Minneapolis, I'm proud to know you. Billy Bragg wrote this for Mpls yesterday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

I'm old enough to think the musical guest on SNL should have brushed his hair this morning. Let me know where all we old ladies hang out. I'm a newbie to the club. I need to know your ways.

Today's kids news: WASAC winter camp brings kids together from different parts of Manitoba to skate, play and celebrate with NHL players and community! -For winter fun, what are the dangers when it's super cold out, and how can we keep one another safe? www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Speechless.

Dear Winnipeg. The wind chill this morning is -46C. Nice knowin' ya.

Today's kids news! A new restaurant is opening at the Forks. They'll sell "charcuterie", which is like fancy Lunchables: cheese, crackers, and meats made into beautiful arrangements. -What is your favourite snack? -Can you make it FANCY? www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

Today's kids news: Made-in-Winnipeg dog seatbelts! -Can you come up with an invention for pets? What would it be? www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

Today's kids news: Scientists tell us how laughing helps us stay healthy! -When was the last time you had a big belly-laugh? What happened to make you laugh so hard? -Try to make one other person laugh today! www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

My heart is with Minnesota. A lifetime of friendship and adventure sunk a little seed in my heart decades ago that has grown into something with roots, something that keeps part of me there. A column I wrote about this last May: www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...

MN teachers union schooling everyone, as is appropriate.

So, I heard most people got their back lanes plowed in the last coupla days.

Suggested title: "Journalism is dead. Long live journalism." (A quote from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social) Getty photographer tackled by ICE throws his camera to another journalist.

Today's kids' news: Toys R Us is closing! -Google "Independent toy stores in Winnipeg" to see some options of where you can go instead. -Looking at the map, which store is closest to home? -Ask an adult what "independent" means when we talk about stores. www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

High school teachers struggling with current events, may I suggest pairing these stunning photos from The Atlantic with the Free Press 101 classroom activities about photojournalism? Lots of entry points to teaching about current events in MN. Photos: bit.ly/4bCssDr Free Press 101: bit.ly/4jEZXaa

Today's kids news: Students win the annual warming hut design competition for the Nestaweya river skating trail! -What do you think are the most important things about designing a warming hut? -If you were to design a hut, what would it look like? www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

TIL the things in the pressroom that grab the newspapers and move them around the building on tracks are not, in fact, called "grabbies", as assumed. They're called "grabBERS" and I am insanely happy to hear this and everyone who now comes on a tour will have to hear me proudly declare my knowledge.

Today's kids news: The Children's Hospital is looking to make their rooms a bit more cheerful by asking artists to decorate the walls. What would you paint on the walls to encourage sick kids? What gives you the most comfort when you're sick? www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Today’s kids news: Winter is for everyone! What’s your favourite thing to do in Winter: -In the schoolyard? -With your family? -With your friends? www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Great compilation of Canadian Heritage minutes here. Queenston Heights in 1812 seems especially relevant. I love how they come out of the trees. 🇨🇦 youtu.be/ERAkFtlwCWM?...

Hunted for some paper I could use to wrap a care package I’m sending to my Venezuelan-American buddy in Minneapolis. These blanks remind me that tomorrow’s news is unwritten, and the actions of the people will decide what fills these pages. Chins and elbows up!

This just in (from me): Down with parking! Up with curling! (With parking for curlers) www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...

Murder someone in the morning, attack school staff at afternoon dismissal time. What horrors do we wake up to tomorrow? Sending love to colleagues at Roosevelt High School. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

My heart breaks for Minnesota. Our cousins and friends, I'm so sorry.

Yay. So great. Happy for you. www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...

What would journalism by five-year-olds look like? Is it actually possible? The first-graders at Gladstone School would like to amaze you with their literacy and neighbourhood knowledge. www.winnipegfreepress.com/flipbook-cat...

Today's kids news: You may have seen the movie "We Bought a Zoo", but this Stonewall family bought their town's movie theatre! www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/202...

