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Mike Deal
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A photojournalist at The Free Press in Winnipeg, MB
@winnipegfreepress.com
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Yeah it’s not great up here…
Screenshot of newspaper article about wildfire smoke in Canada.
August 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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You are such a brilliant creative, I’m so glad you choose to be on social’s spreading your chaos! Thank you! Every time I go to use my laptop I’m reminded about this.
A closed laptop covered with 3 stickers, two of which were made by Alex Plante. A chubby pigeon eating a hotdog and a Canada Goose in attack mode in front of a Canadian Flag. The other sticker is not important except that it makes me laugh because I always say, “actually!” In a nerdy voice when I see it.
June 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2024/12/06/bang-for-the-book

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.
Front page of The Free Press for 24/12/07 showing various photos including the photo of TikTok content creator Lauren Hower (@bigbooklady) by their kitchen table where they make many of their videos about books. Front page of Arts and Life section of The Free Press for 24/12/07 showing a photo of TikTok content creator Lauren Hower (@bigbooklady) by their kitchen table where they make many of their videos about books. My favourite photo from the photo shoot of TikTok content creator Lauren Hower (@bigbooklady) standing by their kitchen table holding a pile of books in one hand and a small phone tripod w phone in their other hand.
December 8, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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Tis 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.
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One of several volunteers at a row to tables, Gary Lukie, shakes a sheet of dough that has had several 2” wide (approximately) circles cut out. The little circles of dough will be the shell for the perogies. Volunteers sit at a long row of tables pinching perogies. Darlene Sidak pinches perogies. George Gaba pours boiled perogies into a bowl of cold water to cool them down so they can be packaged up for sale.
November 30, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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Drove 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.

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Set of doors that open into the Portage la Prairie Mall with just the very large word "MALL" hanging above. The view through a window into an empty store in the mall. The empty store has really nice looking hardwood floor (probably laminate) and a number of plastic garbage bins set out to catch water from the leaking roof. A reflection in the window shows a person walking through the front doors into the mall. A view down the interior length of the mall that includes trees under skylights and a person in the distance walking. Garry has been a mall walker for over 10 years, walking in the mall six days a week during the winter. He plans on returning as much as possible right up until the doors close on December 31st. A view through the security door of a shop showing a clothing rack with empty hangers.
November 30, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Glad 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.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2024/11/22/haunting-landscapes
A photo of Winnipeg-born artist Marcel Dzama standing in front of some of his large paintings in the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art gallery. His first Canadian solo exhibition Ghosts of Canoe Lake is finally in his hometown and will be showing this weekend until March 8. Front page of The Free Press for 24/11/23 showing a number of images including a photo of Winnipeg-born artist Marcel Dzama who is standing in front of some of his large paintings in the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art gallery. The front page of the Entertainment section of The Free Press for 24/11/23 with a photo of Winnipeg-born artist Marcel Dzama standing in front of some of his large paintings in the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art gallery.
November 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/20/rcmp-reveal-which-manitoba-officers-will-first-wear-body-cameras
The front page of The Free Press for 24/11/21 showing a photo of RCMP media relations officer Sgt. Paul Manaigre posing with a the body camera on his uniform at D Division headquarters.
November 21, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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Nice surprise seeing this photo on the front page.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/19/ndp-government-continues-push-for-affordability-improved-health-care
Front page of The Free Press for 24/11/20 with the main photograph showing Athena Swampy, 9, fist bumping the Premier. Grade 4 students from the Ojibway bilingual program at Riverbend Community School met with Premier Wab Kinew prior to the throne speech.
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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Some photos from todays throne speech

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/19/grocery-store-competition-surgery-backlogs-electricity-rate-freeze-among-ndp-priorities-in-throne-speech
November 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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A1 pic to go with this story of grand openings for two different educational centres (RRC Polytec and UofM) yesterday.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/11/18/exciting-new-frontier-rrc-polytech-u-of-m-unveil-new-training-research-facilities
REVOLUTION IN RESEARCHDr. Devi Atukorallaya (right), associate professor of oral biology at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, and Dr. Benjamin Lindsey, assistant prolessor of human anatomy and cell science at the Max Rady College of Medicine, co-leaders of the Rady Biomedical Fish Facility, hold a tank of zebrafish during a tour of the $2.5-million facility at the University of Manitoba's Bannatyne campus Monday.
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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First 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
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2024/11/14/cp-newsalert-canada-post-workers-go-on-strike
November 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM