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CarolSanders

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Winnipeg Free Press legislature reporter

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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Greed outshines ‘the Beautiful Game’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Greed outshines ‘the Beautiful Game’
There has always been an unspoken agreement between FIFA and soccer/football/fútbol fans when it comes to the World Cup: FIFA tacitly acknowledged the cost of travelling to a host country to follow a ...
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Manitoba legislature, often a partisan viper pit, was a joy to cover this spring thanks to good natured, hard working @WinnipegFreePress teammates Maggie Macintosh and Gabrielle Piche (we’ll miss you down here, Gabby!). #mbpoli #mbleg
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
‘Why not Winnipeg’? Could a women's team make it after Valour FC was kicked to the curb? www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Decorated footy veterans Scott, Gale spearheading push for Winnipeg NSL club
Three months into her official — and final — retirement, Winnipeg’s own Desiree Scott has a new mission: bringing a Northern Super League team to Winnipeg. “To continue to grow the game, especially fo...
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Today, massive layoffs at the Washington Post. Billionaire owner Bezos says nothing.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 29/01/2026
"We have these more high-velocity 'less than lethal' rounds that will defeat the standard eye protection we’ve been telling people to use for the last two or three years. They’re different from what was being used a year ago." www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/what...
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What a safety expert thinks journalists should know about “less than lethal” rounds and chemical irritants used by ICE
"The consideration that we make with all of our recommendations is, 'What is the safest thing you can use while still getting your assignment done?’"
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
After Sunday terror attack at Bondi Beach, flags fly at half mast here at Tasmania parliament - 29 years after massacre in this state left 30 dead and Australia overhauled gun laws.
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Nick Martin: No-nonsense WWSL referee, retired @winnipegfreepress.com education/legislature reporter and good guy who’d drive you to the ferry terminal from the Victoria airport, RIP.
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Manitoba marks Day of Mourning.
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Three years old and still good?
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today, for the first time, a teepee is set up inside Manitoba legislative building - it’s for Friday’s unveiling of the province’s Indigenous women’s strategy. #mbpoli
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
How are Manitoba judges paid? theconversation.com/why-politics...
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Why politics shouldn’t influence how much we pay judges
Secure and appropriate compensation for judges is a constitutionally recognized component of judicial independence. Here’s why politics must not be allowed to interfere with it.
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CarolSanders @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Meeting judicial deadlines, complex cases taking toll, Manitoba provincial court judge says
Manitoba law courts have become more efficient, avoiding delays and ensuring cases aren’t tossed as a result, but the workload is taking a toll, the province’s chief judge says. “We are all franticall...
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