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Meet the people using Harvest Manitoba's new Winnipeg Avenue food bank
A retiree, an employed newcomer and a Ukrainian paying it forward are among the thousands of Manitobans who depend on Harvest Manitoba each month.
Winnipeg teen's online social group for seniors fights loneliness, isolation during pandemic
Dismayed by her grandmother’s loneliness in India, Rhea Gupta started hosting weekly Zoom meet-ups for local seniors in January, and they're still going.
'A light at the end of the tunnel': Winnipeggers celebrate Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas
After the pandemic dimmed last year's Diwali celebrations, Winnipeggers like Manju Lodha and her husband, Ganpat Lodha, are happy to at least have people over and feel that Diwali is once again a bright spot.
Business heats up for Winnipeg makers of Sri Lankan-inspired hot sauce
Amila Rajakaruna and Arshala Dona weren't big hot sauce people before they founded their business, Tasty Heat's Sauces and Spicy Foods — mostly because hot sauce isn't really a thing in Sri Lanka. Now, they're selling what they think may be the world's first Sri Lankan hot sauce.
New film festival challenges students, teachers to put human rights in focus
Grade 12 student Jasmine Dhalla can't wait to get going on her short film for the new FILM for Human Rights Student Film Festival, but first she has to help get the event up and running.
Winnipeggers grieve, protest following attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh
More than 75 people lit candles, played instruments and chanted the Hare Krishna mantra on the steps of the Manitoba legislative building Saturday night following an attack on a temple in Bangladesh last week.
Manitoba Public Insurance settlement for specially adapted van 'a gut punch,' says quadriplegic driver
Doug Barker says he was confident his specially adapted van was insured for $80,000. Instead he got $26,000 from MPI after the van was totalled.
Winnipeg tech startup lets friends battle with real-life robots from home
The pandemic forced a local entrepreneur to pivot from virtual reality to remote robot battles, and now he's laser-focused on building it bigger.
'It's like losing an old friend': Wolseley resident's beloved garden bus stop discontinued
For more than 30 years, Sally Papso adored — and adorned — the Winnipeg Transit stop outside her home with flowers and amenities, but as of this weekend, it's been discontinued.
Winnipeg musician gets social media boost after CNN anchor discovers cousinly connection
The newfound third cousins share a great-great grandfather, who served as Winnipeg’s mayor for four days in 1917.