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Dan Lett
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Winnipeg Free Press columnist and co-host of the Niigaan & the Lone Ranger podcast.
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Churchill’s future has looked bright in the past, then politics dimmed the lights
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Opinion: Churchill’s future has looked bright in the past, then politics dimmed the lights
The future of the often-troubled and chronically overlooked Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay railway looks exceedingly bright.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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BREAKING: Supervised drug consumption site to open in January www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Supervised drug consumption site to open in January
Manitoba’s NDP government will open the third session of the 43rd legislature today with a pledge to have a supervised drug consumption facility up and running in January, the Free Press has learned.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Two reports, two views on crime, zero solutions
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Opinion: Two reports, two views on crime, zero solutions
The release of two reports in the same week with radically different perspectives on the causes of crime reveals a lot about why we never seem to find a lasting solution.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Manitoba law to target use of notwithstanding clause to override Charter www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba law to target use of notwithstanding clause to override Charter
PREMIER Wab Kinew plans to introduce legislation that would allow the Manitoba Court of Appeal to pre-emptively review any attempt by a future provincial government to invoke the notwithstanding claus...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Kinew’s tolerance for Fontaine’s antics could set dangerous precedent for others in cabinet
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Opinion: Kinew’s tolerance for Fontaine’s antics could set dangerous precedent for others in cabinet
What exactly does someone have to do to get fired from Premier Wab Kinew’s cabinet? That question was left hanging in the air following the latest missteps by Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, who d...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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NDP’s lethargic, incomplete responses to HSC nurses’ safety concerns politically short-sighted
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Opinion: NDP’s lethargic, incomplete responses to HSC nurses’ safety concerns politically short-sighted
Has Manitoba’s NDP government fallen prey to the political butterfly effect? Originated by a mathematician in the 1970s, the butterfly effect suggests that a seemingly unimportant decision can, over t...
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September 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Province to launch 24-hour police presence at HSC
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Province to launch 24-hour police presence at HSC
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September 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Hockey’s caveman culture must come out of the dark ages
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Opinion: Hockey’s caveman culture must come out of the dark ages
Everyone even remotely connected to hockey is no doubt straining under the weight of multiple feelings today. The acquittal of five elite hockey players on charges of sexual assault was not unexpected...
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July 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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It's not One Great City, but it's still a love letter to Winnipeg: www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/on...
One Great City to miss – Winnipeg Free Press
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July 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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If Tories aren’t careful, old yellow dog could learn new NDP tricks in rural byelection
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Opinion: Manitoba Tories could face tough challenge from NDP in rural byelection
If the stars align just so, they might end up calling this the “Miracle of Spruce Woods.” Speculation has run rampant that Premier Wab Kinew has delayed calling a byelection in Spruce Woods to give th...
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July 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Plenty of blame to go around for long-delayed $7-billion Hydro project
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Opinion: Plenty of blame to go around for Manitoba's long-delayed $7-B Hydro project
Now that Manitoba Hydro has decided to proceed with a $7-billion plan to overhaul essential components of its two main transmission lines, the political blame game can start in earnest.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: Hydro embarks on $7-billion overhaul of two main transmission lines www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba Hydro embarks on $7-billion overhaul of two main transmission lines
Manitoba Hydro has launched a historic and long overdue overhaul of its two main transmission lines that will cost at least $7 billion and require up to 15 years of electricity rate hikes, the Free Pr...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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BREAKING: Hydro embarks on $7-billion overhaul of two main transmission lines
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Manitoba Hydro embarks on $7-billion overhaul of two main transmission lines
Manitoba Hydro has launched a historic and long overdue overhaul of its two main transmission lines that will cost at least $7 billion and require up to 15 years of electricity rate hikes, the Free Pr...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Booze protest costs small price to pay to send Trump a message
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Opinion: Booze protest costs small price to pay to send Trump a message
Apparently, this is the cost of sticking to our collective guns. A freedom of information request filed by a former leader of the Manitoba Green party found out Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries is in pos...
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July 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Kinew’s two options: let Fontaine dig herself out of hole after outburst or fire her
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Opinion: Kinew’s two options: let Fontaine dig herself out of hole after outburst or fire her
Is Nahanni Fontaine guilty of a firing offence? Last week, the minister responsible for accessibility was caught making profane complaints about an American Sign Language interpreter. The comments we...
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July 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Giving in to a bully isn’t easy. But it’s also not the wrong thing to do – www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2025/...
Opinion: Back against the wall, Canada did right to appease Trump on digital tax
Giving in to a bully never feels good, but every once in a while, it’s the smart thing to do. This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney did an abrupt about-face and announced that Canada was cancelling th...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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ICYMI: fantastic conversation with Mayor Scott Gillingham and my brother in pods @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social on Portage & Main re-opening, homelessness and safety, and the move to create more pedestrian malls Downtown.
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Winnipeg mayor Scott Gillingham spoke with @wfpdlett.bsky.social and @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social about opening Portage and Main to pedestrians and (possibly) closing Graham Avenue to cars.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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On the heels of Project Nova disaster, MPI rate application raises eyebrows
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Opinion: On the heels of Project Nova disaster, Manitoba Public Insurance rate application raises eyebrows
Is it tough love for bad drivers, or another back-door tax to help pay for Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation’s catastrophic, nine-figure technology boondoggle known to the outside world as P...
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June 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Winnipeg mayor Scott Gillingham spoke with @wfpdlett.bsky.social and @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social about opening Portage and Main to pedestrians and (possibly) closing Graham Avenue to cars.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Poilievre limps away from spectacular campaign crash, gets hit by fact-filled EV
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Opinion: Pierre Poilievre limps away from spectacular campaign crash, gets hit by fact-filled EV
For weeks now, political reporters have been trying to figure out exactly which version of Pierre Poilievre is going to rise from the political ashes of last April’s federal election.
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June 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Poilievre limps away from spectacular campaign crash, gets hit by fact-filled EV
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Opinion: Pierre Poilievre limps away from spectacular campaign crash, gets hit by fact-filled EV
For weeks now, political reporters have been trying to figure out exactly which version of Pierre Poilievre is going to rise from the political ashes of last April’s federal election.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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ICYMI: Re-opening Portage & Main won't transform downtown. But it could still be transformative – Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Opinion: Righting Portage and Main wrong the first step on way to a better downtown
Winnipeg is poised for one of the most important do-overs in its long and storied history. If all goes to schedule, Portage Avenue and Main Street will — finally, thankfully — be open to pedestrians t...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Righting Portage and Main wrong the first step on way to a better downtown www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... #MBpoli #WPGpoli
Opinion: Righting Portage and Main wrong the first step on way to a better downtown
Winnipeg is poised for one of the most important do-overs in its long and storied history. If all goes to schedule, Portage Avenue and Main Street will — finally, thankfully — be open to pedestrians t...
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June 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Manitobans voted to ‘fix’ health care; it’s quite possibly beyond repair www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0... #mbpoli #cdnpoli
Opinion: Manitobans voted to ‘fix’ health care; it’s quite possibly beyond repair
There is a story behind the story of longer waiting times for priority surgical procedures, and Manitobans are not going to like it. This week, the Canadian Institute for Health Information released i...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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ICYMI: On the Niigaan & the Lone Ranger podcast, PC Manitoba Leader Obby Khan talks landfill searches, "parental rights" and future of his party. Available here or on all major streaming platforms: www.winnipegfreepress.com/podcasts/nii... @canadianpolitics.bsky.social #manitobapolitics.bsky.social
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June 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM