Eva Wasney
@evawasney.bsky.social
Exciting writer (aka food, arts and life reporter) for the Winnipeg Free Press. She/her.
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Eva Wasney
@evawasney.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Made in Manitoba: A guide to locally produced goods
Maple leaf stickers, new “Product of Canada” signage and shoppers squinting at food labels to suss out the country of origin: In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada,…
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I spent weeks combing through Manitoba's homegrown food industry so you don't have to!
This @winnipegfreepress.com grocery guide isn't all-encompassing, but includes a wide range of sources for local produce, protein, dairy, grains, beverages, snacks and condiments.
This @winnipegfreepress.com grocery guide isn't all-encompassing, but includes a wide range of sources for local produce, protein, dairy, grains, beverages, snacks and condiments.
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From the La Presse site:
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I'd say the FP is doing pretty well considering our arts & life team has approx seven writers, one of which is part-time (me). Really upsetting to read this when we bust our guts to find and write the stories we do. Merry Christmas.
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I'd say the FP is doing pretty well considering our arts & life team has approx seven writers, one of which is part-time (me). Really upsetting to read this when we bust our guts to find and write the stories we do. Merry Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
From the La Presse site:
info.lapresse.ca/a-propos/not...
I'd say the FP is doing pretty well considering our arts & life team has approx seven writers, one of which is part-time (me). Really upsetting to read this when we bust our guts to find and write the stories we do. Merry Christmas.
info.lapresse.ca/a-propos/not...
I'd say the FP is doing pretty well considering our arts & life team has approx seven writers, one of which is part-time (me). Really upsetting to read this when we bust our guts to find and write the stories we do. Merry Christmas.
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I mean we have one of the few remaining books sections in the country, featuring local reviewers and books. I reported on local writing all year, both in my section and in arts and life, including a roundup on 10 notable local books from 2025 (which could have easily been 20) running Monday. 🤷
December 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I mean we have one of the few remaining books sections in the country, featuring local reviewers and books. I reported on local writing all year, both in my section and in arts and life, including a roundup on 10 notable local books from 2025 (which could have easily been 20) running Monday. 🤷
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In addition, to the Free Press’s daily coverage, the Free Press Community Review weekly newspapers also cover small, local arts groups of all sorts — from amateur theatre troupes to local square-dancing clubs to shops specializing in manga comics. fpcommunityreview.com
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Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
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December 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In addition, to the Free Press’s daily coverage, the Free Press Community Review weekly newspapers also cover small, local arts groups of all sorts — from amateur theatre troupes to local square-dancing clubs to shops specializing in manga comics. fpcommunityreview.com
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Also, to echo this, I highly recommend looking at the actual paper. The website will push through wire; the physical paper has local arts stories every day. FREQUENTLY we're the only outlet covering stuff.
We're a team of 7 staff members covering all the mediums mentioned above, as well as reviews of said mediums, literature, food/drinks, film, dance. The list goes on.
Like every media company, we also run wire stories with national and international content. Please don't conflate the two.
Like every media company, we also run wire stories with national and international content. Please don't conflate the two.
December 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Also, to echo this, I highly recommend looking at the actual paper. The website will push through wire; the physical paper has local arts stories every day. FREQUENTLY we're the only outlet covering stuff.
Free Press arts and life reporter here 👋
Just checked our back-end stats and we published more than 1,000 local arts stories this year. Our landing page is full of current local arts stories.
This is inaccurate and, frankly, hurtful.
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Just checked our back-end stats and we published more than 1,000 local arts stories this year. Our landing page is full of current local arts stories.
This is inaccurate and, frankly, hurtful.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Free Press arts and life reporter here 👋
Just checked our back-end stats and we published more than 1,000 local arts stories this year. Our landing page is full of current local arts stories.
This is inaccurate and, frankly, hurtful.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Just checked our back-end stats and we published more than 1,000 local arts stories this year. Our landing page is full of current local arts stories.
This is inaccurate and, frankly, hurtful.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Looking for holiday baking inspo?
Find 12 inventive cookie recipes from @winnipegfreepress.com readers at the link below 🍪 🎄
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Find 12 inventive cookie recipes from @winnipegfreepress.com readers at the link below 🍪 🎄
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December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Looking for holiday baking inspo?
Find 12 inventive cookie recipes from @winnipegfreepress.com readers at the link below 🍪 🎄
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Find 12 inventive cookie recipes from @winnipegfreepress.com readers at the link below 🍪 🎄
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Hey hey! The @winnipegfreepress.com reviewers picked their best books of 2025. (I picked @shteyngart.bsky.social's Vera, or Faith and Maria Reva's Endlings.)
Amidst the hustle and bustle and stress of holiday shopping, one of the world’s most literate countries chooses to keep it simple, focusing on a gift that can make you laugh, cry or expand your mind: books.
