Nicole Buffie

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Elders bless, open city's first urban all-season sweat lodge

By: Nicole Buffie

Indigenous Winnipeggers now have access to sweat lodge ceremonies all year long. On Friday Ka Ni Kanichihk unveiled Winnipeg's first urban, all-seasons sweat lodge.

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‘Pie Lady' was a straight-shooter and the life of the party

By: Nicole Buffie

Betty Gyles went by many names over the years: Mom, Grandma, hostess — and later in life, “Pie Lady.”

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Winnipeg team behind national LGBT monument spent six years bringing it to fruition

By: Nicole Buffie

The Winnipeg team behind a national monument recognizing the LGBT Purge were in Ottawa to celebrate its official unveiling Friday.

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Another downtown eatery bites the dust

By: Nicole Buffie

Another longtime downtown Winnipeg restaurant has closed its doors, leaving another hole in the city's core.

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Province announces free daycare for low-income families

By: Nicole Buffie

Eligible parents will have their child-care fees waived come Sept. 13.

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MPI restricts loan program to winter tires only

By: Nicole Buffie

Manitoba Public Insurance is getting strict about its winter tire program after years in which customers used it to buy other types of tires.

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Woman died while getting wisdom teeth out; case raises questions about transparency of dental association

By: Nicole Buffie

The parents of a 23-year-old southwestern Manitoba woman who died after receiving a local anesthetic during a wisdom tooth extraction say are in the dark about the investigation into their daughter's death.

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Dynacare labs quickly reach capacity ahead of strike

By: Nicole Buffie

Patients were being turned away from several Dynacare locations Saturday morning as people packed the labs in hopes of getting their blood collection done before workers strike.

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Winkler-based internet provider delivering high-speed service to 30 rural and First Nations Manitoba communities

By: Nicole Buffie

Valley Fiber says it is undertaking one of its largest fibre optic projects and is building infrastructure that will deliver internet to 10,000 homes and businesses in rural and First Nations communities across Manitoba.

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Ottawa renews commitment, provides funding, for Lake Winnipeg watershed protection

By: Nicole Buffie

The federal government has renewed its memorandum of understanding with the province to protect the Lake Winnipeg watershed and is contributing more than $2 million for several projects to protect the basin.