Reposted by Mike Dealnicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A year and some change after a wildfire levelled a residential area in Lac du Bonnet and killed two beloved people, I went back to see how residents are rebuilding and remembering. @winnipegfreepress.com www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comLac du Bonnet slowly healing from devastating fireLAC DU BONNET — Fifteen months after devastating wildfires ripped through Lac du Bonnet, claiming two lives and destroying more than a dozen homes, residents are trying their best to build back better... 186
Reposted by Mike DealDavid Jón Fuller 🇨🇦 @davidjonfuller.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Come see me and hostess @ariel-gordon.bsky.social Thursday evening (TOMORROW) for the launch of my debut novel VENUE 13! 183
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Tomorrow at @mcnallyrobinson.com! (And today in the @winnipegfreepress.com!) #poetryforever 082
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026It’s official. After a two-year hiatus, the Manitoba Book Awards are returning to our province! Our mission is simple: we want to uplift, recognize and award noteworthy Manitoban writing and celebrate books written and published in our province. 2299
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Six awards in English and French will be presented at a gala on September 19th. Publishers can submit their entries starting April 15th. manitobabookawards.camanitobabookawards.ca 021
Reposted by Mike DealOly Backstrom @olybackstrom.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Congratulations to all nominees! @scottbilleck.bsky.social @nicbufflin.bsky.social @mikedeal.bsky.social @marshamcleod.bsky.social @benwaldman.bsky.social @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social Chris Kitching and Mikaela MacKenzie. 2306
Reposted by Mike DealSean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026🚨 @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social and I - along with a dream team of incredible collaborators - are excited to announce a new book challenging residential school denialism! Truth Before Reconciliation will be released in September with the University of Manitoba Press: uofmpress.ca/books/truth-... 39652
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Today, friends! Come get a book signed and get @gmbchomichuk.bsky.social to draw something in your copy! @greatplainspress.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Mike DealWinnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 10/01/2026Max Jenson wasn’t shocked when he read about a former teacher who groomed, isolated and obsessed over an elementary school student for years.winnipegfreepress.comSee evil, hear evil, speak no evilThe silence is devastating when educators, their union and others turn a blind eye to preserve predators’ careers rather than protect children from life-altering abuse, victim says 0155
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025So I will be offering a Writing Circle through the @wpgpubliclibrary.bsky.social that meets monthly from December through April. And the deadline is THIS FRIDAY, November 21. 122
Reposted by Mike DealMaggie Macintosh @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social · 31/10/2025A must-read, from @doubleemmartin.bsky.social: Ms. Lily's Grade 5 students came to her with a *double-barreled* q last fall: why didn’t Earl Grey School have a paper, they wondered — and if they started one, would she serve as editor-in-chief? #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comWinnipeg students develop critical aptitude essential for navigating media landscapeOne day in the fall of 2024, two of Lily Godinez Goodman’s Grade 5 students came to her with a question: Why didn’t their Earl Grey School have a newspaper, they wondered — and if they started one, wo... 0128
Reposted by Mike DealMaggie Macintosh @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Teachers, if you can check off any of the boxes below (!) then you should clear your calendar for Friday (Oct. 24). @winnipegfreepress.com media literacy teachers are unveiling the beta version of our free K-12 #mbed platform at MTS PD Day! 1810
Reposted by Mike DealMcNally Robinson Booksellers @mcnallyrobinson.com · 14/10/2025This Friday October 17 at 7pm, join @ariel-gordon.bsky.social and @gmbchomichuk.bsky.social for the launch of their collaborative book, Blood Letters, hosted by @susiewrites.bsky.social. - mailchi.mp/grant/gordon... @greatplainspress.bsky.socialmailchi.mpAriel Gordon & GMB Chomichuk to launch Blood LettersAriel Gordon and GMB Chomichuk celebrate the launch of their collaborative book, Blood Letters, hosted by Susie Moloney. 032
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 08/10/2025So my first FREE workshop at WPL has been announced: October 25 at the Windsor Park Library! Share/Sign up, friends! @wpgpubliclibrary.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Mike DealAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 23/09/2025So I interviewed novelist Giles Blunt for the Free Press in advance of his visit to Winnipeg for THIN AIR, which appeared in Saturday's paper. @dundurnpress.bsky.social @gilesbluntbooks.bsky.social 173
Reposted by Mike DealCanadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Congratulations Jeff Hamilton and Katrina Clarke for winning the McGillivray Award for Investigative Journalism for "Building blocks, crumbling foundation"! Félicitations à Jeff Hamilton et Katrina Clarke pour avoir remporté le Prix McGillivray pour le journalisme d'enquête loom.ly/KxXN_80 1153