Top titles
Free Press reviewers share their best books of 2025
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December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hey hey! The @winnipegfreepress.com reviewers picked their best books of 2025. (I picked @shteyngart.bsky.social's Vera, or Faith and Maria Reva's Endlings.)
Jon Hamm has been spotted at local restaurants and sports games while filming in the city this fall. Which made me wonder: how do celebs find out where to go and what to do in Winnipeg?
Some insights from movie industry insiders in this @winnipegfreepress.com story.
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Some insights from movie industry insiders in this @winnipegfreepress.com story.
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Winnipeg works at being a welcoming but low-key location for actors shooting projects in the city
Jon Hamm has spent the last month acting like a real Winnipegger. While the Mad Men star hasn’t missed a Winnipeg Transit bus (as far as we know) or experienced a bone-chilling winter day (yet), he…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Jon Hamm has been spotted at local restaurants and sports games while filming in the city this fall. Which made me wonder: how do celebs find out where to go and what to do in Winnipeg?
Some insights from movie industry insiders in this @winnipegfreepress.com story.
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Some insights from movie industry insiders in this @winnipegfreepress.com story.
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In the @winnipegfreepress.com newsletter I co-write with @evawasney.bsky.social, I wrote about opening a special bottle for my 50th – one that's as old as I am: www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/po...
Popping the cork on a unicorn wine – Winnipeg Free Press
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November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In the @winnipegfreepress.com newsletter I co-write with @evawasney.bsky.social, I wrote about opening a special bottle for my 50th – one that's as old as I am: www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/po...
That's a wrap on my Cooking School series for @winnipegfreepress.com 🧑🍳
The final class features baking tips and recipe for Cranberry Orange Cardamom Scones from pastry chef and Red River baking instructor Richard Warren.
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The final class features baking tips and recipe for Cranberry Orange Cardamom Scones from pastry chef and Red River baking instructor Richard Warren.
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Winnipeg Free Press Homemade Cooking School: Baking tips and how to make scones
The most important rule of baking? “Patience with yourself,” says Richard Warren, a pastry chef and baking instructor at Red River College Polytech.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
That's a wrap on my Cooking School series for @winnipegfreepress.com 🧑🍳
The final class features baking tips and recipe for Cranberry Orange Cardamom Scones from pastry chef and Red River baking instructor Richard Warren.
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The final class features baking tips and recipe for Cranberry Orange Cardamom Scones from pastry chef and Red River baking instructor Richard Warren.
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The Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra has levelled up at an impressive pace, attracting 70+ gamers and musicians since forming this spring.
The ensemble will perform music from Zelda, Kirby and Halo at its first major concert tonight.
The ensemble will perform music from Zelda, Kirby and Halo at its first major concert tonight.
High score: Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra goes from joysticks to drumsticks, with classical takes on familiar themes
There is, evidently, a lot of crossover between band nerds and video game enthusiasts. Concert Preview Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra With 8-bit and the Single Players Jubilee Place, 181 Riverton Ave.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra has levelled up at an impressive pace, attracting 70+ gamers and musicians since forming this spring.
The ensemble will perform music from Zelda, Kirby and Halo at its first major concert tonight.
The ensemble will perform music from Zelda, Kirby and Halo at its first major concert tonight.
Cried some nice tears while writing this.
Tim Brandt has been cycling to a new little free library every day to disperse his late brother's book collection and honour his memory. “I think Les would be glad to know his books are travelling,” he says.
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Tim Brandt has been cycling to a new little free library every day to disperse his late brother's book collection and honour his memory. “I think Les would be glad to know his books are travelling,” he says.
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Late bibliophile’s brother donates his book collection one free library at a time
Every day since late September, Tim Brandt has been biking to little free libraries across the city to create a literary memorial to his late brother. Les Brandt died unexpectedly in July at the age o...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cried some nice tears while writing this.
Tim Brandt has been cycling to a new little free library every day to disperse his late brother's book collection and honour his memory. “I think Les would be glad to know his books are travelling,” he says.
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Tim Brandt has been cycling to a new little free library every day to disperse his late brother's book collection and honour his memory. “I think Les would be glad to know his books are travelling,” he says.
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Snack Häus is small on scale and big on flavour.
The new counter-service restaurant inside Low Life Barrel House is the creation of Dustin Pajak, the former head chef of Close Co. who recently returned home from a formative stint in Toronto.
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The new counter-service restaurant inside Low Life Barrel House is the creation of Dustin Pajak, the former head chef of Close Co. who recently returned home from a formative stint in Toronto.
