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Morgan Modjeski

@morganmodjeski.bsky.social
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204 👾. Working journalist in Winnipeg for the Free Press.

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Marsha McLeod @marshamcleod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is a long read, about 7,000 words, and I am grateful to our readers for being open to giving their time to our reporting.
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Marsha McLeod @marshamcleod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Operating from a quiet, Winnipeg neighbourhood, @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social is a global leader in the fight to end the sexual exploitation of children. I spent months learning about their herculean efforts; it’s a heavy story but not one without hope. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Winnipeg-based organization resolute in its global mission — protecting children from online pedophiles
More than a century ago, a brick two-storey building near the banks of the Assiniboine River opened as an orphanage. Later, it became a residential school for First Nations children sent hundreds of k...
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Morgan Modjeski @morganmodjeski.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEW: @winnipegfreepress.com confirms Matthew Craig Gibson, 34, was the man shot and killed by #Winnipeg police officers on King Edward Street on Friday.https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/06/03/man-shot-dead-by-police-during-hostage-incident-turned-to-drugs-crime-after-dads-slaying
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Manitoba man shot dead by police during hostage incident turned to drugs, crime after dad’s slaying
A man shot dead by police following a hostage taking at a Winnipeg home last week slid into a life of drug addiction and crime following the violent killing of his father over 20 years ago, the Free P...
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Morgan Modjeski @morganmodjeski.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Unclaimed bodies in #Manitoba reached a record high in 2025 and one family in the province has questions as to how their loved one became one of the 238.
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Manitoba logs record-high increase in unclaimed bodies
When Robert Dobson died last year, no one attended his funeral.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"There’s not a single person, other than Putin and the military brass, who wants to keep on fighting," a member of the Russian elite tells Joshua Yaffa. "But no one would ever dare to express their displeasure." www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting
Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have marked one of the worst stretches for Putin since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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Morgan Modjeski @morganmodjeski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The man, who wasn’t named, is facing charges of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon, and killing or injuring animals. He was released on an undertaking. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Man, 40, charged with assaulting woman, killing cat in Winnipeg
A 40-year-old man has been charged with assault with a weapon and animal cruelty after a cat was found dead in a rooming house Saturday. The 43-year-old woman went to a common hallway of the house in....
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Morgan Modjeski @morganmodjeski.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
RRC Polytech to continue 19 programs from closing MITT: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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RRC Polytech to continue 19 programs from closing MITT
Long after the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology has closed its doors, 19 programs will continue on at Red River College Polytech. Details about which programs would be making the move were....
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Ian Froese @ianfroese.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Manitoba’s U.S. trade rep is paid more money annually than the provincial government initially said, freedom of information documents say | @bkives.bsky.social, @kristinannable.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
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Manitoba’s U.S. trade rep paid $482K a year, contract shows | CBC News
A former CTV and CBC reporter hired to serve as Manitoba’s trade envoy to the United States is taking home more than $480,000 Cdn a year in consulting fees, according to his contract with the province...
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