Reposted by Mike DealChris Chuckry @chrischuckry.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Rebel “news” is a joke. 0164
Reposted by Mike DealAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Land of the flee: Winnipeg-born physician Dr. Jen Gunter moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights, by @jenzoratti.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif... via @winnipegfreepress.com @drjengunter.bsky.social #infodemic #abortion #ReproRightswinnipegfreepress.comWinnipeg-born OB/GYN Jen Gunter moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rightsIn 1995, Dr. Jen Gunter arrived in Kansas. The Winnipeg-born-and-raised gynecologist was fresh out of her OB/GYN training at the University of Western Ontario, having completed medical school at the U... 34925281
Reposted by Mike DealFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/04/2025Denmark’s Maersk buys Panama Canal railway www.ft.com/content/cb460c62-b587-49…ft.comDenmark’s Maersk buys Panama Canal railwayDeal loosens US control of train link at a time when Trump is seeking to ‘take back’ trade waterway 47850227
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Was just thinking this morning about the upcoming anniversary to the Winnipeg General Strike which started on May 15, 1919. When our forebearers decided it was #elbowsup time. Our working class is better off now because of it. Americans think there is nothing that can be done to stop Trump. 000
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 12/03/2025www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/edit... The truth is, according to 2024 Statistics Canada market data, Canada exported $357.9 million in dairy products to the U.S., while the U.S. exported $877.5 million worth of dairy products — without any tariffs — into Canada.winnipegfreepress.comOpinion: The never-paid 250 per cent Canadian dairy tariffLast week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that 250 per cent U.S. reciprocal tariffs would be levied on Canadian dairy products exported into the United States, because Canada had a dairy tariff... 030
Reposted by Mike Dealnicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025"In time, perhaps, the Americans will come to their senses. But the damage is done. Mr. Trump will never realize his dream of annexation. He has, however, succeeded in destroying the trust between our two nations, probably permanently." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Donald Trump is trying to destroy CanadaThe U.S.’s tariffs are meant to break us. The only thing that they’ve certainly broken is the trust between historically close neighbours - maybe forever 082
Reposted by Mike DealEva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Ahead of the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I spoke with three Ukrainian newcomers to Winnipeg about the homes they left behind and the precious belongings they escaped with. Their stories at the link below. buff.ly/4b9V9FK @winnipegfreepress.combuff.lyKeepsakes of lives left behind help sustain Ukrainians making new homes in ManitobaFood, water, clothing and tangible reminders of home. In the days and weeks following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the citizens under siege were forced to make an… 1179
Reposted by Mike DealEva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Shortly after arriving in Winnipeg with her family in 2022 , Daria Gorska found out she was pregnant. While her daughter was the most precious package carried overseas, Daria also brought a working geiger counter from her life-changing career as a tour guide in Chernobyl. 📸 @mikedeal.bsky.social 152
Reposted by Mike DealEva Wasney @evawasney.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Olesia Chychkevych packed up her 7-year-old sourdough starter so she could continue making bread, beloved by her three sons, wherever they landed. And in a turn of fateful serendipity, her youngest also chose to bring his favourite stuffie: Winnie-the-Pooh. 📸 @mikedeal.bsky.social 141
Reposted by Mike DealOly Backstrom @olybackstrom.bsky.social · 21/02/2025We had a chance to share about Project SEARCH. I was so proud of Nathan, one of our students. He struggled to talk about what he could do, but very confidently *showed* what he is capable of. Thank you @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social and @mikedeal.bsky.social for sharing about this good work. ⬇️ 3213
Reposted by Mike DealMarsha McLeod @marshamcleod.bsky.social · 03/02/2025From Katie May and I on Premier Wab Kinew's response to U.S. tariffs (pulling U.S. alcohol from Liquor Mart shelves, for one), with a focus on small businesses in Manitoba trying to figure out these announcements in real-time: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comManitoba to stop selling U.S. liquor in response to U.S. tariffsAmerican beer, wine and other alcohol will soon be pulled from Liquor Mart shelves, premier Wab Kinew announced Sunday, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to levy steep tariffs on Ca... 083