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Acclaimed Winnipeg chef Dustin Pajak returns with Snack Häus to build ‘fun, tongue-in-cheek eatery’
At Snack Häus, chef Dustin Pajak is dreaming big but starting small — small plates, small kitchen, small staff. Pajak opened the casual-dining spot, his first solo venture, inside Low Life Barrel Hous...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Snack Häus is small on scale and big on flavour.
The new counter-service restaurant inside Low Life Barrel House is the creation of Dustin Pajak, the former head chef of Close Co. who recently returned home from a formative stint in Toronto.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
The new counter-service restaurant inside Low Life Barrel House is the creation of Dustin Pajak, the former head chef of Close Co. who recently returned home from a formative stint in Toronto.
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When Dawn Knight began her career as an art educator 25 years ago, she realized that there were really no resources available for teachers related to contemporary artists.
Expanding the canvas
Art-education website a new resource for teachers
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October 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
When Dawn Knight began her career as an art educator 25 years ago, she realized that there were really no resources available for teachers related to contemporary artists.
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One of the best live vocalists in the biz. Loved seeing Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland up there, too. And surprise guest Paula Cole!!! she was playing her own show last night in town, too. A mini Lilith!
After having to postpone last November’s concert twice owing to acute laryngitis and subsequent vocal rest, Canadian treasure Sarah McLachlan finally brought her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour to Winnipeg on Wednesday night.
Sarah doesn’t drop the ball
Eventual Fumbling Towards Ecstasy anniversary show wouldn’t be denied
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October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
One of the best live vocalists in the biz. Loved seeing Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland up there, too. And surprise guest Paula Cole!!! she was playing her own show last night in town, too. A mini Lilith!
So very excited to chat with Anna Olson about her beautiful new cookbook!
We're thrilled that Anna Olson will be at our store on Wednesday October 22 at 7pm to share her new book Anna Cooks: 125+ Delicious & Achievable Recipes for Every Meal of the Day. Hosted by the wonderful @evawasney.bsky.social, followed by a book signing. - mailchi.mp/grant/anna-o...
Beloved baker and chef Anna Olson returns to Winnipeg
Beloved baker Anna Olson comes to Winnipeg to share her new book Anna Cooks: 125+ Delicious & Achievable Recipes for Every Meal of the Day (Appetite by Random House) - a book that explores a different...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So very excited to chat with Anna Olson about her beautiful new cookbook!
Cute news alert!
Annie MacDonald's neighbourhood coffee stand has raised more than $2,000 for CancerCare over the last two months. It's also become the site of meaningful community connections.
In today's @winnipegfreepress.com ☕
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Annie MacDonald's neighbourhood coffee stand has raised more than $2,000 for CancerCare over the last two months. It's also become the site of meaningful community connections.
In today's @winnipegfreepress.com ☕
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Nine-year-old serves up hot drinks to raise money for CancerCare Manitoba
River Heights’ hottest new coffee pop-up has highly exclusive hours. The stand at the corner of Waterloo Street and Kingsway is only open once a week from 8:20 to 8:45 a.m. before the baristas have to...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cute news alert!
Annie MacDonald's neighbourhood coffee stand has raised more than $2,000 for CancerCare over the last two months. It's also become the site of meaningful community connections.
In today's @winnipegfreepress.com ☕
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Annie MacDonald's neighbourhood coffee stand has raised more than $2,000 for CancerCare over the last two months. It's also become the site of meaningful community connections.
In today's @winnipegfreepress.com ☕
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The @winnipegfreepress.com is hosting a holiday cookie swap!
We're looking for 12 recipes for festive (and inventive) treats for our annual December baking series. Select bakers will be invited to the newsroom for an irl cookie swap.
Deets below 🍪
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We're looking for 12 recipes for festive (and inventive) treats for our annual December baking series. Select bakers will be invited to the newsroom for an irl cookie swap.
Deets below 🍪
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Join us for a holiday cookie swap – Winnipeg Free Press
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October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The @winnipegfreepress.com is hosting a holiday cookie swap!
We're looking for 12 recipes for festive (and inventive) treats for our annual December baking series. Select bakers will be invited to the newsroom for an irl cookie swap.
Deets below 🍪
www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/jo...
We're looking for 12 recipes for festive (and inventive) treats for our annual December baking series. Select bakers will be invited to the newsroom for an irl cookie swap.