Today's kids' news: Isabella Kulak went to school wearing her ribbon skirt. An adult made her feel ashamed of it, but people across Canada made sure she knew she was loved. Has anyone ever made you feel bad about yourself? Who helped you to feel better? www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/...

PBS News Hour Classroom Educator Voice: Teachers, if we don’t teach Maduro’s capture in Venezuela, TikTok will. Here’s my plan. "If you teach any subject touching on power and law, this is your curriculum. Not next week. Tomorrow." by David Cutler, teacher #sschat #EduSky https://loom.ly/hUkl28E

Is 2026 the year of the analogue? Can we ever go back to being visitors of the internet, not residents? Are we finally going to realize that despite scrolling all these feeds, we are never fed? My column: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

My column in today's paper. A free press is a pillar of democracy. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...

Enough adult news! Scientists in Nova Scotia are decoding the meanings of different cow moos! Does your pet have different sounds? How did you discover what those different sounds mean? Could scientists complete this study without using AI? How? www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

"Nothing says next year will be better" is a bit too on the button this morning.

Today's kids news: A new nature series on APTN looks at Canadian animals and the ways in which people have cared for them – and they for us – for millenia. The new show invites us to consider animals, people, and science from an Indigenous perspective. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

In case you missed it: we were featured in a PBS Newshour Classroom article. www.pbs.org/newshour/cla...

More Americans need to learn about the benefits of libraries, so help spread the word. 👉 Like 👉 Follow 👉 Share

I don't get when people seem to love to bid good riddance to a particular year. First, nothing says next year will be better. Second, we made it another spin around the sun, and that, in itself, is worth celebrating. Because where there is life, there is hope. Happy new year, or close to it.

Today's kids' news: A huge snow structure is being built in Wasagaming! You can visit to play or attend an event inside. How has snow been used as shelter by people over many generations and in different places? Why is it warm inside a snow structure? www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...

Today's kids news! Woo hoo! The river trail is on track to be open on New Years Day! Time to pull out last year's skates and make sure they still fit! What else do you need to do to be ready for a day of skating? www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Jodi Ruta is a Manitoba school bus driver by day, an independent traffic-safety researcher by night and a social media influencer 24-7.

Today's kids news: The Christmas tree isn't done being appreciated when the season is over. Donate yours to a hungry goat as a treat! Why do they "rent out" goats to people? What are some things that other animals are good at, that could benefit humans? www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Some interesting backstory to the Granite Curling Club coverage. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Today's kids news: Even pets are looking after their less fortunate relations this season! Local dogs have been hard at work wrapping presents and gifting them to shelter animals (no, really). www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Me: the only Christmas gift the cat didn’t get in advance was that bouncy ball that lights up. 9yo: omg mom she’s RIGHT THERE SHE CAN HEAR YOU

Greet every student. Comment on every student's day. Show them you see them, value them and support them. I can 100% guarantee they will surprise and delight you with their intelligence and personality.

Today's news for kids: Dolphins are guiding Orcas to where the best fish are, but the fish are too big for the Dolphins to eat. The Orcas chomp the fish into smaller pieces when they eat it, and the Dolphins get to clean up the scraps. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Today we wrap up our Issue 2 spotlights with our Young Fiction Highlights — three comic-strip/graphic novel style pieces by kids! First up is “T-Rex and Bat,” in which Bat learns his new friend will catch him when he falls. By my ( @kristinwrites.bsky.social ) 7yo son, Ethan.

Humans learn best in relationship. School is for learning, and the relational components are essential. Tech is a tool that is useless without plain old good teaching, no matter the age of the student. We're working with developing brains that are learning not only content, but modes of success.

“Why should this matter to students right now?” should be a daily question we ask ourselves as teachers, I think Not “when you graduate” or “in the workforce“ Now.

Fantastic lesson idea to get kids thinking critically about media! More (free!) lessons and resources to help kids appreciate and demonstrate the storytelling power of photos are in the photojournalism tile at Free Press 101. www.winnipegfreepress.com/free-press-101

I was promised a storm. Where's my storm.