Kudos to @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social for getting my favourite shouty, costumed, Nordic fuzz-rock band this year : open.spotify.com/track/7D7F0n...

Article tonight on 13 bills introduced in the legislature. Issues include machetes, impaired drivers, animal mistreatment and more: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on a new tack being used to open Manitobas first supervised consumption site: ca.news.yahoo.com/manitobas-fi... #mbpoli

Article tonight on Day 1 of the spring legislature sitting and the launch of longer detentions for people on meth. www.ckom.com/2026/03/04/h... #mbpoli

When I was a kid I remember seeing news stories about Americans being mad because school buses were running in total darkness, but I’d forgotten that this was the reason.

A lot of people seem to forget that the USA tried year-round DST. It did not last long. washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...

ICYMI: what was meant by “2+2”:

… and new partners and investment for the big mine in Thompson: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

… also today: Another step toward potential Churchill development: www.vancouverisawesome.com/national-new... #mbpoli

The latest on the hq public inquiry : winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/02/19/d... #wpgpoli

WINNIPEG – The federal government is taking another step toward a potential expansion of the Port of Churchill in Manitoba and increased shipping through the Arctic.

More questions today at the Winnipeg police hq inquiry: www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/form... #wpgpoli

Article on today’s inquiry hearing, where the former CAO admitted to a “stupid” conflict and “not right” interactions with contractor: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/02/17/f... #wpgpoli

Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973. During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.

Article on today’s appearance by Sam Katz at the police hq inquiry. winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/02/12/s... #wpgpoli

Manitoba launches study on grocery prices as inflation continues: ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/manitob... #mbpoli

Article on the first day of the police headquarters inquiry: www.timescolonist.com/national-bus... #mbpoli

A little video on Winnipeg’s 7-km river trail, the Nestaweya trail: youtu.be/BJHFs5UDLx8?... #winnipeg

Major energy company interested in Port of Churchill, Manitoba premier says @stevelambert.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Article today: Independent grocers say they’re being squeezed by Manitoba’s milk freeze: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight: The Manitoba government holds (1-L) milk prices steady and hints again at further milk regulation (but not other grocery products). halifax.citynews.ca/2026/01/14/m... #mbpoli

Article: Manitoba premier asks for a 180 from Ontario, signs whisky barrels: www.timescolonist.com/national-bus... #mbpoli

Article: Manitoba Tories suspend a board member over ICE comments. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article : Manitoba Tory leadership candidate faces penalty for not filing returns: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Article today: The projected cost for a Manitoba public inquiry is rising: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/01/08/p... #mbpoli

Reading a book on Bowie & been reminded that he was a superb mimic. Here he is doing Bruce Springsteen, Marc Bolan, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Anthony Newley, Iggy Pop & Neil Young over over Absolute Beginners. The guy had a great sense of humour. youtu.be/NrtXFTw2ico?...

No Country For Old Men is a perfect example of silence for all the reasons Andrew states. You could hear a pin drop in my all classes esp. during the hotel scene. Too many directors use needle drops as aural wallpaper now. And don’t start me on Suicide Squad…

A Paris court found 10 defendants guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, a victory in the couple’s ongoing legal battles against conspiracy theorists who have spread false claims about her gender and sexuality.

Tonight, if historical numbers hold, more than four million people will watch Le Bye Bye. It’s the kind of viewership not normally matched in English Canada outside of sports championships or the Oscars.

Burton Cummings Theatre reports record attendance in 2025. Downtown Winnipeg venue ranked No. 92 in world among soft-seat theatres, according to Pollstar www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A year-end look at #mbpoli for a national audience: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Large Canadian flag hung at Manitoba Legislature now back with Blue Bombers @stevelambert.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he’s not going to fulfil a 2023 election campaign promise to regulate gas prices.

Article tonight: Many camping fees are increasing in Manitoba provincial parks: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article: Premier Wab Kinew plans two more measures aimed at controlling grocery prices, rules out a 2026 election, and rejects a call to lift the ban on U.S. alcohol: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

‘It's like...how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.’

Article today: The Manitoba government is shutting its specialized map store used by hikers, paddlers and others: ca.news.yahoo.com/paddlers-oth... #mbpoli

Article today: Manitoba’s projected deficit has doubled, largely due to forest fires and Hydro drought. And education property taxes and inflation are up sharply. www.townandcountrytoday.com/manitoba-new... #mbpoli

Article today: Manitoba’s equalization payments are set to jump again, will sooon be double the amount in 2020: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Federal Equalization Payments to Manitoba to Rise by $355M Next Year www.chrisd.ca/2025/12/12/m...

Article today: Manitoba’s elections commissioner rejects a complaint about a Tory brochure on Kinew’s past: www.thereminder.ca/provincial-n... #mbpoli

Article today on Kelvin Goertzen deciding to not seek re-election: ca.news.yahoo.com/kelvin-goert... #mbpoli

D-19 anyone?

Article today: The planned Supervised consumption site faces possible delay, and the premier discusses a Crown-Indigenous corporation: www.thereminder.ca/provincial-n... #mbpoli

New study: Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 (weighted hazard ratio [wHR], 0.26 [95% CI, 0.22-0.30]) and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New from me on substack: Remembering Stephen Thorne (1959-1925), colleague and friend deanbeeby.substack.com/p/rememberin... #cdnmedia

Article today: Manitoba Tories hire Alberta strategist for next campaign: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Article (much more detail to come): Manitoba’s supervised consumption site is now pegged for 366 Henry Ave www.thespec.com/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Stories on decorum at the Manitoba legislature reminded me of this, from earlier in career: www.instagram.com/reel/DRdAxHj... #mbpoli

Sure, vomiting is allowed (but discouraged), according to the rules of this ultramarathon. Each participant must run to nine Taco Bells scattered across Virginia and D.C. At each location, they must purchase and eat an item off the menu. Drinks don’t count.