Reposted by Mike DealMaggie Macintosh @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Doctors Manitoba has taken the unusual step of launching a U.S. recruitment drive as Trump prepares to begin a second term in the White House. “Practice where you are valued and trusted as a physician and the government stays out of the exam room” #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comDoctors Manitoba recruiting south of borderDoctors Manitoba has taken the unusual step of launching a recruitment drive in the United States as Donald Trump prepares to begin a second term in the White House next month. “Practice where you are... 0186
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 08/12/2024www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-… Photo of Lauren Hower (@bigbooklady) who is a full-time content creator on TikTok. My fav photo from the assignment didn’t run, so I’ve included it. The atmosphere and colours… will probably make a painting from this one. 170
Reposted by Mike DealKatrina Clarke @katrinaclarke.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Belated share on my piece from last weekend’s paper: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comU of M has taken steps to protect research in the five years since Qiu and Cheng were fired from Winnipeg lab under a cloud of national-security concernsMore than five years on, the University of Manitoba remains tight-lipped over its handling of a case involving two former adjunct instructors whose firings from the National Microbiology Laboratory sp... 031
Reposted by Mike DealMaggie Macintosh @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social · 06/12/2024New: The years-long wait for Manitoba’s new public school funding formula is almost over. The #mbed dept has confirmed changes to the existing model — which is >30yrs old — will dictate 2025-26 sums #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comLong-awaited public school funding changes to materialize next fall, province confirms 033
Reposted by Mike DealAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 03/12/2024#BREAKING All political activities banned under South Korea martial law, all media subject to government monitoring: commander 22015
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Tis the season for massive perogie making sessions. What a great way to raise money. Here are a few photos, many more in the web and print story. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif... 1163
Reposted by Mike DealMaggie Macintosh @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social · 29/11/2024New: Manitoba’s premier has pledged to introduce “Nello’s Law” this session to protect the future of the NDP’s universal school nutrition program #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comManitoba premier vows to protect school food programs with ‘Nello’s Law’Manitoba’s premier has pledged to introduce “Nello’s Law” this session to protect the future of the NDP’s universal school nutrition program. Education Minister Nello Alt... 0168
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Drove out to Portage la Prairie for a story about the city's mall set to close at the end of the year. Met Garry walking laps and saw a lot of bins set out to catch water from the leaking roof. www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202... 4194
Reposted by Mike DealMaggie Macintosh @maggiemacintosh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024New: Bear Clan is the newest club in the Winnipeg School Division, joining the ranks of extracurriculars ranging from basketball teams to LGBTTQ+ alliances #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.comWinnipeg School Division, Bear Clan partner to get students involved in neighbourhood patrolsBear Clan is the newest club in the Winnipeg School Division, joining the ranks of extracurriculars ranging from basketball teams to LGBTTQ+ alliances. None of the lunchtime or after-school activities... 1124
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Glad this portrait of artist Marcel Dzama made it to A1. He was very patient with me as I dealt with the darkish room and glass covered artwork. The alt portrait made the front of the Entertainment section. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-… 0152
Reposted by Mike DealJill Wilson @dedaumier.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Yes! It's another PT copy editing position at the Free Press. 063
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Nice surprise seeing this photo on the front page. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingn… 1150
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Some photos from todays throne speech www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingn… 030
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 19/11/2024A1 pic to go with this story of grand openings for two different educational centres (RRC Polytec and UofM) yesterday. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingn… 030
Reposted by Mike Dealnicole buffie @nicbufflin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Beginning in the new year, RRC Polytech health-care students can practise transferring a trauma patient from an apartment building to a hospital bed at the new simulation centre on the Notre Dame campus. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.com‘Exciting new frontier’: RRC Polytech, U of M unveil new training, research facilities 021
Mike Deal @mikedeal.bsky.social · 15/11/2024First post on Bsky and it’s been awhile since I’ve posted to Threads or my Mastodon accounts… using @openvibe app to cross post. @CUPW workers walking the picket line in #winnipeg www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/… 130
