer of adventures

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As camp fees increase, Sunshine Fund delivers another summer of adventures

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Dana Moroz is on the other end of the line and the manager of the Sunshine Fund can hardly contain her enthusiasm.

With the summer winding down and school on the verge of being back in session, Moroz was asked about the 46th season of the program that sent children in need to 31 accredited camps across the province and northwestern Ontario.

Although the final numbers are still being calculated, it was a banner year for the program, which benefited from the Free Press Sunshine Fund campaign that ran throughout the past several months.

“We had over 700 kids that we supported to go to summer camp,” said Moroz, noting the cost of doing so eclipsed $300,000.

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Prospective candidates for Winnipeg’s upcoming municipal election have until 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 to register and file nomination papers.

Additional candidates register for Winnipeg’s fall election

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Additional candidates register for Winnipeg’s fall election

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Every city council ward is set to have a contested race in the Oct. 28 municipal election, barring any withdrawals, after additional candidates registered for two contests.

Dennis Bayomi is running in Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood, where Evan Duncan is the incumbent candidate.

Bayomi is president and co-deputy leader of the Green Party of Manitoba. He’s run for the Greens in provincial and federal elections.

Fred Morris registered to run against incumbent Cindy Gilroy in Daniel McIntyre.

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Letters, Aug. 29

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Lake fever

Re: Lake Ontario ‘then, now and always’ (Aug. 28)

Some people are stupid and uninformed and uneducated about history, as well as lacking in empathy and respect for other cultures, especially Indigenous cultures and their rich histories.

If all of the above are true for some of the American public and for Donald Trump — then you go ahead and call it Lake America!

A rally for striking University of Manitoba faculty at the administration building Thursday drew support from many students. (Tyler Searle / Winnipeg Free Press)

Students join striking U of M profs in show of solidarity

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Students join striking U of M profs in show of solidarity

Tyler Searle 4 minute read Friday, Dec. 3, 2021

STUDENTS say they are willing to make sacrifices as they stand in solidarity with striking faculty members at the University of Manitoba.

Many of them joined picketing professors and staff members at a rally at the U of M administration building Thursday despite being caught in the crossfire in the protracted dispute.

“Students are by far and away the ones most affected. We are the collateral damage,” said University of Manitoba Student Union president Brendan Scott.

Scott described the situation at the university as dire, as the longest strike in its history drags on.

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Friday, Dec. 3, 2021

FILE - Chloe Kim, of the United States, holds the first place finish following the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. Shaun White is likely heading to the Olympics for a fifth time. For the first time, the snowboarding star and three-time gold medalist on the halfpipe won't be the favorite. That won't be the case on the women's side, where Chloe Kim will attempt to defend the gold that she claimed with such ease in Korea four years ago. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, FIle)

White eyes curtain call as Kim preps for another Olympic run

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White eyes curtain call as Kim preps for another Olympic run

Will Graves, The Associated Press 5 minute read Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

Snider was a brief, shining light during his time with the Jays. It’s a shame that he never became all that we hoped he would be on the field, Mike Wilner writes.

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Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022