Deets below 🍪
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Some side dish inspo for those splitting the wishbone this weekend 🍗
Find reader recipes for Zippy Carrots, Cranberry Salad and Pork Sausage Stuffing via @winnipegfreepress.com
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Find reader recipes for Zippy Carrots, Cranberry Salad and Pork Sausage Stuffing via @winnipegfreepress.com
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Three Manitobans share their Thanksgiving side-dish recipes
Three side-dish recipes, each with a fun twist. Enjoy Diane Nelson’s recipe for Zippy Carrots, Debbie Hurrell’s Cranberry Salad and Debbie Nolan’s Pork Sausage Stuffing.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Some side dish inspo for those splitting the wishbone this weekend 🍗
Find reader recipes for Zippy Carrots, Cranberry Salad and Pork Sausage Stuffing via @winnipegfreepress.com
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Find reader recipes for Zippy Carrots, Cranberry Salad and Pork Sausage Stuffing via @winnipegfreepress.com
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🔥 My mouth is still on fire 🔥
@bensigurdson.bsky.social and I recently sacrificed our taste buds for this @winnipegfreepress.com review of made-in-Manitoba hot sauces.
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@bensigurdson.bsky.social and I recently sacrificed our taste buds for this @winnipegfreepress.com review of made-in-Manitoba hot sauces.
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Hot sauce taste test: Winnipeg-made condiments a scorching feast of fiery flavour
Free Press food reporter Eva Wasney and drinks editor Ben Sigurdson sacrificed their palates to taste-test some spicy sauces.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔥 My mouth is still on fire 🔥
@bensigurdson.bsky.social and I recently sacrificed our taste buds for this @winnipegfreepress.com review of made-in-Manitoba hot sauces.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
@bensigurdson.bsky.social and I recently sacrificed our taste buds for this @winnipegfreepress.com review of made-in-Manitoba hot sauces.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
I got to meet Jane Goodall during her visit to Winnipeg in 2017. She radiated warmth and spoke with such clarity and conviction.
TORONTO – Jane Goodall is being remembered by Canadians as irreplaceable in her environmental work.
'No one of her stature': Conservationist Jane Goodall remembered in Canada
TORONTO – Jane Goodall is being remembered by Canadians as irreplaceable in her environmental work.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I got to meet Jane Goodall during her visit to Winnipeg in 2017. She radiated warmth and spoke with such clarity and conviction.
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Me and @evawasney.bsky.social did a little taste test of some local hot sauces (including video of the top of my bald head, sweating):
You don’t have to go far to find flavourful, face-melting hot sauces.
Coming in hot!
Locally made sauces a scorching feast of fiery flavour
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September 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Me and @evawasney.bsky.social did a little taste test of some local hot sauces (including video of the top of my bald head, sweating):
Tyrone Deise makes analog art for the internet era.
The Winnipeg graphic designer has created a dozen remakes of the "Steamed Hams" bit from The Simpsons, including a 45-minute live-action film and a hand-drawn book.
My story for @winnipegfreepress.com 🍔
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The Winnipeg graphic designer has created a dozen remakes of the "Steamed Hams" bit from The Simpsons, including a 45-minute live-action film and a hand-drawn book.
My story for @winnipegfreepress.com 🍔
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Simpsons scene inspires film treatments on YouTube
One man’s attempt to pass off hamburgers as “steamed hams” has become another man’s magnum opus. Winnipeg graphic designer Tyrone Deise has achieved YouTube fame for his creative renditions of an icon...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Tyrone Deise makes analog art for the internet era.
The Winnipeg graphic designer has created a dozen remakes of the "Steamed Hams" bit from The Simpsons, including a 45-minute live-action film and a hand-drawn book.
My story for @winnipegfreepress.com 🍔
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The Winnipeg graphic designer has created a dozen remakes of the "Steamed Hams" bit from The Simpsons, including a 45-minute live-action film and a hand-drawn book.
My story for @winnipegfreepress.com 🍔
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Korn performs in Winnipeg tomorrow. So obviously I had to pair some of the nu metal band's biggest hits with corn recipes submitted by @winnipegfreepress.com readers.
Read Korn on the Cob below 🤘🌽
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Read Korn on the Cob below 🤘🌽
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September 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Korn performs in Winnipeg tomorrow. So obviously I had to pair some of the nu metal band's biggest hits with corn recipes submitted by @winnipegfreepress.com readers.
Read Korn on the Cob below 🤘🌽
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Read Korn on the Cob below 🤘🌽
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Nicole Kidman's husband put on a very fun, very bright show in Winnipeg last night.
Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Keith Urban's latest arena tour in today's @winnipegfreepress.com
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Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Keith Urban's latest arena tour in today's @winnipegfreepress.com
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Gallery: Keith Urban entertains more than 9,000 Winnipeg fans at Canada Life Centre
Unlike many of his younger contemporaries, Keith Urban doesn’t trade in twangy ballads about hard boozing and pickup trucks. At least not exclusively. The New Zealand-born, Nashville-based country art...
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September 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Nicole Kidman's husband put on a very fun, very bright show in Winnipeg last night.
Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Keith Urban's latest arena tour in today's @winnipegfreepress.com
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Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Keith Urban's latest arena tour in today's @winnipegfreepress.com
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